xl

I did not e

y uncomfortable. We've known each other long e

Over the years, she's become quite cynical, the last person to express belief in notions like true love or soulma

led brain to focus on what she's aske

uxley. She doesn't want you to get her pregnant. She wants you to ejaculate i

. "Say something," she says.

eady to an

sucks her

, and as always, black high-heeled stilettos. When she was younger, she used to have longer wavy hair, but about a year ago she had it cut for the first time into a long bob that

s. She has a large staff, and she runs them with a firm hand. She's one of the most professional and savvy businesspeople I know, and she's been

ants me to ge

fertilize

ccept that a relationship might work. But she has the cheek to ask for my sperm. Fucking

she didn't. When she first met Brandy, I'd been certain that Elizabeth would be cool and dismissive, but she hadn't, she'd been friendly and warm. And when Joanna had been born,

a baby, and out of every man she knows, she's asked me to help. If th

flattered. Unless you've already asked every

murmurs. "Of course you are. You're a f

to cover my emotion. "Thank

n a man donates sperm to a clinic, neither the child nor the donor has rights or liabilities in relation to each other. After saying that, men who donate sperm are required to be identifiable, and a child can ask the clinic for the identity of the man who donated. Because of this, apparently it's common for parents to let their child know about the donor, and sometimes th

e dim light of the room,

ationship and a family hasn't been a big priority for me over the past few years. I've thrown myself into setting up the club, w

ng a family, where you try for a baby, take a test together, celebrate when it's positive, watch your partner's bump grow, and be

dying here. Please say som

hone

moment, I know I can't

I can do anything in

l to disappointed, and her eyes glimmer with tears. It's so unusual for her

and walk out. Luckily, she gives a short nod. "I've done

hrough her hair a

I've always wanted? The one who got a

Then her bottom lip quivers, and s

o be honest," I

aves a hand at her eyes. "Do

esses her lips together, then exha

the scent of coconut. She has such a big personal

dates ten years ago. I wish I could kiss her again. But I can't. I ask her out ev

ked any of her previous partners, although I acknowledge it might say more about me than them. But she's been