Billionaire A BWWM Pregnancy Romance 8: My Billionaire Baby Wish

by J A Fielding

  “We could get coffee from the Java Hut at the hospital,” he said.

  She looked at him and forced a smile.

  “Sounds good,” she said.

  “Good,” he said before turning his attention back to the road.

  When they got to the hospital, Steven got them coffee and some blueberry muffins. They had their high sugar breakfast in the car as they waited for the minutes to go by but even then, Julie could not shake the feeling she had. It was like her world was coming to an end.

  “Ready?” Steven asked when the clock struck ten. She took a deep breath and nodded before she climbed out of the car. With every step that took them closer to Dr. Solloway’s office, the harder and faster her heartbeat was. Steven squeezed her hand when they got to the door.

  “I’m okay,” she said as she softly knocked on the door.

  “Come in,” Dr. Solloway called from inside. She took a deep breath and opened the door. “Mr. and Mrs. Davenport. Please come in,” Dr. Solloway said as they walked in.

  “Doctor,” Steven said as he and Julie sat down in front of the doctor’s desk.

  “Mrs. Davenport…” the doctor started before Julie shook her head.

  “Julie…please,” she said in a soft voice.

  “Well, Julie your results are in and I have to ask, are you okay if I give them to you with your husband present?” Dr. Solloway asked. Julie looked at Steven and nodded. “Well, I’m afraid I don’t have good news,” she started.

  Julie took a long deep breath.

  “Just say it,” she said in a small voice.

  “Well, the test revealed that you have a good number of eggs. But your CT revealed something else,” Dr. Solloway said as she handed Julie an x-ray. “Have you ever had any work done on your womb?” she asked. Julie looked at the x-ray and then at the doctor in confusion.

  “What?” she asked.

  Steven looked at her.

  “There are the scars on your stomach…” he started. “But they are hardly noticeable and you’ve never told me about them so I never wanted you to talk about something you were not comfortable talking about…” his words trailed off.

  Julie shook her head.

  “I had an accident in college. I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt and I went flying through the windshield,” she said.

  The doctor nodded. “Well, that makes sense now.”

  “What makes sense?” Julie asked.

  “Your womb has a lot of scar tissue. And because of that you…well, your womb is not strong enough to carry a pregnancy to term,” Dr. Solloway said. “But the reality of the matter is that you actually can get pregnant but it would take a toll on you,” she said. Julie felt like she had just been shot in the head. “But the important thing is that there are other options like adoption and surrogacy.” Julie was not listening anymore. All she wanted to do was cry…and she did. She didn’t know why she couldn’t control herself but the doctor was talking and she was no longer listening. Steven was at her side trying hopelessly to comfort her but she was inconsolable.

  Chapter Six

  Against her better judgment and Steven’s advice, Julie had chosen to go to work, even though she would have rather just stayed home, especially after the doctor’s news. She was standing in a town house downtown as a client checked it out. Normally, she would have taken the tour right next to the client pointing out the highlights of the property but somehow, she couldn’t even bring herself to move from the spot she was in. The doctor’s voice was ringing in her ears as if it was a tape playing on repeat.

  “…you have too much scar tissue in your womb…the accident you had has rendered you incapable of carrying a child…”

  “Did the floor boards come with the house or…” Julie’s client asked as she walked back into the room. Julie looked up at her and she suddenly became aware of the tears streaming down her face. “Oh my God, are you okay?” the woman asked as she walked towards Julie.

  “I’m sorry Angela…I’m just not having the best day,” Julie said as she rummaged through her bag. Angela pulled out a pack of pocket tissues from her handbag and handed them to her.

  “We can do this another day if you are not feeling up to it,” Angela said as she looked at Julie who was now shaking her head.

  “No I can…” Julie started before Angela shook her head.

  “You don’t look like you are up to it and honestly I can always take another day off sweetie,” Angela said. Julie nodded as Angela led her to the living room. “Here, have a seat. Want me to call someone?” she asked as Julie sat down. Julie shook her head. “There is no way I am leaving you here by yourself.”

  “I’ll call my husband,” Julie said as she looked at Angela.

  “I’ll just stick around until he gets here. Just to be sure you’re okay,” Angela said. Julie looked at her and smiled as she called Steven. The phone rang for a long minute before she looked up. “Not answering?” Angela asked.

  “He’s probably in a meeting or something,” Julie said.

  “Anyone else?” Angela asked.

  Julie nodded as she dialed Meg.

  “Hey girl. What’s up?” Meg asked when she picked up.

  “Hey, are you busy?” Julie asked.

  “No, why?” Julie looked at Angela who was nodding at her.

  “I’m texting you an address. You need to come over ASAP. I’ll explain later,” Julie said before she hung up.

  “Listen,” Angela said as she took a seat next to Julie. “Whatever is happening with you, I’m sure it is not that bad,” she said.

  Julie looked at her and shook her head.

  “There is no way you could possibly know that,” she said.

  Angela smiled.

  “I have been to hell and back. And if I can still afford to have a smile on my face then so can you,” she said.

  Julie brushed off a tear and looked at her client now turned therapist.

