Five in One

Chapter 1

My heart fell down to my stomach. I could feel the mixture of sweat and tears dripping down my face. My head was pounding from the adrenaline. I tried to breath, but every time I inhaled, my lungs forced me to exhale. I felt like I was going to throw up.

I pick my head up and move my hair out of my face. I looked over at Jace. His face was cherry red, probably from a mix of anger, fear, and sadness. He was biting his lip, like he always does when he's nervous.

I took a deep breath and whispered, "I'm infertile?"

The doctor sitting across from us nodded her head slightly keeping a strait face. All of my dreams, owning a big house, with a little playhouse in the backyard, with five kids, and a loving husband, all thrown out the window.

"There are other options," the doctor stated. I don't know how she can do this all day while being emotionless. At least she isn't telling her patients they are going to die.

***

There is only one thing that can cheer me up in a second. Chocolate. Yes, I know, I'm not quite defying the stereotypes of a girl, but I can't help my self.

Jace came back from the inside of the grocery store and walked over to the passenger side of the car, were I was waiting. Jace opened the car door and handed me the chocolates, but when I went to grab them, he pulled them away.

"Please don't tease me now," I begged smiling. He smiled back at me. I felt my heart pumping harder. I knew that with that beautiful white toothed smile, that man could convince me to kill a man.

"Fine," Jace replied. He handed me the chocolates with that same exact smile. I could tell he knew that my stomach caught fire whenever he gave me the "love smile".

"And stop smiling," I called as he closed the car door. I put a piece of dark chocolate into my mouth and felt it melt onto my tongue. I could already feel the darkness going away and hear the angels singing in the distance. Jace opened the car door and sat down as I put another chocolate in my mouth, this one having coconut in it.

"Make me." He replied to my demand sarcastically. We started to laugh together, almost letting some chocolate fall out of my mouth onto the car floor.

***

At this point, after only one hour and munching on a box of chocolates, I feel I already accepted the fact that I cannot have a child. Plus, I feel there are more pros than cons. Sure, I won't be able to have a child that is mine, or looks like me, but I will be taking another child out of a depressing home, and I will even get to choose a boy or girl.

I really wish Jace also wants a one year old boy like I want.

But then, a terrifying question came into my mind. Do we have the money for a baby?