.” I pressed my lips together. “They’re totally against it. They cannot imagine why I’d want to get pregnant with a stranger’s baby or raise a child on my own. But they’re Catholic and old-fashioned, and they want for me what they had for themselves, and it’s just not going to happen—not in time for me to have a baby, anyway. I know I could always adopt, and I absolutely would, although I think it’s more difficult for an unmarried woman to adopt than for a couple. I admit, I haven’t done all the research. Because I really would like to experience being pregnant and giving birth if I can. I know I’ll be a good mom.”