Chapter 14: Favors
"When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side"
"Lindsay, Stella and I would like to ask you to be our surrogate," Mac begins. "I'll make sure you get full pay at work. We'd pay for all doctors and medical bills and even food and whatever else."
"I'd be honored," Lindsay accepts.
"Thank you so much," Stella says.
"It's nothing. So when were you thinking we do this?"
"Probably sometime in the next two months. We both have to go to the clinic and make sure it'll work okay. The baby would be born in… July or August."
"Good, I won't be very pregnant when I see my family at Christmas."
"But it's not your child."
"They'd never believe this story. Then I'd get the whole speech on sex before marriage," she rolls her eyes. "My older sister got pregnant when she was engaged."
"Maybe I was lucky not being with my real family."
"Danny, it might be best to wait another year before meeting my family. If they found out I was pregnant, you'd never hear the end of it from my father."
"I can take it," Danny says. "The baby isn't even ours."
"How do they do this anyway?"
"Mac will… do his thing, and they'll operate on me to remove some eggs. After they combine them, they'll plant it in you, and it should be like normal then," Stella tries to explain. "We haven't looked much into it since we thought you should decide with us."
They talk a little longer on the procedure before turning to their relationship. "Have you decided when the wedding will be?" Danny asks.
The couple looks at each other, "We haven't decided, but we were thinking December or January."
"It'll be just small ceremony. Just the team, a couple of his family members, some other friends."
"You don't want the whole department there? What fun will it be with such a small crowd?"
"You won't be able to drink anyway, Lindsay."
"You only get one wedding."
Mac leans over to whisper in Stella's ear, "Maybe we should just elope."
"It'd be cheaper and easier. But I'm not getting married in Vegas."
"We could go to Greece and get married."
"It might not legally be considered a marriage. Their ceremony is a little different than ours."
"So? We'd know we were married. Those who should know would. And it could keep enemies of mine from hurting you to get to me."
She thinks about it, "But you'd have no idea what you were vowing to do."
"That's what I have you for. And it can't be all that bad if I'm with you."
Stella blushes, "Let's think about it."
"What are you two whispering about?" Danny interrupts.
"The wedding. We… were considering eloping in Greece."
"Who knew Mac Taylor could be romantic," he teases.
The girls start talking about other things. "So do you want a boy or a girl?" Lindsay asks.
"I haven't really thought about it," she admits. "Mac wants a boy."
"Are you going to have more than one?"
"We have to get through the first one before thinking about that."
"Is it still possible to have twins?"
"God, I hope not. Mac and a baby is more than enough; I'd go crazy with two babies and him."
"What was that?" Mac looks questioningly at her.
"Never mind."
A/N: Sorry... I kind of forgot to update... One more chapter to go. I'll post it Thursday or Friday. I'm bored... I really want to start reading but I can't. Not until Saturday. I should make myself finish the story I'm in the middle of. And I have to finish the scarf I'm making for my mom... she bought herself another coat. I think she has like five now... And I have to do my math homework sometime... So I learned that driving in the snow isn't fun. I'd much rather watch the snow fall down than concentrate on the road. Luckily the roads haven't been icy yet. Anway... maybe I'll go downstairs and read the school paper and then I'll try to write more later. And while I watch dancing I will knit. I guess that's all I have to say... please review. I promise the story ends happily.