Jennifer, 1960 Summary

Anne Welles has set a February 15 date for a wedding to Kevin Gillmore. Her friend, Jennifer North, calls to catch up and reveals that she is also engaged to be married. Jennifer is in love with Senator Winston Adams. "Win" Adams wooed Jennifer in an old-fashioned way and Jennifer is thrilled to finally plan a family. Her joy fills Anne with a sense of dread about her own upcoming marriage and she wonders yet again why she has no true feelings for Kevin.

During a wedding shopping trip, Jennifer asks Anne if she has an aspirin, because Jennifer is having shooting pains she attributes to menstrual cramps. She admits that she has been getting her period every two or three weeks. Anne asks when she last saw a doctor and Jennifer says that it has been since her last abortion—about four...