Page 55 of The Billionaire Alpha Surrogate

“How could you even ask me a question like that?” Lucy asked crossly.

She felt Micah’s eyes on her as she walked back into the library.

“How can he be so blind and stupid?” Lucy asked herself. “If he just paid attention, the tiniest little bit, the fool would know that I’m in love with him.”

Lucy picked up her book but stared off into space. “Maybe I just need to tell him and let the chips fall where they may. Of course, I tried before and providence stopped me.”

She massaged her head and sighed. A headache was creeping up on her.

When Michelle returned from shopping, Lucy told her about Leo and then Micah’s stupid question.

“You might have to tell him how you feel,” Michelle said. “Some people wouldn’t see an elephant if it was standing on their foot.”

“That’s what I told myself earlier,” Lucy said.

She had a doctor’s appointment the next day. Dr. Ratliff did the ultrasound and then smiled widely.

“Guess what. You’re having twins,” he said.

“I’m having what?” Lucy asked, shocked.

“Twins. You know, two babies at the same time,” he said, smiling.

“Wow. I guess that explains why I got so big so fast,” Lucy said.

She looked over at Micah, who was staring at the screen that showed two distinct babies.

Worried, she asked, “Are you okay?”

He looked at her, looked at the screen, looked at the doctor, and then back at Lucy. A huge smile spread across his face. “Woohoo. Two babies.”

Micah did a little dance. Lucy and the doctor laughed.

“Can I still shift and go for walks?” Lucy asked.

“Walks yes. Shifting, no. You don’t want to jolt the babies around too much. It might not hurt them, but you don’t want to take the chance,” Dr. Ratliff said.

Lucy sighed heavily but said, “Okay.”

She would miss shifting and going for walks, but she needed to make sure that the babies were safe.

“Are they healthy?” Micah asked.

“They look perfect. Their heartbeats are good,” Dr. Ratliff said.

The doctor told Lucy that moderate exercise was okay. He winked at Micah and said, “Sex is okay, too, at least for now.”

Lucy blushed.

“I think we should go out to dinner and celebrate,” Micah said, as they headed out into the sunshine. “How about some Mexican food?”

“I’m not so sure I can handle spicy today,” Lucy said. “I’m thinking that maybe a cheeseburger with bacon and the works.”

“How about Howlers’?” he asked.

“Sounds good.”

Jade greeted them as they walked in the door and said, “You’re getting big, fast.”

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