Nick shrugged a little. "Maybe I don't? Maybe I'm actually happy and content with our lives as they are right now and don't feel like we're missing anything. You're right. They're all not parents, save for Finn. They have the world at their feet and owning it. We started a family really, really young, Jeff. I don't see why we can't stop for a breather and enjoy the views."
"Jeff..." he began slowly and then scratched at his temple with the corner of his thumb for a moment, collecting his thoughts. "When we were kids. You said it all right there. We're not kids anymore. We're adults, but we're still young adults with our whole lives ahead of us. We're only in our twenties, and not even many of our friends are thinking of settling and starting families yet. I've got a really successful job, I'm busy, and Nat's only six years old. Why do we have to just keep breeding right away for the sake of it? Why can't we do other things before there comes a time in our life that it's too late for it? I'm being selfish for a moment here and going to say this isn't about Nat because I resent that fact you're implying she's missing out on something not having a brother or a sister. We've brought her up not wanting for anything, and it's because she's been our only child. Once upon a time, sure, I said I wanted kids... when I was young. But I also said I wanted a career first, and to experience life. Also having a big family was a plan when I didn't know I was bisexual. It's not as easy for us to just have a bunch of kids at the drop of a hat, and you know it. IVF is expensive and it's cash we'll take away from Nat when she's about to start school. Just about to start school, Jeff! Why should she have to worry about us being all focused on a new baby when she's dealing with that?"
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"Jeff..." he began slowly and then scratched at his temple with the corner of his thumb for a moment, collecting his thoughts. "When we were kids. You said it all right there. We're not kids anymore. We're adults, but we're still young adults with our whole lives ahead of us. We're only in our twenties, and not even many of our friends are thinking of settling and starting families yet. I've got a really successful job, I'm busy, and Nat's only six years old. Why do we have to just keep breeding right away for the sake of it? Why can't we do other things before there comes a time in our life that it's too late for it? I'm being selfish for a moment here and going to say this isn't about Nat because I resent that fact you're implying she's missing out on something not having a brother or a sister. We've brought her up not wanting for anything, and it's because she's been our only child. Once upon a time, sure, I said I wanted kids... when I was young. But I also said I wanted a career first, and to experience life. Also having a big family was a plan when I didn't know I was bisexual. It's not as easy for us to just have a bunch of kids at the drop of a hat, and you know it. IVF is expensive and it's cash we'll take away from Nat when she's about to start school. Just about to start school, Jeff! Why should she have to worry about us being all focused on a new baby when she's dealing with that?"