Rex approached the question with the same calmness he applied to most matters, embodying the demeanor of someone who had firmly established his viewpoint and was not inclined to alter it due to external pressures.
"Mara and Marceline are adults who understood their own situations," Rex said. "Their husbands understand their situations to the extent that they have chosen to comprehend them."
"The things that happen under this roof are not things I arranged without consent or without everyone involved making their own decisions."
"That is a very clear description of a situation that is actually quite messy," Elizabeth said.
"Most situations aren't clean," Rex said. "The description doesn't change the situation."
"It just describes it accurately."
Elizabeth looked at him. "Their husbands."
"What about them?" Rex said.
"They are going to raise children who are not theirs," Elizabeth said. "That is a consequence."
