Chapter 22: Chapter 22

(Vivienne)

I was a little jittery and a lot apprehensive as I looked around the hospital room. I didn't know why hospitals gave me a fluttery feeling which made me hate the place even more. The smell of various medications lingered in the air or whatever fragrance they used to keep that blood smell at bay. My hands rubbed together as I waited for the doctor to come back since he left with Victor immediately we came in. I was in one of the cleanest rooms with a sizeable bed with white and blue linens covering the thick mattress. The room was painted a white color which gave it a bright shiny room and the curtains were light blue and drawn apart.

"W...where is he I…"I muttered out of frustration as I prepared to walk out of the room but soon the door opened and the jovial-looking doctor walked in smiling as I found him. I had to be honest, unlike the first time I saw him, the male doctor turned out to be a funny man. He was way excited to see me and I couldn't help but smile each time I saw him

"So...Ms. Payton...are you ready?" he asked as he walked to the little steel table which had some syringes and other stuff which I knew would be used on me. He wore some clinical gloves as he turned to face me and I climbed back on the bed and exhaled heavily. This turned out to be a little scary, wearing a light blue hospital gown tied to my back added to my anxiety. My heart was thumping restlessly as I said for whatever Justin had to do to start the procedure

"So...can you tell me more...I'm kinda anxious right now," I said as I rubbed my sweater hands together just to get them warm. Justin smiled as he took out some syringe, I guessed they needed my blood sample.

"Anxious? wow...for a girl who was bold enough to ask for this...I'm kinda surprised...lie down baby doll" he said, arching his brows as a small smirk tugged at his lips. I frowned knowing full well I asked for this, but that didn't mean I knew exactly what was to be done. With what he told me

I was just a gestational surrogate which meant they only had to use my body to carry the child. And the so-called child was not going to be mine in any way. I nodded as I laid down, closing my eyes a little,e and to my surprise, the door to the room opened and my eyes opened instantly only to see Victor walk in. What was he doing?

I thought he wasn't needed in the room but now he was standing there looking around with a sharp expression. His dark brown eyes looked predatory like some sort of alpha male searching for something when he stopped towards me. I quickly averted my eyes awkwardly and Justin folded the sleeves of the gown I was wearing exposing my porcelain white smooth-skinned arm I shifted my eyes to what he was about to do.

"A...are...I...I thought no...getting blood" I stammered nervously seeing the needle he had in his hand and what he was about to do. My throat went dry and my breathing increased, I was mostly afraid of getting shots. Even back when I hurt my ankle and I refused to get any needle shot

"Are you perhaps…''Justin started saying, looking at me with an arched brow, I couldn't let him jab that needle in my flesh and suck out my blood. I swallowed hard feeling sweating dripping down my forehead as I looked at Justin then at Victor, his expression had turned sour and I swore his eyes flashed with anger, I knew I wasn't giving a good impression by being scared of a mere needle shot but I had my reasons for having such a fear hence I prepared to say something so that Justin doesn't do the blood test which was the only process left until we moved to the insemination process

"Be calm...I promise it won't hurt and…"Justin started as he walked closer to the bed and lowered to coax me into relaxing but before he could finish his words, out of nowhere Victor snatched the syringe and I was startled so was Justin who stepped aside and I watched the grumpy man who was now wearing white gloves.

"Give" I flinched, not sure why he was coming toward me holding that big needle in his hands. He wasn't a doctor so why was he taking up the job? My face turned ashen white even without looking in the mirror I knew my face had turned pale and sweaty was dripping down my face as my chest rose and fell steadily

"What's your favorite sport?"To my surprise, Victor asked me the question as he took my arm and I felt his warm hands connected with my skin even when he was wearing gloves. I blinked several times looking at him with shock in my eyes but he didn't even dare look at me, his eyes were fixed on my arm

"B...basketball"I mumbled more to myself and I waited to hear what he had to say but a good amount of time passed as I scanned his face not sure what he was thinking, his brows creased a little and I thought he didn't know what to do, he looked rather calm and with a serious facial expression. I failed to understand his personality, was he just cold-hearted or maybe he got irritated very easily most importantly I wanted to know I he even knew how to get blood, what if he disfigured my arm? Oh no, I'm so dead. I was going to die before I even got to be successful. The thought of dying in the hands of a handsome man sounded nice but the idea of dying from a needle hurt me as I...

"Stop!"I screamed and sat up instantly as I removed my arm but it stung a little.

"Done...I guess the beauty of victor did the trick" Justine said as he stuffed cotton wool on my forearm and gestured for me to press on it until the blood stopped coming out. My eyes widened in shock as I shifted my gaze from Justin then to my arm. What?

"He's a professional...he knows how to handle scared patients like you," Justin said in between laughter and turned away from me. I was so lost as I looked around in the room but there was no sign of Victor. Did he leave? But how? When did he get the blood and when did he leave? Was I so lost in thoughts for him to do that. Because I recalled him asking me about my favorite sport and nothing else, it didn't hurt at all until now that I felt a little pain which wasn't so much

"Well since you are in great shape...you eat healthy which was the most important for Victor…"Justin said and turned back to me, I was now sitting with my legs suspended down and resting on the floor. I nodded at his words as I focussed my eyes on my arm,

"Don't worry little one...this will be quick it won't hurt...my team is capable...get ready...Victor wants this to be done today...are you ready?"This was the question I was both afraid and excited about. I exhaled deeply and stretched my legs a little and smiled at the doctor. I was hundred percent ready for this hence I nodded repeatedly

"I'm ready...stop scaring me with your look," I said, averting my eyes from his playful expression. I thought he was a friendly man but he seemed a little playful and flirt, Justin chuckled and ran his hands in his hair

"Come, Ms. Payton," he said more seriously and I nodded and got off the bed. This was it. I couldn't believe I was about to get pregnant willingly. Not by other means which was alright but what would my friends from school think if they ever saw me with a big belly. I was certain they would think I trapped some rich man or that out of desperation, I did something to get money but either way, I didn't care about anything other than my goal.

Once we got to the operating room, I was driven in on a stretcher, the room was a little dark and I saw some other doctors fully dressed and covered which scared me a little bit one look from Justin comforted me as I closed my eyes and the procedure started, I was Injected with a sedative which would make me unconscious as Justin called it through the cannula and what happened after was a complete mystery. But I knew when I regained consciousness everything about me would change, I'd have a creature growing inside of me.

As Vivienne lay unconscious awaiting her new life, Victor was pacing anxiously in Justin's office awaiting the good news which had kept him awake for weeks.