As Samuel, Anna, and Max waited outside, Liam settled in front of me. "What happened, Liam?" I asked softly. He pressed his lips together as something was resisting inside him. "I want you to be our surrogate mother." What? I furrowed my brows, trying to figure out more about it. Did I hear it right, a surrogate mother? "Ru... I know I am asking a big thing from you, but..." He held my hand, "Max and I want to become parents, and we were looking for a mother. You know how people judge and it's hard..." I listened to him, still processing the information in my mind. "But.." "I heard your answer when you talked to Max, and honestly, it touched me when you expressed your feeling of becoming a mother. The way you said, it's a blessing, and the woman who would help us would be a blessed one. I want you, I want you to carry our child," Tears filled in his eyes. "Liam, Yes, it's a blessing to become a mother and develop a life inside you, but I don't think I am ready for this." I
Seven months later "The baby is healthy," the doctor smiled while she gave me another pair of my sonography pictures. "I am sorry, doctor, I used to ask for these pictures every time," She smiled, keeping the cold gel on my belly, "I understand, Rubel, it's a beautiful journey, and I know how you are going to put it in an album," I looked at Liam and Max; they were there on my every visit. Liam shifted his law firm to California just because I wanted to stay here, Max quit his job to take care of me. They pecked a kiss on my head, "Thank you for doing this for us." It's like I heard billion times how thankful they were to me for accepting being their surrogate, "You have to be careful, Rubel. No stress, stay positive, listen to the good things," The same old things my doctor used to tell me, I nodded and saw Liam taking notes to instruct Max. Max wiped my belly and helped me to stand up. "Woah..." I felt a kick, "What? Are you alright?" Liam asked, "Yes, Liam, I am f
~Darius~ I never expected to see Rubel in that shop. How could I? After our last night, I couldn't figure out what triggered her anger to the limit that she left immediately, I was tired of everything, even asking so many times that she didn't want to share anything with me. I thought to give her some time, I waited for a week, but she didn't call me. I thought to visit her, but I was scared, so I asked Max, "Max, do you know where is Rubel," "I am sorry, Darius. But even if I know, I would not tell you," At that moment I wanted to punch him, but then I remembered he was trying to be her best friend who wanted to protect her, "Fine," I decided to call my brother Leo, "I am coming back." I was tired of everything; I knew I came to prove myself, but when dad called me last time, he agreed to let me follow my passion in his company. Well, I thought to give it a shot. I called him back and agreed to work in our family business. Everything settled down. Leonardo married K
It's been a week; I saw Darius. Watching him with that girl who could be his wife hurts me. Does that mean he left Aurora and came back to his old girlfriend? I was lost in thoughts when my phone buzzed, "Hey babe, how are you?" "I am good, Ann." "Guess what; I am coming to California," "What?" After I left, Samuel and they accepted their love for each other. Samuel came to California to expand his Youtube channel while Anna was not able to decide how to leave Manhattan. "Yeah, my one-month notice period is going to be over soon." "What? Does that mean you are going to shift here?" She nodded with a wink, "That's cool. Does Samuel know about it?" "No, it's a surprise for him." Max joined the conversation, extending my next meal. "How's the little one?" "Don't ask," I rolled my eyes, "So when are you coming here?" Maz chewed the popcorn, "I am coming in two days; we will visit Samuel at this event." She added, "What event?" "I don't know; he told me he will be aw
~DARIUS~Oh my God, all this time she thought wrong about me?"It was a mistake thinking you could love me for a night when you were in love with Aurora from head to toe,"Her words bombarded my head like canon,All the blood rushed to my head, thinking of how she misunderstood me.I never loved Aurora, never.Damn it,My eyes saw them leaving the hospital.I couldn't stop myself from following them,I saw him going into a tall building, which I am sure would be their house.I wanted to clear everything with her, but is it needed?She was married to him, who was cheating on her.I punched the steering wheel with frustration. All this time, it was a fucking confusion that made her stay away from me.I was processing all these things when I saw Samuel coming down and settling in his car.My curiosity ignited when he called someone; I wanted to follow him and, I did,He drove for the next thirty minutes and stopped in front of an old house, Why the heck did he stop here,Before I could
~RUBEL~Morning, it’s a blissful morning. I smiled before I opened my visions to see the most beautiful man in this world.I am a lucky girl to have him.His hand slipped under my silky red lingerie, cupping my swells, saying good morning to my body first.His warm breath touched my earlobes, sending me a calculated zap of electricity to charge my core. The way he pulled my earlobes changed my pebble to an attentive position. I bit my tongue, pretended to be asleep, and let him do whatever he wanted with me.“I know you are awake...” he husked.I squeezed my eyes hard and didn’t give him a single hint.“If not... I know how to wake you up.”His hand trailed towards the south, parting my feet, and slipped under my red thong.He loves to tease me, making wet kisses on my shoulder and his finger playing on my vertical lips.I held my breath because it was time for him to know I was awake for him. The tall finger playing with my flower bud.supported by his teasing thumb, making the best
