There were so many reasons that right now was not the right time. Chief among them was that Esperanza felt exactly no desire to be intimate with her husband. Their inability to get pregnant was not a small set back, it was deliberate sabotage on her part. Even if they did have sex that afternoon the chances of them getting pregnant were almost negative. Unless Espa's potions failed her she was not going to find herself with child any time soon. The lack of potential pregnancies did not change her opinion on having sex at that moment.

"Oh." She sighed, "I've got a headache. And besides, I read that having sex every day decreases our chances of getting pregnant. Something about quality over quantity." She waved her hand dismissively, standing up. She did not want to be sitting when she disagreed with his opinions of what they should do. But She was not going to put out because he demanded it. And certainly not in the middle of the day like some whore. If he wanted that sort of attention he had whores for that, she felt certain. Esperanza may have strayed in the marriage once, but she had no doubts that Kaleb's dalliances were daily.

She ran her fingers through her hair, considering braiding it over her shoulder, but ultimately left it loose. "Perhaps tomorrow. If I'm feeling better."