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“And if I promise you kitchen table sex, the likes of which you’ve never experienced before?”

He placed her on the edge of the table, spreading her legs so that he could stand in between theto distract me with sex Please tell me what happened”

Gabriel pulled away and sat down heavily on a nearby chair

“Did you cook or did Rebecca leave sone” Julia hopped off the table to retrieve a can of Coke frolass and handed it to hiry”

“The doctor isn’t sure it ork” Abruptly, Gabriel placed the glass on the table

“Oh, sweetheart” She sat in the chair next to him and placed a hand on his arm

“He’s pretty confident we could do artificial insemination if the reversal is unsuccessful, but I have to be tested to see if I’ viable sperm When he has the results, he’ll determine if we should schedule a reversal or not My test is scheduled for next week”

“And?”

“Even if he performs the reversal, the probability of success is low” He cleared his throat “Since the procedure was done alnancy is thirty percent There’s a possibility of antibodies, scar tissue, and a secondary blockage point”

“I didn’t realize it was so complicated”

He rubbed a hand over his eyes “It’s far more complicated than I expected But it’s a credit to the doctor that he was thorough in his explanation He also forbadeWhen e know if the procedure is successful?”

“He says I could be fertile within a few months or it could take a year” He hesitated “Or never”

Julia sat in his lap, wrapping her arone with you I could have supported you”

“You were there in spirit” He gave her a half-smile

“If the sperm production is fine, then we could pursue artificial inseather sperm at the time of the reversal and freeze theested you visit a gynecologist, in case there are fertility issues on your side”

Julia grimaced

Gabriel watched her expression carefully “Is that a problem?”

“No I don’t like those kinds of checkups, but I can see why it would be necessary I’m due for one”

“Unfortunately, the doctor also said that we’ll have to abstain from sex for three weeks after my procedure He told me that there cannot be any ejaculation”

Julia’s eyes widened “Three weeks? Scheisse”

“Exactly Are you still sure we should do this?”

“I’ to be celibate for three weeks” She shuddered “But I was celibate a lot longer than that before”

“Quite” A smile played at the corners of Gabriel’s lips “This will be new for both of us—?”

“I certainly didn’t Except for, you know, one week a month”