~Rubel~"Do you think I am ready to have someone like him in my life?"Standing in front of a long mirror, I glanced through the reflection, sharing my self-sabotaging thoughts with my best friend."Maybe he feels the same way," Anna replied as she inhaled the minute particles from the cancer stick, holding it in her lungs while pointing the rolled nicotine paper at me.Rolling my eyes, I glared at her as smoke rolled from her lips in circles."You know I don't do this.""Then you should. It will stop you from running after Marcus."She gave me a smug smile as she pulls back her fingers before she stuffed the stick back between her lips to get another suck.I turned towards her, keeping my hand over my chest to fix my deep cleavage line. When she released those white clouds from her lungs again, it made me cough a bit, but being around her so often, I am addicted to being a second-hand smoker."Anna, please. Tell me. Do you think he would propose to me today?" I bit my lip, waiting fo
~Rubel~Doesn't it feel horrible when you want to scream your lungs out from the top of a building to release your pain? But you have to sit in the bathroom stuffing your mouth with a piece of cloth to control your sobs so that nobody can hear your painful whimpers.That was not the first time my heart broke like this. It happened in the final year of my college when I caught my boyfriend going after my roommate. And before that, it happened in my senior year of school. And now this, all the memories were waiting to flood back in my mind.After crying for like twenty minutes, I came out of the stall and looked at myself in the mirror. I was looking like a mess. All that fucking mascara and eyeliner mixed up made my eyes look like a member of Adam’s Family.I took off my glasses and put them aside.Am I seriously that ugly? No, I think I am an average-looking girl.Am I used to smothering them with my care? Because I remember Marcus once told me, I fuss over him like a mother. Is that
~DARIUS~Oh my God, all this time she thought wrong about me?"It was a mistake thinking you could love me for a night when you were in love with Aurora from head to toe,"Her words bombarded my head like canon,All the blood rushed to my head, thinking of how she misunderstood me.I never loved Aurora, never.Damn it,My eyes saw them leaving the hospital.I couldn't stop myself from following them,I saw him going into a tall building, which I am sure would be their house.I wanted to clear everything with her, but is it needed?She was married to him, who was cheating on her.I punched the steering wheel with frustration. All this time, it was a fucking confusion that made her stay away from me.I was processing all these things when I saw Samuel coming down and settling in his car.My curiosity ignited when he called someone; I wanted to follow him and, I did,He drove for the next thirty minutes and stopped in front of an old house, Why the heck did he stop here,Before I could
It's been a week; I saw Darius. Watching him with that girl who could be his wife hurts me. Does that mean he left Aurora and came back to his old girlfriend? I was lost in thoughts when my phone buzzed, "Hey babe, how are you?" "I am good, Ann." "Guess what; I am coming to California," "What?" After I left, Samuel and they accepted their love for each other. Samuel came to California to expand his Youtube channel while Anna was not able to decide how to leave Manhattan. "Yeah, my one-month notice period is going to be over soon." "What? Does that mean you are going to shift here?" She nodded with a wink, "That's cool. Does Samuel know about it?" "No, it's a surprise for him." Max joined the conversation, extending my next meal. "How's the little one?" "Don't ask," I rolled my eyes, "So when are you coming here?" Maz chewed the popcorn, "I am coming in two days; we will visit Samuel at this event." She added, "What event?" "I don't know; he told me he will be aw
~Darius~ I never expected to see Rubel in that shop. How could I? After our last night, I couldn't figure out what triggered her anger to the limit that she left immediately, I was tired of everything, even asking so many times that she didn't want to share anything with me. I thought to give her some time, I waited for a week, but she didn't call me. I thought to visit her, but I was scared, so I asked Max, "Max, do you know where is Rubel," "I am sorry, Darius. But even if I know, I would not tell you," At that moment I wanted to punch him, but then I remembered he was trying to be her best friend who wanted to protect her, "Fine," I decided to call my brother Leo, "I am coming back." I was tired of everything; I knew I came to prove myself, but when dad called me last time, he agreed to let me follow my passion in his company. Well, I thought to give it a shot. I called him back and agreed to work in our family business. Everything settled down. Leonardo married K
