Chapter 9

Jacob POV

The text came through just as I was wrapping up the last meeting for the day. We had the deal in the bag, and I was just about ready to fly back home.

I read it three times over just to make sure.

“You have a healthy baby boy, weighing 5.5lb. Congratulations!”

It can’t be. The surrogate is only due in two months.

Eager to get my grandmother on the phone, I dial furiously. The second she answers, she says, “Isn’t it amazing! You’re a father now, dear.”

I struggle to get a word in as she harps on.

“Wait, isn’t the baby only due in a few months?” I ask.

“Yes, but we don’t have control over these things. The good news is that he’s healthy.”

The realization slowly sinks in. I’m a dad now! Within a matter of hours, I’m on a private jet, heading back home. The hours tick by in a slow progression of seconds.

I try sleeping, but when I close my eyes, all I see is our beautiful baby boy. I wonder if he looks like her. And then it occurs to me. I have no idea what the color of her eyes