The Surrogate

When they pulled up to the cabin and got out she turned and looked at him. "What a cute cabin and I love the scenery here.

"I'm glad you like it, I helped Abe build it and he's so proud of it. Wait until you see the inside, Gina being an interior decorator did an amazing job on it. They both wanted a place where they could go to relax from their hectic schedule."

"I can't wait to see inside."

"I'll grab our stuff and we'll go in," he said, going around to the trunk of his car pulled out their luggage.

She carried some of the bags and as soon as she stepped inside she was blown away. Though it was small it was beautifully decorated. No wonder Gina was as famous as she was in her business. Cole gave her the grand tour, each room looked like it came out of a magazine. The kitchen was so cute and had all the modern appliances.

He placed her bags in the one bedroom. "This will be your room, I'm sure you'll be very comfortable in here."

"It's beautiful and I know I will be."

He stood in front of her, his hand reached out to touch her cheek. "I've slept in here many times and I can assure you that the bed is very comfortable, and it's a double."

She took a step back, her face became flushed when she realized what he was insinuating. "We should put the food and beer in the fridge now."

He smiled and followed her into the kitchen. He was hoping she would take the hint and invite him to stay with her, but she didn't. Well, who could blame him for trying? Are you still up for going out on the lake or would you like to rest for a while?"

"It's such a beautiful day and I don't want to spend it inside, so let's go boating."

"Okay, I'm ready whenever you are."

When they got down to the dock behind the cabin he helped her into the boat and had her put on a life jacket. He then put his on and sat down and grabbed the oars and started rowing.

She sat back enjoying the view, and that view was him. He was wearing a white, short sleeve t-shirt and her eyes kept staring at his biceps. She loved how they flexed with every movement, oh how she wanted to go over and touch them.

He was starting to sweat and had to smile when he saw the way she was staring at him. "So I see you like my guns."

When she heard him her eyes moved up and she felt guilty for getting caught. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"I caught you staring at my biceps which we guys like to refer to as guns. It's okay, you don't have to be embarrassed."

"I was not staring at anything."

"Oh yes you were, I've also been checking you out."

"I haven't noticed."

"That's because I do it when you're not looking. I like looking at your legs, and when you walk in front of me I can't help but check out your amazing ass."

She rolled her eyes and turned her head and looked out over the water. She was already turned on and didn't want it to go any further so she changed the subject. "It's so beautiful out here. So calming and relaxing on the water."

He stopped rowling and went over and sat down beside her. "Yes it is, and you should see it at night with the Moon shining over the water and the stars sparkling above in the sky. It's so romantic."

"Did you ever bring Joyce here?"

He looked at her, his eyes narrowing and wishing that she hadn't brought up his wife. "I wanted to but she would never come here. She said she hated the woods and being outdoors. I really don't want to talk about her, she's history and that's where I want her to stay."

She could tell that he wasn't happy about her bringing up Joyce. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you that."

"It's okay, I'm here with you now and that is what is important to me." He put his hand behind her head and pulled her in for a kiss. At times like this, he wished he didn't have such high morals. Most men who were going through a divorce wouldn't hesitate to make love to another woman. But he wasn't raised that way, he had to stay true to his beliefs no matter how hard it was.

"Cole, how long do you think it will take for your divorce to go through once it is filed?" She too was waiting for the day that they could act on their desire to be with each other in the special way that two people in love should be.

"Joyce will be receiving the papers on Monday and if she doesn't contest it, it should be granted in about thirty days or so." He put his arm around her shoulder. "Once it is finalized and I'm a free man you better watch out lady."

"Why?"

"Because I'll be on you so fast and have you naked that it will make your head spin."

She started laughing, it wasn't what he said it was more the way he said it and the look on his face that had her laughing. "Man, you act like you haven't had it in years."

He became very sombre when you looked at her. "It has been years, Joyce and I haven't had sex in way over two years."

"You're kidding me."

"Nope, every time I tried to make love to her she always had an excuse. She had a headache or she was too tired, among other reasons. After a year of trying I gave up."

"That's terrible and I don't know how a wife can treat her husband like that. I'm so surprised that you didn't cheat on her. I mean, who would have blamed you?"

"I'm not a cheater, never have been and never will be. Don't get me wrong, a lot of women have come on to me and I've been tempted but I never gave into temptation."

She shivered, and it wasn't because it was cool out. It was because she had an idea of what she was going to be in for once they were able to consummate their love for each other.

It was almost as if he knew what she was thinking when he spoke. "Don't worry, I will be very gentle with you until after the baby is born."

"I'm not worried about anything," she said, lying to him.

"Right," he replied with a smirk on his face. "After the baby's born I will not hold back. So sweet cheeks, be prepared for some very hot lovemaking."

Oh Lord if she didn't feel her panties getting wet, how in the world was she going to wait until then? "Can we go back to the cabin now? I'm getting hungry."

