The days passed, but still no news from the lab of the clinic. Every time the phone rang, Jack and Skye jumped up believing that it was Dr. Connor - instead, it was always someone else.
Skye paced with nervousness in the living room, staring at the phone without end.
"There's something wrong, Jack," she grumbled. "The breeding process can't last that long."

Jack sat on the couch and wanted to calm her down, but he did not know what to say. He too found that too much time had passed.
"Maybe we should call Dr. Connor?" he said.
"Yes, perhaps. Or maybe with us it takes longer? Or maybe Dr. Connor is not in the clinic? Maybe she's out and about visiting a congress or something? "Skye replied" Or ... "she broke off her sentence.
"Or what?" Jack asked, looking at her.

"Or it did not work." She whispered with lowered ears.
He jumped up from the couch, ran to the vixen and took both her hands with his. "No, I do not think so, Skye. If it had not worked out, then the clinic would have long ago called in. And since they have not contacted each other so far, I am sure there are no problems. Maybe it just takes longer with us. After all, we are two different species. Who knows?"

"Do you really think so, Jack?" She asked with wet eyes.
"I'm sure of that," he replied. "Maybe it's best if we wait a few more days. If we still don't hear anything from the clinic or Dr. Connor, then we'll call the doctor, all right? "
Skye nodded and wiped a small tear from her eye. "All right, let's do that."

As agreed, the two waited for a few more days, but they still received no feedback.
Now Jack became more and more restless and began to worry.
"They should have called us by the time now." he sighed, looking worriedly at Skye.
She sat on the couch, gazing uninterruptedly at her phone, nervously tapping her right foot on the floor.

"Maybe I should call Dr. Connor after all? "Skye looked at him questioningly.
He looked at her, let out a deep sigh and nodded.
Skye grabbed her phone and dialed Dr. Connor's number. After a few seconds, the doctor answered the phone.
Since the vixen did not use the speaker function during the phone call, Jack could not overhear what Dr. Connor spoke.

He could only hear Skye: "Hello Dr. Connor, I'm Syke Winter ... Yes, exactly ... No, we have not heard anything yet, that's why I called you ... No problem, I'm waiting ... "
A few seconds passed.
"Yes, I'm still on ... What does that mean? ... Still today? ... in an hour with you? "
Skye looked inquiringly at Jack and he nodded silently.
"Yes, we can be with you in an hour ... Thank you ... See you later, goodbye."

Jack noticed her ears slowly lowering toward the end of the conversation. She slowly turned to him and spoke in a trembling voice. "Dr. Connor wants to see us in her office in an hour. Although she's leaving work soon, she stays in the clinic even longer because of us. "
Jack looked at her face and noticed her worried look, something did not seem to be all right.

"Skye? What did the doctor say? "He asked
"She did not say much. Only that we should come to her office in an hour. That was all. "
He nodded mutely and paid attention to Skye's body language: she began to tremble nervously, to breathe faster and dropped onto the couch. She continued to stare at her phone with a trembling hand and had extremely agitated emotions. She was very, very close to tears.
The hare jumped to her on the couch and hugged her tight. "Was that really all she said?" he asked softly.

Instead of answering, she nodded whimpering, the first tears running down her cheek.
"Shhht, it's okay, Skye. Everything is good. In an hour we have the meeting with Dr. Connor. Whatever she will tell us, we will go through this together, do you understand me?" he whispered softly into her ear, wiping her tears from her face.
"Her voice ..." whined Skye. "... she sounded serious and ... and ... she almost had a negative tone."
Jack stroked her back for reassurance, whispering that everything would be fine.

An hour later, the two were already awaited by Dr. Connor in her office.
The doctor usually had a friendly and cheerful face, but now she did not have it.
"Nice that you two could come so fast. Please sit down. "
Skye and Jack entered the room and sat down in front of the desk on two guest chairs. They were holding their hands all the time.

Dr. Conner closed the office door and sat down on her swivel chair behind her desk, sighing. She leaned forward slightly, resting her elbows on the tabletop and making a fist on her hands, supporting her chin. The doctor let her eyes turn on Skye and Jack. No one said anything the whole time and all that could be heard was the whirring of the computer.

