When it was the next morning, Luke found himself getting ready to start the day with a fresh feeling. But little did he know what was in store for him.
Suddenly, Luke’s phone rang and he picked up the call without looking at the caller ID.
“Hello,”
“Hello, is this Mr. Luke Sawyer?” a female voice came out.
“Yes, and who are you?” He wondered who this girl was. He did not have any girlfriend. And he surely does not give his phone number to any of the one night stands or flings.
“I am Linda, the receptionist from the hospital you visited yesterday,” Luke’s skin went pale at the mention of her identity. He did not want to even see that woman ever again.
“What is it?” He asked coldly.
“Sir, there was a little incident that happened yesterday at the hospital and we seem to have misplaced your semen test sample. If it is possible could you please give us another sample of your semen,” she spoke softly and calmly.
“What do you mean by you misplaced it?” Luke was angry by now. He was definitely not going to do the embarrassing things again, and definitely not in the hospital.
“We are extremely sorry sir. If it is uncomfortable for you to come to the hospital, I can send one of our male staff to collect it from you,” she tried to persuade him.
Luke wanted to scream at her but refrained from doing so. He did not want to take this any further. He sighed and spoke, “Fine. Send someone to my office.” He disconnected the phone call harshly without waiting for her response. He was expecting to start this day pleasantly. But it was already ruined. Any man would be happy to have a good release in the morning but definitely not this way.
He dashed out of his room and walked straight out of the house. The cook was perplexed about his behavior. Luke could sense it. He did not have breakfast and left for work. He even had to glare at the driver and other employees because of his unpleasant mood. It is not like they complained about it. They had all become used to it by now.
Eventually, after a day or two the test results came out. And as suspected Luke did have some horrible hormonal imbalance. Dr Dylan prescribed some costly medicines for him. And Luke got treated accordingly. And over a few days, he even had recovered from the symptoms. And he was so glad that Gabriel had recommended Dr Dylan to him. He knew that his opinion was absolutely contrary to what he had in the beginning of this doctor journey.
Over these days, Ruby had taken care of herself quite well. Since she was laid off from the coffee shop, she had some spare time. And she was not looking for any other part time jobs at this moment. The ones she had now were enough for her to last until the pregnancy tests. After that, she would be moving in with Mr and Mrs Hudson. And a huge burden would be off Ruby’s shoulder. She could not be any more relaxed.
Ruby had spent all her free time with Mia. She was aware of Ruby’s insemination process. And she was a little upset that her friend had not called her to tell about it and did not take her along for moral support. But Ruby seemed to have a special place in Mia’s heart. She was convinced to let go of her disappointment.
“Come on soon. I will play it,” Ruby screamed from the bed. She was currently at her studio apartment and Mia was sleeping over. The buddies had planned to have a movie night and had brought tons of food.
“Don’t you dare play it before I come,” Mia screamed back. She was yet to finish her nightly routine. Unlike Ruby, who had wonderful skin, Mia had struggled a little with skin problems during her teens. So, she religiously followed a skin care routine and never broke it for anything.
“Fine, soon,” Ruby said and grabbed a juice bottle. She began having the snacks until her friend came. After a few minutes, Mia came out all ready to binge watch movies.
“So, are we watching Leonardo Di Caprio?” Mia asked, taking a seat on the other side of the bed. Ruby scoffed, “We are watching Brad Pitt.” The girls giggled at their own words. “We are so much into old men,” said Mia. Ruby laughed and replied, “I feel so bad for the young guys.”
The girls began to watch the movie and at some before midnight, they had dozed off. Suddenly, Ruby’s phone began ringing loudly. The sound shrieked the girls and they were up with fear.
“Who the hell is calling you at this hour?” Mia asked. She almost had a heart attack from the sudden noise.
“I don’t know,” Ruby said and answered the phone call.
“Hello?”
“Hello, am I speaking to Ruby?” came out a female noise.
“No, it is her ghost,” Ruby replied. She was pissed off by the sudden phone call at this hour. That too from someone who she does not know.
“Uh.. I am sorry ma’am for calling you at this hour. I forgot to make a call to you earlier in the evening. But I was caught up with work and..”
Ruby did not give the woman to complete her sentence, “Can you just tell me who are you? And why have you called?” she demanded straight talk.
“Um. yes. I am calling from the hospital where you got inseminated. We need you to come to the hospital for a quick check up. We will let you know about the abrupt check up tomorrow. Please come by the hospital,” The lady said and disconnected the phone call.
“What happened?” Mia asked. She came back from the bathroom. The phone call had given an excuse for her to pay a visit to the bathroom.
“Hospital. They want me to come visit them tomorrow for a quick check up,” Ruby said worriedly. She was wondering what could be the reason for this sudden check up. There was still two or three days for two weeks to complete.
