"Not seven," Karla said fervently. "And not really, no. I want a future where I feel loved and comfortable enough to have children, but that doesn't mean that I actually want them. And making the decision based on how adorable they were or how attached I got to them over the weekend is a poor way to make a choice of that magnitude."

Making a face, she added, "Though I suppose a good way to tell whether I've made a decision is just seeing how I react to the idea of nine months without Craft. If I'm still recoiling in horror from the idea, the answer's probably still no."