Jack felt that Skye's hand was already wet and sweaty with nervousness. He, too, noticed his heart beat faster with excitement.
After a few seconds, the hare had enough of the silence and cleared his throat.
"Dr. Connor "he started" You told us that we should both meet with you here. Well ... here we are."

"Yes, right," replied the doctor. "I really wanted to talk to both of you personally about ..." now she had to swallow. "... about the results of the breeding process."
Jack and Skye were holding their hands even tighter.
Dr. Connor took another deep breath and looked slowly into Skye's face. "During the incubation we found out that there was no development of an embryo."
"What does that mean?" Skye asked in a trembling voice.

"That means that the first attempt did not work out. I'm sorry, "replied the doctor.
Skye looked at Dr. Connor stunned and open-mouthed.
"But ... but ... how is that possible?" the vixen stammered. "You said yourself that our timing was very good."
"Yes, Skye. You're right, your two timing was perfect. It could hardly have been better. I do not think it was because of that. "
"So, what then?" asked Jack.

"Well, unfortunately this is THE question." Replied Dr. Connor. "I read all the logs and checked all the checklists. From the fertilization of Skyes egg cell, there is even a video, which was taken by the microscope used. Although I watched the video several times, I could not find anything out of the ordinary. Why the breeding did not work is a big mystery to everyone. "

"Can you repeat the fertilization and breeding?" Skye asked.
"No, you can only do this once with an eggcell," explained the doctor. "If fertilization or breeding does not work, then the ovum has become completely unusable."
"So that means we lost Skye's eggcell?" Jack asked.

"I am sorry, but I can only answer this question with a 'Yes'." the doctor informed. "But ..." she leaned back in her swivel chair, raised her left hand and reached out her index finger. "... but that does not mean that everything is lost right away."
"What do you mean: it's not all lost yet?" asked Skye?

"Skye, we have taken four eggcells from you, three of which are frozen in liquid nitrogen. We can repeat fertilization and breeding in a few days. The only thing we need again is a new, fresh donation from Jack. "
"Does timing play a big role like the first time?" Jack asked.

"Yes, timing is important." replied Dr. Connor and sank her arm. "But at least we can better estimate when Skye's egg is thawed and ready for further use."
"So we have three more attempts left," Skye muttered, lowering her eyes. "Only three."
Jack let go of her hand, hugging her with his hand and rubbing her upper arm up and down.

"Do not worry, Skye." Dr. Connor spoke. "It does not always work the first time. But I'm confident we can do it next time. "
The vixen nodded silently and continued to look down. Jack, on the other hand, knew that she still needed him as a support and asked, "Dr. Connor, when do you need my disposal again? I'll be there."

"I'll let the lab know tomorrow morning that we will start another process. Now most of the lab technicians have gone home. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll call you about the disposal, Jack. "
"Okay, we'll do it that way." Jack confirmed, "I'll wait for your call."

As promised by Dr. Connor the laboratory workers started to slowly thaw Skye's second eggcell so as not to damage it. This time, they paid even more attention to ensuring that the necessary procedures were strictly adhered to. Although there were still two more eggcells in reserve, no one allowed themselves an inaccurate work. Each eggcell had to be considered as valuable - no matter how many were frozen in reserve.

Also called Dr. Connor Jack to tell him when he should come to the clinic to make his disposal: the next day in the morning.

The following day, Jack got up early, took a shower, and was looking forward to a hearty breakfast. For what he had to do today, he wanted to especially strengthen his body.
When he was in the shower, Skye woke up too. However, unlike him, she had no appetite. She just made herself a cup of coffee in the kitchen, went to the kitchen window and looked thoughtfully out of the window with the cup in her hand without taking a sip.

Jack left the bathroom wearing his robe and saw Skye at the kitchen window.
"Good morning Skye. Did you sleep well? "He said in a good mood.
She only slightly nodded to her head but said nothing else.
"Okay ... then I'll take care of the breakfast. How about cereals, yogurt and pancakes? "He asked approaching the refrigerator.

