CHAPTER SEVEN
“What decision have you made?” Jason asked over the phone.Elizabeth took a deep breath, she so desperately wanted to say yes, if not for anything but for the sake of her mother but she could not bring the words of her mouth.“Are you there?”“Yes, I’m sorry. I was just… forget it.”“Your answer, Elizabeth” Jason said, reminding her.“I really want to be a surrogate because of the money involved but I have thought about this so much and I don’t feel comfortable giving my egg out for your deed and I’m sorry if I have wasted your time but my answer is No.”“I see. Even if I tell you that you can keep the money and I would personally make sure your mother gets the best treatment, any doctor in the world has to offer? Would your answer still be No?”“How do you know about my mother?”“I have my sources, Elizabeth and I know she is the reason you are even considering doing the surrogacy. I understand and would like to take care of her treatment, you just have to say yes to bearing my baby.”“Why are you so hell bent on making me your surrogate?” Elizabeth asked confused.“I don’t know yet, that’s what I want to find out, why I am intrigued and interested in you.”“I am still a virgin, I lied yesterday when you asked me.” Elizabeth blurted and then wondered why she had said that.There was a pause on the other side of the line and for a minute Elizabeth thought hat maybe he had given up and hung up… she thought wrong“Why are you still a virgin?”“What business of it is yours? I am a virgin and I don’t think surrogacy allows virgins, right?” Elizabeth asked.“It does but it is quite obvious you do not want any part in this and I am sorry if I seem to be forcing you. You shouldn’t do something you do not want to do, if you would excuse me. I will have your name taken off the list. Have a good night rest, Elizabeth.”“No…wait! Please wait, I’m sorry, I just have… I am interested, my answer is Yes. I would give you my egg and be your surrogate if you promise not to renege on your deal to treat my mother.” Elizabeth breathed“I don’t break deals, Elizabeth. When should I expect you tomorrow, you still have to sign the contract.”“I will be at your office as early as possible"“No, you will be coming over to my house, you still have my card that holds my address?” He asked“Yes I have it with me.”“Good, see you.” He said and then the line went dead.Elizabeth looked up from the phone and saw the concerned look of Mara’s face.“I thought you said you wouldn’t go through with it.” She muttered“Yes I did and that is what I told him the first time but he knows about my mother being sick, I don’t know how he found out but he said he would send her to the best hospital in the world if I accept his terms of surrogacy.”“He said that to you? What does this man want from you? Isn’t it strange that he is hell bent on you being the one that bears his child?” Mara noted sitting on the bed with her friend.“He said he finds me both intriguing and interesting and he wants to get to know me. For God sake, the man is a freaking billionaire. Why would he want to get to know me at all, I am nothing.”“You are smart and beautiful, Liz. You are far from nothing and I can see exactly what he sees in you, do not ever downplay yourself.”“Thank you Mar, I love you so much.” Elizabeth said hugging her friend.“Don’t worry, everything will be fine and you are going to absolutely nail this and be so rich that I will be booking appointments just to see you.”“Don’t be silly Mar, you are going to be rich alongside me.” Elizabeth smiled.“I am a leech remember, stuck to your body forever.”They both laughed as Mara made sound she considered leechy.When Elizabeth laid down to sleep, she thought about how her life was about to change for the better if she could just make it through a year being a surrogate. She was going to do this for her mother and brother and also for Mara.The next morning, Elizabeth woke up with a new surge of energy, she hummed as she took her bath and hummed as she kissed her mother goodbye and circled to Jason’s house.The housekeeper welcomed her again and directed her to some waiting room, this one equally breathtaking. She wondered if she was going to live here for the duration of the pregnancy and hoped she was, it was a beautiful home.“You are here” Jason said on entering.Elizabeth stood up immediately he entered, her heart slamming against her rib cage, he had jeans on and no shirt.Breath whooshed out of Elizabeth’s lungs at the sight of his flat, well muscled belly and hair running straight from his chest and down into his…Her eyes flew up immediately to meet his, she was blushing to the roots of her hair and he knew why.“You can sit” he said watching her with intense eyes.Elizabeth resisted the urge to fan her face as she was still blushing so hard, her face was probably looking like an overripe tomato.He wasn’t saying anything, just watching her which made Elizabeth very self aware.“You are really beautiful, blushing hard like that.” He finally said.Elizabeth groaned and then looked up at him.“I am so sorry for staring, you caught me off-guard and I could not help myself. It won’t repeat itself again, I promise.”“What if I want it to” he murmured quietlyElizabeth pretended as though she did not hear him but she was still blushing hard and that was enough proof that she had heard every word he had said.CHAPTER EIGHT“It says here that you want me to move in with you immediately the contract is signed?” Elizabeth asked in disbelief.“Yes” he answered“But I cannot do that, I need to say goodbye to my brother and my mother. I have a life I need to put on pause for the next year.”“I am well aware of your life, Elizabeth” he drawled on the word life as though she could ever call what she had a life.“Then you should understand why I cannot agree to the clause of this statement. I need a week after this to prepare myself.”“Two days”“Four days” Elizabeth argued.“Two is all I can give you, starting Monday, I want you to be ready. The doctors who will treat and check up on you from time to time will be coming over to this house. I am a very busy man and so I can only squeeze out two days.”“Fine, two days.” Elizabeth said, her face sullen.What was she expected to do in two days?“My driver will drop you after you finish eyeing that document and signing it?” Jason said breaking her inten
