Steph is frowning slightly as she watches Kate, as if this is some big puzzle and once the last piece is in place everything will make sense. But she knows it doesn't really work like that. She's going to have to actually put serious thought into this, and probably discuss it properly with Kate, without dancing around the subject like they are now.

But she doesn't know what to say to dissipate the awkwardness that seems to inflitrate the room, so she decides to stick with humour and maybe a little bit of self-deprecation, "Life was easier when relationships lasted one night and were with the first boy at the party to say I looked good."