Um... reading the first comment on this, I have to say, I would be with John on this. I confess, I would probably do a similar thing, faced with the same situation.
As yes, I am female

As one person said below, there is a reason birth rates go up during wartime. :)

As to the story, I loved poor Rodney in this, all confused and fumbly and the ending was... unexpected. I hope there's going to be more to this.

This was part of a larger arc but the sex and Rodney balking just took a lot longer than I expected -- and the deadline loomed. I'm juggling WIPs and a challenge, so I don't know if I'll get to the next part of the arc, but I want to.

Icarus