FrankElza: I wanted to show the tension between the couple. Thank you for the review.
Fanfiction. 79: Brax is now being supportive of the woman he loves. I suppose it is scaring Ricky a bit, now it's beginning to come real. But she is coming round to the idea of being a surrogate for her partners brothers baby, but who knows if she'll want to keep the baby once it arrives? Thank you for the review.
I also want to thank Fanficforyou for pointing out that in the previous chapter I had wrote, when researching, that Heath's eggs would be injected with his sperm. It wouldn't be. It would be Bianca's eggs injected with Heath's sperm.
As alway, I don't own Brax, Ricky, Heath and Bianca, I'm just bringing them out to play. I do own any spelling and grammar and missing words.
This might not be accurate but I did research.
A little bit of Heath and Bianca at the bottom as well.
I'm sorry about the length of this, I like writing long chapters.
The Surrogacy
Chapter 9.
Ricky's POV.
It was today. Today was the day I would get Bianca's eggs inserted inside of me. I get up, leaving Brax asleep as I head in to the bathroom. I undress and step in to the shower, turning on the water, pulling the door shut behind me. I stand under it as the water runs down my body. I pick up the shampoo bottle, and squeeze it in to my hand and rub it in to my hair and then I repeat the action, tilting my head so the water washes it out. I turn off the water and open the door and step out, the cold air hits me, I grab a towel and wrap it around me, before walking in to the bedroom.
I dress quickly, putting on a top and a pair of leggings, as well as a pair of wedges. I towel dry my hair and pick up the brush, running it through my hair. I pick up a bobble.
"You ready?" Brax asks, squeezing my hand. I look up, I hadn't realised I'd taken so much time, getting ready.
I'm quiet before I answer him. "OK"
"Let's go" He says as he heads down the stairs to pick up his wallet, car keys and phone. We head out to the car.
We also head next door to see if Heath and Bianca are ready.
We arrive at the hospital and see that Hannah is sat at the desk, typing up the admisson notes of new patients. Brax tells Hannah that we are here and then he sits down beside me.
"Brax, Ricky would you like to follow me?" Asked Nate.
"Fine" I whisper as Bianca, Brax, Heath and I follow Nate in to the room and I get onto the bed as Nate hands me a gown to put on. I put it on and Brax ties it at the back. He holds my hand as Bianca and Heath hold each other's hands as well.
Heath provided a sample of serman and Nate had put them in an incubator.
Nate picks up a BP cuff and places it around my arm, I wince as it tightens.
He notes down the BP and I glance at what it is: 90/ 60.
"It's a little low, Ricky" He tells me, taking it off.
I nod. I know I should be taking care of myself, but with Casey, trying to find work as I'm getting bored at sitting at home, I forget to look after myself.
Nate picks up a thin tube and the eggs are injected in to me.
It was now a waiting game to see if the egg transfer has worked.
"When will we know?" Bianca asks Nate.
"I'll do a blood test on Ricky and that'll tell us if the egg transfer has worked or not " Nate replies.
"Fine" I say as Nate takes off his gloves and leaves the cubicle, I take off the gown and put on my normal clothes. I tie my hair back in to a ponytail and get off the bed. We all exit the cubicle and head in to the car - park. Brax unlocks the doors. We all get in.
"Thanks for the lift " Heath says as he shuts the door.
"It's fine" I call as Brax drives my car, I was too tired to drive us back. Brax pulls on to the drive and I get out, shutting the door, walking to the front door, getting my keys out of my bag and putting them in to the lock and walking in to the hallway.
I walk in to the kitchen and grab a mug and start making a Chamolie tea. I put the flowers in to the mug and pour in some hot water. I allow it to mix together, before putting it in to another cup. I add a hint of lemon. I turn on the tap and wash my hands, before picking up the mug and taking it in to the living room.
I sit down and watch Casey in his playpen, playing happily with some of his toys. I potentially could be carrying his cousin. I close my eyes as I take a sip of the drink.
"Shall we go to bed?" Brax asks, as he enters the living room, a bottle in his hands.
"Sure" I say as I lift Casey out of his playpen. He kicks his legs.
Brax and I, are now laying in bed and Casey cries.
I get out of bed, wrapping my dressing gown around me and bend down to scope Casey in to my arms.
"Shush, little man " I soothe, rocking him gently. He snuggles in to my arms. I notice Brax pulls the duvet back and pats it. I walk over and get back in, lying Casey gently between us.
Without warning, tears fall down my cheeks.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Brax asks.
"Nothing" I whisper, I hate showing any weakness to any of the Braxton Brothers.
"Tell me" Brax says.
"I'm fine" I say, quietly.
I hear him get off his side and he comes round to my side, sitting on the bed.
"Are you having second thoughts?" He asks.
"No.. " I told him, wrapping my arms around him. Casey whimpers in protest. I stand and lower him gently back in to the cot.
Brax laughs, running his fingers through my hair. "Everything's going to be alright"
"Sure" I whisper back, resting my head on his chest as he wraps an arm around me.
Next door, at the share house, Bianca was sitting in the living room, having found the baby book of names when she was pregnant with Rocco. She ran a manicured hand down the page she was on.
"How about Nathan Braxton?"
"Slow down " Heath laughed at Bianca's ethuasim. "We won't know if Ricky's pregnant yet, you heard what the doc said"
"I don't want nothing to go wrong" She sighed, shutting the book.
Heath knew she was thinking about Rocco. He sat down beside her and put his arm around her.
"I miss him too, Bee" Heath told her.
Heath lifted his arm and Bianca moved closer to him as Heath picked up the photo album and flicked through the photos of Rocco as a baby. Our Braxton Boy in the sky. thought Heath as he closed the album and looked at the time on his phone. Bianca followed him up the stairs and in to Rocco's room, she had been in there since his death, but she knew now that, if Ricky was pregnant, the room was going to have to been changed in to a nursery for the new baby.
Next chapter: Heath and Bianca face a tense wait to see if Ricky is pregnant. I think I'll stop with the POV's for now, as I think we've heard from everyone we've had to for the moment. We will hear from Bianca (I think) when the baby is born.
What do readers want the baby to be? I was orginally going to get her pregnant with a boy, but then I realised she had carried Casey. So, I'm undecided on what to give her.
