I had told Troy the story of my life. It seemed like everybody knew it now a days. We hung out when he had a day off but most of the time he was at work. I was twenty weeks and ready to see what the babies were. Abby and Charlie already in town. They were just as excited to see as I was.
I was having weird dreams lately. Most of them involving Troy in some way. They all seemed so real so when I work up my head was spinning. I had one dream where he got hit by a train and I woke up screaming. I had another dream that I had the triplets and their faces were all Troy's face. It was ridiculous.
My bump was huge. I looked like I was almost full term with one child and I was only getting bigger. I invited Abby and Charlie around the house to meet my family. It was the twins fifth birthday and we were celebrating my 26 birthday since it was only 4 days away from the twins. I don't know why but the family party was always at mine and Kendall's house. Ed and Dom are going to come with Sydney too. Troy said he would come if he got off work early enough.
The perks of being pregnant was I didn't have to do anything except get myself ready. I had to get the Andrews' from their hotel. I put my hair up and grabbed my keys. Kendall, Steph and the girls were down stairs already. They wanted to decorate and such. I made my way down the stairs, holding my huge bump.
"Nina! Where are you going?" Sawyer asked. It was a rare occasion to get one of the twins alone. It usually meant they were up to trouble.
"I'm going to get a couple of my friends. You have to stay here with mama and Auntie Ken." I said, stroking her hair. "Where's your sister?"
"Helping mommy." She said, putting her small hands on my baby bump. "You look like you're about to pop Nina."
I shook my head. "Go play Sawyer." Sawyer shrugged and ran off. "I'm leaving." I called out. I walked out the door to see my parents walking up. "Hey mama, papa." I gave them both a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Aye, you're huge." Papa said, trying to pull his eyes away from the bump.
"I'm only going to get bigger. I have to go pick up Abby and Charlie. I'll be right back." I said.
"Drive safe." Mama called out.
"I will." I unlocked my car, climbing in. I had to sit so far from the steering wheel. I wasn't going to be able to drive soon and I was going to go crazy. I thanked god for my long legs to reach the petals. I drove over to the hotel, picking them up. "Hey!" I said as they got into the car.
"Hey Gabriella. You look really nice." Abby said grinning.
"Thank you. It's hard to sometimes when I'm this big." I said, starting the car back up.
"Who are we going to meet today?" Charlie asked from the back seat.
I licked my lips. "We are going to meet my parents, George and Maria Montez. My sister Stephanie, her husband Sean, the twins Sadie and Sawyer. My younger sister Kendall." I thought for a moment as I drove down the street. "Ed and Dominic Hastings. My daughter Sydney. And maybe my friend Troy."
"Troy… Is this the boy you told me about?" Abby asked.
"Yeah. He's pretty cool." I said, pulling into the driveway.
"Beautiful house Gabriella." She said, looking up at it.
"Thank you. It's my pride and joy." I said, cutting the engine and getting out of my car. I waited for them and I walked them over to the door. "Prepare for crazy." I said with a laugh.
"No problem." Charlie said, grinning.
I smiled at him and opened the door. I let them walk in first and they were almost ran over by Sydney who was being chased by both of the girls. "Hey, hey, hey! Slow down." I said.
They all came up to a halting stop. "Mommy!" Sydney squealed, running over to me.
"Nina!" They mimicked her. Sydney hugged me and the twins hugged each of my legs.
"Oh goodness. Girls, I can't walk." I said, laughing.
"Mom, I felt one of the babies!" Syd said, putting her hand on my stomach.
I smiled, smoothing down all my girls hair. I looked over at Abby who just looked at me with a small smile. "Sydney, this is Miss Abby and Dr. Charlie. They're the triplets mommy and daddy, can you give them a hug for me?"
"I'm Sydney." She introduced her self. "I have a loose tooth, you want to see?"
"I'd love to see." Charlie said, leaning down. Sydney opened her mouth, wiggling her tooth with her tongue.
"Sydney Ella Walker-Hastings" Dominic scolded. "Dr. Charlie doesn't need to see your loose tooth."
She giggled and gave them both a hug. The twins followed after her. "That is Sadie and Sawyer."
