Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 478 – New Baby

Cora

“You’ve got this, Cora!” Ella cheers at my side while I squeeze Roger’s hand, panting and shouting as I give what the nurse has told me is one last, final push.

I put everything I have into this final moment, squeezing my eyes shut and pushing as hard as I can, wanting this done – wanting to feel my little baby in my arms

And suddenly the pressure lessens, and my eyes fly open as I gasp And there’s a little baby’s cry ringing out through the room.

“Here!” I gasp, leaning forward fervently, some motherly demand in me needing my little baby now even as I see him in the nurse’s hands. “Give him to me!”

The nurse hesitates, looking towards her colleagues. I moan a little, still reaching, wanting him now

“Do it,” Ella snaps suddenly up from my side. She stands and moves towards the nurse, putting a hang on her shoulder and gesturing towards me. ” He needs his mother – ”

Roger is completely still at my side, his eyes focused totally on the baby, who starts to cry his little heart out.

“Please,” I beg, reaching for him.

“All right,” the nurse says, nodding and bringing him forward. “We’ll clean him up in a minute – ”

And she takes two steps forward, and leans down, and places my little baby in my arms

And I burst immediately into tears.

Because the weight of him against my arm-his little head curled against my elbow-my heart just breaks to feel him close to me, so strange and new and yet so completely right.

down my face as I take in every ounce

side, his arms wrapped around me, staring down at our perfect

believe he’s here,” I

can’t believe he’s so mad,” Roger replies, his voice

stopped my crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most new parents say something nice about their kid when they meet him for the first time, like how beautiful he is, or how much they love

the baby with an expression

pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome to

come up with something that good.

got me,” I sigh. “My whole

aching, I just feel

for a few more minutes where it feels like Roger and the baby and I are the

asks quietly. “Will you let the nurses clean him up and wrap in him in

as the nurse comes close,

takes the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited new mom and the birth went beautifully, no complications, so there’s no harm in wanting to

carries the baby across the room to be weighed and checked out by the doctor. But the nurse is right – everything went well, and the baby looked fine to

to me and holding her hands out, palm up. “I basically

be jealous, Ells,” I sigh, placing my hands on top of hers and laughing a little. “I’m sure your next one will

wide eyes, and I turn my head to the side, not understanding her reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head, dismissing it. “I’m sure it will,” she says with a happy sigh.

reply, leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to feel my exhaustion now

but this is the most conscious I’ve been for it and I can really feel it this time – the way the gift runs through me,

I feel

taking her hands away

laughing a little. ” Honestly, Ella, it’s still crazy that you can