The Surrogate

Christy was excited about going out to dinner and was hoping Cole would like the dress she and his mother had picked out for the special occasion. She had picked out two, the other one was blue and shorter. Gloria persuaded her that the long pink one would be nicer for tonight. She had to agree since this night was all about Cole and she wanted him to be proud to be seen with her.

Downstairs he was pacing back and forth while his mother and Steven sat there watching him, they both had a smile on their faces. It was so obvious that there was more to this night than just a celebration dinner.

"Cole, stop pacing, you're going to wear out the carpet."

He turned to look at his mother. "I'm just anxious to get to the restaurant. Why is it that you women have to take so long to get ready?"

"Seriously, you really need to ask that? For your information my son, we have our hair and makeup to do whereas you men just jump in the shower and throw on some clothes. Besides, just wait until you see her, it'll be worth the wait."

He looked at his watch. "I better go up and see what's taking her so long."

"Okay dear, Steven and I will go ahead and meet you at the restaurant. I'm sure that Abe and Gina are there already. We'll keep them company until you get there."

He went upstairs feeling a little frustrated that Christy was taking so long. She knew they had reservations and she also knew how he never liked to be late. But when he walked into the room and saw her his frustration disappeared.

"Christy, oh wow, you look amazing."

"Do you think this dress is a little too much for tonight? Oh I should have went with the other dress I looked at."

He walked over to her and placed his hands on her cheeks and stared deeply into her eyes. "This dress is perfect, you're perfect."

"I'm not perfect, I look fat."

He placed his hand over her belly and smiled. "You do not look fat, you're beautiful and I love how your stomach shows off that you're pregnant. I will feel so proud walking into the restaurant with you on my arm."

"Oh Cole I'm so sorry, I didn't realize how late it was and I know how you hate being late for anything."

"Don't you worry about that. In fact, you look so damn sexy in this dress. I would rather stay here and slowly remove it from your body and make love to you."

She put her hand on his chest and moved him backwards. "Down tiger, the others are waiting for us and it's your celebration."

"Okay but I can't guarantee that I will be able to keep my hands off of you all night."

With that said all she did was roll her eyes, took his hand and walked with him out the door and down the stairs.

When they got to the restaurant and were shown to their table the others were there drinking champagne.

"It's about time you two got here," Abe said, raising his glass of champagne and taking a sip.

"Christy you look beautiful," Gina said as she admired the beautiful dress. "That dress looks like it was made just for you."

Cole pulled out the chair for her to sit down and gave her a kiss on the cheek before sitting next to her. "Let's get this party started." He poured himself a glass of champagne and had the waiter bring over some juice in a champagne flute for Christy.

"Now as we all know we're here to celebrate Cole's divorce from Joyce. But before we all congratulate him and drink to his freedom from hell Steven and I have an announcement to make."

"You're not going to tell us you're pregnant too are you Mom?" He laughed at his own joke and everyone else joined in.

"Oh you're so funny but no. We have decided to buy a house and move back here. We have spent too much time apart and now with the grandchild coming we want to be close." She looked at both Cole and Christy. "I hope this is good news and if you don't want us living close by we will certainly understand."

"Mom, I think the two of you moving here is a fantastic idea and I'm sure that Christy will agree."

Yes, she was definitely happy about it. With her own parents not wanting anything to do with her it was like she had a new mother and father.

"Oh I do agree and I am so happy that you are going to move here. I really want our son to know his grandmother and grandfather."

"Not to mention that you'll have a couple babysitters handy," Steven said proudly.

The men talked amongst themselves for a while and the women did the same. There was a lot of talking and a lot of laughing all during their meal.

"I've got a great idea, when we're done here why don't we go to a dance club," Gina suggested.

Cole looked at Christy. "I'm not sure if you're up to it. Maybe we should just go home so that you can lay down and get some rest." But what he really wanted to do was take her home and make love to her, of course he couldn't say that in front of the others.

"Oh please can't we go dancing just for a little while. I feel great and I'm having so much fun."

When she looked at him with those big brown eyes there was no way he could say no to her. "I guess it would be okay to go for a little while. But there's something I need to do first."

"What's that?" she asked curiously when he got to his feet.

Everyone at the table had a pretty good idea what was going on and they sat there watching.

Cole stood up and kneeled down in front of her on one knee. He reached into his pocket and took out a small blue box.

Her heart was beating rapidly when she saw what he was doing and tears appeared in her eyes. " Oh, Cole," she managed to say in a little whisper.

"Christy Grant, I have fallen hard for you almost from the first moment I met you. Your beauty and your kind heart drew me to you instantly. You are what every man is looking for to share his life with. I love you and I want you to be my wife. Will you please give me the honor of marrying me?"

She couldn't take her eyes off of him and yet she was too choked up with emotion to answer.

"Sweetheart, the last time I asked you to marry me you said no. But, you also said that the next time I asked you that you would say yes. I need to hear those words come out of your mouth."

