When you were talking about your mum

It sounded like the three of you were close
your mum, your dad and you.
You told me about holidays on the beach

and the birthday parties they gave you.
I really wanted to ask
'how old were you when ...'

but I figured you wouldn't want
to talk about that day ever again
and anyway right then, on my settee,

you seemed so happy
and it was too early in our relationship for that kind of thing.
That night when we went to bed

it was the first time we just went to bed
instead of either of us saying
'let's go to bed.'