She did not answer.
"No 'No' means 'Yes'," he called in her direction and began to prepare the breakfast, without again looking at her direction.
After a few minutes everything was ready and the hot pancakes lay on a large plate, ready to be eaten by the two. Jack sat down at the kitchen table and called Skye to have breakfast ready. She kept standing in front of the kitchen window all the time, still holding the full coffee cup in her hand, the coffee already cold.

Jack always sat on his seat at the kitchen table, pointing toward the center of the apartment - his back was turned to the kitchen window, which Skye was standing in front of. Her seat at the kitchen table was opposite of him, so with a view towards the kitchen window and her back towards the apartment.

After some time of quiet eating, Jack finally asked loudly, "Hey, Skye, are you still there or are you in the shower?" He turned his ears towards the bathroom but could not hear any rushing water or other sounds from there.
Finally he heard a throbbing a few meters behind him. He turned and saw that Sky was still standing by the kitchen window. The throbbing he heard was her heartbeat-it had a sad rhythm.

"Skye? Darling?" Jack slid slowly down from his chair and walked slowly towards her. "What's up? Is everything ok?"
"I'm not hungry," she replied quietly, still looking out the window.

Jack tried to catch a glimpse of Skye's face with the reflection of the window, but it did not work because the reflection was too weak.
"I ... erm ... I made pancakes. They are still very hot and when cold, they do not taste so delicious, "he said.
"That would not have been necessary," she answered. Jack could hear a slight trace of sorrow and sadness in her voice.

He approached her and gently took her free hand. "Listen, Skye. I know that the news about the failed breeding process has taken you very much. They also got me. But we must not ignore other facts. We still have three attempts left ... "
"Great," she interrupted cynically and pushed his hand away. "Three attempts. What a high number. "
"Skye. Please. Do not think that, "he said.

"What if it does not work again?" Now she began to whimper. "Then there are only two more attempts. And ... and if ... if they ... then go wrong too? "Skye was about to cry.
"Hey! Hey! "Jack answered in a stern voice. "I told you not to think like that." He grabbed her hand again, this time with a firmer grasp. "It will turn out well, do you hear? Both of us will make it. OK?"
"But ... but ..." she whimpered sobbing.

He noticed her hand, in which she held the cup of cold coffee, trembling more and more and the cup slowly began to slip from her hand. Even before the cup was in the freefall towards the kitchen floor, Jack quickly took the cup out of her hand and set it aside.
"It will turn out well. We'll make it, "he repeated softly into her ear, gently hugging her from behind.

After a while she calmed down and turned around. Jack looked into Skye's flushed eyes and wiped her tears from her face.
"Would you like to eat pancakes now? They're about to be cold. "He asked with a gentle smile.
She nodded slightly with a small smile and let him take her to her seat at the kitchen table. After Skye sat down, Jack smeared her favorite jam onto the remaining pancakes, folded them to a quarter of their size, and served them to Syke to her seat.

"Okay ... I have to leave soon," Jack remarked as he looked at the clock. "I still have to get dressed and I do not want to be in the clinic too late."
Skye had half eaten her portion now and looked in with wide eyes. "Oh. Of course. The traffic is now as heavy as ever again. You should probably better leave." she sighed.

"Yes. Right. Traffic. "He whispered and disappeared into the bedroom where he dressed. After dressing quickly, he quickly kissed Skye, who had just eaten her last pancake, on her forehead and hurried to the front door. When he wanted to close the door just outside, he hesitated for a moment thoughtfully. He went back to the kitchen, where Skye looked at him in surprise. "Jack? I thought you wanted to go? "

"Yeah, yeah ... but ... Skye, if you want you can join me. I would be happy if I did not have to go to the clinic alone. "Jack offered.
"Are you sure, Jack? But I still have to get dressed, will we get to the clinic in time? "

"Well, if you hurry, we should not arrive there too late," he said.
"Alright, if that means so much to you, then I'd like to come with you." Skye said, jumping from her seat, hurrying into the bedroom and quickly dressing. She did not pay attention to whether the garments matched color or whether it looked fashionable, there was no time for that now.

