Not really. I miss you. I mean ... I'm making some decisions I wish you were here to say were okay." I'd caught myself just in time.There was silence ...n the line for a bit before he spoke."You'll be fine, Julie. I trust you. Just do what you think is right. I'll call every day or so and we can talk." I'd like that," I said, trying not to put too much meaning into my response."Then you can count on it. Maybe if I call around lunch time?" I'll be here, waiting for you." Again, I wondered what I. It’ll be private pay.”Very good. We’ll see you on Friday at eleven.Jason located Eye Associates in a professional building located on the outskirts of the inner city in what was still a middle-class neighborhood. He found the suite and walked in. “Appointment for Brown,” he said to the receptionist. She handed him a clipboard with paperwork and he sat to fill it out.“Here,” he said, turning in the clipboard. “Do we have to go with the dilation drops?”“It is part of the exam,” she replied.“I’ve. ”I wasn’t going to argue, and instead asked what she’d like for breakfast.“Muffins!” she said, “cut in half and toasted with lots of butter! Gorgeous!”“OK, Gorgeous yourself!” I said, standing.She reached for me and pulled me down to kiss her again. Those pouting breasts appeared again.“That’s better,” she said. “Can I shower first?”“Shout when you’re out,” I rhymed and she obligingly chuckled.She appeared freshly showered in the kitchen wearing a short bathrobe, which gaped just enough at the. We moved to an empty section of the bus and Lucy came straight to the point."Jeb, I want a baby and I want it to be yours. I can wait to be artificially inseminated when we get around to that, but I'd rather do it the natural way."Lucy was never one to beat around the bush! I looked at her for a minute, considering how I was going to answer her. See, the anonymous aspect of providing my essence for Liz's plan was the main reason I signed on to it. If I did not know the women whose eggs my sperm.