If it helps, he's certainly not trying to bring her down on purpose.

And his only reply to her comment about kids is a quiet snort - it could be amusement or scepticism in equal part.

'Yeah, I know it's not so bad. I just can't afford to get pulled over for it.'

He pulls out of the garage and heads for the coast road. When they stop to put air in the tyres, she'll see what he means - his face is plastered over most of the front pages.