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"So what I'm hearing is, you two are gonna pay me to carry and have your baby? And i get off scot free?" Izzy echoed what Stede and Edward had just told him. Stede nodded with his big stupid grin.

"Mhm!" Stede hummed. "And you'll get to stay with us for the whole nine months!" Edward added. Well,,this was an interesting way to start lunch.

"Well I-"

"You don't have to do it if you don't want to of course, we both know how you've been with transitioning and how hard it was for you. You offered it to us in the past of course but we're finally ready for a baby," Stede interrupted him.

Izzy sighed gently. "If you'll shut up I'll explain." The ravnette spat making Stede silent with a soft embarrassed smile. "I'll do it. But how are y'all wanting to conceive?" He asked them.

They struck a blank, both giving an awkward smile which made Izzy burn red.

"Ugh- as if. You don't really think I'll sleep with the both of you right? And what if the baby comes out looking more like me than either of you?" Izzy stated some pretty responses. "Well, always try again, no?" Edward said.

Did all they see Izzy for as a breeder for their sick use.

The shorter male pulled out his wallet and put a twenty on the table. He was done. "Wait Izzy please don't go-" Stede grabbed ahold of his hand. "He doesn't mean that, we got denied for another surrogate and we didn't know if you'd go through that god awful procedure. We're sorry for being so crude but we have no idea how this goes really,"

He ripped his hand away. "Do some research then. Don't just ask someone to carry your baby and then let your spouse have sex with them for the conception. Do you know how fucking weird that is! I need to sleep on this ok? I'll call you when I'm ready. Goodbye."

He didn't even give an ounce of remorse when he saw how upset Stede was by him leaving. Serves them right.

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Of course the guilt didn't come for another week. He felt like such an ass after. They had good intentions, just not the right words. The small male laid in his bed, his hands holding his phone with his finger ghosting over the call button.

The couple had been sending him various texts about options they could do. IVF, one of them having sex with Izzy, and even Edward saying to use a syringe with semen. That dumbass.

Finally he swallowed the lump in his throat and pressed call. It rang twice before Stede picked up.

"Mm hello..?"

His voice was thick of sleep and very deep. "Bonnet, I'll do the IVF. Just set up the appointment and let me know where we begin," Izzy said. It was quiet on the other line. Did he not hear him?

"Stede?"

"I heard you- uh..Ed..! Ed..! Wake up-" There was a soft rustling followed by a grunt.

"What what? Where is it?" Ah there's the big dumbass.

"Izzy said he'd do it- he'd do the IVF!"

Izzy felt like he shouldn't hear this intimate moment for them but he didn't wanna just hang up on them. He listened just a bit longer before Stede returned.

"So you can move in whenever you'd like and we can set the appointment up together yeah?"

Izzy paused for a minute. "I just registered this, why would I have to move in with you guys? I mean I have an apartment I pay rent for," He said.

"So we can take care of you and pamper you, obviously? You're doing us such a huge favor and we'd like you to be as comfortable as you can be during it. But I see how strange that is so you can stay there and we can come over whenever you need us yeah?"

Izzy hummed. That does sound nice- but that would be taking advantage of them. "I'll go over to you guys if I ever need to, it's late go to sleep now."

He heard him laugh before they both said goodbye. And that was that. Israel Hands is going to carry Stede and Edward's baby. This is gonna be a long process.

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He was right. This was a long process. He did intensive research on IVF and what he should do. Smoking was out of the picture, he threw away his packs of cigarettes this morning and locked his liquor cabinet.

Stede dropped off some prenatal vitamins that morning to start preparing his body and even some teas for stress. "They say doing yoga will help during this process," Stede said oh so matter of factly.

Izzy looked over with a soft sigh. "Does it look like I do fucking yoga?" He asked. Stede just looked him up and down. "Maybe? I don't know what you do in your spare free time, but it wouldn't hurt to try right? Loosens up and tight joints so you won't be miserable in the long run,"

"Ok I'll do it for you to stop acting like I won't be miserable anyways," Stede obviously struck a nerve. "Sorry sorry, I keep overstepping don't I?" Izzy shrugged.

They sat in a comfortable silence. "So the needles should be coming in soon, I'm having them shipped here so you don't have to move around too much. Do you want us to help you when it comes down to it or do you wanna do it alone?"

Izzy hasn't really thought much about it. "Uh, yeah I'd like that," He said gently. "My hands get too shaky so I wouldn't be able to do it myself," Stede nodded with a soft smile.

"Thank you for doi-" Izzy quickly stopped him. "No no stop thanking me, I know you two would do anything for me. This is the least I can do," He said.

"Well, we did say we'd give you compensation. Here's that first payment," Izzy didn't expect it to be so quickly. It was a check for 500 dollars. He knew the blonde was rich but this was..too much.

He sighed. "Stede i can't take it," He told the blonde. "Well that's too bad i'm leaving it right here and you can cash it in whenever you'd like, along with the other checks im bringing you," Stede said oh so matter of factly.

"It's a little too late for this but are you sure you don't want the hospital version? We'd pay for it and you'd just show up," Izzy shook his head.

"I already spoke to my own doctors and I prefer this way, it's just easier than going in and out of hospitals for a shot I can do myself," Stede nodded.

Stede brushed back some of the fringe peeking off the side. "Alright if you say so," He checked his watch and sighed. "I have to go for now, call us when the needles come in tho! We'll drop everything and come over," Stede said to which he held a thumbs up.

"Got it, now get out."