Instead I said:

“I am glad you’re here.”

Penelope reached across the table.

“So am I.”

That was better.

EPILOGUE — THE RESULT THAT ALMOST BECAME OUR WHOLE MARRIAGE

People hear our story and usually decide the clinic ruined our marriage.

That is not how I tell it.

The clinic nearly ruined our trust in medical information.

They gave me a fertility result that did not belong to me.