Page 18 of The Billionaire Alpha Surrogate

Reluctantly, he sat back in his chair and stared at the proposal that Ginger had put in front of him. There was some prime real estate that had been put up for sale. It was a thirty-acre parcel, which meant that sixty nice-sized houses could be built. All of the environmental tests came back, proving that the land was safe. There were no heavy metals or other toxins in the ground that would make people sick or kill them. It was a good investment and Micah signed the order.

Leaning back in his chair, he laced his hands behind his head and closed his eyes. Once again, images of Lucy popped into his brain. He could almost feel her silky soft skin beneath his fingertips.

A sudden thought occurred to him. He wondered if Lucy would want to be a part of the baby’s life. Before he got to know her, he had figured that he would get the surrogate pregnant, she would deliver, and then be on her merry way. Although Lucy said that she could do that, he knew it would be hard for her.

Lucy would be a good mother. But what would happen if I found a suitable mate? How would that work?

He sighed heavily and leaned forward, drumming his fingers on his desk.

“It would work just fine,” he muttered to himself. “Blended families and all that. People did it all the time.”

“Pardon?”

He looked up sharply to see Martha standing in his doorway.

“I knocked. I thought you heard me.”

“I’m sorry. I guess I was lost in thought. What’s up?”

“Ginger wanted to know if you had a chance to look at the proposal.”

“I did, and I signed it,” he said. “I’m going to work on the house. The walls are closing in on me. You know where to find me.”

“Have fun,” she said.

That night, after dinner, Micah and Lucy walked through the garden.

“I wanted to talk to you about something,” he said.

“Okay,” she said, nervously.

“When we first started this process, it was with the idea that you would have the baby and then we would go our separate ways,” he said.

“Yes.”

“I was thinking…” Micah started.

“Uh-oh. When people start thinking, that usually spells trouble,” she joked, trying to ease the tension.”

“True statement,” Micah acknowledged. “But I was thinking that you might like to be a part of the baby’s life after it is born. You can watch it grow up and be there for all the milestones.”

“You mean I get to be the crazy auntie who picks up the kid, spoils it, and then brings it back for you to deal with?” Lucy grinned.

“There is no way that you are going to swoop in and then leave me with the aftermath,” Micah said.

Lucy smiled cheekily and said, “Who’s got some candy for the baby? Auntie Lucy has candy for the baby.”

Micah grabbed her and started tickling her.

Lucy laughed hard and said, “Stop. You’re going to make me pee my pants.”

They bantered back and forth as they continued their walk.

If nothing else, we have a good friendship starting, Micah thought.

The next morning, Angie and Apollo, her faithful dog, came to the house after Micah and Lucy returned from the treatments.

“Lucy, this is my friend, Angie. She lives in the shifter world and is mated with the alpha from the Silent Paw Wolf Pack. We work on a lot of projects together,” Micah said. “Lucy will be my house guest for a while.”

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