ask her why she was this way?
Having him around again was wonderful, though. She couldn’t deny it. He was a great friend, funny, helpful and all-around sweet. If those qualities weren’t enough to soften even a crazy therapist too warped to get over her own trauma, his obvious hurt over her miscarriage was.
His reaction to losing the baby wasn’t something she had expected, especially from a man, and honestly, she didn’t know why it meant so much to him. One evening after she’d been on the phone with a client, she’d found him in the nursery with his hands on the top rail of the crib looking down at the bare mattress, his shoulders slumped in disappointment. It had impacted her more than she cared to admit. She had walked away, but now wondered if she should have stayed and said something.
Sitting in April’s office while she waited for the results of her blood work, Courtney wondered if it was possible that men had biological clocks, too. Ian was younger than her, but she wasn’t sure by how much. His deep feelings about her pregnancy could still be nature’s way of telling him he was aging. Deciding maybe that was what triggered such a strong emotional reaction from him, she settled back and glanced around the office. Even the posters regarding women’s health made her think of Ian. Everything made her think of him… everything.
“I’m not sure what you’ve been doing but keep it up, your hormone levels are right where they should be. I think they are even better than they were when we inseminated you. What’s your secret?” April asked with a smile.
“My friend turned me on to this tea made from red-raspberry leaves. I’ve been drinking a glass every day and taking vitamin E at his suggestion, but other than that, I’ve not done anything different,” she replied.
April smiled. “Your friend Ian?”
“Yeah. Why?” she asked as April’s smile widened.
“Vitamin E is often referred to as the sex vitamin,” April replied with a laugh. “It’s been known to boost the sex drive of both men and women. Red-raspberry leaves are said to help with fertility both before and during pregnancy and are also a good source ofvitamin E. Is it safe to say you’re considering an alternative to insemination?” she finished with a knowing smile.
Courtney didn’t really know how to respond to that. She sat stunned for several moments. She’d never asked Ian what the tea and vitamins were for. He was always offering suggestions on how to live healthier and ways to naturally alleviate ailments and most of the time he was right. After getting used to the flavor of the tea, she had merely thought it was calming, soothing to the soul—like the ginseng tea he’d made for her after she’d lost the baby.
Another comment Ian had made, about how he should have been giving her the tea instead of ice cream when she was pregnant, made sense now. Why would he give her the tea now, though? She wasn’t pregnant. Was he hoping she would reconsider and try for another baby? With him? And he’d suggested a vitamin known as the sex vitamin…right after she’d kissed him.
“Do men have a biological clock?” Courtney finally asked.
April studied her for a moment as though reading her mind. “I suppose they do, but in my experience a man normally feels familial when he’s found someone he cares about. Pregnancy and childbirth can be an incredibly bonding time between two people.”
Courtney struggled to ask April questions that normally were easy for her, but because those things conjured up images of Ian, she instead sat biting her lip in thought.
“As you may remember from the discussion we had when we did the procedure to remove your hymen, you are no longer a virgin in the physical sense of the word. However, you and I both know that your experience with sex is very limited, so I would recommend that if you go that route, you talk it over with…your partner,” April persisted when Courtney continued to
Having him around again was wonderful, though. She couldn’t deny it. He was a great friend, funny, helpful and all-around sweet. If those qualities weren’t enough to soften even a crazy therapist too warped to get over her own trauma, his obvious hurt over her miscarriage was.
His reaction to losing the baby wasn’t something she had expected, especially from a man, and honestly, she didn’t know why it meant so much to him. One evening after she’d been on the phone with a client, she’d found him in the nursery with his hands on the top rail of the crib looking down at the bare mattress, his shoulders slumped in disappointment. It had impacted her more than she cared to admit. She had walked away, but now wondered if she should have stayed and said something.
Sitting in April’s office while she waited for the results of her blood work, Courtney wondered if it was possible that men had biological clocks, too. Ian was younger than her, but she wasn’t sure by how much. His deep feelings about her pregnancy could still be nature’s way of telling him he was aging. Deciding maybe that was what triggered such a strong emotional reaction from him, she settled back and glanced around the office. Even the posters regarding women’s health made her think of Ian. Everything made her think of him… everything.
“I’m not sure what you’ve been doing but keep it up, your hormone levels are right where they should be. I think they are even better than they were when we inseminated you. What’s your secret?” April asked with a smile.
“My friend turned me on to this tea made from red-raspberry leaves. I’ve been drinking a glass every day and taking vitamin E at his suggestion, but other than that, I’ve not done anything different,” she replied.
April smiled. “Your friend Ian?”
“Yeah. Why?” she asked as April’s smile widened.
“Vitamin E is often referred to as the sex vitamin,” April replied with a laugh. “It’s been known to boost the sex drive of both men and women. Red-raspberry leaves are said to help with fertility both before and during pregnancy and are also a good source ofvitamin E. Is it safe to say you’re considering an alternative to insemination?” she finished with a knowing smile.
Courtney didn’t really know how to respond to that. She sat stunned for several moments. She’d never asked Ian what the tea and vitamins were for. He was always offering suggestions on how to live healthier and ways to naturally alleviate ailments and most of the time he was right. After getting used to the flavor of the tea, she had merely thought it was calming, soothing to the soul—like the ginseng tea he’d made for her after she’d lost the baby.
Another comment Ian had made, about how he should have been giving her the tea instead of ice cream when she was pregnant, made sense now. Why would he give her the tea now, though? She wasn’t pregnant. Was he hoping she would reconsider and try for another baby? With him? And he’d suggested a vitamin known as the sex vitamin…right after she’d kissed him.
“Do men have a biological clock?” Courtney finally asked.
April studied her for a moment as though reading her mind. “I suppose they do, but in my experience a man normally feels familial when he’s found someone he cares about. Pregnancy and childbirth can be an incredibly bonding time between two people.”
Courtney struggled to ask April questions that normally were easy for her, but because those things conjured up images of Ian, she instead sat biting her lip in thought.
“As you may remember from the discussion we had when we did the procedure to remove your hymen, you are no longer a virgin in the physical sense of the word. However, you and I both know that your experience with sex is very limited, so I would recommend that if you go that route, you talk it over with…your partner,” April persisted when Courtney continued to
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