Joel can't help the smile that all but bursts across his face and he can't stop himself from leaning in and pressing a quick, hard kiss against Spencer's temple. Every now and then his life still surprises him so much that he feels something in his chest seize and this is one of those moments. He'd never even known he would want this, that being a parent was something he would be good at, something he would want so desperately that having all three of them agreeing at this table would fill him with such joy. He'd had no idea, but now that they're here, now that this is something that's really going to happen, he doesn't understand how he couldn't have known.
"So are we," Joel agrees, dropping his hand to Spencer's knee and giving it a squeeze. His hand is trembling and he's sure Spencer can feel that, but he's overwhelmed with just how excited he is. He knows this is only the first step, that they have many, many things yet to do. There will be medical appointments, uncomfortable moments in locked rooms when he and Spencer are going to have to find a way to make their donation to the process, but following that he knows how happy they'll both be. The moment they're told she's pregnant, the day the baby is born, he can imagine it all. It's still so far away, but a part of Joel feels like he's already there.
"The agency will take care of the preliminary appointments," Erin says and Joel nods, because he'd done a lot of reading in preparation and he knows what the next steps will be. Bit by bit, the agency will back out, leaving them with more and more control. They'll have to pay their fee, but within a month it should just be the three of them working together.
"They'll only be involved for about a month, won't they?" Joel asks, then flushes faintly. "I did a lot of research before we decided to go forward with this and I... it's why I picked this agency. They try to hand over control to the couple and the surrogate." While acting as a legal go-between if something were to happen, but Joel sincerely doubts they'll have any issues there. Still, he knows over the next few weeks it won't just be doctors involved, but lawyers and contracts, too.
"They do," Erin agrees. "It's part of what drew me to them as well. I know there has to be a contracts and legalities that need to be taken care of, but I like the idea of it just being the three of us."
"So do I," Joel says, looking over at Spencer with a bright smile. "I really do."
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Date: 2014-10-17 04:47 pm (UTC)"So are we," Joel agrees, dropping his hand to Spencer's knee and giving it a squeeze. His hand is trembling and he's sure Spencer can feel that, but he's overwhelmed with just how excited he is. He knows this is only the first step, that they have many, many things yet to do. There will be medical appointments, uncomfortable moments in locked rooms when he and Spencer are going to have to find a way to make their donation to the process, but following that he knows how happy they'll both be. The moment they're told she's pregnant, the day the baby is born, he can imagine it all. It's still so far away, but a part of Joel feels like he's already there.
"The agency will take care of the preliminary appointments," Erin says and Joel nods, because he'd done a lot of reading in preparation and he knows what the next steps will be. Bit by bit, the agency will back out, leaving them with more and more control. They'll have to pay their fee, but within a month it should just be the three of them working together.
"They'll only be involved for about a month, won't they?" Joel asks, then flushes faintly. "I did a lot of research before we decided to go forward with this and I... it's why I picked this agency. They try to hand over control to the couple and the surrogate." While acting as a legal go-between if something were to happen, but Joel sincerely doubts they'll have any issues there. Still, he knows over the next few weeks it won't just be doctors involved, but lawyers and contracts, too.
"They do," Erin agrees. "It's part of what drew me to them as well. I know there has to be a contracts and legalities that need to be taken care of, but I like the idea of it just being the three of us."
"So do I," Joel says, looking over at Spencer with a bright smile. "I really do."