Falling For the Surrogate

Chapter 16

Ever since Troy kissed me yesterday, he's been giving me longing glances and careful touches.

Jasmine doesn't seem to notice and Troy doesn't seem to care about her reaction.

In fact, the whole situation worries me so much that I've pulled him aside as soon as Jasmine said

she was climbing in the shower.

"Whatever this is isn't right," I tell the confused looking man.

Troy frowns and takes my hands in his.

"Does it feel wrong?"

I tilt my head and give an exasperated look since I'm unable to say no.

It feels good. I just don't want to be a homewrecker.

"You're married," I start off in a desperate plead. "It's disrespectful to kiss someone you're not

married too!"

Troy's face hardens at that. His grip even tightens a little as his jaw clenches.

"I know that. That's why Jasmine and I's marraige ended the moment I found out she was

cheating on me!"

Shock courses through my body and I practically real back at the news. Why don't they get a

divorce?!

"I'm sorry she did that to you. You're still married though. Wait! If you're relashionship is over

then why did you have me be your surrogate?! Why are you bringing a baby Into this?!"

Troy looks guilty for a minute and he stares at me as though there's this big secret he desperately

wants to tell me, then he shakes his head and sighs.

"I'm 34. I want to start a family. I want a child. Like I said, she cheated on me. I wasn't about to

have s*x with her whorish body! Jasmine is mad at me because I refuse to have a child with her

the... Normal way. She wanted to be pregnant, but I won't let her carry my child. She's

untrustworthy and I could see her doing stupid things that would harm the baby. That's why I

needed you! And if you knew..."

He trails off quickly and shuts his eyes tightly before looking at me with the most vulnerable

eyes I've seen from him this far. This poor man. His wife was unfaithful and he couldn't even

trust her to be the mother of his child, despite how perfectly capable she is physically.

I had though the couldn't conceive due to her drastic surgery, but it seems she reamined healthy

and in tact.

"Why don't you divorce her?"

Troy looks down at the ground now and gives a half hearted shrug.

"It was just us here before you came along. I can't imagine being alone in this place, not to

mention Jasmine begged me not to get a divorce. She tried to make a deal that we could sleep

with other people and still be married, but I had decided her punishment for what she did had to

be dire.

I agreed not to file for divorce, but she wasn't allowed to sleep around, nor with me. In order to

keep our marraige in tact, I told her she had to be completely celibate. As far as I know she's

upheld the deal. You are the one carrying my child though, Tess! You're the one I'm attracted

to!"

He says running a thumb over my cheek.

"If what I have to do to get you to stay is divorce Jasmine then I will! I'll go file the paperwork

now," he says standing abruptly. I stand too and grab his hand.

"I never said we should be together! I don't want to be the one who breaks up your marraige!"

Troy sighs and looks down at me with a gleam in his eye.

"This marraige has been over for a year and a half. Trust me, you aren't the problem here.

Tess..." He whispers sending a long glance to my enlarging stomach.

"If only you knew how right this is..."