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The Baby Bargain… Chapter 2 (Decisions)

Leo's PoV

Looking over his notes, Leo looked though the 'applicants' all their motivation seemed to be the money, not that that wasn't acceptable by him. After all the ones that had told him some sob story about how they'd love to have his child to make them sound better, or hell actually meaning it, scared him slightly. And he wasn't a man to get scared easily. No, he wouldn't expect any dignified woman to do anything like this unless they were desperate, and that's what he wanted a dignified woman- if he was going to have a child by a woman then he would want the child to inherit from both it's father and mother and you wouldn't be able to tell what genes came from where so it wouldn't matter if he was dignified because it was a all a question of chance. He definitely needed to choose the right woman, hell he had needed to choose the right woman right from the start the only woman he had who was right had picked him, his mother. She'd love a grandchild, she had been waiting when he had his first marriage, oh he was so glad he came to his senses before she could fall pregnant. Talk about a high school fling. He had been seventeen years old she had been the same age and he had been stupid they were married for two years before he had come to his senses however. It had gotten to the stage were they couldn't go ten minutes in each others company before a wild argument got out of hand and plates went flying, the last straw had actually been when she had hurled a hair dryer towards his head. Thank god he had gotten out of there in time to hit all the party scenes as a wealthy young batcholer.

His dad had died when he was sixteen he was told he would take over the company when he was twenty-one that's if he didn't want to sell it. There was no way he would have sold it his father had spent nearly all of his life getting Wyatt Industries how he wanted it and he achieved it just before he died, he had a heart attack and it was when he found out how many millions of dollars they were successful. That had figure had quadrupled many times over the years, after five years not being there the company have reached over a billion, and after six years under his official ownership they had hit an all time sky high in yearly sales. that's what Wyatt Industries was it sold a multiple of things from TVs, toasters to life insurance and children's toys. Seeing all of them could have been what started him urging for a child, plus he wanted to be young when he had a child he wanted to be able to play with his son or daughter and make them think they were the only thing in the world and that's how it would be. He had had many lovers in the past some included super models that the tabloids could stop talking about. None of which he had even thought about getting really close to let alone marry and have children. Of course Madison hadn't been very happy when he told her she wasn't marriage material or at not from his cloth. Well he hadn't said it like that in so many words, just that it was over. He had taken her to a classy restaurant nice and public to avoid scenes, the fool had thought he was proposing to her! He soon corrected her on that fact. And she had been even more appalled not that he was bothered now- she hadn't been important to him. He had decided a long time before that what he was going to do he had been having the contract put together, apparently Madison had thought he was spending so much time at the lawyers was because he was preparing a prenup, the though had made him laugh out loud.

Of course he hadn't told her what he was really doing, god the press would have a field day if they knew he had wanted to keep it as hush as he could, he had even put a fail safe into the contract just in case the press would find out. He was far from stupid in business and this is what it was business after all he was paying someone for their services, it was perfectly legal, and besides even if it wasn't he'd find a loopole he always could, it was the part that had made millions over the years. He had been looking carefully at the information the ladies had given him. In all ten women showed up, most of them in their late twenties, one forty year old woman had even had a try, there had only been one in her really early twenties though. He looked over the files her name was Halliwell, Piper Halliwell. Now she had been uneasy at the interview if he was to call it and interview. She had seemed genuinely nervous, he could tell when he met he she was scared. Who could have blamed her though she was twenty years old she has hardly lived yet. At first when she had phoned up at his PA Melissa had told him her details, he didn't think much to her but he had to assess each woman fairly after all he had put her age down on there. He had found her to be quite smart, straight As through high school and so far in college. Now that had scared him in that about timing of if she got that job, if she answered that question saying she would give up school she would have been gone straight away he couldn't do with quitters. But she had surprised him she had already a plan in her head. Not to mention she was extremely beautiful with the most hypnotic hazel eyes and the chocolate brown of her long hair. He like her honesty too and her blank expressions when she would get lost in what he was saying, it made him want to chose her on the spot but he had tried to stay unreadable the whole time. Her medical history hadn't been a problem, and her fertility test came back good, all Dr Fisher had to say was how frightened she had been. If he chose her he knew she'd be able to adapt. But her age had still bothered him, but when he had asked her about it she had given excellent points across points he himself hadn't thought about. He had only thought of genetic abnormalities he hadn't thought of the ones Ms Halliwell had suggested and looking them up now on his computer he saw she was absolutely right. Looking over the notes he had now he felt Piper Halliwell was going to be his choice, but he would need to have his PA to get in contact to ask her if she was still interested to meet up, because if she was she would need to sign the contract quickly. It was Early March and he wanted to be a father by Christmas.

