Junior was re-frozen in the glacier and Frankie disposed of all the used body parts that were in the sack in the corner of the laboratory. He returned the empty sack to the laboratory and swore never to return there until he was able to complete Frankie Jnr.
Frankie and Helga awaited a response to the letters.
The years passed by, but there was no response to the letters that Frankie kept on sending. He wrote to hospitals, doctors, scientists, and everyone he had ever known, but no one ever answered. As the years and their youth faded into a distant memory their relationship became less and less tolerable, so Frankie and Helga went to see the famous marriage guidance counsellor, Doktor Shpook.
"Now zen Helga und Frrrankie, your trroubles shtem frrom zee lack off zee child in your lifes. I vant you Helga to tell me in your own vords about zis, did you trry very harrd to haf zee babies."
"Ya off course ve did, for forty yearce ve haf tried. Efery night ve put out zee bird seed for zee birds und ve put out zee honey for zee bees, but zey not come."
"Zey not come?"
"Ya, zee birds und zee bees, zey nefer come."
"Who is it zat is telling you about zee birds und zee bees?"
"Ve vent to see Fadder Joseph, at zee monastery. Ve told him ve vant to know about hafing zee babies and he told us off zee birds and zee bees."
"But vot about sex?"
"Sex? He did not say vot sex zee birds und bees haf to be."
"Nine, nine, you misunderstand. Vas he telling you about making zee love wiz Frrankie?"
"Vot is it that you mean?"
"Ya," Frankie interrupted, "vot is it you are talking about?"
"Are you szaying zat for forty yearce you trrried to haf zee babies, but you nefer haf made love?"
"Eh?"
Doktor Shpook thought for a moment, "I don't haf zee heart to tell zem zee trrruth."
"You know, it is important for you not to blame each udder for not haffing zee babies. God szomtimes chooces people to do udder things in life und he haf chozen you to be wizout zee children. You must szearch for inner happiness togedder, zee future may hold szometing shpecial for you. I vant you to rrread zis book about haffing zee babies, it vill help you to undershtand vy you haf no children."
"Thank you, Heir Doktor," Frankie said as he stood up. "Ve vill make zee most off vot God haf giffen to us, und zat is each udder."
Frankie and Helga returned to the castle, once more happy and in love with each other.
"Ve may be szeventy Helga, but I shtill think you are zee most beautiful girrl in zee town. Shall ve haf an early night, munchkin."
"Ya, vy not, my liddle frrankfurter. Ve can read zis book zee Doktor haf giffen us in zee varmth off our bed."
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