“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 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

Having Skyler around was kind of amazing!I didn't hear arguing all day and I had someone to talk to pregnancy about. I wasn't sure Skyler was having the best time though. I think she really missed Avery and felt lost without him. It was like nothing could cheer her up. “Wanna go shopping for baby clothes?” I asked. “Not really,”“What about watching that birthing video? I know it’s brutal but we could both learn a lot.”“I think that would make me sick,” Skyler admitted. “A regular movie then?” I suggested. “Ooh, how about What to Expect When You’re Expecting?”“Sure, Scarlett. Whatever you want to watch.”“Thanks. It’s just so comforting seeing pregnant women…you know that aren’t my mom.” I laughed. Skyler barely looked at the TV during the movie. Her eyes were glued to her phone the whole time. I guess she really didn’t want to watch this. “We can watch something else,” I offered.“No, it’s what you want to watch, it’s totally fine, Scarlett.”“How's Avery?”“Really busy it se

Both EJ and Skyler had been weird.I think they both revealed things to me that they hadn’t meant to and now felt awkward about it. I didn’t want to pressure either of them, but I was a bored pregnant lady, so what the hell else was there to do?I noticed that when people touched my stomach, they were more vulnerable, since I was being vulnerable too. “Hey Sky, wanna touch my bump?” I asked standing in front of her. “It might make you feel better.”Skyler nodded and rubbed my stomach. She smiled slightly when the babies kicked for her. I think they were recognizing the important people in my life.“You’re gonna be a great mother, Scarlett,” She whispered. “I hope so. I’ll have so much help. You’ll be a great mother too, you know? Someday really soon.”“Hm.”“What are your plans for when Avery returns? You must be excited to start trying for a baby again. Especially after like almost a month apart.”Skyler pulled her hand away. “I don’t really want to talk about that.”“Why not? You

I was relieved to find out Avery found Skyler.She hadn’t relapsed, but she was seconds from it. I felt awful. She was going through hell all by herself and I felt like I didn’t give her the idea that I would be willing to listen. I would have to do better. She and Avery were going away for a few weeks to get themselves together. It had been a rough few months for both of them and they needed it. Since it was Spring Break, that left one person to be home with me. EJ.We mostly watched TV and went over some of the future projects he was going to have. After the whole deal with Skyler, I didn’t want to press him to talk about what we had talked about the night of my mom’s wedding. “Are Lee and Grayson okay with you going to dinner with me and my parents?” EJ questioned. “Yeah, why wouldn’t they be?” I asked. “I don’t know, I just get so scared that they don’t like me and I really want them to. Especially Lee.”“Lee likes you, so does Grayson.”“It’s just you know, Lee’s dad was r