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.

my face as I take in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and toe, his wide and crying mouth

is pressed tight to my side, his arms wrapped around me, staring

can’t believe he’s here,” I

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

strange sense of humor has at least stopped my crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most new parents say something nice about their kid

making a lot of noise, Cora,” Roger murmurs, still staring at the baby with an expression somewhere between

cuddling him close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome to

Roger sighs. “I couldn’t have come up with

me,” I sigh. “My whole heart, forever,

exhausted, and my whole body is aching, I

a few more minutes where it feels like Roger and the baby and I are the only three people in the world. I almost jump in surprise when I feel Ella’s hand

“Will you let the nurses clean him up and wrap in him in a blanket? And I’ll check you out, see if

the nurse comes close, reaching

grinning at me as she takes the baby from my arms. “You’re just an

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

and holding her hands out, palm

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

But then she just grins

I murmur in reply, leaning my head

to sweep through me, and I sit up a little with curiosity. This isn’t the first time Ella has healed me, of course, but this

until I feel completely

her hands away and opening her

Ella, it’s still crazy that you