Ben looked up at Aldous, eyes wide with surprise that he'd figured it out so easily. It certainly hadn't been anything Ben had been expecting, but then — Aldous was missing some of the context that made it so surprising, of course. Married women got pregnant all the time; that was normal, and expected. Most married couples did not use condoms, or go weeks without sleeping together at all because they happened to be fighting.

His eyes fell back to his glass. He wasn't sure he could answer, but sure his expression had already spoke volumes. He nodded.