THE SURROGATE: A LUKE BROOKS FAN FICTION

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

*LUKE'S P.O.V*

I woke up the next morning in a state of confusion -see, I had woken up with someone laying in my bed, and having their back turned towards me, snuggling up with the blanket- "Who the hell is this?" I asked myself as I lifted my head slightly, trying to look over this person's shoulder, to see who it was. I smiled when I saw that it was Bella, and the memory of last night came to mind... She actually let me feel the baby kick! I swear I have never felt such a mix of fear and excitement in my life! I looked at her stomach in amazement, "I really hope it's a boy!" I found myself thinking, buht shook that thought out of my mind when I remembered that Bella wasn't going to be able to keep this baby. I looked at her, just laying there and sleeping with a smile on her face -seeing her smile, made me smile too... I always loved seeing Bella smile and seeing her happy- she's so fucking beautiful! The little voice in my head spoke, and I nodded in agreement. Seeing her sleep like this, waking up next to her, the midnight snack we had and the fact that we spent the night together in my bed, it's sort of made me realize that I really do love her a lot! And it's not that temporary sort of love; I think it's much more than that! I can honestly say that I can see myself having a future with this girl, and I can't help buht feel that we could have that forever sort of love, you know, that love that only comes once in a lifetime? That's the kind of love I feel for her, if only she felt the same way. I looked at her for a while, and just lay there, gently playing with her hair, and then I remembered, 'Shit! I have to pee!" I got up to use the toilet, when I was pulled back by something. I looked down my arm, to see what was pulling me back... It was Bella -she was still in a deep sleep- my hand was on top her stomach and her hand was over mine, squeezing it tightly. I smiled again, and decided to get back into the bed instead, and I snuggled up with her; Inhaling her scent before drifting off to sleep again.

I didn't sleep for very long though, because Darcy and Daniel came tiptoeing into the room. I opened my eyes, and peered at them, -Darcy was standing with a cup of what I guessed was tea in her hand; she was wearing one of Daniel's grey shirts and sweatpants... Daniel on the other hand, was wearing only a black sweatpants and a snapback, with his arms wrapped tightly around Darcy's waist- "Good Morning!" Darcy whispered with a smile on her face, and looking at where Bella and I were lying. "Good Morning!" I whispered back, while stretching out and scratching my head. "Sorry to bother you love birds" -I rolled my eyes at this as Daniel spoke- "buht Bella has to go to the gynecologist in about an hour and a half and she can't be late!" said Darcy, finishing Daniel's sentence -they've been doing that a lot lately, it's kind of annoying-. She walked toward the bed, getting ready to wake Bella up, when I stopped her. "Don't worry about it, I'll wake her up!" I whispered. Darcy nodded her head and walked back toward Daniel, "Come on babe! Breakfast is on the table!" she said to Daniel, taking him by the hand and walking in front of him. Daniel looked at me and winked as he gave a slap on her ass, I shook my head at him and gave him an awkward thumbs up as he disappeared.

I turned myself around and sat up straight -this resulted in me having to let go of Bella's hand- I looked at her, actually wondering if I should wake her up. "Bella" I whispered as I gently shook her shoulders, trying to wake her up. "Bella" I whispered again when I got no response the first time. "Hmm?" she mumbled, yet still in a deep sleep. "It's time to wake up now... You have to go to the gynecologist soon!" I said, still whispering. "Okay!" she mumbled back, in the cutest voice ever. She turned around so that she was now on her back, and facing the ceiling. She opened her eyes slowly and stretched out as she said, "Good morning!" and smiled. I smiled back at her and said, "Good morning to you too!" I smiled even more when she put her fingers into my hair, and started playing with it -even though it was messy and wild! She knew she was the only one I allowed to touch my hair, and she took full advantage of it whenever she got the chance- "You need to get ready!" I said, reminding her. "I know" she sighed, looking up at the ceiling again. "Well, you don't seem very excited about it!" I said, giving her my hand. "Well," she said, taking my hand and elevating herself, "It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that... Well the Freeman's are going to be there too, and I haven't visited them since I got back, so I haven't really gotten to know them... And I don't know, I feel like it's going to be a bit awkward" she was looking down and playing with her fingers as she said this. I looked at her, and I couldn't help buht feel sorry for her. "Well... I'm not doing anything today... So, if you don't mind, I can come with you!" I suggested. "Are you serious!?" she said, looking up with a spark of excitement in her eyes. I smiled back at her -Geez, I've been smiling a lot today- and nodded my head, "Yes, that is, if you want me to" I said to her. "Oh my God! I would love for you to come with me!" she said smiling and hugging me. "Okay! Buht you have to hurry up!" I said, gasping for air -she hugged me really, really tightly- "Oh! Right!" she said, realizing that she had to get ready. "Uhm, can I use your shower?" she asked me, sounding rather shy at the question. I chuckled and said, "Yes! Now hurry up! I have to shower too... Or maybe we could just shower together, you know, to save time" I winked at her jokingly. "well, as tempting as that is, I don't think the shower is big enough for the both us" she winked back as she threw my shirt that she was wearing, into my room and onto the floor.

