Chapter 52

• I shifted on the doctor’s table and shimmied my skirt up until it was at the tops of my thighs by my waist. “They insert a needle in here,” I said, patting the crotch of my pink panties. “There’s a suction device on the other end and they just suck as many eggs up as possible. There’s more to it than that, but that’s the general idea.”
• Lucas looked at me hard, his face turning white. He gulped. “Amira, that’s… um…”
• I smiled at him, serene, acting as if nothing was wrong. I stayed the way I was, keeping myself revealed to him. “I imagine it’s easier on your end. Sperm’s easier to get ahold of.”