More about My Wife

Synopsis

Six months after my vasectomy, Claire Bennett told me she was pregnant. She stood in the bathroom doorway, holding the pregnancy test, her smile cautious. "Michael, you're going to be a father," Claire said softly. I took the test from her, and those two red lines were glaringly obvious, almost burning into my eyes. Six months ago, I'd had a vasectomy at Riverside General Hospital. The follow-up test showed zero sperm. The doctor had patted my shoulder and said, "Rest assured. This is 100 times more reliable than condoms." I stared at those two lines for five seconds.