His Surrogate For Hire

The two of them walked slowly as if they did not want the time to end. Diana wanted to know a concrete answer on what the decision was. She had been silently agonizing over it all afternoon, waiting for Clay to say that he chose her as the surrogate.

He said nothing of the sort, simply guiding her to the front door with a smile.

“I had a wonderful afternoon, Diana. I will be in touch.”

Diana nodded. “Have a good afternoon.” She lingered for a moment, hoping he would come back and say that he had in the spur of the moment, made a decision that she would the one he wanted to birth his child.

That she would be the one that would live in the lap of luxury for the next few months so she could stop worrying about her financial situation for a while. By the time she made it down the steps of the front porch he had closed the door.

Diana had no more confidence than she had when she walked in. Although the encounter had been pleasant, she tried to keep in mind that it was an interview and that the man was sizing her up as a potential to carry his child. There was nothing more and nothing less. It was just like any other job interview; she showed up, did her best, and now she would have to wait to hear back from Clay to see if he chose her.

As she made her way to her car, Diana tried to piece together how things had gotten to this point. It was amazing how on the turn of a dime, life could be so drastically different. There was no reason to beat up on herself. She would just have to be patient.

Sitting in her car, she called her friend. The only way to work through all of this was to share it with someone. Hopefully Teresa could help her make sense of it all.

Diana dialed Teresa.

“So where are you? What is this thing that you needed to talk with me about?”

“I don’t know where to begin.”

“Start talking.”

Diana poured out the events of the past few days to her friend. Teresa was always good at listening and coming up with solutions. It would be great if she could problem solve Diana’s life right now.

“So here I am, sitting outside after my interview. I don’t really know what to make of it.”

Teresa started laughing. “I think it’s actually kind of interesting.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I mean, a billionaire posts a flyer at a coffee shop looking for a surrogate. Seems kind of wacky. But if you get this, you get a chance to live in the lap of luxury while you get pampered hand and foot. Besides the fact that your body will be stretched beyond recognition, kind of sounds like a good deal.”

Diana looked down and realized she had been chewing on her fingernail. “Maybe. I don’t know.”

“And maybe, just maybe it is an opportunity to cozy up to said billionaire and turn it in to something more than a work relationship. Had you thought about that?”

“I had not. But leave it to you to always give me perspective.”

“That’s what I’m here for. Look, I have to get back to work. Stop by later and we’ll have some wine and some girl talk.”

“Will do.”

Diana tossed her phone on the passenger seat and started the ignition. Teresa was usually good for some sound advice. This time, Diana only felt more confused.