p r e s e r v a t i o n.

“Fair enough,” he resigned with an amused chuckle. “What spawned this bizarre hypothetical? Interested in fatherhood?”

The sound of amusement bought a smile to his face, “Oh God no! I would be a disaster but if it ever happens, it would be good to plan ahead.”

“Never trust anyone who doesn’t like a puppy, although they can be just as much work as a baby... sometimes.”

“An excuse for watching Disney?”

“Are black market babies a thing? It sounds interesting. I might buy one but only if I need one.”

“You can get anything your heart desires on the black market. Wanna go halves?”

“Probably...”

“What state is the baby in?”

“Pristine condition, of course.”

“This might be one of the exception— murder seems to get a hall pass, why can’t this? Or that I want to make easy money.”

“Yes, I think I would – but what constitutes as a fair price?”

“It’s a market – you just need the right bartering skills.”

“What the Hell is etsy?”

“Only if it got the baby off the black market. What kind of question is that?”

“So that’s a no?”

“Wait- it’s illegal? And here I was thinking all rules were irrelevant in this town... Okay so maybe I haven’t thought this through, it was more the concept.”

“Hell no? I just thought it might be something you were interested in... I mi- nah.”

“Morbid curiosity? Thought we could go halves.”

“So that’s a no then?”