Worry
But the next day, Joyce had realized that she was pregnant. It was a miracle, but it also made her worry. She and Oscar had expected their pregnancy to happen right that second, and they were both consumed with their careers. They began to worry that they were not ready to be parents.
Was It Them?
These worries had only increased when Mark had shown a fascination with extraterrestrial life and space. They had worried that they had somehow influenced his interests or that their own lack of interest in parenting had caused him to turn to his own interests.