Thomasina's offer surprised him; it wasn't an option that he had considered himself. Oz took a moment to turn it over in his mind. In many ways it was a perfectly elegant solution. Women were allowed to talk to each other about these sorts of things, Ozymandias presumed, without anyone thinking it scandalous — had he been the one to broach the subject there was a good chance Christabel wouldn't listen, even if she could get through the embarrassment inherent in discussing anything related to sex with one's sibling. And Thomasina was far enough removed from the matter that she didn't have to sugar-coat anything while pretending to be blithely, unconditionally supportive, like their mother would have had to do.
On the other hand, it would by necessity give Christa far more insight into their marriage than Oz would have preferred. Even if Sina didn't tell her anything that was about them specifically, it was not a large leap in logic and Christabel wasn't unintelligent. Obviously everyone knew that they didn't have children, but most people assumed it was because they couldn't stand each other long enough to complete the deed to conceive them (or that there was something wrong with Thomasina — of course some contingent would always think of that possibility whenever a married women didn't have children). So Christabel would know, coming out of that conversation, that their choice not to have children was just that — an incredibly deliberate choice that they made constantly. What would she do with that information?
The worst case scenario, Oz decided, was that she might try to confront him and question him about it someday — but he could dodge those questions when and if she chose to pose them. She would probably be easy to avoid, at least comparatively; she wasn't going to be living here any more, so she couldn't stake out the study all weekend, or something of that nature. And maybe she would be too busy with married life to bother trying to figure him out.
"That would be... good, I think," he said eventually. He ran one hand appreciatively down her arm and kissed her shoulder once again. "Thank you."
On the other hand, it would by necessity give Christa far more insight into their marriage than Oz would have preferred. Even if Sina didn't tell her anything that was about them specifically, it was not a large leap in logic and Christabel wasn't unintelligent. Obviously everyone knew that they didn't have children, but most people assumed it was because they couldn't stand each other long enough to complete the deed to conceive them (or that there was something wrong with Thomasina — of course some contingent would always think of that possibility whenever a married women didn't have children). So Christabel would know, coming out of that conversation, that their choice not to have children was just that — an incredibly deliberate choice that they made constantly. What would she do with that information?
The worst case scenario, Oz decided, was that she might try to confront him and question him about it someday — but he could dodge those questions when and if she chose to pose them. She would probably be easy to avoid, at least comparatively; she wasn't going to be living here any more, so she couldn't stake out the study all weekend, or something of that nature. And maybe she would be too busy with married life to bother trying to figure him out.
"That would be... good, I think," he said eventually. He ran one hand appreciatively down her arm and kissed her shoulder once again. "Thank you."
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