[ he shakes his head, takes a deep breath and releases it again carefully. ]

Like I said, it's-- you know, we both need more time to really.. talk about it. [ his lips quirk up a little. ] It'd be a little weird to be a woman for.. that long-- [ not to mention the whole idea of pregnancy is definitely not something he'd considered before. ] --but I'm leaving the option on the table.

[ whatever they do, whether they have a child or not--and whether it's adopted or born or created--he wants it to be something they spend a lot of time deciding. he wants them to be ready one way or another. ]