"That settles it then," he said, still keeping a straight face, "we'll get a goat. You can milk it and I'll look into cheesemaking." Mum was sure to know some charm for cheese. "Perhaps within the next week or so. I'll have to construct a pen first."
Oh this was going to be fantastic. He loved it when she got all haughty and pretended she was seven feet tall, looking down at him. "And I merely thought you were using the proper meaning of the word bastard. Didn't realize you were swearing, love." He raised an eyebrow and gave her a wicked smile as he turned his attention back to the rocks. "Makes me wonder what other swear words you might know."