-9 Months of Heart Ache-
It hadn't taken. That beautiful moment between them as just that. No baby, not the first time or the next 8 times. Piper was so torn up inside. Positive that somehow, something was wrong with her and that she'd never be a mother, they'd never be mothers because she knew Alex would never carry the baby.
9 months to the day she took yet another negative pregnancy test at work. Polly could read the pain on her face as she tip toed out of the bathroom stall.
"Piper, it will happen for you... and hey, if it doesn't I can carry the baby for you."
Piper looked at Polly's sweet, expectant face. She was genuine and Piper knew she really would be a surrogate for them if that's what they wanted, but it wasn't. Piper wanted to feel that baby move inside her, grow inside her and she started to tear up as she hugged and thanked her best friend.
Polly understood before Piper said a word. "Or hey maybe Alex can carry the baby?" They both broke out into laughter the moment Polly said it.
"Yeah, she won't even lift Finn unless absolutely necessary how would she carry a baby inside her for 9 months! That's a laugh Pol."
"Hey, in her defense he's gotten pretty damn heavy, Larry is even struggling to lift him these days!" Polly had certainly softened to Alex over the years and it was a real wonderful feeling for Piper.
"Thank you Pol. For everything." They hugged a little tighter in silent understanding.
Polly told Piper to go home early. "Go and hug the shit out of that twiggy pale lady you call a wife. By the way give her a swift punch in the arm for me for teaching Finn how to flip the bird! I swear to God Piper if you leave her alone with him again he'll come home to me swearing next. That parrot of yours is already a bigger potty mouth than me!"
"Mmm. yeah Pol I'll punch her for ya." She chuckled. "But honestly you secretly love it."
Polly glared at her. "Get out of here Chapman. Go home. Go make me an Auntie."
Piper walked out and headed home smiling to herself. She was upset about the baby, but filled with love for the two most important women in her life. She pulled into their drive way and realized there was another car there. She started to sweat a little bit. "Kubra" She heard herself say out loud. -