The Billionaires Hired Baby Mother: When the wife and surrogate are two different people Read Online Free

attractive woman and alluded
sexuality with her pouty lips and the animated way in which she
talked. But that was far from her personality. Gina was one of those
people who commanded an audience, something Ettie always envied. At
only twenty seven, she was the youngest public relations managers for
one of the largest telecommunications firms in Texas.
    They heard the key turning in the door. Abigail was home. She walked
into the living room with a huge smile.
    “ Ettie! I didn’t know you were coming
over” she said hugging her friend.
    Abigail was Gina’s partner. They were the perfect balance.
Where Gina was petite, Abigail was tall and voluptuous. Gina was
extroverted while Abbie was more quiet and reserved. Where Gina was
dark, Abbie was fair, pale even, with long wavy blonde hair. But
together they brought out the best of one another. And they loved
each fiercely, it gave Ettie hope.
    “ Where’s Jordy?” Abbie asked
kissing Gina.
    “ He’s been asleep for a while,”
Gina said smiling at her wife.
    “ How was your shift?” Ettie asked.
    “ Long. I could use one of those,” she
said pointing at the glass of wine in Ettie’s hand.
    Abbie was a RN at Austin General and usually worked long shifts. It
was nice to spend time with the pair as they were usually so busy. As
the friends talked, Ettie caught her up to her situation. Abbie took
a sip of her wine, deep in thought.
    “ Ettie” she said suddenly. “What
about becoming a surrogate?”
    Ettie laughed.
    “ A surrogate?” she replied
incredulously.
    “ No, hear me out. When I got pregnant with
Jordan the fertility clinic we worked with also used surrogates.”
    “ That’s true” Gina piped up.
“There are a lot of women who can’t get pregnant
naturally. The clinic used a lot of surrogates. They make anywhere
from thirty thousand and more plus expenses.”
    “ You guys can’t be serious,”
Ettie said laughing.
    “ I am dead serious,” Abbie said. “If
it wasn’t for in vitro we wouldn’t have Jordan. If you
were okay with us using donor sperm why couldn’t you see
renting out a womb as an option?”
    Ettie sipped her wine, her mind going into overdrive.

Chapter 2
    Roy Gardner pulled into the circular driveway of his home on Saturday
afternoon, surprised to see his wife Melissa’s sedan already
parked. He had spent the morning negotiating over a round of golf and
drinks. He was happy to see her. Lately they had not been spending
much time together, she was always so busy.
    “ You’re home! Do you want to go out
for dinner?” Roy Gardner asked his wife as she sat on the couch
flipping through a magazine.
    “ No. Let’s order takeout,”
Melissa Gardner said, not even looking up at him.
    “ Okay,” Roy said quietly walking out
of the living room.
    Melissa looked up. She didn’t mean to be so
dismissive. She felt like going after him but she had had a rough
day. She had spent most of her Saturday organizing a sweet 16 th birthday gala for one of her client’s daughters. Normally, she
would’ve stayed and made sure the event went off without a
hitch but she was exhausted. So she left it in the capable hands of
her assistant Courtney.
    To anyone looking in, Melissa Gardner lived the perfect life. A
beautiful home, a successful company and the perfect devoted husband.
They had met in college, fallen in love and had been happily married
for seven years. Roy Gardner was not just any husband. No, Melissa
had landed “The Roy Gardner”. They had met at Rice
University where he was considered the most eligible bachelor. For
one thing he was a star running back on the football team, in fact
everyone was sure that he would go pro. He was smart, funny, popular,
and he was handsome. He stood at nearly six two with dark black hair,
thick eyebrows and icy blue eyes. His jawline was strong and he had
one dimple in his right cheek that showed anytime he flashed his
brilliant smile. What made him “the Roy Gardner” however
was his legacy.