Of course his mother wasn't too thrilled about her first grandchild if there were to be any more came into the world this way, but what he had said to he was not only was it his decision and that it was going to happen was that least the child would be coming. She had given in on the fact she had made him promise that she could meet the mother and that he not be somewhere else while his child is in the womb, the promise was that he was to stay for development and not only attend doctors appointments but the birth, he had already assured he that the attending the doctors appointments and the birth would have top priority on his list any way. And even though he wouldn't be with the mother, his own mother was ecstatic when he had told her with his break up from Madison, his mother had never liked her. And come to think of it he probably didn't either, the sex was good to start with and he couldn't say she didn't ooze sex appeal but the sex they had shared had become more of a chore then anything else he had been with her too long sure two months wasn't that long but she had gone stale, and her taste had just left bitter instead of satisfied. He had picked the right person he knew know looking over all the information he had on Piper Halliwell now, and as soon as he knew she would be ovulating he would be ready. Picking up his phone he dialled Le Fleur, it was one of the most elegant and expensive restaurants in the city of San Francisco, although it was close to eleven at night the main desk was still open to what he knew the main desk stopped taking calls at midnight. He made lunch reservations for the next day for four. Pressing a red button on his phone he waited, a few seconds later his PA Melissa or Mel as he normally called her walked in though the double doors of his study.

"Can I help you Mr Wyatt?" she said clutching her clip board.

"Yes" he said "Can you phone back Ms Halliwell, and tell her if she is still interesting in the position she interviewed for then she has got the job and to meet for an early dinner at Le Fleur at 2.00pm."

"Yes Mr Wyatt" she said as she was leaving.

"Hold on" he said stopping her as she got to the door. "Can you also phone Mr Salvorino and tell him to meet me at the same place for a business confrontation but tell him to meet me there at 2.30pm instead, I would also like you to show up at that time also Mel, to finalise some arrangements"

"of course Mr Wyatt" she said

"Don't forget to apologise about the hour as well as the five day wait to Ms Halliwell" he added.

"Don't worry Sir" she said leaving the room.

When she had left the room Leo picked up his phone again and put the phone up to his ear as he dialled. A few rings and there was an answer.

"Mother?" he said in a deep voice.

"Leo, honey what are you doing calling this time of night? Not that I'm complaining I love to hear from my very important son."

"Well I thought you would just like to know I've picked someone."

"for that baby thing?"

"yes"

"well remember what you promised me"

"of course I wouldn't betray you trust" he said "you'd come after me with that broom you love so much" he added cheekily.

"yes and don't you forget it my son" she said adding to the game although he knew if he did break his promise she would she was as stubborn as he was.

"you know I swore you were going to fight me on my plans again"

"I'm too tired to fight and besides if you've decided something hell would have to ice over before you'd change your mind"

"true" he said a smile on his face.

"anyway my son I've got to go and catch my beauty sleep before it runs away from me"

"okay Mama, but only because your tired, and besides you don't beauty sleep beauty catches you every morning"

Jokily she said "stop teasing me, I've got to go now honey go bye and don't forget what I said." "not a chance." he said to himself as he put the dead receiver back down "not a chance."

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