The Arrangement (unenhanced Edition) by AnnaRCase (books to read now .txt) 📖

Amberleigh had known exactly the way the meeting with the Head Goddess would go. She gave her a knowing smile, congratulated her, and reminded her what an opportunity and honor it was for Amberleigh. And of course for the club, though she didn’t say that. But Amberleigh could read between the lines. Her mama didn’t raise no fool. Well actually her mother hadn’t technically raised her, but whatever.

            The last time Amberleigh had seen her mother was when she was twelve and ran into her so strung out Krystal Dupree was crawling in the alley. By then the courts had terminated all her parental rights, and it been three years since their last court supervised visit. Amberleigh helped her mother up off the ground and dumped her off at the crack house her mother was living in at the time. They talked for a few minutes, before her mother asked her for money, then passed out on couch that smelled suspiciously like pee.

 It was the last time she ever saw her mother, as Krystal was picked up in raid a couple months later, and died in jail less than a month after that. Just after she cut a deal and snitched on her dealer. It was the most non-accidental accidental overdose in lock up that month. Amberleigh was told about her mother’s demise by her caseworker over some ice cream. Talk about warm, fuzzy childhood memories

Yes, Amberleigh was certainly the best choice to bring a healthy and non-screwed up kid into the world. It was mind boggling how desperate Grayson Godwin was. And suspicious as fuck. Luckily, she would have plenty of time to figure it out.

She hid in her bathroom reading over the contract on the sly like a drug addict in the bathroom of a fast food restaurant.  While Ebony was sprawled across Amberleigh’s bed drooling. It was twenty-five pages long and giving her one hell of a headache, but that could have been from her hangover also.

So basically she the gestational carrier, agreed to relinquish all rights to the child, would not be considered its parent, she would undergo all necessary medical procedures, testing, and prenatal care, and Grayson had the right to be present for all those appointments if he so choose. She found that highly unlikely that he would want to be around to watch her pee in a cup.

 She agreed to the release of her medical records, follow all treatments and advice of medical personnel, and to abstain from all sexual activity save for Grayson Godwin. Okay, that wasn’t the end of the fuckin world or anything, and if he turned out to be just as cold in the bedroom, she always had her toys. But no alcohol, tobacco, exposure to tobacco or radiation, illegal drugs, blah blah. Yes because she planned on visiting the abandoned power plant for a Sunday Stroll.

Mr. Godwin would pay all the costs of her medical care, and living expenses during the duration of the contract. If she was not pregnant within one years’ time, the contract was null and void. If she had a successful and viable pregnancy, the contract would be extended through the birth of the child. If she had a miscarriage or was unable to get pregnant within one year, she would be paid one hundred grand for her time.

If she got knocked up by another man, it was a breach of contract, payment was forfeit, and Grayson Godwin would not take custody of the child. The contract would also be terminated and payment forfeit if she broke the confidentiality clause. She would be required to compensate Mr. Godwin for all the expenses incurred up into that point in time if the child was not his or she broke confidentiality.  If the child was born with major health issues, it was up to the discretion of Grayson Godwin whether he would assume custody of the child. Well that would be a total dick move.

Her eyes began to water and she decided to get some rest. Enough of all that legal bullshit anyway. To sum it all up, her body would belong to Grayson Godwin for the next year at least, any child they may create would also belong to him, she would be a puppet, pretty much and it would a long year of only one dick. End of story. Too bad her last dick had been such a disappointment. Certainly no fond memories to help carry her through the long, dry year ahead. She just hoped the Godwin put his money where his dick was.