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Roy's father, Royston Gardner Senior was an oil
tycoon. A business handed down from his great-grandfather. The
company was worth billions. Roy’s actual net worth after
graduation was somewhere in the high hundred millions. To most women
that would be a dream come true but Melissa wasn’t impressed by
the money. In fact, she was considered a catch too. Her mother was a
former beauty queen, one of the first African American women in Texas
to have that distinction and her father Morris Carter was a real
estate tycoon. Nowhere near as wealthy as Roy Gardner but enough to
not be impressed by is wealth.
    When Roy first met Melissa he was instantly intrigued. He was so used
to dating the typical cheerleader type that he was astounded by
Melissa and her exotic beauty. She looked like an Egyptian queen,
with her honey complexion and her long elegant neck. Melissa was
slim, full breasts, and a small but firm rear. Her hair was ebony
that fell in waves down her back. She had a perfect face with
accentuated cheekbones and big hazel eyes with eyelashes too
impossible to be real. She carried herself with a quiet elegance, too
mature for someone her age and when she spoke, her voice was strong
but soft so that you were drawn into her every word.
    The only problem was Melissa wasn’t interested in football
players. Especially rich legacy ones. So he chased her and chased her
hard. When the usual tactics like twelve dozen roses, and expensive
gifts didn’t work he turned to his best friend and roommate,
Justin Richards for help. Justin and Melissa were friends, had a few
classes together. Eventually Justin convinced Melissa to give Roy a
chance. He explained that beneath all that bravado and dumb jock
persona Roy was a really great guy. Melissa decided the she would let
him take her out to a foreign film festival for their first date.
Afterwards they went for coffee at a little spot near campus. When
Melissa asked Roy what he thought about the film he told her that he
thought it was really interesting with a moving message, trying to
impress her. Melissa laughed.
    “ Really?” she asked. “I thought
it was pretentious.”
    Roy laughed in relief.
    “ I hated it,” he replied “I was
beginning to think we had nothing in common.”
    From that moment on Melissa and Roy became a couple, to the envy and
heartbreak of their fellow classmates. A year after graduation Roy
proposed and they had been together ever since. Justin was even his
best man and still very good friends to them both.
    But things were not as perfect as they seemed. On the surface things
seemed fine. They enjoyed the time they spent together. They laughed
at the same things. She really was the one for him. It seemed fine,
but something in Melissa had changed. She seemed to be always just
out of his reach, like she was somewhere else even when she was with
him. They were happy for a long time but after seven years of
marriage, things were becoming strained. The main problem between
them started three years ago when Roy decided that he wanted to start
a family. At first Melissa was excited, despite running a successful
event planning company, she was looking forward to becoming a mother.
They did everything they could to get pregnant but it just wasn't
happening. They went to see fertility specialists who put her on
fertility pills, they tried fertility shots and finally just a year
ago they tried in vitro fertilization. Still they couldn’t get
pregnant. A few weeks after the procedure failed, their doctor, Harry
Blue sat them down. Melissa would never forget his face as he flipped
through her medical file. “I don't know how to tell you this,”
he said finally, “but your eggs are not viable.” Melissa
was in shock and could only nod her head as Doctor Blue explained in
depth, words she didn’t want to comprehend. They spent the ride
home in silence, silent tears running down her face. Roy did not know
what to say to comfort her so instead he held her hand and