Turning to Michael, I showed him the texts.
I’d expected apprehension, but he was fully on board.
‘As long as Ebony is happy,’ he smiled, happily.
I was upset that I’d never carry my own baby.
But who better to be our surrogate than my sister?
Ebony already had two children of her own, Tegan, now 14, and Sonny, now 11, with her partner Gavin, 46.
She’s always said she had ‘textbook pregnancies’ and followed all the advice.
I knew I could trust her and so, a few days later, we met up.
‘Is there anything you want to go over?’ Michael asked.
‘Nothing at all,’ she smiled. ‘I want to do this for you.’
After that, the ball got rolling fairly quickly.
There were a lot of appointments and things to discuss, but the plan was officially set in motion.
Michael and I tied the knot in May 2014 and we were
