Babies For The Billionaire CEO

Benning?

id you not read th

y? You’re saying his name l

nd and looking up to the sky, “I’m su

nding toward us. Andrew put an arm across me to keep me bac

cocked his head at me. “You really

the helicopter rotors died down.

dr

. I politely waited until she was seated before following her inside. The roa

r the right surrogate. Tristan and I had spent much of the past two weeks researching this wo

phone and star

rborne. ETA

l be waiting

like her. S

. Everyone has their flaws. Sometimes the

perfect, but she’s about as perfect a ca

n: Ver

tell we caught her off guard. I d

jective decision without allowing herse

figure out those details whe

: True

andidate. You’ll like her. I hop

’t get your hopes up unti

n: Und

:

o obvious. Everything in her file, all the research we had done, indicat

that those jeans clung to her athletic legs. Although she had remained quiet on the journey so far, I co

as she buys into the crazy offer

li

perfectl

nd I just climbed inside. With someone who was ess

ell was wr

ions before making decisions. My time at New England Digital Marketing had m

right? What if I’m

ould scream. I could call the police. I could throw open the door and jump to safety. Was there a parachute i

icopter before?” And

y from the w

. “You se

ine,”

ed and looked

Hawaii five years ago, we booked a helicopter tour around the

de of a luxury car. I could hear the soft hum of the eng

to be their surrogate. The agency claimed that some couples waited years before finding the right surrogate. They might be desp

A valet, with a hard T. That sounded like some rich people shit. Andrew seemed like a nice g

me even mor

was being kidnapped, I decide

y sent a helicopter to pick me up. I’m sharing my locati

just got on it like a kid t

opter, Mom! Not

WELL BE! Where ar

y don’t know.

e US government won’t have jurisdiction!

om. I told you not to freak out. I’m only

plays poker with a detective in Pawtucket

MOM,

re overr

rything

:

you wouldn’t be sharing your i

ou don’t hear from me, you have my permissi

out to international wate

ve you

inutes. Knowing her, she wouldn’t wa

the greater Providence area. There was only the endless blue of the ocean. I

pped and taken to international waters,

asked calmly. At least

gh his wavy chestnut ha

e w

” He cocked his head at me curiously. “

one. By the time I had typed Pierce Benning into the search

ew said, sensing why I was frowni

licopter began descending. It turned, wheeling around in a c

t wasn’t

fucking m

ook up only a pinprick of the length of the ship. There were five floors—decks?—above the water line, and a huge swimmi

ed. I started to pull out my phone to Google

ng into the interior of the ship, was another well-dressed man flanked by white-clad servants. He had short blond hair, perfectly combed, and his suit was slate-gray. Everythi

ondered. Is this

as holding a wooden spear with a shiny bladed tip. He glanced over at the commotion on the helipad, but didn’t seem to care very much. Abruptly, he dove headfirst into the w

d his throat and said in a crisp English acce

Mr. Benning,” I sai

ed softly as h

o funny?”

replied. “But especial

Andrew explained. The two of them embraced briefly, and

Tristan glanced at me with eyes so blue they were almost gray. “

Mr. Benning’s personal assistant? Maybe Mr. and Mrs. Benning

arm tattoos resurfaced with a splash. He raised the spear out