Chapter 70

I released a heavy sigh. What he'd said did have some logic to it. "I don't know, Ken. You make it all sound so easy, but...I just don't know. I'm getting my degree no matter what. I want something to be able to fall back on - just in case life throws us a curveball. I know you want kids soon, and I can see why from the perspective you have, but I can't foresee myself being able to carry a child while going to school and then trying to raise my child while still attending classes. I want to be able to devote one hundred percent of my time to my children when they're little, and that won't be possible to achieve if we do this within the next four years," I reasoned. He began to fidget, a telltale sign that he was either very angry, frustrated, or horny. Despite my wishes for the latter of the three, I knew it was due to frustration. He squeezed his eyes shut and took deep breaths while clenching and unclenching his jaw. I recognized this as one of his mechanisms for calming