*ALMOST AN HOUR LATER*

*BELLA'S P.O.V*

"Luke, hurry up!" I screamed from the bottom of the stairs while looking at my watch and eating a bacon and egg sandwich. -since I slept over last night, I had nothing to wear at all! So I had to settle for the dress I wore yesterday and a pair of underwear that Darcy had bought me for some reason, buht all in all I think I looked decent- "Yes, yes, I'm coming!" he said running down the stairs, God he looked so fucking hot! -he was wearing a pair of very dark blue jeans, a black T-shirt, with his white Supras, his hair was still wet from his shower, and he was wearing his favorite sunglasses, and his cologne, that oh so familiar scent, reached my nostrils by the time he got to the bottom of the stairs, I FUCKING LOVE THE WAY LUKE BROOKS SMELLS- "You ready to go?" He asked me as he grabbed his keys from the counter, buht I couldn't find the words to speak! Maybe it was because I was nervous about today, or maybe I was overcome by his fucking sexiness, I don't know, point is, I couldn't speak. At the moment, we were the only people actually standing inside the house, the rest of the gang were outside planning something very top secret that I couldn't know about -I found myself secretly hoping that it would be a baby shower though- Luke took me by the hand and we walked out of the house together into blinding sunlight.

*DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL*

"So, was your boyfriend okay with you spending the night in a house filled with handsome guys who could seduce you at any moment?" Luke randomly asked as we stepped back into the car -we stopped along the way for ice cream- I looked at him and said, "Well, I didn't spend the night with handsome guys, I spent the night with you soo..." and I ended the sentence there, taking a lick of my ice cream. "Oh that hurt!" he said, trying his best to sound offended, "Buht seriously though, how come he isn't going with you to the gynecologist? Or is he going to meet us there?" He asked, not taking his eyes off the road. Luke's questions came to me as a surprise, buht then it dawned on me that I hadn't told him about me and Nicholas yet! Immediately I looked down and started playing with my fingers, "Bella, what's wrong?" he asked and through the corner of my eye I could see him momentarily taking his eyes off the road and looking at me. "Nothing! What makes you think something's wrong?" I asked him, still not looking up. He sighed, "Bella, I know you for years now... And I know that whenever you look down like that; it's usually because you're hiding something, so what is it?" he asked, this time paying his full attention to the road. Tell him! Tell him what happened! He needs to know! Nagged the little voice in my head, "Oh, it's nothing, it's just... Nicholas and I broke up!" I said slowly. "WHAT!?" he asked, swerving to dodge an on-coming vehicle, I can tell that what I told him came as a shock, "I mean, why? I hope it's not because of him walking in on us while we were sleeping the other day?" he said, now driving normally, buht he sounded kind of nervous. "No! It's not that at all! It's because..." and I paused, should I really tell him the real reason? Just fucking tell him already! Tell him that Nicholas was a worthless, daft cunt who made you feel like shit! The voice in my head nagged again, buht more frustrated this time. "We just had different views on relationships" I simply said, hoping to put this conversation to bed. "Buht wha-" "Can we please, talk about something else?" I asked just as he was about to say something. "Okay, so how are you feeling about today?" he asked me, taking his eyes off the road for a second as he made a turn, just to look at me. That was one question that I did not exactly know the answer to. I sighed deeply as I was trying to find the right words to say, "Well, honestly, I'm kind of nervous" I said honestly, and he gave me a puzzling look, "Why nervous? Haven't you gone for these scans before?" he asked, while keeping his eyes on the road. "Obviously I have, buht like, can I be honest with you?" I asked, as I turned my body around so that I was completely facing him. "Well, I wouldn't want you to lie to me" he said, glancing over at me. "Okay, lately, I've sort of been regretting my decision, you know, to be a surrogate -please do not give me an 'I TOLD YOU SO' speech! Its the last thing I need right now!" I begged and continued when I saw that he said nothing, "It's just, I'm starting to get a bit scared now, because what if they aren't as nice as I think they are... What if he doesn't like the house he grew up in?" I asked, looking at my stomach and holding it tightly. Luke stopped the car, and lifted my chin with his index finger, "Hey, look at me" he said softly, "Its normal for you to feel this way, buht this is something you have to do... The only thing that's going to put your mind at ease, is getting to know the people that are up there, waiting for you in that doctor's office... And, I'll be up there with you" he said and he gave my hand a tight squeeze. I looked at him and gave a weak smile, "I hate it when you're right!" I said, looking up at the huge hospital, and then looking back at Luke. He gave me a smile as he pulled the key out of the ignition. "Can we stay here for a while?" I asked, as I felt the nerves kicking in, and my heart rate was increasing by the second! Luke sat back in his seat, he put his hand in mine, and we stayed like that until I was ready to leave...