"I'm Sawyer!" Sawyer said proudly.
"Nice to meet you Sawyer, I'm Abby." Abby said grinning.
"This is my sister Sadie. We're twins." She said. "She's shy."
"I'm not shy." Sadie said.
"It's nice to meet you both." Charlie said, as he stood back up.
I walked around with them introducing them to my family. They got on well with Steph and Sean seeing as they had a lot in common. I was falling asleep on the couch. I was so tired. One of the babies was pressed up against my spine, making it really uncomfortable. I sat up, rubbing my back slowly.
"Ellie, your boyfriends here." Kendall called out walking in with Troy behind her.
Everybody's head whipped over to me. "He's not my boyfriend. He's my friend and Dominic's cousin." I said, leaning back against the couch again. "Hi Troy."
"Hey El." He said, smirking. I rolled my eyes at him. "Hello all."
"Hi Troy, I'm Abby. I've heard so much about you." Abby said, giving Troy a hug.
I laughed to myself and closed my eyes. "Oh god, his head is going to get even bigger." I muttered.
"I heard that." He said.
"I don't think she was every this grumpy when she was pregnant with the twins." Kendall said, sitting down next to me. "Don't worry Ellie. I love you anyway."
"Thanks Ken." I said, looking at her just to roll my eyes. "I need a nap."
"You can't nap Nina. We're having a party." Sadie said, climbing in Kendall's lap.
I sighed. "You're right. We should do something fun."
"Cake!" Sawyer squealed.
"Yeah!" Sadie agreed.
"I'm hungry." I said, looking around.
"You're always hungry." Kendall mumbled.
"Somebody help me up." I said, holding up my hands. The twins took one hand and tried pulling me up.
"You're heavy Nina." Sawyer said.
"I got it girls." Troy said. They giggled and ran away together. Troy helped me up.
I breathed heavily. "Thanks, I'm a cow." I said laughing.
"Shush. You're pregnant." He said softly.
"I'm going to go search for food." I said, holding my stomach as I walked into the kitchen. I hummed quietly to myself and I opened the pantry. I stood in it, searching for food. "What do we want to eat guys?" I asked the babies.
"Why are you closed in the pantry?" Troy asked, standing in the doorway of the pantry.
"I'm on a mission to find food." I said. "Can you get that box for me up there?" I asked pointing to the highest shelf.
He grabbed it easily and handed it to me. "No problem." He backed up and I pulled a granola bar out of the box. "Can I have one?" I handed him the one in my hand and picked up another one. I put the box on the shelf I could reach.
"I'm tired." I said sighing. I sat at the table in the kitchen. "I don't think I've slept more than 10 hours in the last three days.
"Do you still have morning sickness?" He asked, looking at me.
"Not really morning sickness but if I get too worked up or smell something disgusting I get nauseous. One of the babies is stuck in my ribs and another is hugging my spine." I sat up to rub my back slowly. "I haven't been doing my prenatal yoga."
He raised an eyebrow. "You do prenatal yoga?"
I nodded. "Sometimes. It helps me get my body back after I have kids."
"If you're hot after giving birth to twins I think you'll be hot after giving birth to triplets." He said, taking a bite of his granola bar.
"Maybe." I said, shrugging.
"I've been reading some books lately." He said. "About pregnancy and stuff."
I laughed. "Why?"
Troy shrugged his shoulders. "Just to get a better understanding of what you're going through."
"Aww, how sweet of you." I pinched his cheek. "You're so nice when you're not a prick."
He laughed. "Thanks a lot El." He said sarcastically. "You look beautiful today." He moved closer to me and moved a strand of hair behind my ear.
The babies in my stomach started to kick really hard. I took his free hand and placed it on my stomach. He looked amazed as the strongest of the kicks hit his hand. "They like hurting me when you're around." I said, letting go of his hand.
He lingered a little longer against my stomach. "They must like me then." He said with a smug smile.
"Sometimes." I said, leaned back against the chair I was sitting on.
"Did you find out yet?" He asked, looking at me.
I shook my head. "Tomorrow."
"I might see you then, I have work." He said, looking at me.
"You know, you know everything about me but I know nothing about you." I said lifting a leg up to rest it in his lap.
