“ What goes on between a man and his missus is nobody's business, especially where desert toppin's involved. ”
Better the comfort of a lie than the absurdity of the truth.
~ Tanya Huff
Most people don't care who's in charge as long as someone is.
He read disappointment at his response and wondered if she realized that she expected a certain amount of effusive sympathy from the people she told. Rejecting that sympathy made her feel strong, compensating for what she perceived as her weakness. He suspected that the disease was the first time she hadn't been able to make everything come out all right through the sheer determination that it would be.
Does he expect the flood to just move out of his way if he asks nicely?