“I read that it can take months to have an ovulation after stopping.” He frowned. “One thing that I found puzzling. You should not have gone into heat in the first place. Not if you were taking the pills.”

Candy frowned as she tried to digest what he was saying.

“You were monitored for several months before being chosen to come to us. In that time you had to have gone into heat at least once.”

“Mmmmm.” Then it occurred to her what it might have been. “I had an ear infection a few months before coming here. My doctor prescribed antibiotics… medicine…” She added when she realized he didn’t know what antibiotics were. “I was warned to take extra precautions during that time because the medicine affected the effectiveness of the pill. I may have ovulated…in fact…” She racked her brain. “I can’t think of anything else. I always took my pills religiously. I always insisted on extra precautions anyway.” She stopped what she was saying when Torrent’s jaw tightened. “Um… yeah.” Awkward!

“I’m sorry.” He brushed a kiss on her lips. “Ignore me, I’m a jealous idiot.”

Candy smiled at him. “At least you realize it nowadays.”

“If it makes you feel better, maybe we can arrange to go and see a human doctor. They can run some tests.”

Candy shook her head. “I’m being silly. It must be the whole stopping the pill thing. It doesn’t matter, I’m sure it’ll happen soon. If I don’t ovulate in the next few months maybe, just to put my mind at rest, we can go and see someone. It wouldn’t be because I’m ready to start trying or anything.”

He grinned. “Okay, if you say so.” She could see that he wasn’t buying it.

“I mean it. I’m not ready to have a baby yet.”

“Sure thing.” His grin only got bigger.

“I’m serious.” She gave him another shove.

“So am I.” He pulled her towards him. “About making love to you, that is, and right now.”

As if on cue, one of the dogs whined. There was a scratching on the side of the bed.

Torrent slumped back down and made a groaning noise. He was still smiling so she could tell that he didn’t really mean it.

Using an elbow, she lifted herself so that she could look him in the eyes. “See, even animals are hard work, can you imagine what a small baby would be like?”