Chapter 85

“No. That’s not possible.”

He quirks his head. “Stop me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure your former husband would have s*x with you.”

Yes. All the time.

Sometimes multiple times. Daily.

I gulp.

My hands instinctively go to my stomach.

Adam’s gaze goes to the cooler across the room where he’s storing my chemotherapy then back to me.

“I, uh, can’t take the drugs to ki ll the ca ncer without k illing my baby.”

He frowns. His eyes are so kind. But the pity I see there… it ki lls

“This particular ca ncer…no.”

tug out my hair tie

bites his lip.

off treatments. If I can carry the baby to five or six months, the child could survive then, right?”

baby in NICU. But the statistics for premature births are quite good.” Adam frowns. “But if you forego treatments that long… the

going to pu

him. “I’ll confer with Dr. Henley.

reach across the table and still his hand. “Hey. We both knew this was a longshot.

I’m going to di e, but I can’t bury the compulsion to try

pregnancy transfers of a fetus or embryo are

Attempting a uterine procedure can complicate or terminate that. There isn’t enough science. Even at four or five months, we can do more with a premature delivery. The first trimester is a time when

to the nth degree.

have enough time?” I ask Adam.

“For the baby. But if you delay your treatments that long, your chances for survival…”

won’t be any chance.

topped me out at 5% if I started aggressive chemo and radiation immediately. And that was before the transfer of my father’s powers that have also boosted the

There is still a chance that we can save you.”

“No,” I whisper.

“Please.”

Adam looks positively

shell shocked myself. “Hey, Adam, can we keep

together. Not for the first time, I wonder what my life would be like if I’d grown up here. Would Adam be the father of this child? Would

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