Page 65 of The Billionaire Alpha Surrogate

The sun streaming through the window woke Micah. He felt for Lucy, who had left his bed. He heard laughter downstairs and followed the sound.

“Allan never decided to shift in the middle of sledding down the hill again. Not only did Mom practically kill him for tearing up his clothes and destroying his coat, but he nursed a sprained wrist for a few weeks,” Lucy said.

“You never did anything crazy, did you?” Vera said.

“Believe it or not, I was the calm one. I watched my brothers and sister and did the opposite. Odessa is the beauty queen, William is the athlete, Allan is the daredevil, and I’m the nerd.”

“Well, I think that you’re a beautiful nerd,” Micah said, kissing her cheek.

She looked up at him and smiled.

After they finished breakfast, they headed to the clinic for Lucy’s checkup.

“Very healthy babies,” he pronounced. “They are growing at a healthy rate. You are doing everything right.”

“Can you tell what kind of shifters they are?” Micah asked.

“No, but I can tell you that you have a boy and a girl,” Dr. Ratliff said.

“One of each? Perfect,” Micah said, grinning.

Lucy smiled widely. “I can’t believe it. It’s amazing.”

The doctor reminded her to keep taking her vitamins, eating right, and exercising, and then Micah and Lucy left.

“Do you feel like a walk?” he asked.

“That sounds nice,” Lucy said.

They went to the mountain and walked toward the oasis hand in hand.

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

Lucy squeezed his hand. “What’s that?” Her voice sounded a little nervous.

“I know that this relationship started out as you being the surrogate for my child, or in this case, children. Then, we became friends.”

“Yes,” Lucy said.

“I have started to feel something more for you. I think that, without saying the actual words, we have a good foundation for a relationship. I’d like to see where that goes.”

Lucy smiled. “I’d like that. I… uh…care about you, too.”

He thought that she was going to say something else, and thought about the night before when she had whispered that she loved him. The thought created an incredible warmth inside of him.

The wildflowers were even more vibrant. A rainbow of colors mingled with the deep green was a perfect backdrop for the creek.

Lucy undressed and stepped into the water. “Chilly.”

Micah joined her and splashed her.

“Oh, it’s like that, is it?” She laughed loudly and splashed him back.

They played for a few minutes. Then, Lucy stepped on a slippery rock and slid a little bit. Micah caught her before she could fall.

“Let’s dry off and I’ll take you to lunch,” he said.

“Sounds like a plan.”

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