The two arrived in the clinic with only a slight delay, the traffic was not so bad, so they could catch up a few minutes.
As agreed, the two met with Dr. Connor in her office.

"Jack, it's nice that you made it in the traffic yet. Then we can start right away, "greeted the doctor Jack.
"Hello Dr. Connor. "Skye greeted with bowed head and slightly embarrassed look.
The doctor was surprised because she did not expect Skye to attend the appointment. "Skye? I did not expect you today ... Is everything alright? "
"Jack asked me to join him today," Skye replied.

"Okay ... of course ... no problem," said the doctor and looked questioningly at Jack.
"I ... erm ... I asked her if she wanted to accompany me today," he replied.
She glanced back and forth between Skye and Jack, nodding slightly. "Of course no problem. We have room enough, and today's appointment will not last long. "
Jack cleared his throat loudly.

"Come on Jack. You know what I mean. "The doctor rolled her eyes.
The hare crossed his arms and grumbled. "Okay, okay. Can we start then? I'm ready."
"A minute patience, please." said Dr. Connor and grabbed her phone, which was at the desk. "I'll quickly inquire if the lab is ready."
Jack nodded and relaxed from his tense posture.

"Okay, the lab gives us green light. Let's get started, Jack, "the doctor reported and took a refrigerated thermos bottle, in which Jack's delivery should be temporarily transported.
The three of them went back to the same delivery room where Jack had been before. Just before Jack entered the room, he looked at Skye. She looked at him with wide eyes and her eyes moved between him and the room.

"Skye, darling," he began. "You do not have to go in there with me. I'll be fine in there on my own. "
"Really?" She whispered.
He approached her and kissed her cheek. "Really. Besides, I'm not doing this for the first time and it does not hurt me either. "
She swallowed and nodded her head. "OK."

"Oh, Jack? I have a little question before you start. " asked Dr. Connor . "You do not happen to know what happened to the clock in there, do you?"
"Well ... erm ... I ..." Jack scratched the back of his head and tried to come up with an explanation.
"It's okay, Jack. The watch was not very popular with the males anyway, "winked the doctor.
Jack pressed his lips, pointed to the discharge room, and whispered. "I will then do my job."

Shortly after he entered the room and closed the door, he turned to the wall where the clock, he had broken earlier, hung. Instead, there was a new digital clock hanging there. He stood a few seconds in front of the clock and listened carefully: she made no sound.

He nodded in satisfaction and decided that after his delivery today he wanted to take over the cost of the new clock in the administration. Finally he was responsible for breaking the old clock.
He turned and looked alternately at the sofa and the special container for his delivery.
"So then," he said to himself, tightening his grip on the container. "Let's get started."

After a few minutes, the door of the delivery room opened and a gasping and sweaty Jack emerged.

"Once Jack's special to go." He exclaimed, grinning and holding the special containers in front of him.
Dr. Connor looked at the clock, nodded in satisfaction and answered. "Well done Jack, we're in a good time. You two can already go, we need nothing more from you right now. I'll get that to the lab quickly. I'll get in touch with you. "The doctor placed the special container in the thermos, said goodbye to the two, and hurried to the lab.

Jack looked after the doctor and then turned to Skye. "Before we leave, I'd like to make a quick visit to the administration."

"Why?" Skye wanted to know.

"Let's put it this way ..." began Jack "... I owe the clinic a clock. At least the purchase price. "
"A clock?" She looked at him in astonishment, her head tilted. "What did you do that you owe the clinic a clock? What are you males doing in there? "
He was about to answer her when she quickly raised a hand and interrupted him. "No wait. I do not really want to know. Let's go to the administration so you can pay your debt. "

The administration clerk surprised Jack that she could not find a record of a defective clock in the delivery room, so there was no fault Jack could pay. Still, he wanted to do something to make up for the broken clock, so he decided to donate 50 Dollars to the Zoomania Medical University for research.

After a few days, Dr. Connor called in and reported that the fertilization was successful and that Skye's eggcell was in the breeding process. Again a few days later, the woman doctor reported again that the incubation process was successfully completed and she recommended that Skye should go to the clinic the following day to have the incubated eggcell placed in her uterus.

