“I’m never having kids for sure now.” “Oh, it’s not like you have to do the work.” “But, like, I’ll be the cause of that. Why doesn’t anyone tell kids that in high school? You wanna ruin that pus—never mind.” She snorts. “I’m old but not dead, Hollis. I know what you were going to say.” “Good. Then I don’t have to say it.” “If women lived by your motto, we’d never give birth. Humanity would be wiped out. But we don’t. Do you want to know why?” she asks. “Because you like to have sex?” “Because, smart-ass, we know that you have to go through some pain to enjoy the pleasure.”