  “Really?” she asked a little bit more cynically than she thought. She could not picture a world where flashy Angela had ever been sad. If she had any more money she would have had the roads paved in diamonds.

  “Yes really,” Angela said. “Listen honey, there is always light at the end of the tunnel and there is no way a beautiful woman like you can tell me she has given up on everything that’s good,” she added.

  Julie looked at her and leaned back on the couch.

  “Really? Right now it feels like I’m at the end of…everything,” she said as a tear rolled down her cheek. Angela smiled at her and took Julie’s hand in hers. “I don’t think I can live like this,” she said as another tear rolled down her other cheek. Angela moved closer to her and put an arm around her shoulders as Julie began sobbing. She hated being this weak in the presence of her client but it was like there was no holding herself back. She was slowly realizing that Steven and the doctor were both right. She should have stayed home. She was still sobbing when Meg finally came.

  “Oh my God, Julie. What the hell happened?” she asked as she looked at Angela. “I’m Meg. Julie’s my best friend,” she said as she took a seat next to Julie. Julie pulled away from Angela and brushed off her tears.

  “I’m Angela. I’m so sorry to meet you like this but I just didn’t want to leave her all alone when she was like this…” Angela started shaking her head. “I don’t know what is going on. She won’t talk about it,” she added as Meg knelt in front of Julie and looked into her eyes.

  “It’s okay, sweetie,” she said as Julie’s phone rang loudly.

  “That’s probably….Steven. I had…had called him earlier,” Julie said.

  Meg looked at her and grabbed the phone.

  “Hello,” she said.

  “Meg? What are you doing on Julie’s phone?” he asked.

  “I had to come get her from work,” Meg said.

  “Get her from work? Why?” Steven asked. Meg looked at Angela and gave her the ‘could you stay with her look’ before she walked out of the living room. “Meg? You
still there?” Steven asked.

  “Yeah, I’m still here. What the hell is going on Steven? Your wife’s a mess,” she said as she walked out of the house.

  “Why? What do you mean a mess?” he asked.

  “She was at work showing a house in the burbs…” Meg started before Steven interrupted her.

  “What do you mean the burbs? Where is that?” he asked.

  Meg rolled her eyes.

  “The suburbs,” Meg said. She could already almost see the weird face Steven was making at her. “She just…I don’t know what happened but when I got here she was crying on her client’s shoulder.”

  “Damn it. Text me the address. I’ll be right there,” Steven said.

  “No. I’ll drive her home,” Meg said. “You can meet us there.”

  “Fine. I’ll just get us some food and meet you guys there.”

  “Steven wait,” Meg said quickly before he hung up. “What’s going on? What happened?” she asked.

  “I’d rather if she told you herself Meg.”

  “Steven please. I need to know what I can do or what not to say. Help me out for God’s sake,” she said. She heard him sigh loudly.

  “We went to the doctor yesterday and she found out that she might not be able to have kids.”

  “What?” Meg said in a loud whisper.

  “Yeah,” Steven said.

  “Why the hell was she at work?”

  “You know Juelz. She probably thought that working was the only way to get her mind off everything,” he said.

  Meg sighed. “Yeah. That must be rough.”

  “I know,” Steven said.

  Meg ran her fingers through her hair and sighed. “I’ll get her home. See you there?”

  “Sure.” Steven hung up and Meg took a long minute before she walked back into the house. She walked to where Julie and Angela were and sat next to her best friend.

  “I’ll take her home. Thanks for staying with her,” she said to Angela who nodded and gave a reassuring smile to Julie.

  “Take your time. I am in no hurry to close,” she said. Julie looked up at her and nodded. She opened her mouth to speak but another tear rolled down her cheek. Angela sat down next to her and gave her a hug. “Just remember that it gets better,” she said. Julie looked at her and mouthed ‘thank you’ before Angela walked out.

  “So, why didn’t you call me?” Meg asked as she sat down next to Julie. “Yes, Steven just told me and don’t bite his head off. I made him tell me,” she said looking at her best friend’s puffy face.

  Julie shook her head and shrugged.

  “It was not exactly something I wanted to talk about. Besides, I am still getting used to it myself,” she said.

  Meg looked at her and frowned. “What happened?”

  Julie took a long deep breath and shrugged. “Remember the accident I had in college?”

  “The one when you guys were supposed to go to Vegas? Yeah, I remember,” Meg said.

  “Well, apparently the doctors should have told me that the shards of glass embedded in my tummy when I flew through the windshield actually scarred my womb,” Julie said. “A lot.”

  “Okay. How bad is the situation?” Meg asked.

  “My womb is too weak to carry a pregnancy. If I did get pregnant I would probably have to be in bed from conception to delivery or something like that,” Julie said. She looked at Meg and shook her head. “What if Steven decides to leave me because I can’t give him kids?” she asked as she looked at Meg who shook her head.

  “Come on. Your husband is too awesome to do such a douche thing like that.”

  “Well, he did say that he doesn’t mind if I can’t have kids. He actually doesn’t mind adopting but…” Julie started to say before Meg took both of her hands.

  “One, it hasn’t got to hat yet and two you still have viable eggs. You could have a surrogate if you can’t carry,” she said.

