n I ask her. I'd sell my soul for a chance

strikes me like a

ittle. Then I pick

to my decision," I tel

hes me away. "What

a cup. But I am prepared to get yo

this isn't a la

at my face." I point to

her eyes

she's looking at me. "I'm serious," I repeat. I r

ther for about

ually, she

this way. From what I understand, at the clinic you'd have two choices of

eyes. "How do

I know stuff. So, what's

only will she have read up on the process because that's what she does, she's also developing

of

percent on t

e are ris

ow birth weight. A few others. And it does invo

tting pregnant the old-fashioned way

curve up. "Aroun

the r

now what you're saying. But

hy

't want anothe

er forgiven me for what I did, but what happen

ve forgiven you. It's purely a self-defense mechanism." She looks at her gla

N

been set. But sometimes bones don't produce new tissue, leaving an aching pain and weakness." She presses he

me at her description. "

ment and squeezes before releasing i

ips? You're so strong, Elizabeth. So resili

, and he's currently collecting more glasses. He

ooks around. "Call it a nig

're

s for all yo

ttle from the row. He brings it over and puts it on the table,

edge of the chair, knees bent. I look down at her toe

lose my eyes

s giving me a wry look. "Wan

as you don't mind wipin

all. I unscrew the bottle and splash a

st ten years, I know very little about her love life. She's a private person, and as

e pretty tipsy to open up like this. "Tim cheated on me. Rich had issues in the bedroom.

. I don't know

es I do. "H

ea

he

living

your body,

ross th

shit, that m

him through a plate-glass window for it, and the

disasters into comedy moments-but I'm not laughing. The thought of a

" she says. "But maybe you c

isky in one, and pour myself another shot. She does t

the guy's teeth so far down his throat he'd be shitting molars for a fortnight. But Elizabet

ou?" I say when I fin

d found him in bed with Patsy L