She felt bad that she couldn't make what he wanted, but there wasn't much that she could do about it right now. "I promise, I'll try it soon. Maybe after I've gotten some sleep and things calm down a little." That thing being her emotions. She didn't know what she'd been thinking...this hadn't filled the gap she was feeling, it only made it worse."

Taking a sip from her own cup of cooled tea, she shrugged slightly. "Eating out may have been an occasional option when I first got married...but when you have little ones, it just turns into a headache. Besides, I always liked cooking for my family...it was just...normal." With enough practice, you actually got to be pretty damned good at it. She still couldn't cook anything too fancy, but they got by well enough.