Sara's smile was completely lacking in humor. "We didn’t get far enough in our friendship for me to broach such a sensitive subject as IVF with him.”

Simon gave a disgusted shake of his head. “Why didn't you just forget the whole idea of IVF and instead just go to bed with him and hope for the desired result? He would certainly have been willing!”

Her throat moved convulsively as she swallowed before speaking. “After my engagement to Bruce ended, I didn’t want the trauma of being ...