Her thumb rested against the freeze button on the plastic wand as the image settled into a shadowy oval shape.

“Let’s see what we have here,” Dr.

Vance said.

She moved the wand half an inch to the right, then stopped entirely.

The soft hum of the monitor filled the quiet room.

“Caroline,” Dr.

Vance said, her eyes still fixed on the screen.

“Have you had any fertility treatments recently?”