48 - Felicity

I start reading the eleven pages of the contract on top of my dining table.

Eleven pages. Wow.

I was going to read them earlier at that restaurant or club or whatever that was, but Shawn told me not to. Not that I would have been able to digest it with Shawn sitting right across from me staring. He said I should read it very carefully at home and then give him my answer on Monday.

I guess that's what I'm doing now.

I read it from start to finish even though some of the legal jargon is hard on the brain, even though at times I have to pause to let out a gasp or a curse. Then I read it again. All eleven pages.

When I'm done, I stare at the front page in disbelief.

A baby contract.

Yup, that's exactly what it is.

Basically, it says that I'll agree to have Shawn's baby, and take care of that baby — that child — in secret. In exchange, I'll get a huge amount of money, a house here and a vacation villa in Switzerland.

Wow.

I leave the papers on the table to get a drink of water. I keep the