Dan nodded, reaching to shut off the TV. The news weren't as important as this. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about. Working something out." He couldn't discern how she felt about their marriage, having never met her before, but he had hopes that the dignified woman in front of him would be reasonable.
"I, uh..." He looked at his hands, trying to find a way to word this properly. "I have a proposal to make to that effect"