【】asexualaarriedtoherforoverfouryears.buthiseyesperkedupilateasedusaboutababy.</p>
“sotis,ittakesaoldsorayaonenight.</p>
“ayearisntair”shesaid,inatersevoiethings.”</p>
“thesseeadoctor.”</p>
dr.rosen,aroundbelliednpfaotelyslavic.hehadapassionfortrainshisofficeodellootives,paintingsoftrainstrundlingontracksthroughgreenhillsandoverbridges.asignabovehisdeskread,lifeisatraionboard.</p>
helaidouttheplanforus.idgetahoganydesk.“anspluingislikehisnd:sile,veryfeakingyou.”ibingtoallofhisuples.</p>
“luckyus,”sorayasaid.</p>
dr.rosenlaughed.itfellafeealabslipandaplastieroutinebloodtests.eaboard,”hesaid,ashesho.</p>
ipassedhflyinglors.</p>
thefeonthsperatures,bloodtestsforeverynone,uriests,sothingorebloodtests,andreuriests.sorayaunderaproalledahysterospydr.roseeda</p>
telespeintosorayasuterusandtookalookaround.hefoundnothing.“thepluingsclear,”heannounced,snappingoffhislatexgloves.is.hetestshatheuldntexplainhavekids.and,apparently,thatsounusual.itility.”</p>
theofluck,regrettingtheyuldhest.</p>
yopayforit.ivfprovedlengthy,tiatelyunsuagazineslikegoodhousekeepingandreadersdigest,afterendlesspapergoroolitbyfluorestlights,therepeatedhuliationofdiscussingeverydetailofoursexlifeeions,backtodr.rosenandhistrains.</p>
hesataus,tappedhisdeske.sorayacriedallthee.</p>
sorayabroketheneilahadixedellofokingfish.t.ybeiteanttobe.”</p>
sorayakeptlookingdourred.</p>
geaherisheadsnappedupatthis.heclosedthebarbecuelid.“hedid”</p>
“hesaidition,”sorayasaid.</p>
eaboutadoption.sorayabivalentatbest.“iknoaybevain,”shesaidtoohatidholditinarandknoybloodhadfeditfoihs,thatidlookinitseyesonedayaartledtoseeyouor,thatthebabyileorne.houtthat...isthatwrong”</p>