That's right. It should be easier to live on two incomes than one--and the sooner the better, while we're still getting on our feet.

[Good, good. He knows how distracted Kalim can get; he wouldn't have been surprised to get a call and find that Kalim had lost his way, or to see him show up loaded down with shopping bags from an unexpected stop.

That said, Jamil can't help but huff in annoyance at the sight of a tiny, furry shape scampering up onto Kalim's head; he sets his spoon down, instead reaching for a dish towel to toss over it like a net.]

Ugh, another one? Hold still, I'll get it.