Chapter 2

I’m woken up by a loud siren, why do I feel so hungry? I look around and I’m in my apartment. I’m in my pajamas does this mean Michael and the surrogacy thing was all a dream? Thank God because that’s just insane, but I gotta admit it was a great dream. I get out of bed and head straight to the bathroom, my regular sized bathroom not the one with mirrors from my dream. I take a quick shower.

I check the time on my phone and its 7:30am on the 6th of February but how when just yesterday was the 3rd or I’m seeing things. There’s no way one can sleep for 3 days without being on any medication. My phone flashes and its Ethan my best-friend and co-worker.

*** Heard you’re resigning, have you found a better job or its just rumors?

Resigning? Why would I resign I need the job and I definitely need the money. I try to reply but my phone switches off. Why is this happening to me? I get dressed quickly and rush to the kitchen. Someone is cooking in my kitchen, I can only see his back.

“Excuse me!” say but the person completely ignores me

“Excuse me Mr” I tab him on the shoulder, he turns and my heart stops for a second it is him, the man from my dream or maybe I wasn’t dreaming he really exists.

“Michael?”

“You still remember me” he says

“What are you doing here” I ask

“I am making breakfast!”

“I can see what you’re doing but I want to know why and how did you get in here” I ask

“We came here together remember from the boat we came here”

“And when was that” I ask

“Yesterday are you sure you’re ok?”

“So in other words you have been moving me around like a bag of potatoes for the past 3 days” I asks

“Yes!”

“Why, what do you want from me” I ask

“I told you I want you to carry my child for me”

“Why me there are a million beautiful girls out there would kill to carry your child for you” I say

“But I chose you”

“Why” I ask

“Because that’s what I want”

“That is not reason enough!” I say

“Well from the looks of it you need the money”

“What is that supposed to mean” I ask

“Your fridge is empty, you haven’t paid your rent yet and you have a gazillion unpaid parking tickets”

“A gazillion is not a number and so what I’m fine with my life” I fold my hands 

“This isn’t living Bella, this is surviving”

“What do you care” I say

“Well I want something from you, give me child and you’ll live a life where you won’t ever have to lift a finger”

“I’m not interested” I answer

“That wasn’t a question, either way you are going to have a child for me whether you like it or not”

“Are you going to force me to do it” I ask

“If you don’t compromise yes!”

“Who do you think you are? You can’t just force me to surrogate for you. It’s against the law” I say

“I am the law sweetie”

“Look I have to get work” I say walking away

“Already sent your resignation letter”

“What? You can’t do that I need the job ok” I yell

“Lower your voice and like I said you won’t have to work in your life”

“You’re crazy I’m calling the police” I rush to the landline and dial 10111. The phone isn’t even plugged. He unplugged it.

“I won’t stop until I get what I want and trust me I always get what I want” he says “Get ready we are leaving in half an hour”

“Where to?”

“Spain!” he opens the door

“I’m not going anywhere with you”

“Again I’m not asking you” he says

“Go to hell!”

“Well I tried to be nice” he says opening the door “Get her!”

Some man twice my age walks in and throws me on his shoulder kicking and screaming. This isn’t life. The worst part is that people can see me screaming but they are just ignoring me, I can’t go to Spain. What about my family what about my life? So I’m supposed to smile at all this just because someone wants to.

We are now in the car, my hands are tied now, and Mr Michael is sitting next to me with him phone that is buzzing nun-stop.

“I need to pee” I say

“You just want to run away!”

“Please I really need to pee badly” I say

“Then pee on yourself”

“I promise I won’t run away!” the seat belt is too tight it’s squeezing my intestines.

“Nick stop the car at the next gas station or any store you reach first” Michael orders

“Thank you!” I roll my eyes

“Don’t make me tape your mouth”

We reach the Gas station and I head to the bathroom, Nicky or so they call him follows me.

“Really? I can’t even pee in peace now” I ask

“I can’t risk you running away”

“I’m not going to run away, I just need to use the bathroom” I say

“And I will be outside the door, don’t mind me”

“How can I not mind you” I ask

“Do you want to use the bathroom or not?”

Just days ago I was a normal girl living a normal life and now I get followed to the bathroom. We walk back to the car and I sit next to Michael as before but this time they do not strap me up. We reach the airport seem Mr here owns a jet. So I’m really going to Spain leaving my family just like that?

“I know you’re scared of heights but you’ll have to suck it up” Michael says

“What if I die in there?”

“It’s not that bad” Nick says, it’s not like I have a choice anyway I slowly walk into the plane, sit down and put the seat belt on with the hostess’s help of course. Michael is sitting about 5 rows in front of me and I’m sitting with Nick.

“Relax it’s not that scary” Nick says

“What are you, my bodyguard?”

“Yes! I’m supposed to watch you’re every move” he answers

“Couldn’t he get a woman?”

“He prefers working with men plus no woman can handle you, you need man power” he chuckles

“This is kidnaping!”

“Just 10 months and you’ll be free to go” he says

“Why didn’t get someone that’s not me?”

“What Michael wants, Michael gets” he says

“This is madness!”

Oh my I think I’m going to throw up!

We finally reach this so called Spain, there are cars already waiting for us. Michael hasn’t even talked to me. I get shown to my room. This room is huge for one person. What’s the use of having such a large bedroom anyway?

“Get some rest, we have to go get you some clothes” Michael says

“I’m hungry!”

“Nick get her something to eat” he orders

“Do you ever do anything yourself?”

“What’s the use when you have money and people to do it for you” he says

“Can I please have my phone back?”

He took it in the plane.

“Here!” he says 

“That’s not my phone, where’s my phone?”

“I threw it away! You can’t hang around me with that kind of phone” he answers

“Are you crazy? That phone had important files!”

“What did I say about yelling? And everything that was in the old phone was transferred here” he says

“Couldn’t you at least ask me first? Isn’t it enough that you forced me to come here?”

“You’ll get over it!” he says

Nick walks in wheeling a table of food.

“I don’t know what you like so I just choose whatever seemed nice”- Nick

“Eat up and let’s go” Michael walks out

“What is his problem” I ask Nick

“He doesn’t talk much but he’s a great person once you get to know him”

“There’s nothing great about him and I don’t want to know him” I say “So why does he want me to have his baby?”

“I don’t know why he chose you but hey you get the chance to carry a billionaire’s baby” 

“I don’t want to carry anyone’s child” I say

“Too late! Michael chose you and he won’t stop at nothing until he gets what he wants”

“What if I can’t have children” I ask

“Him choosing you means he already did a background and medical check on you”

“Medical?” I gasp

“I have said too much, eat up and let’s get”

“That’s a lot of food for one person” I say

“We wouldn’t want you to say we were starving you”

“Not if you join me” I say

“I’m full!”

“Then you’re going to burst today!” I answer.

“I can’t be seen eating with you”

“Well no one has to know, sit down I say”

I guess I’m stuck with this mountain of a man. Even if I wanted to run away, how do I get home? I don’t want to carry his child either. I’m not ready to be a mother yet, what if this is the only child I get and now I’m giving it to someone. We go shopping and he’s letting me buy anything I want. I wanted to see if he was going to complain about the amount but he’s just paying. He hasn’t even talked to me.

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