Sinead should have expected her taunt to be turned back towards her, and yet, she could suppress a sheepish smile. Tanis was right, both in the general and specific sense. Tanis' case had dragged on further than others, seemingly both enough of a petty offense for the courtroom to prioritize other cases, and complicated enough to keep Avi occupied for hours on end.<br/>"You're right," Sinead admitted, the girlishness of her grin subsiding into a too-gentle honesty.<br/>As they pulled to a stop at a red light, the rumble of the car changing into just a hum, Sinead turned to look at Tanis. Her hands had left the steering wheel, and for a moment, they could almost be seated in a couch.<br/>"If Avi gets an office I'll just be a house wife, and I don't know if I could stand that."<br/>Finally, a joke reappeared on Sinead's features, even though the tease was on her. "So really I'm just being selfish."