The question made something knit itself inside of her. Usually she just joked it off, claimed that the last thing she wanted was kids. It was a way she had protected herself ever since her problems had started.

But that didn't feel right now. Not when his sister asked the question. Not when the woman who would have been her kid's aunt asked the question.

Amy tilted her head as she looked at her. "A little early to ask that question? Sorry."

Emily swallowed, she wanted to wrap herself in Metal's arms, but they were in the kitchen and the men were in the living room. And she was pretty sure Metal hadn't exactly looked up endometriosis on his own. He was good with her, he knew that it caused her a lot of pain and he wanted to help her any way he could, which mostly ended with him being her personal cuddle-buddy.

"No… Uh…" Emily swallowed hard, fought to keep her voice as level as possible, "I'm not sure that'll ever happen."

"Oh, so you don't want kids?"

She wanted kids, she had known that ever since she was one herself. It was perfectly fine for a woman to not want kids, but SHE wanted kids. She shook her head, "No, I want kids. Not sure it'll ever happen though."

Amy obviously didn't follow straight away, before realization bloomed across her face, "Oh gosh, I'm sorry. That's probably really insensitive, right?"

Emily couldn't help but chuckle a bit, "It's definitely not the worst."

"Can I ask?"

"I probably have the same diagnosis as my mom and grandma. And they struggled to have kids." Emily looked at her hands, "I have the symptoms, haven't got a proper diagnosis yet. But hey, listening to Metal's buddies, it doesn't really sound like he's the kind of guy who needs to be a dad."

Amy chuckled a bit "Yeah, he's kinda famous for that rough exterior…".

"Seeing him with your kids though…" Emily shrugged, "He'd be the perfect dad…"

"He would." Amy nodded, "But hey, lots of ways to be a family…"

Emily nodded, "Yeah. I know."

"If you ever need someone to rant to… I'm probably not the best, and I definitely don't have any experience with that sort of problem… But I'm here if you need me. Okay? I'm an above-middle listener…"

Emily offered up a smile, "Does that go for when your brother gets a bit too Navy as well?"

"-Of course…" Amy chuckled, "-Or when he's just being stupid. Trust me, he can be really stupid sometimes."

Emily chuckled, "Unbiased opinion, or siblings being siblings?"

Amy shrugged a bit, "Probably a good mix."

Emily smiled.