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Gabriel lare that nearly knocked her over

“I’ll be fine, sweetie But if you don’t want to see o” Julia crossed her legs

Gabriel watched her walk away, feeling furious and helpless simultaneously

Two days later, Julia was suist’s report Gabriel accompanied her

“Fibroids,” the doctor announced triumphantly “I read the report and I saw the ultrasound I concur with her findings”

“What’s a fibroid?” Julia clutched Gabriel’s hand

“A fibroid is a benign growth on or in the uterus They’re very co to the report, you have two of theht you only found one”

“I found the bigger one during your pelvic exam Because it’s attached to the exterior of your uterus, I thought it was part of your ovary There’s also a small one lower down on the front of your uterus” Doctor Rubio quickly sketched Julia’s insides while Gabriel tried valiantly not to faint

(One e of uteri was prier one is about five centimeters The smaller one is about three centi with a pen

Julia felt queasy and looked away

“Will she need surgery?” Gabriel ignored the sketch and made eye contact with the doctor

“Not necessarily” Dr Rubio turned to her patient “If they aren’t bothering you, we’re inclined to leave them We’ll put you on birth control pills The horrowth of the fibroid”

“What about fertility?”

Doctor Rubio glanced at the chart “Ah, yes You want to try to start a family in a few years We’ll monitor your fibroids, but since they’re located on the outside of the uterus, I don’t think fertility will be a problenant we’ll have to keep an eye on thenancy because of the rise in hormone levels They can crowd the uterus and cause premature delivery We’ll monitor all of that when the ti to ask that we schedule you for another ultrasound in about six months, simply to check the fibroids I’ll write up a prescription for you to go on the pill And we’ll go froed a look, then thanked the doctor and exited the office

Later that night, Gabriel lay awake, staring at the ceiling, an inexplicable feeling of dread hanging over him

Careful not to wake Julia, he crept out of bed and walked down the hall to the study He switched on the light, closed the door, and went to his desk

Within a few“fibroids” He clicked on a page that looked pro reery

Then he proht

Gabriel was fortunate enough to have his vasectomy reversal scheduled for the first week in October Noas Julia’s turn toof his surgery, she awoke to the sound of Peggy Lee singing “Fever” It wasn’t Gabriel’s nor She pulled on her robe and walked to the bathroo His dark hair was da He was naked to the waist, a dark blue towel slung low on his hips Julia wanted to trace the top of the V that extended below the towel

As was his custo brush toit over his face His sapphire eyes were focused behind his glasses as he lifted the safety razor and began