Page 86 of His Surrogate Omega

“Weeks. Maybe a few months, at best. Which is why it’s not worth it.”

Gray held Jamie’s stare. “The baby comes in six months.”

Jamie’s eyes closed. Gray dug into his coat pocket to pull out the ultrasound pictures he’d brought with him. He’d seen their baby today.

Now Jamie needed to see who he needed to live for.

“You wanted this child so desperately… you’ve done all this planning. You’ve decorated his room and filled it with all kinds of clothes and toys… you planned a future with him… and you’re willing to give up and leave us without welcoming this new life into the world?”

Jamie reopened his eyes and captured Gray’s. Gray shoved the picture into his hands, and Jamie took it, lifting it. Tears began to fill his eyes. He ran a reverent hand over the surface, smiling as tears streaked down his face. “I forgot the appointment. I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be. You likely needed the rest,” Gray said softly. “But that’s why I came. I was worried about you.”

Jamie stared at the picture and smiled widely.

“If nothing else can convince you to fight, maybe he can,” Gray murmured.

Jamie was silent as he continued to stare, smiling. After a couple of minutes, he lifted his stare. “Perhaps I need to hold on… just a little longer, hmm?”

A glimmer of hope filled Gray’s chest. “With treatment, you’d be more likely to. Right?”

Jamie opened his mouth to argue, but nothing came out. Tears shone in his eyes. “Iwouldlike to meet the little one before I go.”

“And maybe there’s a small chance you’d last more than months…”

“No,” Jamie said. “I won’t have you getting your hopes up, only to lose them later.”

“What happened to that amazing attitude you had when we first met? You wereso sureyou’d beat this and win. That attitude is what saved you, Jamie. You need to believe you can make it through. You need to believe it soul deep. If you want to save Rohan… if you want to give this baby a papa… you need to fight for it, damn you! Don’t give up. There’s too many people who love you to leave them behind.”

Jamie laughed and cried within seconds of each other, squeezing his hands. “If I fight… if I give it my everything… and Istilllose this battle… will you take care of those people I love? Will you promise me then?”

Gray paused, fearful Jamie would back off if he said no. But how could he accept those terms?

Yet how could he not?

“You’re going to win this battle, so whatever I promise won’t need to happen,” Gray said with a smile, trying to evade a true answer.

“But if I don’t… you will let Rohan claim you? You will hold our little family together?”

Gray took a deep breath. If this is what he needed to do in order to get Jamie to fight, so be it. “Yes. If you fight hard and still lose, I’ll do everything I can.”

Jamie met his stare. He sensed Jamie knew he’d evaded the true answer again… but he didn’t say anything.

“Okay. I fight.” He looked down at the picture again, smiling softly. “I’ll fight for him…”

Gray caressed the side of Jamie’s face and wiped the man’s tears away. “So let’s get started.”

Jamie looked over Gray’s shoulder. “Rohan? Can you call Dr. Ford?”

Gray turned, and his stare met Rohan’s.How much did he overhear?Panic hit him… Gray hadn’t even sensed the alpha there.

“I’ll call him right now,” Rohan said, fishing his phone from his pocket. He stepped out into the hall after dialing the number.

Gray could hear the deep rumbling tone of Rohan’s voice, and it sent waves of pleasure up his spine. He closed his eyes, wishing there was a way to ignore the instinct pulsing in his veins. Gray turned back to Jamie and forced a wide smile. “I’ll be there beside you. Every step of the way.”

My gods, please give him strength. Save him… please.

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