Chapter 6

Yasmin's POV

Where the hell is he? He told me that he was only visiting his Mum for an hour. Anxiously i look at the clock which reads 7:15pm. Robbie's been gone 7 hours?! It wouldn't be so bad if he was alone, but the fact he's taken Eleanor with him makes me even more worried. I trust him of course i do with her, but the thing is is Robbie actually visiting his Mum?

20 minutes later the front door closes. My eyes snap open by the sound of the door. I must of dozed off. "Rob? Rob is that you?" I peer my head around the living room door noticing Eleanor's pink pram with Robbie beside it hanging up his coat.
"Oh hello you." He grins pushing the pram to the bottom of the stairs. Eleanor is sound asleep tucked up in her pink bunny blanket.
"'Oh hello you'?" Stepping towards Eleanor gently stroking her brown curl. "Where the hell have you been Robbie?!"
Slightly he frowns at me. "Don't raise your voice at me. Not around Eleanor." He walks into the living room. Why is he annoyed at me for? He's the one playing games!
"Where have you been? Why have you been out so long?" I follow him to the living room. Without looking at me he picks up the remote and starts flicking through the channels. "Don't be so ignorant!" Angrily i pull the remote from his grip.

Robbie looks up at me shaking his head a little. "What? Am i not trusted taking my daughter out? What do you think i'll do ay? Park her outside the pub whilst i knock back a gallon of ale?"
"No of course not. You know i didn't mean that. All i want to know is where you've been all these hours? You didn't even call me for running late."
He sighs a little. "I shouldn't need you to keep worrying about me... i'm a gown man... busy man sometimes... because of...work... trust me? You did marry me for me...right?" Softly he plants a kiss onto my forehead wrapping his arms around my waist. I can't lie. I did marry him for himself it's just that i don't like all this sneaking around he's been doing. Feeling his arms around my waist causes my head to rest against his chest. He knows that his touch always brings me around.
"Sorry..." Muttering against his chest as i inhale his scent.
"No need to be... is there anything else you'd like to-" The sound of the doorbell ringing cuts Robbie's sentence short. "Who could that be at this time?" He whispers whilst making his way to the front door.

"Alright Rob!" A cheerful voice speaks. Is that Mark? What's he doing here? Slowly i creep around the door. Standing beside Mark is Gary rubbing his hands together from the coldness.
"Evening lads?" Robbie smiles looking a bit confused at the pair. "Wanna come in?"
Walking over to Eleanor carefully i lift her from the pram. "I'll take her to bed Rob...Hiya boys." I smile whilst walking upstairs to Eleanor's room.

Gary's POV

Linking arms with Mark we walk inside. Are we seriously going to ask this? I know it's been a couple of days since we discussed about having a baby together maybe it's too soon. "Want a drink or anything?" Robbie asks as me and Mark sit together on his sofa. I feel so awkward me and Robbie still aren't the best of mates. No chance could i go through with saying this by myself. "That'll be great please Rob. It's freezing outside makes you think how quick Christmas is coming round." Mark grins softly stroking my knee.
"Oh don't it's not until another 3months or so yet... too much fuss i say. Two coffees?"
"Yes please..." I smile a little watching Robbie walk to the kitchen to make our drinks.
Mark turns to me. "Babe? What is it? Come on everything will be ok honest. We don't know unless we ask." He wraps his arms tightly around me warming me slightly.
"I know... but you can't blame me for being nervous right? I mean with everything which has-"
"Ssssh..." Mark places his finger on my lips. "That's in the past babe... just think about our future... the three of us..." Softly he kisses my lips.
"Ayup!" Robbie giggles placing two mugs down on the coffee table. "What's going off here then?"
"Was just warming Gaz up."
"I don't think that's the way you'd do the warming up Markie." Robbie winks. "So what's up? What brings you down here?"
Nervously i play with my fingers. Yasmin walks into the room wearing a silk dressing gown. Instantly Robbie narrows his eyes over in my direction seeing the way i'm looking at her. My eyes aim towards the floor instead. Tonight isn't the night for fighting. "Babe... i'm gonna head to bed." Yasmin yawns a little placing a kiss onto Robbie's forehead.