"I'm a nurse." He said, looking at me.
I rolled my eyes. "I figured that one out already."
"Um, I have an older brother, Micah." He said. "He's a doctor."
"Wow. A family of Health Care Workers, your parents must be proud." I said, looking at him.
He nodded. "They're disappointed that I didn't become a doctor too."
"Why didn't you?" I asked him, tilting my head to the side.
"Wasn't my dream." He said simply. "I wanted to be in the medical field, I knew that but I didn't want the pressure of being a doctor. I wanted a semi flexible schedule but making enough money to support my family."
"That's logical." I said, moving my hands down my belly slowly. "My veins are like popping out." I said, looking down at my knees.
He touched my knee. "That's common during pregnancy, I read." He rubbed my knee slowly. "Has it happened before?"
I shook my head. "Not like this."
Troy nodded quietly. "Will you be a surrogate again after you have the triplets?"
I licked my lips. "Maybe, it depends."
"On what?"
"If I find someone. I'd still get their input. If they're cool with it and I want to do it again then I probably will. But if we're together for a while and planning on settling down I'd want to have my own kids." I said shrugging.
"Do you think you'll find someone who accepts that you've had six kids already?"
I sighed. "I don't know. That's kind of the thing that scares me. I mean, what if nobody wants me? Then What?" I bit my lip, looking away.
"Hey, hey. You'll find someone who will be head over heels for you. They'll treat you like a queen and they will make as many babies with you as you want." He assured, rubbing my knee.
"I hope so." I said, resting my head back. I suddenly sat up, kind of startling Troy. "I think it's cake time."
He chuckled. "I think you're right."
The Andrews' and I headed over to the hospital the next day. We were finally going to find out the genders of the babies. I haven't really talked to them about names yet. I kind of wondered what they were going to name them. When I had kids, I know exactly what I'm going to name them. I didn't get to name Sydney- her dad's did. Steph and Sean named the twins and the Andrews are going to name the triplets.
I was stuck in my head the whole ride there. I let Charlie drive my car because my back was killing me this morning. I hadn't even noticed we stopped. "Ella?" Abby asked, breaking my thoughts. "We're here."
"Hm? Oh right." I took off my seatbelt and got out the car. Abby held onto my arm as we walked into the building.
"Ellie!" I heard somebody call my name. I turned around to see Troy running up to me.
"Hey." I stared at him for a minute. He licked his lips slowly and I was suddenly so turned on. God, something must be up with these hormones. I hadn't slept with anybody in six years, god I needed to do something.
"El?" Troy said, waving a hand in front of my face. "I lost you for a minute."
I felt my cheeks flush. I caressed the top of my stomach slowly. "Sorry. I'm a little distracted today. What were you saying?"
"I asked Abby and Charlie if they were excited to see what they were having. Then I asked you how you were when you were just staring at me." He said.
"Oh, right. My back hurts a little bit but it's getting better now." I said. I looked over to see Abby and Charlie were gone.
"They went to the restroom." Troy said.
I sighed. "Sorry. I'm just…"
"It's alright." He grinned.
I bit my lip, thinking of something. "Do you want to come hang out tonight?"
"Only if you feed me." He said.
"I will." I said with a soft smile. "You know I gotta eat."
He grinned. "I have to get back but I'll come over after I get off at seven."
I nodded. "See you." I watched his ass as he walked away from me. My mouth watered just thinking about what he looked like naked.
"Gabi, let's go check in." Charlie said, breaking me out of my little fantasy.
We headed up the elevator and I checked in. Once I was called they did some routine things. I laid down and they started checking out the babies. After the doctor established the babies were perfectly healthy, He left to go get Abby and Charlie. They sat down and watched anxiously at the screen.
"Alright." The doctor said, putting the device on my stomach. "This here is baby A." He moved it over. "Baby B and finally baby C." I looked at the small fetus on the screen. They were so little. Their heads looked huge compared to the rest of their bodies.
"We'd like to know the genders, if they're in good position." I told the doctor, still watching the screen.
"They're actually in really good position." He said, moving the device back to the first baby. "Baby A is a little baby boy."
