Brad and I are going to go out for a while tonight. I won’t be home until very late.’ She turned a loving gaze my way. ‘The two of you need some... time alone to heal. We’ll talk more tomorrow.’ Chris lifted a hand to his sister’s face, and she held it in place with hers. ‘I love you too, Jennifer.’ She smiled at him tenderly, and left, locking the front door behind her. I had never taken my eyes from my husband. Slowly, I stretched out a hand and opened the collar of his ACU top. His hand. ..."Are you sure it's gonna fit Mister Bauer?"You smile. Of course it won't fit. The naive little girl kneeling in your office is tiny. Barely out high school, just a innocent little intern you have been molding into a slut since she started nearly a month ago."We'll take it nice and slow." You lie, as you push her onto the desk."And you'll be gentle." She whines. "And careful?" Uh-huh." And-"Stephanie." You admonish her sharply. "Didn't you say you loved me?" You stare at her expectantly until. She died. Rachel and I were soulmates. I knew that, I think, before this. But I only truly grasped what I lost when I lost it. I loved her manner, her nature, her sense of humor, her view of the world. Her cute accent, her way of cutting through the world’s bullshit like a hot knife through butter.She was so genuine, so honest, so true to her beliefs. We could have- should have- spent the rest of our lives together laughing at the joke that was the world. I was ready to give up the charade of. "Where we would go to a clinic and some of Sally's eggs would be fertilized with my sperm, and then placed in the womb of a surrogate mother who would then become pregnant with our baby."Now, let's press the pause button here for a moment as I think this through.It was now clear to me why they were here, what they wanted and how much they wanted it. And in this split second, I turned detective on this whole scenario. It's surprising how clarity is bestowed upon you when you're in such a.