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Would I be able to hand over the baby with the chance that I may never get to see that little one grow up?

I want kids, I always have. But even if I had this baby, this baby sharing my DNA, it wouldn’t really be my baby, would it? It would be my best friends’. I’d be Auntie Cora.

I’m spiralling and I need to stop. These are things I’d be best to talk to them about before freaking out.

Do I want this?

“Yes.” I answer myself out loud. Call me crazy, but shit, I’m gonna do this.

Standing up, I head out of the room and back downstairs, every step filling me with anticipation.

I don’t stop until I’m in the doorway of the study.

“Cora?” Kimmy’s voice sounds concerned. “Are you okay?”

I realize I might look like a crazy person with how I’m shaking. “I’ll do it.” I look between Kimmy’s puffy red eyes to Zack’s sad ones.

“You’ll do what?” Zack asks, brows furrowing.

“Please don’t hate me, but I overheard what you were talking about. You mentioned asking me and I want to do it. I want to help give you a baby.”

Kimmy’s eyes widen, her lips parting as Zack looks at me like I’ve grown two heads.

Fuck, fuck, fuck. Did I mess up? Did I just ruin everything? I should have waited for them to ask me.

I’m about to tell them sorry, that I was out of line, when Zack nods. “Let’s talk.”

Chapter 18

Zack

“You... want to carry our baby?” I ask Cora, afraid my ears are playing tricks on me. She looks nervous, her eyes flicking back and forth between me and Kimmy. But she nods her head.

“Yes.” She swallows hard as my heart beats faster. “I want to do this for you.”

I look down at my wife whose eyes are too wide with hope. The thought of her getting her heart broken makes me want to protect her. “Cora, this is a big, life changing thing. Maybe you should sleep on it.”

“No.” She shakes her head. “Maybe I’m crazy.” she laughs. “But the more I think about it, the more I know I want to do this. You want your family, you deserve it.” She looks to Kimmy. “If I’m the only one you feel comfortable carrying your baby, then I want to do that, for the both of you.” She looks at me, giving me a nervous smile.

The more she keeps saying mine and Kimmy’s baby, the more irritated I get. Because this wouldn’t just be mine and Kimmy’s baby. Not if Cora has it. It would be all of ours. There’s no way I’d ever be able to take that baby away from Cora because if she doesn’t end up wanting more from me and Kimmy, we lose her.

“This is amazing.” Kimmy says, jumping up to pull Cora into a big hug.

The two of them start happy crying, but I’m filled with dread. Not of Cora having this baby, but of going through with this without Cora knowing our feelings for her.

She’s been here a few weeks, almost a month. And with each passing day, I feel all of us growing closer. It’s a lot like we were in high school, inseparable. When I’m at work, I’d rather be at home with my girls.

When Cora is gone, all Kimmy and I can think about is when she’s going to get back so we can be together.

I’m a love sick fool over both of these stunning women. But I can’t go into something so big without putting all the cards on the table.

I might have told my wife to take things slow, let them fall as they may, but if Cora really wants to do this for us, then the truth needs to come out.

“If,” I say loudly enough for the both of them to look over at me, “we do this.” Cora’s eyes widen, Kimmy gives me a glaring look like I’m about to object to this. “We need to be open and honest.” I look at Kimmy and raise a brow. “About everything.”

Kimmy bites her lower lip, understanding what I mean as her cheeks turn pink. “Okay.” she whispers with a nod.

“Open and honest about what?” Cora asks, rubbing her arms nervously when Kimmy takes a step back.

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