Assuming ill-intent, in Roy's viewpoint, was often a good way to create it.

"I think you've got quite a few of those years left to you," Roy said, trying to defuse the tension with a smile and a compliment. "But setting that aside..." He had to stop and choose his words here. Not because of anything to do with her, but because it was wrong to devalue motherhood but also wrong to idealize it to the point of fanatacism. "I think it would be a waste for you to even consider going down that path for any reason other than your own choice."