"I love you, too.." He smiled softly.
They kept trying, and every hopeful chance was dashed by a negative test. "It's ok," he assured, "we'll just keep trying." And they did, Caeda barely able to walk most days.
She was having lunch with her friends, just to have a bit of peace before trying with him again. She wasn't sick of him or anything, they both knew when time apart mattered; and now was one of those times.