"Just an idea I'm putting out there. It could be a weekend somewhere fancy, I don't know." There's thoughts and feelings wriggling inside her, but Aoife can be more than her emotions. "Maybe have someone house sit if you're unsure about Balto."

"I'd watch her if I wouldn't have a dog, so you would have to find someone useful. If she can't be alone, that is. I know nothing about cats."