"Hu h–? Oh, I love you too… Sorry… just surprising to hear that. Only because I’m so… I keep getting lost in my head. God.” Owen pulls Danny closer, sighing.
The doctor shuts the door behind her and smiles sweetly at the two. “What can I do for you two today?”
“I need to check my um… my fertility. See if I still have any active eggs and stuff…” Owen mutters quietly. It feels weird to talk about.
“Eggs…? Oh. Oh yes Yeah, we can check that for you. I just need you to lay back and we’ll use an ultrasound to check the active areas in your ovaries.”
“Awesome…” Owen says blankly. This visit is starting to make him feel dysphoric… He hasn’t had to think about his female parts in so long, he almost forgot he had them. Laying back on the table so the doctor can spread jelly on him, Owen winces from how cold it is and holds his hand out to Danny.
The doctor starts up the computer and slowly runs the machine over Owen’s body. It’s a little odd to Owen that the video on the screen is so dark, it’s hard to see anything.
Biting her lip, the doctor keeps checking around, even on areas she’s already seen. After several quiet minutes, she looks at the two and says, “Activity in this anatomy shows up red or orange. Meaning it’s still active… There doesn’t look to be any activity in yours.”
“So… what… does that mean…?”
“Unfortunately, you’re no longer fertile… The uterus and ovaries no longer function properly.” The doctor wipes the jelly off of Owen’s skin.
Owen looks at Danny as if he betrayed the man. Danny wanted a biological kid so much and Owen can’t help him with that at all…
“Don’t make that face, it’s alright,” Danny says, pulling his boyfriend into a hug. “It would have been hell for you anyway, if it would have been possible.”
After the doctor steps out, Danny gives Owen a long kiss, trying to make sure Owen knows it’s really okay. Sure, Danny wanted a bio kid, but he didn’t want to force pregnancy on Owen anyway. “Let’s go get something to eat and talk about other options again, yeah?”