Three months had passed since me, Ben, Evie and Doug had our meeting with Doctor Cameron and a lot had changed. Thankfully mine, Doug's and Evie's blood's and medical screening all came back clear; so it was looking like things were good to go. So as soon as the results came back me and Ben went back to Doctor Cameron and he took my implant out of my left arm.
The four of us then decided that the best way forward would be to tell our family what we were planning to do; we wanted them to hear it from us as we knew as soon as the press knew they were going to have a field day. Before we told them I was nervous on how they were going to take it; I hoped that they could see why I wanted to do this. They all had families of their own and I just wanted to make things right.
Our family meal went even better than I had hoped for; we had the full support of our family. However they did have concerns about how this would look to the kingdom and the press but me and Ben quickly dismissed this; we urged that we were going to make sure that the kingdom knew that the baby wasn't mine and Ben's. This did seem to reassure our family they just hoped that it was going to be too stressful for everyone involved.
Before I knew it I was taking a pregnancy test; which of course came back negative. I didn't know how I would have felt if it had come back positive; me and Ben hadn't slept together since we started seeing Doctor Cameron but we still were active in the bedroom department. However if I knew that I was pregnant I couldn't abort Ben's baby; it would only mean that we would have had to delay me being a surrogate.
As soon as my first period in four years had passed me and Evie were then both put onto hormone injections. Ben and Doug accompanied us and Ben held my hand throughout. I knew that Ben was going to support me through this; but seeing him go through every single step with me made me love him even more. And I made a mental note that when all this was over I wanted to find a way to make this up to him. I knew that this whole situation was going to be hard on both of us – primarily Ben. Yes I was willing to carry a baby for Evie and Doug; but I just wanted to make sure that Ben, Edward and Isabelle were also my priority – as always.
Half way through mine and Evie's hormone treatments me and Evie then had our bloods taken which told everyone that both of our hormones had risen. This started to make things feel more real; especially as on the final week of mine and Evie's hormone injections Evie and Doug had their eggs and sperm collected. They both asked me and Ben whether we wanted to come with them so me and Ben waited outside Doctor Cameron's office as Evie had her eggs collected. Apparently Doug only had to produce a sperm sample; which he had been able to do before the appointment.
What really got to me was was as me and Ben were sitting in silence outside the office we watched as a very happy couple walked out of a nearby office. I was guessing that they had just both been told that they were expecting their own bundle of joy; as they were both happily cradling the woman's stomach. It made me remember how me and Ben felt when we both found out that we were expecting both Edward and Isabelle. I couldn't wait to see both of Evie and Doug's face when they found out that I was pregnant; I could just imagine what their baby would be like. They would have Doug's personality traits; but with Evie's bright blue hair and dark chocolate brown eyes. I couldn't help but chuckle at this which caused Ben to throw a look of confusion at me; I shook my head at this and we cuddled back together – both of us hoping that things were just going to go to plan.