"If you want you can take Jack with you, Skye. The presence of their male partners calms many of our female patients, which makes the inserting of the eggcell more comfortable." Dr. Connor suggested.
"Well, I'll ask him when he's back with the purchase. What about breakfast, do I have to take care of something specific tomorrow? "

"You'll lie on your back for a while tomorrow morning. It will probably be best if you do not have too much breakfast to avoid an unpleasant stomach pressure. Do not move during the procedure, "explained the doctor. "Besides, the process will be easier for us if you wear a regular shirt and trousers tomorrow, a dress has usually been annoying."

"Shirt and pants, small breakfast. Alright, anything else? "Skye asked.
"No, that is all. See you tomorrow morning." answered Dr. Connor and said goodbye.
As soon as the vixen had finished the conversation, Jack already returned with the purchase.
"There is good news," she called to him. "Dr. Connor has just called, the fertilization and breeding seem to have worked this time. Tomorrow morning the eggcell will be inserted. In addition, I should ask you if you want to come along. "

"Glad to hear," he called from the kitchen, as he stowed the purchase in the fridge. "If you want me with you tomorrow, I'm happy to come with you."
"But of course I want that." She replied and went to him in the kitchen. "Besides ... who knows what you do when I'm not here."
"What do you mean by: Who knows what I'm going to do when you're not there?" Jack asked sullenly.
"I know from Judy that Nick will be free tomorrow. You two would certainly have done something tomorrow, "she replied, her arms crossed, her head tilted and a slight smile.

"Skye, I beg you! I'm a respected agent at MCB! "He replied playfully snubbed. "You seem to forget what claims have to be met."
"I know Jack." This time Skye started to smile mischievously. "As your supervisor, I just wanted to make sure my favourite subordinate was still behaving."

Jack looked at Syke with half-closed eyes, one ear fully upright, the other half bent. He reached with his right hand on his chest directly over his heart and answered with played insulted voice. "But Syke, how can you just think of me like that. You hurt the feelings of a poor little rabbit. "
"Oh no, how could I?" She played, holding both hands over her mouth. "I hope you can forgive me, Mr. Savage."

"It depends on the nature of the apology, Ms. Winter," Jack replied.
Skye was now standing right in front of him, whispering in his ear, "Well, I think I know how to apologize best to a poor, injured hare."
She gave him a loving kiss on his forehead.
"Are you feeling better now, Mr. Savage?" She inquired in a whisper.
"I'm not entirely convinced that the apology really came from the heart," he replied.

In response, she kissed him again, this time on his lips.
"And now?" She asked.
"I ... I do not know yet."
Again a kiss from her to his lips, but this time passionately and much longer.
"Okay, I forgive you Skye," he whispered.
"Fine," she smiled, hugging him and resting her head between his ears on his head. "Is your offer still available that you want to accompany me tomorrow?"

He hugged her back and lifted his head to look into her eyes. "Of course, Skye, if you want me with you tomorrow, I'll go with you. But first I want to confess something to you. "
"What?"
"You were right that I wanted to meet with Nick for archery tomorrow morning," he confessed.
"I knew it!" She thought and smiled.
"I will send him a message that I can not come tomorrow. As much as I like to be with him, you are still more important to me than anything else in the world, "he promised.

"Jack? I love you, you know that? "She said softly as she gave him a loving kiss between his ears.
"I know that, Skye. I'll always know, "he replied, turning his head up so that Jack could kiss her cheek and took his cell phone out of his pocket.

"Hello Nick," he wrote. "I can not come tomorrow, unfortunately. Skye gets her incubated eggcell inserted tomorrow and she wants me with her. We have to postpone the archery to another day. "
A little later, Jack received a message from Nick: "Hello Skippy, no problem. I promised Luna to teach her to do archery. Then I drive with my little one to shoot. Good luck for tomorrow that you both finally make me an uncle. Greetings to Skye. "

"Thank you. Have fun you two. "Jack replied.
Jack pocketed his phone and looked in the direction of Skye. She stood again at the kitchen window and looked out there, but this time with a smile.
"Skye?" He asked. "Is everything ok?"
"Yes, thank you. It's all right. I just can not believe it's done tomorrow, "she replied.

