Chapter 5

"Brian it's not what you think okay?"

"Really? Then explain it to me. Cause I'm confused as hell right now. Here I am holding a picture of you being pregnant and you're saying that it's not what I think. Now which is it?"

I sighed, "Yes Brian I was pregnant and no it wasn't't Leon's."

"So what you cheated on him?"

"No! I mean no. Look, my friend wasn't able to carry the baby because when she was in car accident her back broke and the doctor told her that she wouldn't be able to carry the baby full term. So She asked me to do it and I did. Her egg, her husbands little soldiers. I carried the baby and had it, hurt like I hell I can tell you that now. Like I said, I carried the baby full term for her. You don't believe me, look at the picture of little boy. He's four and a half months old. I carried him while I drove around and went back to have him." I said, grabbing my backpack and finding the picture and handing it to him. "The boy has blonde hair brown eyes. I have almost black hair, Leon's is a brown. I have blue eyes, Leon has green. This is his parents. Exact replica." I stated handing him the other picture.

Brian looked at it then me. "You actually did that? Why?"

"Like I said, she couldn't carry the baby. And I would have done that for Letty or Mia if they'd asked me to." I said, sitting back. "Look, before I left I did have a scare okay? I did think I was pregnant but I wasn't, a doctor confirmed that. But then, later, I ran into Tabitha and her Husband and well, they'd asked me for a favor, I said yes not knowing what it was plus I owed her. I mean when my parents kicked me out, she let me stay with her and her parents. She's like a sister to me so when she stated what it was after I'd done said yes, I said yes again."

Brian let out a breath as she gave me back the pictures, "Look, I believe you but just hope Hayley doesn't find out about it. She'll twist everything. Unless you tell them everything when she's not here." he said as he stood up. "And on that note, I think I'm going to go back to bed before Mia gets up, finds me gone and gets cranky." He said then kissed my cheek and went upstairs.

I slowly got up off the couch and quietly went out the back door and sat at the table as his bedroom door closed. Neither of them noticing Hayley, who had a smirk on her face.

The Next Day

I woke up feeling someone looking at me and rolled over,"Jacob. Hey little man." I said groggily sitting up on the couch, not really knowing how I'd gotten there. I smiled a bit and took the cover off my legs and picked him up as I stood up and walked to the kitchen, "Morning guys." I said quietly seeing everyone around the table.

"Anna." Mia said crossly, as she crossed her arms.

"Um, okay, what's going on?"

"Why didn't you tell anybody you had a baby? Why didn't you tell me?" Leon said angrily.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I said, getting angry as I looked at Brian.

"I didn't say anything Anna I swear." Brian said, holding his hands up.

"No, Hayley over heard you talking to Brian. So she decided that maybe I should know that I have a kid out there somewhere." Leon said, glaring slightly.

Dom put a hand on Leon's should, "Calm down Le. I'm sure she has an explanation."

"Like what? Like the fact that she had Leon's kid and kept it from him?" Hayley said from beside Leon.

"That's not how it is."

"Then how is it Anna?" Vince said finally speaking.

"Anna, if you'd have just told us, everything would have been fine." Letty said, letting out a breath.

"The baby's not mine okay? Yes, I had a baby but it wasn't Leon's and it sure isn't mine. Like I told Brian last night. My friend broke her back and she couldn't carry the baby. So, they took her egg, his little soldiers and there you have it. A baby. I carried it, had it, gave it to them and now it's my god son. His name is Andrew James Carrington." I said, then went and got the pictures, "See, he looks nothing like me. Or Leon. No facial features the same nothing. How could you guys even think I could keep something like that from you? Any of you?" I said looking directly at Leon.

Mia let out a breath as she looked at the pictures, "Okay, so maybe it's not yours but why didn't you tell us?"

"Because, I didn't think it was important that I was a surrogate for a good friend of mine and her husband." I said, as I set a plate in front of Jacob.

"I told you that you guys were making a bigger deal of this than it was." Brian said, shaking his head taking a drink of coffee.

"So you guys are just going to let it go?" Hayley said, angrily.

"Well, the evidence proves that the kids not Leon's or hers. Yes she kept it from us but I mean, it was favor for a friend I mean, we can't just punish her because she kept something from us." Brian pointed out as he looked at her.

"Yeah because if we'd have done that to him, then he wouldn't be here." Jesse said as he stood up, "I'm taking Jacob to the park, I promise I'll bring him back in one piece."

I smiled, "I trust you Jesse." I said, as I got coffee and everyone else went outside leaving me and Leon alone, though Hayley left reluctantly. "You know I would have said something to you if I'd had your kid right Leon?"

Leon nodded, "Is it true that you thought you were pregnant?"

"Yes, it is. But I had that test done before I left. If I'd of been pregnant, I wouldn't have left. But I wasn't I can promise you that Leon." I said, as he walked over to me and stood next to me. "You know me Le. Probably better than anyone here. You should know that I wouldn't keep something that big from you, any of you. You know that."

Leon let out a breath, "I know. I'm sorry we doubted you. We know better than that."

"You should. I mean, come on Leon. If I were to keep anything from you it wouldn't be the fact that I'd had a baby."

"Then what would it be?"

I looked at him. ' The fact that I'm still in love with you.' Of course I didn't say that out loud, because well, I just couldn't. Because of Hayley and Jacob so instead I just came up with something. "Oh you know. Nothing too big. Just something along the lines of I crashed your skyline a few years ago."

"What?!"

I laughed, "I'm kidding. Seriously Leon, when have I ever drove your car unless you were too drunk to drive it yourself."

Leon glared slightly then laughed a bit, "You're right."

"Of course I am Leon, when am I not?" I said jokingly as I turned my head to him.

Leon looked at me, his smiled fading slightly and I saw him take a small gulp because of how close we were.

Biting my bottom lip I watched as he leaned towards me a bit and I took a small step back and coughed lightly, "That wouldn't be a good idea Le. You have a girl friend and it would just be wrong. I will not be the other woman." I said quietly and walked outside.

Leon sighed, "I'm officially an idiot." He said, groaning a bit before walking out the door.

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