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all happy,’ I giggled. His face softened as he put the specimen down and cleaned himself with some tissues.
    ‘I like seeing you happy baby, I’ve missed it,’ he advised as he wandered over to where I was still bending, holding onto the door.
    ‘I’m sorry,’ I whispered as he straightened me up and tugged my skirt back into position. ‘I know I haven’t been easy to live with lately.’
    ‘Shit, that wasn’t a criticism, that’s not what I meant, Mia.’ He spun me around and clasped my face. ‘You’re doing amazing well, I’m so proud of you. You used to laugh every single day, multiple times a day and you haven’t done that or used that smart mouth of yours on me for so long. I feel like you’re turning a corner.’
    ‘Me too,’ I nodded as I looked up at him. ‘Thank you for being so patient with me.’
    ‘Hey, I have a bit of experience in feeling low and having someone to look out for me, you were amazing when I needed support, I’m here for you, ok?’
    ‘I know,’ I smiled and pursed my lips for a kiss. He tucked up against me and clasped the back of my head, and I knew that he was ready to make a meal of our kiss. ‘Sperm.’
    ‘What?’ he looked at me strangely.
    ‘Don’t’ worry, it’s not a new pet name, it’s a sperm reminder. Isn’t it supposed to be kept warm for them to test?’
    ‘Shit,’ he uttered as he released me. ‘Shitty bloody timing.’
    ‘We can snog back home,’ I offered.
    ‘Then we have a deal,’ he smiled.
     
    We left the clinic with the knowledge that our tests were all in order, with Gabe exceedingly proud that he had a very high and healthy sperm count, which did nothing to alleviate the pressure I was feeling that all of this was going to be on me and my challenged reproductive system.
    ‘Ok baby?’ he asked as we drove home. ‘You’ve not said a word since we left Dr. Walker’s office.’
    ‘Haven’t I?’ I broke my concentration stare out of the window and smiled at him.
    ‘You seem really down.’
    ‘It’s just a lot of money Gabe, and there’s nothing wrong with you. I’m just worried that I’m going to screw this all up.’
    ‘Mia, how many times, stop worrying about the money. I’ll pay for as many times as it takes for this to happen.’
    ‘I know and that makes me even more scared, Gabe. I don’t know how many times I’m going to be able to try. This is my first period in a year and I’m already shocked at how painful it is. My endometriosis is going to get worse with each cycle and then there’s the risk of more of those horrible chocolate cysts developing in my ovaries. There’s only a short timeframe that my body’s going to be receptive to this and I …’ I broke off and looked back out of the window and felt him take my right hand and squeeze it.
    ‘One IVF cycle at a time Mia, don’t look so far ahead. Forget it all for now. We have our hen and stag weekends coming up, then the wedding and honeymoon and the club opening. We can forget all of this until we get home. Ok?’ His voice was so reassuring, I lifted his hand and kissed it before smiling at him.
    ‘You’re not telling me where we’re going on honeymoon?’
    ‘No, but we’ll be having two.’
    ‘What do you mean two?’ I looked at him surprised.
    ‘We only have a week after the wedding to fit one in if we aren’t going to miss anymore Uni lectures, so we’ll be having a mini honeymoon after the wedding and can have a full one in our Easter break.’
    ‘A mini one would have been fine with me, Gabe.’
    ‘I know, but we’re only doing this once, I want us to have special memories of it and no regrets.’ He squeezed my hand tightly again.
    ‘You’re so sweet to me.’
    ‘Because I love you, Mia. So where are we at with Greyson’s?’ he asked. I smiled, we’d had a few arguments over what to call the club. He wanted something that clearly said it was a strip club, I wanted something a bit classier and more discreet. I’d argued that if