Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 429

#Chapter 429 – Names

Cora

Matthew? Roger tries, passing the name down the line to the baby and I grip his hand, and we both wait…

But nothing.

“The baby doesn’t like the name Matthew,” I whisper, laughing a little. “Well, it was just a starter,” Roger murmurs, grinning at me again. “You try one.”

“All right,” I say, leaning my head back and taking a deep breath. And then I pass a name down, trying… Oliver.

“Oliver!?” Roger bursts out in disgust and I gasp, glaring at him.

“You are biasing our son!” I accuse, sitting up to smack him. “I said nothing when you said stupid Matthew!”

“Matty is a cute name “he protests, laughing and blocking my blow. “Oliver is the name of a sickly Victorian child who wants more gruel -”

I growl and lay back, taking a deep breath and gathering myself. “Well, let’s see what the baby thinks,” I murmur, sending Roger another glare. And then I try again, whispering Oliver? down the bond. But nothing comes back.

“Good baby,” Roger murmurs, kissing my stomach again and making me laugh. “Don’t let her call you that. It’s terrible.”

“Okay okay,” I say, taking a deep breath. “Let’s try one more.”

“I’ll pick it?” Roger asks.

“Sure,” I reply, relaxing. “But this time, pick one you really, really like. One that you’d actually want him to be called – your favorite.”

“Okay,” he murmurs.

And then Roger passes another name down the bond, and I smile, because…

Because I love it.

And we wait…

I gasp at the same time as we feel the

Happy!

as Roger snatches me to him, pulling

elated, I take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss him,

just

and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we

basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I curled further up in bed, deciding that

all my meals in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never learned to cook. But the spread of

whatever the landlord brought us every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake

everything else we did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The entire time it was just…so natural, and so easy. Just Roger and I simply together, away from the

the second day, we knew we had to get back – because

do this again, yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after

laugh and let him kiss me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe not next week.

looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,” Roger murmurs,

“But, considering that this

raising. “And considering what the goddess said

break into a grin. “You’re

eager. “And I’m going to enjoy the process

say, laughing and rolling my eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ” You just make the babies, I’ll

Nah, I’m going to be a very involved dad.

cheek as he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them all off on Ella,”

loading our tiny luggage into the trunk

my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with

half serious and grinning at me as

him and stroking

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