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She took a deep breath, cupping her hands together in front of her. Harmony was one of the strongest women I’d ever met in my life. She had her moments, but she never let anything break her down and get the best of her. She believed in who she was, and like me never apologized for that. But, she was also the sweetest, most kind-hearted person willing to give everything she had for anyone in need. To see her so nervous was throwing me off, and building a sickening tension in my stomach.
“Kit and I have been trying to get pregnant for a long time.” Her words were soft and gentle. “It happened twice… and we lost both babies.”
I desperately wanted to get out of my damn seat and pull her into my arms. A feeling of pain and loss washed over me and tears welled in my eyes as I tried to comprehend the feeling of not just losing one baby but losing two.
“Chel, don’t cry,” she whispered, getting out of her seat and moving over to crouch beside me, pulling my hand into hers and rubbing the back of it gently. She smiled encouragingly. “Don’t cry, it’s okay. Kit and I have both had time to work through it. It’s sad and we wish things were different, but they just aren’t. So we need to keep moving forward.”
“What happened?” I asked and listened intently as she explained to me the concept of endometriosis and the two little babies she had lost through ectopic pregnancies. She was lucky that she hadn’t lost her life in the process, and while I mourned for those little eggs that could have been something special to my best friend, I also thanked heaven that they’d been discovered early and she was still here with me.
“So… what are you going to do now?”
Harmony’s wide smile had my body warming as I saw clearly how she’d gone through so much pain but was now fighting back.
I placed my other hand over hers and squeezed. “Tell me, and tell me now. Damn it.”
Male laughter had me looking over my shoulder to see Kit and Optimus leaning against the wide open door frame together.
“While it’s nice to see you, Kit, your woman just dropped a bomb on me, and I need to know what the hell comes next.”
“We’ve found a surrogate.” Harmony giggled.
“A what!” I cried, my eyes bugging out as I looked at her in shock. “You mean someone else is gonna have a baby for you? Are you sure about that? Do you think that’s safe? I mean, I’ve got two, we only really need on—ouch!”
“Chelsea!”
I rubbed at the spot underneath my arm where Harmony had pinched me. It was warranted. I had kind of lost my mind there for a moment. Surrogacy was a huge step. I knew a little about it, but not much if I was being honest. The things I’d read were mainly news articles where a surrogate had contested custody of the child she carried for another couple and won. Or shit where the pregnant woman had disappeared while pregnant and never returned. It was fucking scary.
“For one, you can’t just give away one of our children,” Optimus drawled. “And secondly, will you just calm your ass down for a minute and listen to her explain. I wanna hear this.”
I lifted my middle finger in his direction, but all he did was smirk and blow a kiss at me.
“So…” Harmony started again, rolling her eyes, “… we picked a surrogate already and she’s really great, Chel. Her name’s Kaci. She’s actually a midwife. She’s perfect. Sweet. Honest. Strong. And she gives Kit hell.”
“I think we’re going to get along just fine then,” I declared, seeing the confidence and excitement in her face. This was obviously something they hadn’t taken lightly, a choice that they had to make after considering many different options.
And you know what?
I was so fucking happy for them.
Kit’s parents were two amazingly beautiful souls, and with the way they had raised Kit, I knew he would be an incredible father. Harmony, well, she was born to be a mom. I knew the thought had never really crossed her mind until she found Kit, but she just has this sparkle and aura about her that kids are drawn to. She makes them feel at ease.
“This baby is going to be so lucky,” I beamed, forcing the guilty feelings and anxiety out of my mind. Harmony knew what she was doing, and Kit would have never agreed to something that would put her or their child in harm’s way. I simply felt horrible for not being there to help her when she was going through something so traumatic. But in fine Harmony fashion, she put me first, understanding what pressure I was feeling and trying to not unload her issues on me.
Harmony placed her hand on my belly, rubbing in soft circles. “And so are these ones. Geez girl, you look like you’re about to burst.”
I growled in frustration. “So everyone likes to fucking remind me.”
