Chapter 9
“Nothing is a guarantee,” I told Addi and Joey late Thursday afternoon. “I have no idea if it’ll work for you, but I’d like to try it. If you guys are up to it.”
They exchanged an excited glance and I knew I failed at keeping their expectations low. They wanted kids. It was obvious in everything they did. It broke my heart that they hadn’t had them yet, but I knew they would. One way or another.
I just really didn’t want to give friends the maybe-adoption-is-your-only-option talk. That was painful to deliver to people I didn’t socialize with every week.
“We want to try,” Addi said excitedly. “When can we do it?”
“You can take a little while to think about it if you want,” I suggested, knowing any time a couple tried IVF it was a big decision.
She shook her head. “We’re read
