Marriage First, Mate Second
Their presence is not required, and understandably, sometimes they just don’t have the time to be there.
“No, we haven’t,” I tell her, then direct my response to Colin, “Our twins are unusual. I’m sorry that we haven’t mentioned it before. It just hasn’t come up. Have you heard of the Legend of the Twins? The babies with special powers?”
“Of course,” Colin replies with enthusiasm, “They have the power of levitation and healing! The last twins with those powers appeared over a hundred years ago! Are you saying that you’ve met these twins? Seriously? That’s fantastic!”