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 and

his

If I can carry the baby to five or six months, the

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

see.” I feel like I’m going to pu ke again. “So it’s me or

clearly unnerved him. “I’ll confer with Dr.

this

di e, but I can’t bury the compulsion to try and save my

a fetus or embryo are very

pregnancy. Attempting a uterine procedure can complicate or terminate that. There isn’t enough science. Even at four or

high risk to

time?” I

if you delay your treatments that long, your

be

chemo and radiation immediately. And that was before the transfer of my father’s powers that

abort. We can start treatments. There is still a chance that we

“No,” I whisper.

“Please.”

but Adam looks positively frazzled, and I’m not even sure what

Adam, can we keep this information between ourselves for a minute.”

like if I’d grown up here. Would Adam be the father of this child? Would I be

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