Tess shrugs and catches the keychain as it comes back, ignoring Lee's expression entirely. If he has a problem, he can speak up about it.

"Yeah. I used the 'D' word on Joel a few months ago and he was a little upset by it at first, but he knows it's more or less true. It can't be much different for you and Clem. It's hard to look after someone for months, maybe a year, and not bat an eye when it comes to their safety."

Which is fine by Tess, as long as she doesn't get too much attitude for playing 'bad cop' when the men are too high on fatherhood to think objectively.

"But hey, what do I know? I never had kids, either. Never even been married."