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“What’s he have a problem with?” I ask

She gives a tiny shrug “I guess he’s just worried about the general risk of sending a pregnant woerous ops”

“Is he going to sideline you?”

Rachel doesn’t answer me directly Instead, she asks “Do you think I should be sidelined? I mean, this is your kid What are your worries?”

I’s on the matter, but I’m also careful in my answer “Rachel… you know your body better than I ever could I understand the risks, but pregnancy isn’t a disability I guess right now at this stage, I don’t believe there’s …”

I letit up to her to complete that sentence

Chewing on her lower lip, Rachel considers this for a ”

“You could be hit by a bus to the street”

She tries to pull away froher risk because of e”

“Because of the age of your egg, not because of what you do for a living,” I point out I’d read all the literature they sent home with us and some additional stuff online “I don’t think you need to stop living your life because you’re pregnant I think you need to look at each mission, where it will be, and what the actual risk is You can make decisions as opportunities are put in front of you”

Her lips tilt up in an atteht of it doesn’t reach her eyes She’s conflicted about so if this has to do hat she wanted to talk to Dr Anchors about She said it was about personal female stuff, and I took her at face value But now…

“Do you kno Kynan and I e of subject and fondness in her voice throws me completely off

“Um… no I don’t believe so”

Rachel wiggles slightly, not to pull coh distance between us so she can look ather neck backward