The Billionaires Hired Baby Mother: When the wife and surrogate are two different people by BWWM Club, Tyra Small Page B

suddenly felt very awkward.
    “ Thank you again. Goodnight Roy. Melissa,”
she said making her way back to the guesthouse.
    “ Do you want a bite?” Roy asked
Melissa.
    “ No. I’m tired. I’m going to
bed,” she said.
    “ How was the party?” Roy asked.
    “ Fine,” she replied. “Are you
coming?” she asked.
    “ Yes. Just let me clean up first.”
    “ Ellen will get it in the morning,”
Melissa said pointedly.
    “ Okay,” Roy said putting the dishes in
the sink.
    He followed Melissa upstairs but not before turning towards the
guesthouse. Goodnight Ettie, he thought to himself.
    Roy laid in bed waiting for Melissa to get out of the shower. She sat
on the bed applying lotion naked. He loved these little moments. She
threw on a simple lavender nightie and slipped in beside him.
    “ So did you get any new client’s?”
Roy asked.
    “ Yes. I’m meeting with one of the
owners of The Dalton group tomorrow for dinner,” she replied.
    “ Another meeting?” Roy asked sighing.
    Melissa looked at him coldly.
    “ What?” she asked.
    “ I thought we had plans to go to dinner at
the club,” he said.
    “ Well why don’t you just take Ettie,”
Melissa snapped.
    “ What is that supposed to mean?” Roy
questioned.
    “ You guys looked pretty cozy earlier,”
she said pointedly.
    “ Seriously Mel? We were having a snack.
Neither of us could sleep. Stop being ridiculous.”
    “ She’s very beautiful,” Melissa
retorted.
    “ You’re very beautiful,” Roy
said. “Tell me what’s going on.”
    “ Nothing is going on,” Melissa said
avoiding his gaze.
    “ Mel I know you. What’s bothering you?
You’ve never been a jealous person. You’re pulling away
from me and I don’t know why. We need to fix this. Tell me
what’s wrong.”
    “ Nothing is wrong Roy. I’m just tired
and snappy. I’m sorry,” she said.
    They both didn’t say anything for the rest of the night. As Roy
lay beside Melissa he could tell that she was having trouble sleeping
too. Whatever was bothering her he hoped that she could confide in
him.
    The next morning was a lazy Sunday. Ettie, still feeling awkward
about last night, didn’t want to go up to the main house. She
decided to make breakfast in the guesthouse instead. Roy didn’t
come looking for her and she wondered if he felt awkward as well.
Andrea wasn’t feeling well and stayed in her room watching
television with Lily. Ettie explored her new living area. There was a
bookshelf with worn books, they were not just for decoration. Someone
had read these. She ran her finger along the spines trying to find
something interesting. She settled on The Alchemist and sat down to
read. At some point she had fallen asleep. The knocking on the door
roused her. She yawned and went to open the door. It was Melissa.
    “ Hello,” she said.
    “ Hi,” Melissa said. “May I come
in?”
    “ Of course,” Ettie said opening the
door wider and taking a step back.
    “ I was just checking on you. Roy is at the
club playing golf,” she said a weird expression on her face.
    “ Oh,” was all Ettie could muster.
    “ I was just wondering if you would be coming
for dinner. I wasn’t sure what you guys liked. Ellen is off and
I’m not a great cook. I can order something,” she added.
    “ My mother isn’t feeling well so I was
just going to make something simple. You and Roy are welcome to join
us if you’d like,” Ettie said.
    “ I have an event for work so I won’t
be here. I’m leaving in a few minutes. But please don’t
go to any trouble. I can text Roy and tell him to eat at the club.”
    “ That’s fine,” Ettie said.
    “ Okay well I just wanted to see how you were
doing. Please call me if you need anything. I can be back in twenty
minutes,” Melissa said.
    “ Thank you Melissa,” Ettie said
smiling.
    “ Thank you Ettie,” Melissa said
smiling sadly, closing the door behind her.
    Ettie made a simple meal of baked chicken and vegetables. As usual,
Andrea barely ate.