"Are you excited?" He inquired.
"Yes. Yes, I am. "She sighed.
"How about a walk in the park?" Jack suggested. "I'm already excited about tomorrow, but maybe we can distract ourselves a bit?"
"Yes, a walk in the park sounds nice," she nodded.

The next day in the morning, Skye and Jack arrived hand in hand in their treatment room. Dr. Connor was already expecting them there with two other female assistants, they had their green surgical clothes on again. At the treatment table additional supports for Skyes legs were mounted. These supports were positioned slightly higher than the lying surface of the table and the distance of the supports to each other was greater than the width of the table. The supports were also commonly used at the birth of babies.

When Jack saw these supports for the first time, he looked Dr. Connor questioningly.
"Skye will lay down her legs on these two supports. This allows us to have better access to her uterus, and it also makes her the least able to move, "explained the doctor.
"Will painkillers be necessary for this process?" He asked.

"No, we need Skye's full consciousness. Even if we are going to perform the procedure using ultrasound today, we need your support. Some processes feel the body better than we can detect it by ultrasound. We have to take advantage of this advantage." answered Dr. Connor.
"It will turn out all right, Jack." Skye reassured him.

"Ms Winter, when you're ready, please take off your pants and underwear. Lie down with your back on the treatment table and place your legs on the supports. After that, please lift your shirt up a bit to expose your stomach for the ultrasound device. "One of the assistants asked.
Skye did what she was asked to do.
"Mr. Savage, you are welcome to sit on an armchair with Ms. Winter. She'll be pleased about some company, "offered the other assistant.

Jack nodded, grabbed a free metal chair, and sat close to her so he was sitting right in front of her face. In addition, he took her hand in both of his hands and stroked her unknowingly with his thumbs.

The doctor clarified a few things with her assistants before she went to a work table next to her at the wall. There was a suitcase and a small box, both made of metal. Jack noticed her opening the suitcase and pulling out an object that turned out to be an endoscope. The endoscope had a 3.5-inch monitor and various buttons and a joystick underneath, along with a 20-centimeter-long cable attached to the end of a mini-camera and a device for mounting a small capsule. The last 3 centimeters of the camera cable could be rotated with the joystick in all directions to adjust the viewing direction of the camera.

Dr. Connor turned on the device and checked if the camera transmitted clear images and that the camera head could move freely in all directions.
In the meantime, an assistant had spread some lubricant on Skye's stomach, which was needed for the ultrasound handset.
"The camera is functional. Lily, please put some lubricant on the camera cable, "the doctor asked an assistant.
"Lubricant?" Jack asked with a puzzled look. "Why that?"
"Do you see this device at the end of the cable, Jack?" Dr. Connor asked.
Jack nodded silently.

„An diese Vorrichtung werde ich gleich eine kleine Kapsel montieren, in welche sich Skyes gebrütete Eizelle befindet." erklärte sie. „Die Eizelle wird durch Skyes Geburtskanal in ihren Uterus gebracht und dort eingepflanzt. Um diesen Vorgang zu angenehm wie möglich zu halten und es doch ein weiter Weg zum Zielort ist, verwenden wir ein Gleitmittel um die Reibungen zwischen dem Kabel und Skyes Körper zu minimieren."

„Und wozu benötigen Sie das Ultraschallgerät?" fragte Skye.

„Nun Skye." sprach Dr. Connor. „Bei dem Einsetzten der Eizelle arbeite ich gerne mit verschiedenen Blickwinkeln. Manches erkennt man am Ultraschall besser und manches mit dem Endoskop."

"We're ready, Doctor," one of the assistants reported, handing over the prepared endoscope to the doctor, and the other assistant held out the small metal box to the doctor.
"Good. Let's start. "said Dr. Connor, pulled out of the box a small capsule and mounted it on the device at the end of the camera cable. Then she sat down on a swivel chair and turned her attention to Skye's lower body region. Meanwhile, an assistant positioned the screen of the ultrasound machine directly over Skye's spreaded legs, so that the doctor only needed to move her head slightly when she wanted to look alternately into both monitors.

