How It All Goes Down
- Eva recalls the tipping point, when she finally committed to wanting a child.
- One night, Franklin doesn't come home. This is in the days before cell phones.
- Franklin's fine, but Eva doesn't know that. She goes through a few rapid stages of grief and wishes she had someone else to grieve with. A kid, for example.
- That night, Eva leaves out her diaphragm. Franklin is excited to give this a try until Eva gets pregnant.
- Eva gets pregnant.
- And Eva immediately feels resentful, because she now shouldn't drink wine anymore. She has cranberry juice instead. Blech.
- Eva starts to wonder if maybe this wasn't a good idea after all.
- But Franklin is so happy. It's too late to turn back.