  Julie looked at her and shrugged.

  “Where the hell am I going to find a surrogate?” she asked as she looked into Meg’s eyes.

  “Right now, you don’t have to think about that. All I want us to do is go home and get you in bed, hopefully for a few days,” she said as she helped Julie to her feet. “I don’t even know what you were thinking going to work today,” she added as she helped Julie into the passenger seat.

  “Maybe all I wanted was not to think about anything,” she said when Meg got into the driver’s seat.

  “Buckle up,” Meg said as she pulled her own seatbelt and buckled herself in. She started the car and looked at Julie. “All you need is to not think about anything. And that includes work,” she said smiling.

  Julie closed her eyes and leaned against the head rest as Meg drove her home.

  Chapter Seven

  For the next few weeks, Julie did nothing but sleep in and eat junk and Steven was being the best version of himself. He took a leave of absence and stayed home with Julie taking care of her. It took almost an entire month before she decided to go back to work and Steven was loving the fact that the Julie he knew and loved was back. He was so happy with the new her that he felt he needed to do something to celebrate it.

  It was on a Thursday afternoon and Julie was trying to figure out what she had to do to make up the difference for the days she didn’t work. She looked up when Andy knocked on her door and poked his head in. She frowned when she saw the goofy smile Andy had on.

  “What?” she asked as she looked at him.

  “Your hot husband’s here,” Andy said.

  She looked at him and smiled.

  “What are you still doing there? Let him in,” she said. Andy winked at her and got out. Julie stood up and walked round her desk as Steven walked into her office. “Hey you,” she said as he walked towards hr. He kissed her and then slipped an arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. “What are you doing here? Is everything okay?” she asked. “And what are you trying to hide behind your back?” she asked as she tried looking over his shoulder. Steven smiled and brought his hand from his back producing a gorgeous bouquet of fresh pink and white lilies. She looked at him and smiled before she stood on tip toe to kiss him. “How did I not see those? Am I that short?”

  “Yes, you are,” he said smiling. He looked at her and shrugged. “Well, you like them?”

  She smiled and took a sniff of the flowers.

  “I love them. But I have to ask, what did you do? Or what did I do?”

  “Nothing. Can’t a man just visit his wife at work and bring her flowers?”

  She looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

  “Okay. I’m hooked. What’s going on?” she asked. He looked at her and loosened his tie before he pulled it off and then opened his top shirt button. “Now I am little concerned. Should I maybe get the…” she started asking before Steven pulled her into his arms and kissed her again.

  “Let’s get out of here,” he said when he pulled away. She looked at him and then looked at her computer.

  “It’s like three in the afternoon,” she said.

  “It doesn’t matter. Just do it. I know for a fact that Dana is out of town and I miss having my woman all to myself,” he said as he held her. She looked at him and sighed. He was right, it had been a long time since she had been alone with him. “Come on. I have the best day all figured out.”

  “But still I have to…” she started to say before he pulled her into his arms again and kissed her deeply. “Fine, we’re leaving,” she said when she pulled away and walked to her desk. She switched off her computer and grabbed her bag. “So how are we doing this? You do know I drove here this morning, right?” she asked as they walked to the door.

  “I can always drive you to work tomorrow,” Steven said.

  She looked at him and smiled as she opened the door.

  “I will not even try to argue,” she said as they walked out.

  “Oh hey guys. Leaving already?” Andy asked as he looked at her.

  “Yeah. I guess I am ju
st going to call it a day.”

  “I guess prince Charming here really went all out,” Andy said pointing at the flowers in Julie’s hand.

  “Yeah he did,” she said with a smile.

  “Come on, we’re burning daylight,” Steven said in a low voice.

  She looked at him and smiled at Andy.

  “Got to go,” she said before they walked out of the office area. “You do know that Andy is probably checking out your ass right now, right?” she asked as they walked to the elevator.

  “Oh I do,” he said smiling. “I have felt that look ever since he replaced your old assistant.”

  She looked at him and laughed.

  “And you are okay with that?” she asked.

  He shrugged.

  “Well, I did choose you, didn’t I?” he said as they walked into the elevator. She looked at him as he pressed the basement button and then turned to look at her.

  “So, mister. Where are we going exactly?” she asked as they rode in the elevator.

  He looked at her and shrugged.

  “I could tell you or you could just be patient and let me show you,” he teased.

  She shook her head as the elevator doors opened.

  “You did pull me out of the office in the middle of the day…” she started before he looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

  “It’s three o’clock in the afternoon. It’s practically the end of the day,” he said as he opened the door for her.

  She climbed in and waited for him to get in the driver’s seat. She buckled herself in and tossed the flowers on the back seat and leaned back wondering what Steven had in mind for her. She had thought of a million things that he could have had in mind but what he did totally and completely blew her away. Steven took them to an Italian restaurant for a late lunch before he drive them back home. It was almost seven when they got home and Julie felt weird being home this early.

  “Do you realize we haven’t been home this early in months?” she asked as they walked into the house.

  Steven smiled and nodded.

  “Yeah. And it is great, right?”

  Julie sat down and kicked off her shoes before he joined her. She looked at him and nodded.