Ruby looked around the doctor’s office while she waited for the doctor to arrive. She was asked to pay a visit to the doctor as soon as possible. And that phone call last night had shaken her up. Unfortunately for Ruby, Mia could not make it to the hospital since she could not take leave from her internship. In the company, they don’t give abrupt leaves for interns. To say that Ruby was nervous and anxious would be an understatement. She was beyond anxious. It was not exactly two weeks after the insemination. But she was asked to come here two days before that. Soon, Lily, the manager of the agency, came to the hospital and joined Ruby. They both patiently waited for the doctor. Neither of them knew what was the matter for calling them earlier than the scheduled time. “I am sorry for keeping you both on wait,” th
“Goodness Gracious. What have you been doing? Why are you crying your eyeballs out?” Mia said as soon as Ruby opened her apartment door. A few hours earlier, Mia had received a phone call from Ruby, asking her to go to her house immediately. Mia could not figure out what emergency it could be. She had practically begged for permission from her superior at the company. And rushed over soon after she was allowed to take the day off. Ruby did not speak anything and silently walked inside the apartment. She plopped down on the bed. Her tears rolled down without any break. Mia noticed that and quickly moved closer to Ruby. She hugged her best friend and rubbed her back without speaking anything for now. Calming down Ruby was on her agenda for now. She could talk later. After a while of crying out loudly, Ruby calmed d
Ruby’s phone ringtone rang louder than any siren. Mia groaned and whined a little when the sound disturbed her sleep. Mia had stayed back at Ruby’s apartment as she did not want to leave Ruby alone. Mia knew that her friend would definitely drown herself in the pool of her miseries if she was left alone. And Mia did not want to risk it. Now, especially because she is carrying a baby.“Ruby, your phone is ringing. It might explode soon,” Mia said in her hoarse voice. Ruby sat on the bed and looked for her phone. She found it under the blanket which was laying half on the bed and the other on the floor.Ruby received the phone call which was from an unknown number, “Hello?”“Hello. Am I speaking to Miss Ruby Bakers?” a familiar voice came. Ruby blinked her eyes and even
"Good morning everyone. I am Gabriel Moretti. You can consider me as your solicitor for today. I also happened to be Luke's best friend. We have been friends since the day we were born," Gabriel began his talk. He was standing with a swimming pool in the background and he was holding the contract that is supposed to be signed by Luke and Ruby. While Ruby and Mia were sitting on the bar stools and Luke was filling in his glass of whisky with ice cubes. He had taken off from work today, so he could drink all he wanted.They all had gathered at Gabriel's house the next day after Luke and Ruby agreed on the proposition. Luke had promised to contact her as soon as the contract was ready. But she did not know that Luke would be this quick. He had called her late at night to inform her about today's plan. He had picked Ruby and Mia first thing in the morning and drove to Gabriel's house. Gabriel was generous enou
Luke took one last glance at his appearance in the mirror before heading out of his closet. Gabriel had been having a conversation with one of the maids while also waiting for Luke to get ready. The buddies were supposed to attend a party which was being hosted by the Simon’s. The Simon’s were one of the families that belong to the elite families of the country. They were old money and have been continuing to make tons of money for generations. The current owner of the Simon’s corporation, William Simon and his wife are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary. And Luke and Gabriel were expected to attend the party because for one, they were business partners and two, their parents also happen to be close friends. So, it was kind of inevitable.“Come on, Gabe, let us go. We are already late,” Luke said while climbing down the stairs. His voice was loud enough to reach
After hearing David mention Luke's girlfriend, Anna could not keep still. She immediately excused herself saying she had to use the ladies' restroom. Luke smirked at her action. He did not miss how nervous she felt when she heard that he has a girlfriend.Anna walked outside the party hall and searched her purse for her phone. She quickly dialed the number.The phone rang for a few seconds before it was picked, "Hello?" A man's voice said."What took you so long to receive the phone call?" Anna asked restlessly.The man sighed and said, "Sister, I am a busy man and I have tons of work to do. I am not the chairman like your husband."Anna was irritated by it, "Whatever, Robert. Just listen to me now. You have to immediately ge
Ruby sighed, sitting on her bed. She had been packing her luggages since morning and it seemed like it was never ending. She never knew she had so much stuff. Yesterday after signing the contract with Luke, Gabriel had entertained them a little before they had bid bye. Ruby had been to her part time work places and resigned right away. It was kind of difficult to resign from her job at the departmental store that she used to work at. It was not a problem with the owner but the memories of breaking up with her then boyfriend, Adam in that place made it difficult for her. She had left the place with tears in her eyes. Within a span of a month, her life was turned upside down. One moment, she had a boyfriend whom she thought it was a serious relationship and the next moment she had broken up with him and signed up to become a surrogate and then she was carrying someone's child and now she was even moving in with him and had signed to become his pretend g
12Luke and Ruby had settled down quite well. Ruby felt like she was living in a whole different world. Luke had been a sweetheart and made her feel at home. He had a separate room arranged for her. It was like a princess room. And the attached bathroom in her room was not lacking any amenities. Ruby had to not worry about anything else.In fact, Ruby found herself having a lot of free time and she had no idea how to spend it. She spent her time at Luke’s penthouse, mostly exploring the place. And she found it hard to exquisite. She compared Gabriel’s independent house to Luke’s huge penthouse. The view from the penthouse was picturesque. And Ruby loved to see the sunrise and sunset from the huge window in the living room.Luke was getting ready for work. H