Only his surrogate

four.

I blinked my eyes open and realised I wasn't at my own place, or my own bed for that matter. "Sir, she's awake" a voice vaguely says next to me. "Ms Rhodes." Leyton, oh shit. "Hey." I flinched as I sat up, my whole side was bruised the pain was bearable my fist on the other hand, the pain was excruciating. "Fuck" I grumbled holding my hand. "Let me see that." He asks sitting beside me, taking my hand in his. He analysed the injury on my hand before getting his first aid kit. "I'm sorry for running into you" I winced at his touch but it was calm. I liked it. "Never apologise. I'm glad I was there. Care to explain who that low life is?" He asks not making eye contact and continuing to clean me up. "My ex. Rex. We dated when I was 18, for a year. It was great in the beginning, and then it just ... turned. He changed. I couldn't get out no matter how many times I tried. He would always punish me for it. So I stayed."

"Punish you?!" His voice was slightly raised this time he was looking at me. "Hit me. Kicked me. Made sure I knew to stay." His whole body tensed. Did he really care?

"I'll make sure he doesn't hurt you again, you have my word. I will make sure he understands to never come near you" his words were so. Protective but I guess they had to be considering I was going to be carrying his child for him.

"There's something else ... I should of told you when we first met ..." "continue" I took a breath. "When he .. took my virginity, he also ... got me pregnant. – but then, when he found out he beat me so hard I miscarried, that's when I knew it was time to leave. I had to run" he was silent. Nothing was said.

I got up to walk to the kitchen to get some water, pain flooded through my body but I didn't care it was too silent to just sit there. "And your family? Did they not help you?" He was stood behind me. I jumped at his voice, "no, I have no family. That's another story. I'm just ... sorry for not telling you. That destroyed me I worked so hard to get to where I am today" I wiped a tear that trickled down to my cheek.

Without talking he embraced me to his chest, one hand on my back the other caressing my head. I just cried into his chest, I've never been held like this before in my life. It felt, right.

"Please stay in the guest room this evening. I will have my driver take you home tomorrow."

"Ok, thanks. For everything" I placed a soft kiss on his cheek before walking up to the spare bedroom. The décor was plain but simple, light touches of blue. There was a shirt on the bed I'm guessing for me to change into. A bathroom too, I needed a shower.

As I lay, in bed not sleeping, I re think everything in my head. He strictly said no attachments basically, what happens if there is? I cannot start to like this man when our deal is a matter of days away. But I just knew this would be more difficult than it is.

I barely got sleep, but I had to be at work by 12. He got his driver to take me home when I woke up, he already left for work himself. I changed into my work uniform and drove myself to the hospital. This was my second to last shift before I had completed my hours. I was graduating this week. I couldn't believe I had finally made it.

"Who did you go home with last night?!" I questioned Annie. "Oh, it was just some guy from the bar, where did you get too?" "Some guy? Since when did you do random, I er just left early" "since now, he was great in many ways. You never leave early, did something happen?" We both were walking to our rounds. "No, I'm fine. Honestly. let's just get this shift done"

There was never a dull moment being a nurse you always had something different to attend too which was why it was never a boring job.

I finished my shift with a message from Leyton. -I have my driver following you home, I cannot take no more risks with you. Good luck at your graduation see you the weekend, L- I just rolled my eyes and didn't reply instead I just drove home being tailgated in the process. But he practically owned me so I just obeyed, for now.

This man was about to change my life, for good or for worse I don't know. But I knew I needed to know him more., I done my own research but barely anything came up. I would be living with this man for however long, that was my chance to get to know the man who. I was giving a baby to.

But knowing who I am, I know feelings can get involved. And that's what. I was worried about.