Couldn't have had them is a phrase that means something else to Faye. A physical impossibility. The way that Earth's population continues to climb, after all, is proof enough to Faye that people have children even in the most impossible of situations, even if it leaves the parents stranded and strapped for cash. But some people can't actually conceive. There are times when Faye wonders if she's in their number. She brushes away the thought.

Right now, even if it's true, it'd be convenient more than anything else.

"Well, I'm not the settling type either," she says at last, nothing more than the slight pause being out of the ordinary as she smiles. "And I still think you're a flatterer, but sometimes I can deal with that. Come on. Let's get shots."