LAKE:

"And why are you avoiding Jessika, Lake?"

I rolled my eyes and looked away from my laptop screen. I caressed the top of the champagne flute in my right hand with my fingers, while I looked up at her. She stomped into my office with all her authority, and she had every right to.

"I neither want nor need a woman, ma. What's the point? I can't have kids with them." I was plain and blunt.

"Keep trying! You have to keep trying, Lake. Don't give up so easily, think ...