Abby gasped quietly. I turned my head to look over at her. Charlie was hugging her tightly as tears formed in both their eyes. "What about baby B?" Charlie asked.
"The second baby is a little girl."
"At least we have one of each." Abby said, smiling at the screen.
"Finally Baby C is a little baby….girl." The doctor announced.
I laughed quietly to myself. "Always dominated by girls." I said, watching the screen again thoughtfully.
Abby and Charlie were hugging each other, crying happy tears for the new additions for their family. That's what I loved about doing this. This made everything so worth it. I felt myself tearing up just watching them. They were so happy to have kids of their own. They were such beautiful people.
"You alright, Gabriella?" The doctor asked me, handing me a tissue.
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm just being emotional." I said, blowing my nose. "You know now that I think about it, I know which one is which."
"Really?" Abby asked, amazed.
"Baby A is here. I think B's pressed against my right rib cage and C's back by my spine." I said, moving around to get comfortable again. "Have you thought of names?"
"We thought of three boy names and three girl names." Charlie said.
"Let's get you out of here." The doctor said, helping me wipe the goo off my belly.
"Okay." I said, pulling my pants up and my shirt down. They helped me up and off the bed. I felt winded just getting up. The doctor handed Abby and Charlie the ultrasound pictures and walked out of the room first.
"Hey Gabi, are you alright?" Doctor asked, before I walked out of the door.
I nodded. "I'm okay. My emotions are making me crazy lately. I feel like crying over the stupidest things but it's normal. Much worse than the last two pregnancies." I said, sighing. "Everything seems to be worse."
"Being a surrogate and to triplets. It's hard. It's going to be hard for a long time." The doctor rubbed my arm. "You're strong. You can do it."
"That's what I'm telling myself doc. I'll see you next week." I said, giving him a soft smile, walking out the room. I met up with Abby and Charlie. We were about to head out the door when I heard my name being called again. I saw Troy running up and my body had a whole different reaction than earlier. I just wanted to hug him.
"Ella!" He called out. He caught up with us. "So what's the news?" He asked us.
"Two girls and a boy!" Abby said excitedly.
Charlie showed him the ultrasound picture and he and his wife were talking about their kids. I suddenly felt like crying again. I just felt so lonely and god, it hurt. I'm home alone all the time but I've never felt this alone. I frowned to myself biting my lip. My eyes were watering already. I looked up to see Troy looking at me instead of the picture.
I gave him a weak smile and blinking my tears away. "We should let him get back to work. I don't want him to get fired." I said, rubbing my stomach slowly.
"Oh, of course!" Abby said. "It was nice seeing you again Troy."
"Likewise." Troy said, shaking Charlie's hand. "See you later El." He murmured, his eyes lingering on me.
"Bye." I said quietly before I walked over to the car. I took them back to their hotel after saying goodbyes. They were going to take a cab to the airport tomorrow. I drove home and finally broke down in the drive way. I sat in my car for twenty minute crying hysterically.
I felt like I was going crazy. I was fine one moment, sad the next, happy after that. I just wanted to be normal again. I wanted someone who will be there for me. I wanted someone who loved me even if I was fucked up and had kids for other people. I didn't want to be lonely anymore. I was destined to be alone forever. Nobody was going to ever want me and it hurt and nobody was ever going to understand.
After my hormonal episode I finally gathered myself up enough to get out of the car. One of the babies had hiccups, just like I did. I think it was one of the girls. I made it in my house and went upstairs. All I wanted to do right now was sleep. I wanted to sleep on my stomach but I couldn't. By the time I got to my room I was crying again. I had a cramp in my leg this time and I almost collapsed before I got to the bed. Thankfully it went away when I laid down.
Hey y'all. cncgrad02- i'm sorry if you don't like this story yet... or ever. It was one of those 'i had to write it to get it out of my brain type things' I hope you eventually like it. Thanks to the guest user, Jess- my externship is going well. I'm learning alot and it got a little overwhelming but it's been a really good experience. to everyone else- i love you guys. Thank you. I appreciate you guys. I started another story last night that i'm reallly excited about. Hopefully it will turn out like i planned. Don't forget to review!