CHAPTER NINE“You would not believe who I just encountered.” Elizabeth was giddy with excitement. She had always had a crush on Lucien Rodrigues and this was ever since he came for a family donation to her high school some years back. He had changed a lot, because she did not recognize him until he said his name. He had offered to drive her home seeing as her clothes were ruined but she politely declined and then he had asked for her number.It was funny because seeing your crush after a long while and realizing you still have a huge crush on them tends to mess with the head. She had declined giving him her number and watched him drive away, slapping herself mentally.“What happened to your clothes, did you get in an accident?” Mara asked concerned.“It is nothing like that Mar, a driver splashed dirt of me.”“Assholes, they do not look where they are going just because they drive cars.” Mara fumed.“No, let’s make an exception to this one. You remember Lucien Rodrigues right? Younger
CHAPTER TEN“You are back.” Elizabeth said to her brother. He had been gone for two days since he claimed he was going for practice and although she had tried calling him, his number never went through. He nodded once and walked straight to him room and although it was at the tip of Elizabeth’s tongue to call him back and ask him where he had been, she didn’t.She and Darren were exactly five years apart in age and she had always been his big sister, she had always been there to defend him against bullies until he could properly take care of himself and then their father had died, leaving their mother to cater for them and now she was sick. Elizabeth could understand why he just wanted to do away with this life and his family forever.She contemplated going to talk to him about the whole surrogacy thing but decided against it,He wouldn’t understand, she thought sadly.“Aren’t you going to work?” Darren asked some hours later when his sister had not made any move to go out.“I have to
CHAPTER ELEVENElizabeth woke up with butterflies flapping incessantly in the pits of her stomach. Today was the day she was supposed to move in with Jason, she hadn’t even packed. Mara was supposed to help her with packing after her working hours and she was supposed to inform her boss at the convenience store and officially resign. Officially because she had not gone there in some days and she was sure her space had already been filled but it was important she cut all ties to avoid suspicions from them and to also give her a good credit score when she decides to apply for a job again after this whole thing was over, although she doubted she would have to work in a convenience store again after getting paid by Jason.Elizabeth walked around quietly, she did not want to wake her brother who had stayed up all night and she most definitely did not want to disturb her mother’s sleep. Her sickness was getting worse and she was always in pains anytime she wasn’t sleeping. Elizabeth had plan
CHAPTER TWELVE“Thank you for dropping me.” Elizabeth said as she got down from Jason’s car. They had sat in awkward silence, the air sexually charged between them after her brazen attempt at watching him.“Do you want to come in?” She asked, mentally hitting herself on the head for even suggesting such a thing, why would he want to come into her house.“I would love to” Jason responded, his lips curling up in a smile.He and Elizabeth walked over to the door, she took a deep breath and knocked, knowing that the sight of Jason was going to knock the socks off Mara.“Great, you are back.. I am going to kick Darren’s…” Mara’s voice trailed off at the sight of Jason.“Mara, meet Jason Rodrigues and Jason, this is my best friend Mara.” Elizabeth said quickly.“Hello Mara, it is nice to meet you.” Jason said stretching out a hand“And you” Mara responded, opening the door wider so they could both come in and all the while maintaining eye contact with Elizabeth as if to ask her what the fuck
CHAPTER THIRTEEN“Are you okay?” Jason asked Elizabeth who had her eyes squeezed so shut he was sure she would get an headache.“I’m fine, I am really motion sick and the fact that I am going to some strange place is not helping matters.” She said, her eyes still shut.“You can hold my hand if that would make you feel better.” He offered.Hold his hand, how would that make her feel better? Elizabeth thought to herself.“No, thank you… just keep your hands on the steering and eyes on the road please.”Jason suppressed laughter at her scrunched up face and his eyes moved involuntarily to her lips; full lips so succulent and as if on cue, her tongue snaked out to lick them. He suppressed a groan this time, wondering if she knew how being in close proximity with her was making his body react, he was sure she would bolt like a deer caught in the headlights she even had an inkling of what he was thinking of.“You should at least leave your eyes open, it is weird seeing your eyes closed.” He
CHAPTER FOURTEENIt was weird sleeping in a strange bed and Elizabeth could barely close her eyes. It was so quiet and serene, she was scared to sleep. After her encounter with Lucien, who is Jason’s brother and who also she had a mighty crush on, they had eaten with Lucien staring at her throughout and Jason watching the both of them. She had been so uncomfortable and self aware that she could barely get the food down her throat and into her hungry stomach.The house keeper brought her bags inside and on a signal from Jason, went somewhere with it.“She will drop it in your room.” He said later to herElizabeth nodded not trusting herself to speak“Why did you declining giving me your number.” Lucien asked mid food.Elizabeth was of the idea that she had hurt his feelings, he probably had never had a girl refuse him something before.“Because I can.” She said curtly.From her side eye, she saw Jason smile into the glass of wine he was drinking and she smiled too involuntarily.“What
CHAPTER FIFTEENIt was embarrassing laying down there with her eyes shut tight and her legs wide open to the probing hand of the doctor.“You need to relax, Elizabeth.” Jason said touching her arm.“You try relaxing when you are laid back on the bed and basically naked underneath while a middle aged man is looking up your private part and with another man as audience too.” She grated, her forehead beaded with sweat.“He is a doctor, I don’t think they usually count as men.” He said eliciting laughter from her.She relaxed, counting numbers off the top of her head and imagining at the moment what her brother and best friend were up to.“You are in perfect condition, I just need to insert the sperm into you and you are good to go.” The doctor announced.“Wait! That’s it? Just the Sperm and I am pregnant?” Elizabeth asked in surprise.“You might not get pregnant with this round of injection, it is just like having sex. I would have asked that you both have sex because it is easier that w