It's 7.am, Angela had woken up a bit early. She barely closed her eyes all through the night. The thought of becoming a surrogate for some billionaire made her extremely nervous. What if all of this turned out badly.
She couldn't blame herself for wanting to get pregnant just to raise money. That was the only way she could help take care of her father's medical bills.
The phone call came in a bit early.
She had received a call from the agency to complete the final processes.
It was a cool Thursday morning. She hurriedly had her bath and grabbed some breakfast.
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She hoped to meet the man she would be having a baby with today.
She was dressed in a navy blue dress. It had lace sleeves running from its shoulder angle to halfway above her elbow.
She walked with her head up, holding her small bag firmly in her left hand.
She was poor and didn't fit in his class yet she's willing to have a child to save her sick dad. She wasn't going to have anything to do with the billionaire after all. She pushed the door open and walked straight into the surrogate agency reception.
Hi ma'am.
The Secretary greeted her as she approached the front desk.
"The manager is waiting for you in his office, you can go in now" she added.
Angela mouthed a "thank you" as she brushed past the line of visitors waiting for a session.
This was the moment she had been waiting for.
The manager's door was open at the time she got to his office.
Come take a sit Miss Angela
He said, pointing to the empty seat right in front of him. She walked over and sat quietly. She was still nervous.
There was a short knock at the door.
Come in , the manager answered.
Oh! You're welcome Mr. Andrew. You may have a seat please. The manager said.
Both men shook hands quickly before taking their seats almost in a rhythm.
Miss Angela meets Mr, Andrew, he is the client in need of the surrogacy.
Angela paused, her nerves were failing her now, her breathe became tight in her chest
Mr. Andrew this Angela the lady I told you about. He added.
Andrew turned, facing Angela directly.
She was taking off guard. This handsome man sitting right next to her was going to be the father of the child she would carry. Her heart raced faster, he stared at her, his looks so intense and deep. She didn't expect him to be such a handsome young man. She is speechless.
His hair was Achilles-gold and coiffed to perfection. He had sea rover-blue eyes. They were almond shaped and the lineaments of his face were in perfect proportion to each other..He had a dashing personality and a cosmic smile that made Angela melt under her skin. An earthy scent swirled around him.
Hi, Angela, he said in a deep voice stretching his hand towards her.
She blinked and took his warm hand in her's.
Hi. She responded.
"You know him?"
"N-no", she answered smiling shyly,
Andrew looked at the manager and nodded.
"Alright you know why you're here right? The manager asked again and she nodded,
"I have a few questions for you Miss Angela" said the manager,
"Have you done surrogacy before?",
"No", she chuckled.
"Okay, have you ever gotten pregnant before or had any abortions?",
"No"
"You're a virgin?"
She looked at him, the smile had disappeared from her face .
"Are you a virgin ma'am",
"I'm afraid I can't give you that information, I can't discuss my private life in front of a total stranger" she turned to face Andrew. He chuckled almost immediately.
"I answered that in the form I filled already, you could revisit if you have your doubts"
"Okay"..."sorry",
It's fine, she said, trying to maintain eye contact with the manager but her eyes kept flipping in embarrassment and her cheeks had turned pale.
" Does your family know you're signing up for this?",
She looked up at Andrew who was still staring at her with his finger on his lip,
"No", she said feeling ashamed and guilty all at once.
"Good", so apart from you, who else knows you're doing this?"
For a moment she was scared. She took a long pause before responding.
"Rachel",
"Who's Rachel?",
"She's my friend, she gave me the link to the advert",
"Settled then".
The manager handed the contract over to her. She looked at it for a moment. "The pay is on the high side for her, $70,000 dollars?" This would go a long way. Her dad would go in for the surgery and she could go back to school after having the baby.
That's fine with her, as long as her dad would be fine again.
She would be rich after all.
This is definitely a done deal for her.
She smiled, but she wasn't comfortable with the agreement plan. It was just a three page contract, she bit her lip and nodded and then turned to look at Andrew who was watching her expression intently.
She rushed through the first sentences which talked about what she is supposed to do. She read through the numbered ones about what she shouldn't do. This was typical she could cope, her father's life was at stake here.
Firstly she was going to be living with him, right under his roof and do what he says. Secondly, no contact with family and friends, she was going to cut off totally from family and friends until the baby came, she scoffed.
And lastly she would give them the baby and walk away with the money. This made her heart skip.
Tears rolled down her eyes as she signed the contract. Andrew watched her, he possibly didn't know what to do.
"Let me give you a ride home", he offered.
He opened the passengers door for her to sit and then sank in the next seat beside her.
Engine starting, Wheels driving ….
The car drove off.