“Then can I just ask you for one more thing?" Jacob implored.
This man had absolutely no limits when it came to what he could ask of someone. But I was tired. I was just so tired.
“What do you want?" I asked him.
Jacob swallowed hard.
“Until you make your decision," he said again. “Just stay at my home."
I wanted to protest immediately. I wanted to go home. I was let out of the contract, I had a chance to go back to my old life.
But I hesitated. It wasn't lost on me that the only reason we were in this situation was because the egg donor was gone. Died. In a terrible car accident. And there was a very good chance that it could have been so much more than just an accident.
I knew that he was only asking me to stay with him for the sake of my safety.
“Alright," I agreed. “Until I've
