The Billionaires Hired Baby Mother: When the wife and surrogate are two different people by BWWM Club, Tyra Small

was warming up to the two.
They seemed to really want this baby, which made her decision easier.
    “ I hate to ask,” Melissa said slowly.
“But are you really okay with just handing the baby to us at
the end of this? What about your daughter? Will she have questions? I
just need to know how you feel.”
    To be perfectly honest this was something Ettie had struggled with as
well. It was one thing when she was just renting out womb space, it
was a completely different matter when she was biologically the
child’s mother.
    “ I’m not sure if there is a correct
way to answer that. I guess I feel positive that this child will be
loved and have two great parents. It makes it easier but I would be
lying if I say it won’t be hard. Ideally, I would like updates.
Maybe a yearly picture but I will be involved as little as you need
me to be. This will be your child. You don’t have to worry
about that. I wouldn’t have signed up for this if I couldn’t
handle it.”
    “ That wouldn’t be a problem. We would
want you to be as involved as you would like,” Roy replied.
    Melissa tensed up. They hadn’t discussed that. She wasn’t
sure if that’s what she wanted but she didn’t want to
disagree with Roy in front of Henrietta, so instead she stayed silent
and steered the conversation in a different direction.
    “ Was there anything you wanted to ask us
Henrietta? I feel like we’ve been giving you the third degree,”
Melissa joked.
    “ I just want to make sure that you are okay
with this process. Although this wouldn’t be my child, I want
to know that he or she will be well loved and cared for,” Ettie
said quietly.
    “ Henrietta,” Roy said grabbing her
hand, “we want this child more than you know. We have such a
wonderful life, we just want the chance to share that. You would help
make our family complete.”
    They talked for a while longer, touching on sensitive subjects like
what Henrietta would be comfortable with in the case of multiples and
selective reduction, and if she would allow them in the delivery room
when it was time. At the end of the meeting, Henrietta’s mind
was made up, though she did ask for a few days to reflect on
everything.
    Ettie had decided she would be the Gardner’s surrogate.

Chapter 4
    Ettie decided to take the rest of the day off. She could talk to her
mother while Lily was still at school. She needed to have a serious
private discussion and Lily was at the age where she had started
asking questions and eavesdropping. Andrea was in the kitchen when
Ettie got home.
    “ Mom?” Ettie called out.
    Andrea looked up startled.
    “ Ettie. What are you doing home so early? Is
everything okay?” she asked.
    “ I took the day off. Mom, I need to talk to
you.”
    “ What’s going on Henrietta?”
Andrea asked concerned now.
    “ Mom. You know about Lily’s tuition.
And our bills. I was talking to Gina and Abbie and I had this idea to
become a surrogate.”
    “ What?” Andrea spluttered.
    “ Having a child for someone.”
    “ I know what a surrogate is Ettie. Have you
lost your mind?”
    “ Mother I’m being serious. I went to
the Bloomfield Clinic, where Abbie had her procedure done about a
month ago and I filled out the paperwork.”
    “ You did what?”
    “ Mom please let me finish. I need you to be
on board with this before I make my decision,” Ettie pleaded.
    “ Ettie I…”
    “ Please mom. Listen.”
    Andrea nodded.
    “ I really thought about this for a long
time. They are willing to pay me seventy five thousand dollars plus
living expenses while I’m pregnant, medical expenses. That
would cover Lily’s entire tuition plus pay off the house. This
could change our whole life.”
    “ Ettie. We can come up with the money
another way.”
    “ There isn’t another way.”
    “ George…”
    “ I’m not asking George for anything.
He chose to walk out of Lily’s life. He has his own family. We
have to worry about ours.”
    “ And how does all of this