There were also some international disputes brewing. India and Pakistan had once again reached the brink of war.International morality, it turns out, ...as a complex thing. Both sides in a brewing war, I knew, felt they were doing what was best for their country and its people. Both sides were wrong. But not morally wrong. Just wrong.At least in this instance, the mere contemplation of war, no matter how horrific it promised to be, was not invoking any of my formulations. The war-planners weren’t. ." "That's putting it delicately!" she interrupted. "Well, why not? And when you weren't, both before you met him and again up until recently, I've been seriously interested in other women. One woman at a time is as complicated as I want my life to get, otherwise I can't relax enough to enjoy it. Or them. "I don't want you to think I don't find you attractive. You have a good body, as well as a good head on your shoulders. The circumstances just haven't been right for me to feel right about. And we ought to get to the airport, anyway, so they don’t freak out.” I hit another button. The robots at the far end activated, heading for the freight elevator. “The nice thing is they have plenty of room for them over there, and we can send them out directly from there.”As we headed for the elevator to the surface, Curie asked, “One question, madam. We came here for boards for Shaun. Did you find some?”“Oh, yes. I’ve a dozen in my pack, and I can easily make more, now. It’s part of a. Marriage and kids," she said succinctly."Yeah ... that about covers it," I said, nuzzling into her neck."You haven't asked me," she said with a phony pout."OK. Will you marry me and do you want kids?" I blurted out as I nibbled on her earlobe."Oh no you don't. You're going to do this properly. I've waited a long time for you to come along and I'm going to get a proper proposal and then we're going to have a proper discussion about our future. Understood?"I knew she wasn't angry or upset. It was.