Seven months later "The baby is healthy," the doctor smiled while she gave me another pair of my sonography pictures. "I am sorry, doctor, I used to ask for these pictures every time," She smiled, keeping the cold gel on my belly, "I understand, Rubel, it's a beautiful journey, and I know how you are going to put it in an album," I looked at Liam and Max; they were there on my every visit. Liam shifted his law firm to California just because I wanted to stay here, Max quit his job to take care of me. They pecked a kiss on my head, "Thank you for doing this for us." It's like I heard billion times how thankful they were to me for accepting being their surrogate, "You have to be careful, Rubel. No stress, stay positive, listen to the good things," The same old things my doctor used to tell me, I nodded and saw Liam taking notes to instruct Max. Max wiped my belly and helped me to stand up. "Woah..." I felt a kick, "What? Are you alright?" Liam asked, "Yes, Liam, I am f
As Samuel, Anna, and Max waited outside, Liam settled in front of me. "What happened, Liam?" I asked softly. He pressed his lips together as something was resisting inside him. "I want you to be our surrogate mother." What? I furrowed my brows, trying to figure out more about it. Did I hear it right, a surrogate mother? "Ru... I know I am asking a big thing from you, but..." He held my hand, "Max and I want to become parents, and we were looking for a mother. You know how people judge and it's hard..." I listened to him, still processing the information in my mind. "But.." "I heard your answer when you talked to Max, and honestly, it touched me when you expressed your feeling of becoming a mother. The way you said, it's a blessing, and the woman who would help us would be a blessed one. I want you, I want you to carry our child," Tears filled in his eyes. "Liam, Yes, it's a blessing to become a mother and develop a life inside you, but I don't think I am ready for this." I
~RUBEL~ There was something different, different from my usual mornings. What should I say; I felt complete. When I opened my eyes, I was not in my place but a familiar one. The hair on the back of my neck stood up when a cold blow touched it, a hand wrapping my waist pulling me close. Darius. "Did I?" I looked at my body which was not covered with my clothes. Did we have sex? Like actual sex? Did I confess something? I lifted his hand gently, turned towards him. My lipstick on his cheeks and bite marks on his shoulder, I cupped my mouth immediately, Shit. But whatever it was, it worked as a healing moment on my aching soul. For the last few days, I wanted to meet him, and now he is in my arms, and sure we did something because I am feeling something down there. Slowly I got up and saw bloodstains. Nervous? Yes, I am not a virgin anymore. Happy tears came to me, I wanted to kiss him with excitement, but I controlled myself. I had sex with the man I love, not with any ra
I thought we would stay in a lodge, but Darius being Darius, booked a well-reputed hotel on the way. We went to our room, and there he settled our stuff and made me sit on the couch. My dress was ripped and my thighs were covered in mud and scratches. I wanted to scream, wanted to cry my lungs out, and excused myself. "I will..." he nodded with a thin smile, As I entered the bathroom, I looked at myself in the mirror. My perfect liner smudged all over my eyes; my trembled lips were swollen; Lifted my hand gently to caress my skin, and a lone tear fell on my hand. It was not the pain; it was Landon's betrayal. I couldn't believe I trusted a monster. My thighs were hurting as his bite marks made me limp a bit, I grabbed a tissue to fix my makeup and my lipstick. How could I fix myself? The moment was miserable; the pain was unbearable. I grabbed another tissue to wipe the smudged kohl, but it didn't help either. Toiletries fell from the rack, I was drunk, and everything was
Safe Arms I came back as Samantha's next plan was to see a movie. Although I was tired, I stayed because Landon wanted to see it. As the movie finished, all entered their room, except me. "Are you coming?" "Yes, in some time. You go ahead," I smiled, Landon left me there, I walked to grab some sips, but my eyes landed on a figure standing near the lamp post; it was none other than Aoife. "What is she doing here? It's late," I muttered, I thought to ask her, but there, Xander came and rested his jacket on her, "Wow," They talked about something, but it was clearly visible how much they were in love with each other. She tried to get away, but he stopped her. Girl, you are in love with him, Looking at them my eyes filled with happy tears, "Aoife, you got true love," I whispered, He loves her, maybe scared to tell her. I felt somebody was standing next to me, Landon. I rested my head on his shoulder, "They are in love." "He loves her; look at that, Landon." "Why is lo
The bus ride made me nauseated; I felt I was stuck in a closed room with no supply of oxygen, "How long?" "Why, what happened? Are you not feeling good?" Landon grabbed my hand, "No, I am feeling..." how to tell him, "Nothing, I want to sleep." I closed my eyes, but the noise coming from the side was enough to disturb me; Samantha was laughing at Darius's jokes. Angrily, I stood. "Where are you going?" "Nothing, I need quiet." I stared at Darius. "But..." Without further notice, I went to the back seat and slept. After some time, I blinked my eyes and snuggled on my cozy pillow. Wait, I was not in the bedroom; I was on the bus the last time I closed my eyes. But why does it feel so cozy? The same cologne, who always made me happy. I flutter my eyes as my eyes landed, on the front seats, Landon laughed with Samantha, then who was sitting next to me? No, no, I took a deep breath, thinking my thoughts could be wrong. I looked up, where that perfect jawline caught my att