At that moment it felt as if the others weren't there and they were all alone. "I love you too and yes, yes I will marry you." She couldn't stop the tear that fell down her cheek as he slipped the ring over her finger.

The others clapped when Cole pulled Christy up onto her feet and gave her a very passionate kiss. After all of the congratulations and the hugs, he paid the bill for their meal and they all headed to the club for some dancing.

When they go to the club and were shown to a table he didn't waste any time in getting her up on the dance floor. He felt like the luckiest man in the world and wanted her in his arms as soon as possible.

"I hope you like the ring. I wasn't sure if I should have taken you with me to pick out the one you wanted. If this isn't the ring you want we can always take it back and you can get the one of your dreams."

"There's no way I want a different ring, this one is beautiful and I love it. I always felt that when the man bought an engagement ring for the woman he loves that he should be the one to pick it out."

"I looked at a lot of rings, some of them so much bigger than this one. I tried to think of what type you would like and knowing you, you wouldn't want something too flashy. I also wanted to get you one that I would enjoy seeing on your finger everyday for the rest of our life."

"I knew you were going to propose to me someday but I didn't think it would be so soon and certainly not in front of the others."

"Wel,l I did think about just doing it when we were alone together but then I thought, why not share this special occasion with the people we love."

"I agree, it was special having them here to witness it."

"Let's go home so that we can have our own private celebration. If you know what I mean," he said, winking at her in a sexy manner.

"Oh you horny man. We just got here and I want to enjoy this night so I think you can wait just a little bit longer." She put her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder.

"You know if your stomach wasn't in the way you would feel how horny I am. So don't keep me out too late."

"She giggled and looked at him. "Now I know you're not calling me fat."

"I certainly am not, God I love you and I find you so sexy. Pregnancy suits you, it gives you that special glow and sex appeal. You my lady are going to be one hot mama."

"Gina was telling me that she and Abe are going to start trying for a baby. Isn't that wonderful news?"

He was resting his head against hers. "I think they will make great parents and it's about time. They have been together now going on six years. Are you getting tired yet?"

"No and I know why you're asking me that. I will let you know when I'm ready to go home."

It was two hours later when she told Cole she was getting tired and wanted to go home. He had never been so happy when she said she was ready to leave. The others decided to stay and enjoy the rest of the evening.

When they got home and was inside their bedroom she asked him if he would help her out of her dress. Well he was more than happy to help her with that.

"Be careful when you pull the zipper down, I don't want this dress to get ruined.

He kissed the side of her neck as he stood behind her and slowly pulled the zipper down. "It is a beautiful dress, but I like what's inside it much better."

Even though she was tired she was still in the mood for some love. "Just be gentle."

He lowered her slowly down onto the bed. He kept his eyes on her body that was naked except for the panties she wore. "I'll always be gentle while you're in this condition," he said as he slid her panties down, pulling them over her feet and tossing them on the floor.

Her body begin to sweat and tremble as moans escaped her lips when he placed his face between her legs and pleasured her until an orgasm erupted. Then when he finish he moved slowly up, kissing along the way until he reached her mouth and his lips came crashing down hard on hers.

He carefully slid inside her, making sure not to go too far that would cause her discomfort. He loved the way her fingers felt as they left a trail up and down his back as he began thrusting inside her. He closed his eyes and his head tilted back when he released inside her. Being that he was as horny as he was it didn't take him long to come. Pulling out he rolled over onto his side and placed his hand over her belly.

"Sweetheart, there are no words to say how amazing it feels being inside you. That's all I ever think about, that and how much I love you."

"I feel the same way about you being inside me, it feels so amazing."

He lifted her hand up to look at the ring on her finger. "Now that we are officially engaged I think it's time to set a date for the wedding. Have you got any preference as to when you'd like to get married? Now I know you probably want to wait until after the baby's born but let's not wait too long."

"Cole, I know this may sound silly but I had always wanted to be married before having a baby. Is there any way we could do it before he's born?"

He was beaming from ear to ear, even in the dark there could be no mistaking that smile. "I was actually wishing for that but I thought that all women wanted to have a big fancy wedding with a white dress and the whole works."

"No, I just want to be married before he's born. I don't need or want a big fancy wedding. I'd be happy just getting married at the courthouse with your parents and our friends, Abe and Gina."

"On Monday I'll make some calls and find out the earliest date we can do it. If it's all right with you we'll take our honeymoon after our son is born."

"That's fine with me," she said as she rested her head on his chest. She couldn't wait to be Mrs. Mason and to have her baby in her arms.

"You only have about two and a half months before your due date for us to get married. I am sure we can do it."

"It's really important to me to be married before I give birth."

"I totally understand and I for one am glad that we're getting married right away. The thought of waiting until after the birth and you're feeling up to it to get married was driving me crazy. Christy, did you hear me?"

When he looked down and noticed that she had fallen asleep he smiled, kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes.