“You know how, in old fairy tales, the women are always having to make some horrible exchange to get pregnant? I keep thinking about what I would exchange. Or I guess, what I wouldn’t exchange. And the answer is nothing. I would pay any price if it meant I got to be a mother.” “Okay,” Siobhan said, playing along. “So, the Devil appears right now and says, ‘Hey girl—’” “The Devil talks like a bad pickup artist?” “Of course. He says, ‘Hey girl, I’ll give you a baby tomorrow, but in exchange I want your soul for eternity.’ What do you do?” I didn’t even have to think about it. “I’d want to know
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