"Attention, Skye, I am entering your birth canal." informed Dr. Connor the vixen, so she did not startle.
After a few inches, the doctor stopped and asked Skye, "Are you okay, Skye?"
"Yes, thank you, I hardly feel anything. I am used to something different by now. "She replied and smirked at Jack.
"Hey!" He protested.

"No need to worry, Jack." spoke Dr. Connor with a concentrated voice and looked alternately into the two monitors. "She certainly did not mean that, right, Skye?"
The vixen chuckled and grabbed Jack's hands tighter with her hand. He looked down at her face, which pointed in his direction, and saw her lightly closed eyes and pursed lips. Skye signaled that she wanted a kiss from Jack.
He hesitated a bit, then gave in to her request and gave her a loving kiss on her lips.

"Okay, since we all love each other again, I will continue here." noted Dr. Connor and led the camera cable further into Skye's body.
Skye suddenly winced slightly. "Wow! But that's getting more and more uncomfortable. "She exclaimed, looking at the ceiling.
Jack looked worried at Dr. Connor, who just gave instructions to an assistant on the ultrasound machine.
"I know, Skye, I know. I'm afraid that's going to get even worse once we get to your uterus. "
"What's going on?" Jack asked.

"When inserting the eggcells, we unfortunately have to take over activities that normally the female body can do," said the doctor. "Actually, after the act of love, the female body independently takes care that the eggcell is fertilized and then further incubated in the uterus. In artificial insemination, we have to do it all manually and that can feel very uncomfortable for the females. "
"I think the hormone injections burn was even more enjoyable," noted Skye.
"I suggest we take a five-minute break at this point so that Skye can recover a bit," the doctor recommended. "When we get to her uterus, it gets really uncomfortable."

"All right." Skye said, nodding and swallowing.
"Hey, Skye," Jack whispered. "Do you need something?"
"The only thing I really need right now is you Jack." She answered.
He got up, bent his head over her head, ran both hands down her ears to her cheeks and kissed her forehead. "I will always stay with you the whole time. OK? If you should need something, then let me know. No matter what it is, I will get it to you immediately. Promised."
She smiled slightly and answered. "Thanks, Jack. I love you."
"I love you too."

Dr. Connor cleared her throat and signaled that the break was over. "So Skye, now I'm entering your uterus."
The pain Skye felt was even worse than the burning of the syringes.
Jack sat back in his chair and gently turned her head to one side with both hands, so they both looked each other in the eyes.
He saw her eyes twitch and she inhaled sharply.
"Hang on there, are you listening?" motivated Jack Skye whispering, stroking her cheek more often.
She nodded silently for a moment, blinking to stop tears in her eyes, some of which were already running down her cheeks.

"It will be alright. It will not be long now. "Jack whispered, wiping away her tears.
He looked at Dr. Connor and wanted to ask her how long the process could take after but he noticed that she looked full of concentration alternately in both monitors and directed the two assistants. He decided not to ask the doctor in fear that he might distract her and ruin the day. He did not want to risk it so he turned back to Sky and gave her comfort.

After a felt eternity, Dr. Connor informed. "OK. I'll give you both a status report. I was able to bring Skye's eggcell into her uterus and it should implant itself there soon. I also have good news and bad news: the good news is that we no longer need the ultrasound machine and so we can remove the disgusting lubricant from Skye's abdomen. "

"And the bad one?" Jack wanted to know.
"We still have to leave the endoscope in Skye's uterus for a while to keep an eye on her eggcell while implanting." the doctor replied. "But at least now the camera movements are reduced. That should make the wait a bit more comfortable. "
Skye raised her head as far as she could and looked down. "Yes, I would not object to a little more coziness."

"Shall I get you something to drink in the meantime?" Jack Skye asked.
"Yes please, some water would be nice of you," she replied.

Jack nodded, grabbed a paper cup from the water dispenser in the corner of the treatment room, and filled the cup with cold water. He brought the full cup to Skye, who was slowly drinking the water.

