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…

Roger and I gasp at the same time as

Happy!

laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches

I take his face in my hands and kiss him,

just named

our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we

the early afternoon to the owner of the bungalow tapping on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I curled further up in bed, deciding that I was

elaborate dinner he made.

each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see what he’d

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

But after the second day, we knew we had to get back – because as much as we like each other,

do this again, yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed and locked

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

this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,” Roger murmurs, looking fondly at

“But, considering that this little guy is coming along? We’re going to want

what the goddess said that night on

into a grin. “You’re

a bunch more,” he nods, eager. “And I’m

” You just

around my shoulder as we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be

door for

our tiny luggage into the trunk before crossing to

sitting down in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with

like a deal,” he says, half serious and grinning at me

and stroking my belly fondly. “We’re lucky. We’ve got

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