Amanda POV
I stare at my brother dumbfounded. Is he even listening to me? "Chase. You know I love you right? But you sure know how to act stupid. You really think I have not thought about taking it? I have okay? But what stresses me out, is why she would do this. Listen, two mil per child is a LOT of money. What if I have two sets of twins? She will pay me eight million? Grandchildren cannot be that important to her. I am sure as hell I am not the only one in the world with all those traits she spoke of. I sure as hell do not have a womb made of gold. What does she get out this? I feel like there is an ulterior motive here. I am definitely not buying this whole she likes my genes and brains idea".
He scratches his big dumb head. "I did not think about that. You're right. We need to find out what her real motives are" he says and comes to lay on the bed and stretches his arm. I lay on his chest and he covers me with the stretched arm. I like snuggling with him like this. "Kiddo"? He calls. "Hmm"? He brushes my hair,"Do you want to do this"? He asks me. "I do. Do you have any idea what we could do with that type of money? I just need to spare two years of my life to carry billionaire babies and then after that, we rebuild mom's bakery. Turn it into a five star restaurant and then work our butts off but for our own benefit. Not for others. Make our own money." I tell him. He laughs. "You are right. But how sure are you that your womb is not made of gold"? He asks and I get up and hit his chest. "How old are you? Two or twenty"? I look at him in awe. He smiles at me,"you are my golden womb baby sister" Oh no he didn't. "Hey, I am the older one. I was born first. So technically, I am your big sister" and I lay back with him. His chest vibrates with his laughter. "Yeah right".
We lay in bed in silence until he falls asleep. I sit up and watch his perfect face for a while. My brother is very attractive but he resembles our sperm donor. The one that never cared about us. I have his dark skin tone and Chase has mom's tanned skin but everything else, he got it from him. Our step father may have been a d*uche but he made sure we had eaten. We had a roof over our heads. He took care of us as his own kids until he started drinking and gambling. That is when life started going downhill. But at least he was there.
Unlike him. Rich, famous and a so called 'family man' in front of the world with his perfect wife and sons. All these thoughts convince me of one thing. I am going to take Mrs Scott's offer. I do not care if it comes back to bite me but my mom and brother deserve the best. And maybe I can finally have a decent tombstone erected for my step dad. He deserves as much. As for our sperm donor, he will regret kicking us out that day.
I grab a blanket and cover my brother with it, turning off the radio on my way to my room. I find mom sitting on the floor next to Chase's door, sound asleep. Typical of her. "Mommy, wake up". She opens her eyes,"you literally sat there to listen in when I specifically told you Chase and I would handle it"? She looks a bit guilty before she gets angry. "My daughter is stressing about something and you expect me not to care? I want to know Amanda. I may be invalid and useless since I depend on you two to survive but I am your mother. I need to help you". I pull her in for a hug,"I know mama. But I promise it is nothing major. I just... I found a way to fix our lives. Well it found me in a way but I promise you, we will be okay". She sighs in defeat,"fine. Go to sleep. You have work tomorrow". How do I tell her that I took the day off again? Right. I don't. She goes to her room and I go to mine too. I fall alseep the minute my head hits the pillow.
Morning comes sooner than I needed it to and because it is Saturday, I am supposed to be at the book and CD shop so I do not wake up early. Considering I took the day off, I start by making breakfast and cleaning up a bit. After that, I shower and prepare to leave. Mom is still asleep and Chase just woke up.
"Hey, why are you still here?" He asks. "Well do not tell mom but I took today off. I am just gonna go to the library and do a little bit of research on Jaxon and maybe I will call his mother to let her know of my decision". He nods and pulls me for a hug and kisses my head,"I love you" we say at the same time. I grab my backpack and leave. The library is a bit far but I need to go for the free WiFi. Chase and I haven't been able to get our own yet because we do not make enough for luxuries and believe me,fancy phones and WiFi are a luxury.
I get there just in time for them to open. "Good morning,I have not seen you for a while" Miss Matilda says to me. She is the librarian. "Morning Miss Matilda. I have been a bit preoccupied but today I am free and I need to do some research". "Okay then. Let me know if you need anything".
I go and sit at the back and take out the fancy phone I was given by Mrs Scott to search whatever I can find about this Jaxon Reggie Scott guy. And let me tell you, Chase is attractive, but this guy is a greek god. The pictures of him are literal thirst traps. He has perfect eyebrows,long lashes. Medium sized green eyes. A perfectly sharp jawline and small pink lips. His body is perfection. Hand Carved by the gods. I know I keep using 'perfect' to describe everything about him but I swear he looks like a sin waiting to happen. Definitely not the type to look anywhere in my way,not that I would want him too anyway.
According to wiki, he is 6'1 . Almost a foot and a half taller than me. He is engaged to Brittany Harris, daughter of multi millionaire Jorge Harris. She is truly beautiful, blonde wavy hair,blue eyes. Tall and slim. And she is a supermodel. They are a match made in heaven. They have been together for five years but have been engaged for a year. I honestly do not get why they are not married yet. With all the money they have, they can host a super wedding with only a week of preparation. Anyways, it is none of my business. I am just the baby maker here.
Deciding I have stalked them enough, I call Mrs Scott. She picks up right after three rings,"Amanda my darling".Ohh she has my number. Right, she gave me this phone. "Amanda"? Gosh I didn't even realize I hadn't spoken yet. "Mrs Scott. I hope I did not disturb you"I start. "Oh no honey. I was just reading a magazine. How are you"? She asks me. "I am good. I have made a decision but I need to know something first",I tell her. "Yes"? Dear God, I hope I am making the right decision.
"What do you get out of all of this? This arrangement, it feels like it benefits me more than it does you. Why"? She chuckles. "Children mean the world to me. I only had one child and because of complications after I lost my second baby to a miscarriage, I could not carry full term. So no my girl. This does not just benefit you". I guess now I can say I understand even though I feel like she is holding something back. "I will do it. I will have your grandchildren". I could hear the excitement in her voice as she shouted, "That is a fantastic choice. Pack up. I will send Richard to pick you and your family up in exactly three hours so take the important stuff only. You will move into your new home today and we'll start right away. Oh this is going to be good". So soon? But I couldn't voice that out to her. She hung up too soon. I hope and pray I will not regret this.