Chapter 1
"Okay, so I have the results of your tests." Gloria informed Abby as she flipped through the papers pinned to her clipboard in the doctor's office. Abby sat expectantly on the examination bed and stared back at Gloria through expectant eyes. Gloria read over the papers silently for a moment until she cam to the part she was looking for. Reading over it to herself first before realized what she had to tell Abby. How do you tell someone something like this?
Taking a deep breath, Gloria began carefully. "Um…Abby…you're infertile. I'm so sorry." She informed the young woman quickly in a sorrowful tone as she brushed a strand of her chestnut-brown hair behind one ear. Abby suddenly drew in a sharp breath and studied the floor, where a speck of dust had suddenly become fascinating. "So…does this mean I can never have a baby?" She ventured in a voice so quiet Gloria almost didn't hear her. The young angel sighed sadly and shook her head. "Probably not." She confirmed with a poignant shrug.
Devastated, Abby continued to stare down at the floor until the threat of tears tightened in her throat. Gloria placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and lifted her chin with the other to look at her. "Are you going to be okay?" She inquired softly as she could now see Abby's sapphire eyes glazing over with tears.
Unseen by the both of them, Monica stood in the corner watching her pupil and her assignment. Tears of her own falling over her angelic features, Monica was deeply touched by this whole ordeal. She wanted nothing more than to help Abby and Mike. She knew what it felt like to want kids and not be able to have them, but what could she do?
"Can I ask you a question?" Abby inquired to the angel in that same voice that was barely audible. Gloria nodded with an honest smile and pulled up a stool across from the human. "Sure." She replied gently as she seated herself for a conversation. Abby sighed and thought out her words carefully. "Well…what are my options now? My husband and I want children more than anything in the world." She assured Gloria in a tender, heartfelt voice. Gloria thought for a moment, but it didn't take long for the answer to come up. "Well," she began with a sigh, "you could adopt or there's always the possibility of a surrogate mother if you would rather do that." Gloria suggested helpfully. This idea seemed to catch Abby's attention as she thought about it. That sounded like an idea if they could never have children of their own.
Back in the corner of the room, Monica heard everything they had said and now knew that she just had to help somehow. A surrogate mother. Could she…no she couldn't. Could she?