That night at dinner, Kat breached the subject.

"I wanted to talk about something," Kat said. "Something serious."

Expectant looks popped up from Jess and Rita.

"What is it?" Jess asked.

"I'm going to stop seeing other men," Kat said. "At all. Ever."

"We've got enough man," Rita said jokingly.

"Are you?" Jess said, a look of realization coming over her face. "You want to?"

"I want to have a baby," Kat said.

There was a modest pause as the news shook in. Kat had put the topic before the other two girls respectfully. But they knew how important it was to her. It was a group decision, we believed,...