them to have everything they wanted. She thought about Roy
and how his face lit up any time he mentioned having a family. How
that light had faded as time and time again they were disappointed.
How the first time she had seen him with that expression in a long
time was when he brought up the surrogacy. She realized Roy needed
this. And so she made her decision.
Roy didn’t want to pressure Melissa but he had wanted a baby
for a long time now. He had given her time to digest his suggestion
but he was becoming more and more anxious. He knew how Melissa
operated and knew that he just had to give her time to think. It
wasn’t the fairest solution but Melissa was so against
adoption, when he thought it would have been the perfect solution.
They had the means to change a child’s life. He wanted someone
to carry on his legacy. A friend had used a surrogate and it had
worked so well for them. He just needed Melissa on board. He wondered
how he would feel if she said no. He knew this might be their last
option for having a family.
Roy got home after and headed for the shower. When he entered the
master bedroom he was shocked to see Melissa already waiting for him.
She smiled at him and for a moment he had a glimpse of the woman he
fell in love with. He reached for her and kissed her passionately.
“ You’re home early. Is everything
okay?” he asked.
“ Everything is fine. I needed to do some
thinking, so I left early.”
Roy looked expectantly at Melissa.
“ Thinking about what we talked about?”
he asked quietly.
“ Yes,” Melissa whispered. “Roy,”
she said. “Let’s do it.”
The look of bliss on his face was worth it, Melissa thought to
herself as she embraced her husband.
Chapter 3
Ettie took a deep breath and opened the door to Bloomfield Fertility.
Once she had done her research and made her decision there really was
no way of stopping her. It wouldn’t be so bad would it? Helping
someone else achieve their dreams of having a family. And it wasn’t
like she would be sad turning the baby over at the end of nine
months. It wouldn’t even technically be her child. She would
deal with Lily’s questions when they came. She was nervous
about Andrea’s reaction but she couldn’t think about that
right now. She knew what she had to do and as nervous as she was, she
also felt like she was doing the right thing. Not only would becoming
a surrogate bring someone else joy but it would help her solidify
Lily’s future. As she approached the desk the receptionist
smiled and came out to greet her.
“ Hello. I’m Allison Hughes. You must
be Henrietta Fraser,” she smiled holding out a hand.
“ Yes. How did you know that?” Ettie
asked slightly startled.
“ Here at Bloomfield we only see one client
per doctor at a time. You are our first appointment with Dr. Klein
today. We know what an important decision this is,” Allison
beamed.
Ettie felt better about her choice already. The doctor already had
her medical files which had been sent over the day before. They drew
blood and performed an examination. She was asked about any sexually
transmitted diseases and was screened for everything, including if
she carried the gene for the RH factor. Next they sent off labs to
determine her blood group. She was asked about any medications and
allergies. A urine test was done to determine the presence of any
illegal substances. They asked if she smoked or drank alcohol. It was
like they stripped Ettie down to the very core. Next was the
paperwork and an overwhelming amount of questions including a
psychological exam. Finally they performed two slightly invasive
procedures, a normal pap smear and a hysteroscopy, which checked how
clear her fallopian tube passages were.
Four hours later, Ettie Fraser was registered as a surrogate with
Bloomfield Fertility, pending her lab results. She knew she had a
clean bill of health despite her mother being diagnosed with cancer,
one of the intrusive questions. Now all she had