The Fair house, Shadyside, Pittsburgh – November 2025. Michael Fair was a successful oncologist at UPMC. His wife, Lynda, a former physician's assistant at his practice, had chosen to stay home. Ten years of marriage, eight years of hoping, and the second floor still stayed silent. They had painted the nursery soft yellow in 2022, hung a mobile of tiny planets because Michael was secretly a space nerd, then closed the doo...

Michael and Lynda had been married for fourteen years. This should have been a time for celebration with champagne and promises of a long future. Instead, it was another year of empty rooms meant for children and quiet visits to doctors. At thirty-eight, Lynda was a marketing executive. She stood 5'4" tall and weighed 115 pounds. Blonde hair fell to her shoulders, framing green eyes. Her body was slim, with small A-cup br...