"You need anything else?" Jack inquired.

"No thanks, Jack. Although ... some distraction from the tangle inside me I could well tolerated at the moment. "She smiled at him.
"I'm sure I can help you with this." Jack replied, sitting back down on his chair, leaning over to her, stroking her between her ears and occasionally giving her kisses on her cheek and forehead.

The two of them did not know how much time had passed by when Dr. Connor reported. "Okay, it seems that Skye's eggcell has found a nice place to implant. I want to slowly get the endoscope out of you now, Skye. I want you to take a deep breath and exhale. When you are ready, please let me know. "
"All right, Dr. Connor, "Skye replied, turning her head on the small cushion in the direction of the ceiling and began to breathe in deeply and exhale again. After two of these breaths, she raised her hand and held up her thumb as a sign that she was ready.

"Fine. I'll start." the doctor commented, slowly removing the camera cable from Skye's body. During this process, Jack took Skye's hand firmly in both of his hands and kissed her hand.
"You do that very well, Skye, keep breathing. Take a deep breath in and out again. "Commented the doctor" We are done soon ... Only a little bit more ... And it's outside. Well done."
"How are you, darling?" Jack asked worriedly.
"Now that the ghastly thing's finally out of me, it's much better." She gasped with a small smile.

"Give yourself a break, Skye. You deserve it." told Dr. Connor. "My assistants will put your legs down from the supports onto the treatment table."
As the assistants just removed Skye's legs from the supports, the vixen suddenly wailed "Ouch! Cramp in both thighs! Ouch!"
The doctor quickly turned to the two assistants, "Lilly. Lisa. Please take care of the cramps in the legs. "She turned to Jack and Skye" Do not worry, leg cramps are normal after such a long lay on the supports. The ladies have excellent massage hands to fight cramps. "

The assistants Lilly and Lisa bent Skye's legs and placed her feet on the surface of the treatment table. Immediately they started the massage and after 5 minutes the cramps disappeared completely.
"That's it for today Skye, you can get dressed again." said Dr. Connor when she cleaned the endoscope. "We'll meet again in three weeks for the pregnancy test."
Skye got dressed and was still slightly wobbly on her legs, her unusual position making her legs feel numb.
The hare and the vixen said goodbye and Jack supported her walking.

As agreed, Jack and Sky arrived three weeks later in the office of Dr. Connor.
"Skye. Jack. Nice that you are here. How are you both? "Inquired the doctor.
The two sat hand in hand on the visitor chairs. "Thanks, we're fine," Skye replied.
"Fine, I'm glad to hear," smiled the doctor. "You both know why you are here today?"
"Yes, we want to know if it worked," Jack answered.
"Exactly." Connor turned to Skye. "I hope you have been drinking a lot lately."

"So much that I almost have to go to the bathroom constantly." Skye reported.
"OK. Then ..." the doctor opened a drawer and brought out a pregnancy test" ... then this should not be a problem. The ladies' room is on the left at the end of the corridor. "
Skye nodded happily, took the test and hurried from the office down the hallway.
"She really drank a lot," Jack remarked.

After a few minutes, the vixen returned to the office. The doctor started a countdown of 10 minutes and began a small talk with the two.
"Okay, it's time. Show us two bars, magic wand." breathed Dr. Connor, grabbed the pregnancy test and looked at the result.
Jack and Skye both stared expectantly at the doctor's face. Dr. Connor's features did not move for a few seconds.
"Dr. Connor? "Skye asked" What's the result? "

The doctor had to swallow and sighed slightly, but did not answer immediately.
"Dr. Connor? "Jack asked cautiously
"Well ... there is a result ..." the doctor started slowly, looking seriously at Skye and Jack.
The heartbeat of the two shot up abruptly and they became uncomfortable in their skin.
"... but I did not really expect that." Dr. Connor finished her sentence and turned the test so that Skye and Jack could see the result for themselves.
When they looked at the display, both opened their eyes and their breath caught immediately.
A single bar could be seen on the display panel. The pregnancy test was negative. The second of four possible attempts was a failure - Skye was not pregnant.