It took a few weeks for Evie and Doug to come back to me and Ben following mine and Ben's proposal for me being their Surrogate. And if I was being honest I had been a bag of nerves until Evie rang me and told me that she and Doug had come to their decision. They both asked whether they could come over and talk about it; so me and Ben advised that they could come over that evening for dinner.
The rest of the day dragged and when they both finally walked into our rooms, where me and Ben were waiting for them on the couch I couldn't read their faces. I just hoped that both of them weren't about to drag this out; I knew that they needed time to discuss this at length. It just didn't make it very easy for me to settle until we all knew where we stood.
Evie and Doug then both told us that they would like to go ahead with me being their Surrogate; but before we signed our contract they wanted to make sure that we both were sure. Me and Ben then assured them that this was what we wanted; but we both knew that we all had to make sure that we were ok in every decision that was made.
It was at this point that Evie and Doug both told us that they agreed with the contract; however they did want to add one thing into the contract. Evie then nervously stated that she and Doug wanted me and Ben to be the baby's godparents – as this was only right as we were helping them. Me and Ben then stressed that they didn't need to do that; Evie said that she and Doug wanted us to be the baby's godparents – whether she or I carried them which made me and Ben both feel honoured at this.
Ben then advised that he would make the amendments to the contract and book an appointment with our doctor, Doctor Cameron – which made this start to feel more real for me. If I could give Evie and Doug the family that they both desperately craved then I would be over the moon – and I couldn't wait to get started.
The next day me, Ben, Evie and Doug were all now sat in Doctor Cameron's office; when we all sat down I couldn't help but notice the look of confusion that all four of us were here – but hopefully we could quickly put his mind at rest.
"Now how can I help you for?" Doctor Cameron smiled happily at us all.
"I want to see if I can be a surrogate for Evie and Doug" I admitted and we all saw Doctor Cameron's face drop at this.
"A surrogate?" he repeated slowly.
"Yes" I nodded.
"I see" he noted as he nodded to himself.
"Is there a problem?" Ben asked for us all.
"No" he answered. "I just didn't expect that to be why you have come to see me" he admitted.
"Ok" I answered for us all.
"So what we are going to need to do is to look at your medical records and history of the births of the Prince and Princess-" Doctor Cameron started.
"Ok" I repeated as Ben squeezed my right hand in his left. "What happens after that?" I asked.
"Then three of you will all have to undergo medical screenings" he advised. "Am I right in assuming that it will be your egg that is going to be used Mrs Dwarfson?" He directed you Evie.
"That is correct" she replied.
"And your sperm Mr Dwarfson?" Doctor Cameron asked as he looked over to Doug.
"Yes" Doug nodded.
"Ok well after a review of all of your medical history, psychological history, and birth records of the Prince and Princess we will be able to see if you are eligible to be a surrogate your majesty" he advised.
"So I might not be able to be?" I asked slowly. I hoped that I hadn't just gotten Evie and Doug's hopes up. I wanted to be able to give them the family that they have always wanted; and if I wasn't able to I knew that it would break us all.
"The chances of you not being able to are slim your grace" he said. "But you need to be screened; as your body might reject the embryo" he pressed.
"Oh" I muttered. "I didn't think of that" I admitted. "I'm sorry if I can't" I urged as I looked over to Evie and Doug.
"Hey!" Evie exclaimed. "Don't apologise" she stressed. "You are trying to make it better for us" she smiled.
"If you can't-" Doug began. "Then I'm sure we can think of something else" he added fondly.
"Yes" I nodded.
"What are the next stages?" Ben asked.
"Well if the Queen is eligible to become a surrogate we will then take her off the implant and wait for her next period to be normal-" he started to explain. "After that we will then put you on a course of hormone treatments to prepare your body for pregnancy" he added. "Generally we put patients on hormone injections for six to eight weeks; you will then have a blood test to check that the rise in hormones and then we will book an appointment for the embryo transfer" he continued. "I do need to warn the four of you" he stated.
"Yes?" Evie answered for us all.
"The first embryo transfer tends to result in pregnancy but there has been some cases where some surrogates have had to undergo a number of embryo transfers before pregnancy is a success" he explained. "After the embryo transfer you will be heavily monitored by me and my staff up until 10 to 12 weeks of pregnancy, then you will be closely monitored by your midwife" he said and we all nodded at this. "All four of you will be made aware of all appointments booked and all four of you will be offered support throughout the full process" he offered.
"Ok" I nodded.
"Do you have any questions?" Doctor Cameron asked.
"Yes" I answered. "Will be able to have a home birth? Or would it be preferred that I give birth in hospital?" I stated. When I gave birth to Edward and Isabelle I had been at home in our rooms in Auradon Castle. I just loved the fact that I could give birth without the whole kingdom knowing; as so much of mine and Ben's relationship was so public.
"Well that is up to the four of you-" he began. "But I think that a hospital birth will be safer for you and the baby" he advised.
"Ok" I repeated. "That's ok" I nodded.
"Is there anything that I need to be taking?" Evie asked.
"We will give you some medication as well, mainly vitamins and such like" Doctor Cameron advised. "But really everything is going to headed towards her Majesty" he stated as he smiled warmly at me.
"Ok" Evie nodded. "So when do we start screening?" she questioned.
"We can start now" he smiled. "I will ask Hazel to take both of your bloods before you go and I will ring you when I have the results" he continued. "We can now look at medical history, psychological history, and birth records now" he finished as he span around and opened a nearby filling cabinet.
"Ok" I heard Evie answer; I then started to fill with hope. Hope that I could be a surrogate for Evie and Doug, and I hoped that I hadn't just opened a can of worms if I was unable to. If I was unable to carry their baby for them; then hopefully they could find someone that could.