"No...wait not yet." Mark lifts his hand to Yasmin's direction. My heart starts pounding in my chest this is real we're actually going to ask them.
"Huh? Why not?" She looks confused at the pair of us. Still my eyes are staring at the floor. Mark wraps his hand around mine.
"Because we've got some news to tell you both..." A wide smile appears on Mark's face. Of course i'm excited about having a baby, but it's just asking Yasmin to be the carrier for us which is the problem for me.
"Go ahead." Robbie wraps his arm around Yasmin allowing her to sit beside him. Both of them slightly smiling at us.
"Well...we've been talking...and...me and Gary have decided we want to start a family...so we're going to have a baby."
Silence fills the room for a couple of seconds. "Wow! Congrats!" Robbie holds his hand out in front of Mark then me.
"Thank you." I force out a small smile at him whilst shaking his hand.
"Awwh that's great. Pleased for you both." Yasmin smiles placing a cheek on each of our cheeks.
"So...which one of you are pregnant." Robbie jokes sipping his coke.
"Rob..." Yasmin playfully taps his arm. "Are you going to be adopting then?"
"Erm... no..." I bite my lip a little looking at Mark.
Mark strokes my hand showing me comfort. "We're going to do IVF."
"Awww that's sweet... who's your surrogate?" She gives us a friendly smile whilst resting her head against Robbie's upperarm.
"Well...we haven't got one....not yet...but that's why we've come here tonight..." Mark pauses a little squeezing my hand a little harder.
"Are you saying what i think you're saying?" Robbie raises his eyebrow at us. The tone of his voice has dropped from happy to a more serious tone.

Mark nods a little. "We were wondering...if Yasmin... would do us the honor.."
"No. No chance." Robbie shakes his head.
"But-"
"No Mark. I said no. My wife will not do that. Sorry."
Looking up a little i look at Yasmin. She just sits there biting her lip a little not saying a word. "M...Maybe...let Yaz...h..have a say?"
Feeling Robbie's eyes burn at me i didn't think that through. "Oh i wonder who's idea this was. Maybe the man trying to get back into my wife's knickers??!"
"That's not true! And you goddamn well know it! That is in the past i love Mark and i want to start a family with him!" Angrily i snap back at Robbie standing to my feet.
"Right and you're a 'changed man' now are you? Doesn't change a thing! I saw the way you looked at her when she walked into the room. That's the past my arse." Robbie walks towards me turning my legs into jelly.
"Bollocks! That is not true and you know it! I fucked up, but that was the old me. I'd never hurt Mark and if you don't believe me then fine... at least i'm not the one who's sneaking around!" The words slip out my mouth unable to control my lips. Shit. What did i just say? Anger builds in Robbie's face.
"You fucking idiot!" He pulls his fist back. My eyes close tight and my hands guard my face expecting the force of his fist to make contact with my face any second.
"Ouch!!" A voice calls as something falls to my feet. Quickly my eyes open seeing Mark on the floor defending his face in his hands.
"Oh shit...Mark... i'm sorry mate... i didn't...mean to..." Robbie backs up a little. Mark must of jumped in front of me taking the punch.
"WHAT THE HELL??!" I shout jumping to my knees pulling Mark's head into my lap. Blood begins to pour from his nose and onto my clothes.

Yasmin looks shaken as she makes her way over to us on the floor. Robbie continues to just stand and watch us. "We're getting out of here. You absolute twat! This is the last time you're gonna see us again. Come on babe." Trying my best i help Mark to his feet.
"Wait!" Yasmin calls after us as we walk to the front door.
"Babe?" Robbie looks at her placing his hand onto her arm which she shrugs off.
"Yes..." She breathes faster looking at us. "I'll do it."