He pulled her into his arms and gave her a long and passionate kiss before releasing her and then headed back to the cabin. Once inside the two of them made sandwiches. They took their food outside and sat on the deck and ate them while enjoying the scenery around them.

It was getting late when his phone rang and noticing it was Abe he picked up right away. "Hey man, where are you? I thought you would have been here by now." He listened as Abe talked, looking over at Christy. "Okay, thanks for letting me know."

"Is there a problem?" she asked, worried that their car might have broken down.

"There was a family emergency and they can't make it, but he said for us to stay and enjoy ourselves."

"I hope it's not too serious."

"No, not really. It's just her sister is having boyfriend problems and she's really broken up about it so he and Gina are staying with her over the weekend."

"Well, now you won't have to sleep on the sofa."

"I guess not, but I was kind of hoping you'd share your bed with me. After all, it is big enough for two."

She chose not to answer and asked them what they should do now.

"It's getting too late to go for a walk, I guess we could watch a movie or play some board games. What would you like to do, movie or games?"

"Playing a game might be nice, what one do you have in mind?"

"How about strip poker?"

She smiled and shook her head. "Nice try doctor. Now be serious, what kind of board games do they have here?"

"Monopoly, Scrabble, not sure what else they have but I can go look." He went over to the closet and pulled out a bunch of board games.

She looked through the games and was trying to decide on either battleship or chess. "I'm not very good at chess so let's do the battleship one."

As he was setting it up he looked at her and smiled. "I have to warn you I'm really good at this game."

"We'll see about that," she said with a smirk on her face. What he didn't know was that she had played this game a lot and was very good at it.

When the game was almost over he crossed his arms over his chest and stared at her. "You didn't tell me that you were an expert at this game."

"You didn't ask me."

After the game was over she raised her arms and said woohoo. " I beat you. Want to go again?"

"I think I've had enough for tonight, and you deserve a reward for winning."

"What's my reward?"

He got up and went over to her, taking her hand he pulled her up from the chair and kissed her. It wasn't a sweet kiss, it was a long and passionate one that left her breathless.

"Now that's my kind of reward," she said when he released her.

"It's getting late, we better go to bed," he replied, caressing her cheek with the back of his fingers. "I know that I have a bed to lay in but I was wondering if maybe I could sleep next to you tonight?"

"Cole, I don't really think that would be a good idea."

"No, you've got it all wrong. I just want to sleep with you in my arms, no sex involved. No one will know that we slept in the same bed together."

"I can't, I'm sorry."

He felt so much disappointment when she refused him and left to go to bed. Going into the room that he would be sleeping in he removed his clothes and got into bed. He found it hard to fall asleep and when he was just about to he heard a light knock at the door and in walked Christy.

"If that offer is still available to sleep together I would really like to take you up on it."

He sat up and pulled the covers down on the other side of the bed. "I'm really glad you changed your mind."

She climbed into bed and pulled the covers up over her. "I got to thinking that there wouldn't be any harm just sleeping in the same bed together as long as you promise nothing will happen."

"I promise, I just want to hold you."

She laid down her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. "Ah, are you wearing any underwear?"

"Yes, I'm wearing my briefs but I can take them off if you want me to." He smiled to himself when he heard her gasp, he could hear her breathing hitching in her throat and her heart beating against the side of his chest.

"No I don't want you to take them off." She knew if he were to do that and she felt his member on her she would be a goner for sure.

He couldn't describe how good it felt having her in his arms, feeling her body press against him. Her skin felt so soft, her scent was intoxicating. There was no doubt in his mind that he wanted to make love to her and he had to fight very hard with himself not to make a move on her. The last thing he wanted was to scare her away so that she would go into the other bedroom. Having her in the same bed with him was better than nothing at all.

"Cole."

"Yes?"

"I just want you to know that I love you."

"I love you too."

"Are we doing anything wrong? I mean you're not divorced yet and already we are planning a life together."

He lifted himself up to look down at her. "The moment we met I felt this connection between us and I think that was when I fell in love with you. I tried to deny it, but the more time I spent with you the more I knew that we were meant to be together. We're not doing anything wrong and even if we were to have sex I still don't think it would be wrong. Joyce and I have been over a long time ago, it's you I love and who I want to be with."

"I want you to, and there's nothing more I want than to make love with you. But until your divorce is final I just can't allow myself to give in to my desires."

"I respect you for that, I also wouldn't feel right until then. But it doesn't mean that we can't kiss."

When he leaned over and kissed her she didn't resist, she wanted to feel the warmth of his lips on hers. As much as she wanted him and he wanted her she knew that it would be even more special when the time was right. That night they slept so peacefully in each other's arms.

When morning came and they woke up neither one wanted to get out of bed or leave the warmth of each other's arms. But being pregnant she was always hungry and finally suggested that they get something to eat.

"Yes, after all you need to eat for the sake of this little one growing inside of you," he said, running his hand over her belly.