"That doesn't sound so bad," Cesare replies with a shrug and a smirk. "If I could bake, I might give that a go at some point. For a couple of years at least. I have no interest in crochet though." He's deliberately trying to play nice at this point, show some good will, keep her with him.

"You haven't had much news for me lately. It certainly seems like she's winding down to me."