TODD AND JEN
"Todd?"
"Yeah baby? What's up?"
"I can't stop thinking about what Gwen and Blake were talking about tonight. Like, I can tell not being able to have a baby is killing Gwen." Jen tells him
"Yeah it really sucks. They deserve a kid more than most and yet they can't." Todd reflects.
"Your parents were really hard on them. They have been through a lot I get it, but doesn't that mean they deserve happiness?"
"Yeah I think they deserve to be happy and have the family they want. At the same time though, I can see where my parents are coming from. I mean Gwen hasn't been in remission all that long. They just got Lena settled and everything."
"Yeah it took them awhile to get her settled. All the issues she had. They said for the first month and a half they had her, if they scolded her for anything she would run and hide. She was terrified they were gonna beat her. Can you imagine all the work they had to do with her to get her to where she is now!"
"Yeah they had some serious work to do to get her to this point. I was literally shocked she wanted to spend the night here."
"Yeah I'm glad though, she deserves to know that they aren't going anywhere and she can go have fun at a sleepover. So back to Gwen and Blake going the surrogacy route. It really worries me to be honest. I really want to see them have a baby it just scares me."
"Yeah like what if the surrogate won't give them the baby?"
"Exactly, that's why I had the thought....."
"What?"
"I want to offer to be their surrogate." Todd's head snaps to look at his wife who is nervously biting her lip.
"You would do that for them?"
"Yeah I would." Todd pulls Jen to his chest planting a deep kiss on her lips.
"I was thinking that but it wasn't my place to suggest. You're sure you would be ok with giving the baby to them when it's born? I don't want you to do it if it's gonna be to hard on you."
"It will be hard I won't lie. However I think I can handle it. I mean we would still get to see the baby all the time and I really want this for them."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
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Later that night Jen feels hands on her arm.
"Mommy" Stella says shaking Jen lightly.
Jen opens her eyes and looks at the clock. It's only 3:30 in the morning. She turns over to look at her daughter.
"Stella what's going on it's the middle of the night?"
"Mommy Lena's crying. She wants Aunt Gwen and Uncle Blake."
Jen gets up and walks back to Stella's room with her. When they get to her room, they find Lena in the middle of the bed tears pouring down her cheeks.
"Lena baby what's the matter?" Jen asks.
"Mommy. I want mommy and daddy." She says through sobs as she crawls to Jen, who pulls her in her lap.
"Baby it's ok you're gonna see them in the morning." Jen tells her trying to calm the little girls fears.
Lena however begins to cry harder.
"Stella go get mommy's phone and bring it here. Lena baby do you want to FaceTime mommy?" She nods, tears still streaming down her face. Stella brings the phone back and Jen dials the number.
