Fertility Test

Gillian was nervous when she went in to be tested. She had been wondering lately if she could have children, so she had drug Cal along with her to her gynecologist. Cal hadn't wanted to go, but wanted to be there for Gillian. After the tests were run, the doctor set a date for the following week so Gillian could come back for the results. A week passed, and Gillian arrived back at the doctor's office. Sitting in the room, she waited patiently for the results. The doctor strode in, a grim look on her face. Gillian knew the result instantly; she didn't want to hear the apologies the doctor had to offer.

"Ms. Hunter, I'm sorry..." Gillian felt the tears build, she could never have the children she so desperately wanted. "We can put you on a fertility drug, but I would suggest having a surrogate carry the baby." Gillian shook her head. This was a blow to her esteem, and she needed someone to help her through this. "You will be all right?"

"Yeah, I think so." Cal saw the sadness etched into her features when she met him in the waiting room. That night, Gillian stayed at Cal's house, and they fell asleep together. This was becoming their ritual now. They would fall asleep together and Gillian would get up the next morning, go to school, and come back to Cal's house. She barely stayed at Heather's anymore. Whenever she thought of the fact that she couldn't have children, her insides ached.

She wanted so badly for her child to be her own, not someone else's who she had adopted. So now, the intercourse between Gillian and Cal grew more and more intimate, as if they would have a child to take care of, but they both knew that the dream of a child would never be real. Just the realization of it was enough to make them want each other more and more, hoping that the doctor had been wrong.

And then Gillian left to go back to the States. Cal was heartbroken when she left. They kept in touch almost every day, talking on the phone and keeping tabs on each other. And then Alec happened to Gillian, and Zoe waltzed into Cal's life.


A/N: Mmm another chapter to keep you happy. Like always, leave a review so my email inbox will internally combust. I love it when that happens. :]