"I thought you were different, Cathy." "I know what you thought," she whispered. "You thought by marrying me you could have a Cinderella grateful enough and in love enough to take care of this part of your life—" Cathy gestured "—without disturbing the rest of it." "Is that really what you think?" Tom's eyes were glittering dangerously. "I don't know what to think," she said despairingly. "Why—why don’t you want us to have a baby? Do you think it will tie you to me more than you want to be tied?" "I'm irrevocably tied to you, Cathy," he said harshly. "But is it so inconceivable for you to realize that once you have children, this part of our life will be gone forever?" "Is it inconceivable for you to admit, Tom," she asked huskily, "that you can’t keep me your Cinderella forever?"
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