Brent chuckles as he finishes his meal.
"I haven't been hanging around much. It has been a busy few weeks. I even got myself a twenty-something year old wife in the process." Brent smiles at me and it makes me feel warm inside. He doesn't seem upset about acquiring the new wife.
"We got married under unusual circumstances." I state gently to watch his reaction.
"I would have married you even if it wasn't to save you from becoming a prostitute." Brent states so quickly that there couldn't have been enough time to contemplate the right answer. It warms my being and makes me smile.
"But I guess this is something we should discuss. You have not known me for very long and if you feel we only got married because you needed saving, then we should talk about this union, I guess." Brent says in his soothing tone. He places his elbows on the table and rests his chin on his knuckles.