Something was off about Skyler.I mean even more so than usual. She was fidgety and her mind was clearly elsewhere. I think she was muttering to herself. “Everything okay?” I asked. “Yeah, of course, why wouldn’t it be?”“You are like in a whole other world, girl.”“It’s just…Avery is leaving.”“Your marriage? It’s hasn't even been that long!”“No, like the country…for a work trip and…I can’t go, unfortunately and I’m feeling really weird about being left alone.”“Oh, I get you,” I sighed. “I’m sorry that must suck. How long is he going to be gone?”“Like two weeks to a month. He’s gonna be all over the place, I think.” Skyler informed me. “I just wish he didn’t have to go.”“He’ll be back before you know it,” I assured her. “And you and I will hang out while he’s gone. My hours at work have seriously reduced. I might as well be on maternity leave at this point.”She smiled. “That would be great then.”“You can help me with baby names! I need something connected but that also feels
“I must say that in all my years, I have never come across such an unorthodox situation.” Dr. Malik admitted. “I know having three people at couples therapy is really weird, but we are all kind of a couple.” I explained. “Yes, I did gather that from Gigi.”“Please apologize to her again, I realize that was a lot of information in a very short time.”“Sure…so…um let’s do introductions then.”“So I’m Scarlett,” I started. “That’s Grayson and Lee, I am pregnant with their babies.”“Like you’re their surrogate?” Dr. Malik asked. “Are you going to lie about that again?” Lee questioned. “Ugh, no I am not a surrogate. One of my babies belongs to each of them.”“Ah, yes I’ve heard of that. And what is your living situation?”“We all live together,” Grayson informed him. “And that’s going horribly.”“How so?”“Lee and I argue over everything from breakfast to who gets to spend time with Scarlett.”“I see.”“There have also been a lot of other things on top of that,” I explained. “Grayson j
“I think that went well,” I commented on the way home.“It was alright,” Grayson mumbled. “I wasn’t particularly thrilled to relive finding out about you and Lee.”“Again, I’m sorry about that.” I whispered. Grayson glanced over his shoulder. “No sorry from you Lee?”“For what?” Lee questioned.“For knowing what you were doing was wrong and still doing it anyways. For purposely pursuing my girlfriend and fucking everything up.”“See, I would apologize, but I don’t really regret it, Grayson.”“You see Scarlett? See how he acts? He took this beautiful thing we had and ruined it for his own selfish reason.”“I’m sorry, can we leave the arguing for therapy please?” I asked. “I love you both but you give me a fucking migraine with all the arguing and whining. You realize a complete stranger, who was definitely a hippy by the way, said you guys were so miserable and messy that you had to go to couples therapy, right? You two have issues that none of us can solve except for Dr. Malik. So ar
Lee knew we had sex. I could just tell with the way he looked at us when we met in the living room before going to dinner. He was very quiet in the car and only focused on his phone.“You okay baby?” I asked, looking over my shoulder.“You’re not a quiet woman Scarlett, you know that right?” He asked. “So when you’re moaning and whimpering, it can be heard in the same house.”“It was my turn, why are you upset?” Grayson asked. “Because…I don't know but I thought we were all going to nap and you two meet up to have a rendezvous and wake me up in the process. It bothers me.”“I’m sorry we woke you up from your nap.” I said. “Don’t apologize, Scarlett,” Grayson frowned. “We were having an intimate moment together and it was beautiful. Lee doesn’t have a right to be upset about that.”“If the roles were reversed you would feel the same way,” Lee said.“But they’re not reversed.”“You know what-”“What was the agreement?” I asked quickly. “No arguing.” The boys chorused dully. “Exact
“So what are you having?” My foot masseuse, Anna, asked me. “A boy and a girl,” I smiled. “And you are their surrogate right?” She nodded over at Grayson and Lee.“No actually um…they’re my boyfriends and they both got me pregnant at the same time.”“So your twins are only half siblings. Oh my. How are you going to explain that to them?”“Oh um…I guess we haven't really thought about that.”“Are you even going to tell them they’re twins since they don’t look alike?” She asked curiously.“Never thought about that,” Lee admitted. “I uh…what age do you think they’ll understand this predicament?”“I mean it’s not that complicated right?” Grayson asked. “It’s like if someone has a dad and a stepdad.”“But that’s not exactly the case.” I pointed out.“It will be when you marry one of us.”“Sure, but they’re still related to each other. They’re half siblings who shared a womb.” Anna declared. “You don’t want them thinking they’re not really related to each other.”“That’s a lot to think ab
Grayson rushed to the closest hospital we could find. Lee and I scratched our chests and necks furiously. Our rashes were spreading rapidly and I was getting more worried by the second.“Are the babies okay?” Grayson asked suddenly. “A-are they still moving and kicking?”I nodded as I rubbed my stomach. “Yeah, I think they’re fine.”“I feel like my skin is burning!” Lee exclaimed. “Oh god what if it’s chicken pox?!”“I’ve already had chicken pox, you can only get it once right?” I asked. “Yeah, definitely.” Grayson said. “Just hold on, we’ll be there in a few minutes, okay?”“Okay…oh I hope they give us cream or something.” I groaned. Finally we reached the ER. The boys rushed me through the halls. I think people thought I was giving birth with how hysterical they were being. We ran up to the window. “Our girlfriend needs help!” Lee practically shouted. “She’s pregnant and-”“Is she giving birth?” The person behind the window asked with wide eyes. “No, but she has a severe rash
Grayson was a nervous wreck!A few days after we got back home, he was pacing around the living room and muttering to himself as we waited for Faye and Steven to show up for dinner.“You’re making me nervous and this has nothing to do with me!” Lee snapped. “Calm down man, Faye already loves you.”“Yeah, but what if Steven doesn’t? There’s only so much rejection I can take, you know?” Grayson wrung his hands anxiously. “He won’t reject you babe, I promise.” I assured him. “Should we have cooked?” He asked. “Having caterers feels gauche!”“It’s not! We can basically only make pizza and we only did that once. Just calm down.”The doorbell rang, causing Grayson to jump. He hurried to the front door as Lee helped me up from the couch. I could hear talking and laughter. It must have been going well so far. Grayson, Faye and Steven entered the living room. Steven was so handsome! He had dark red hair and kind amber eyes. His smile was insane and there were freckles littered all over his
I woke up to the sound of beeping.Slowly my eyes opened and I was in a white room. A hospital room. I blinked slowly a few times before remembering what was going on. I touched my stomach and looked down before sighing in relief. My bump was still there.Even now I could feel the babies kicking, so they must be alright.I pushed the button and a moment later a nurse entered the room.“Are you okay, hun?”“Yes, I think. Are my babies okay?” I asked. “I believe so, let me get Dr. Conner.”“Thank you!”Grayson and Lee entered as she left. “Are you okay?” Lee asked. “How do you feel?”“A little tired I guess.”“And the babies?” Grayson asked. “They’re moving. I think it’s okay. What happened?” I questioned. “You just fainted babe. We were so scared, we didn’t know what to do.” “Scarlett,” Dr. Conner entered. “How are we feeling?”“Okay I think,” I answered. “And the babies? They’re kicking right?”“They are yes, so I’m okay?”“Yes…however you need to take it easy Scarlett. You can’