Claire set her wine glass down very carefully. She looked straight at my husband. “That was unnecessary, Daniel,” she said. “Relax,” Daniel said. He laughed and waved…

The bill came in a black leather folder, and my husband grabbed it before the waiter could even set it down. “Put it all on mine!” Daniel…

Part Ten: The Risks He explained the risks. Slowly. Carefully. The way I explain things to frightened parents at the hospital. When two parents are closely related,…

Part Eight: The Question For several seconds, neither of us could speak. Are you absolutely certain the two of you aren’t biologically related? I looked at Emily….

Part Six: The Call But during the fifth month of our pregnancies, our excitement turned into fear. At twenty weeks, the clinic recommended an expanded genetic screening….

Part Four: Daniel After months of consultations, medical examinations, and careful discussions, we chose a fertility clinic. The Columbus Reproductive Health Center. A big modern building on…

Part Two: The Dream For as long as I can remember, Emily and I shared one particular dream. We wanted to become mothers. And watch our children…

Like Sisters Part One: The House Next Door My name is Sarah Lindell. I’m thirty-two years old. I never expected the happiest chapter of my life to…

The next morning, the nurse said they were taking him down the hall for his newborn checkup. Hearing test, blood work, weighing. Before she took him, I…