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.

take in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and toe, his wide and crying mouth with its perfect

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

can’t believe he’s here,” I whisper in

so mad,”

at him, sniffing back my tears, grateful that his 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 when they

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

him, gorgeous boy,” I murmur to the baby, cuddling him close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome to the world. You are very,

have come up with something that good. He needed you for

he’s got me,” I sigh. “My whole heart, forever,

is aching, I just feel such

Roger and the baby and I are the only three people

look up at her. “What do you think, Cora?” she asks quietly. “Will you let the nurses clean him up and wrap in him in a blanket? And I’ll check you out, see if

nurse comes close, reaching for him. “I’m sorry,” I say, shaking

you didn’t,” the nurse says, grinning at me as she takes the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited new mom and the

and checked out by the doctor. But the nurse is right –

hands out, palm up. “I

top of hers and laughing a little. “I’m sure your next

at me with 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. “Now, does anything

the one who usually asks that?” I murmur in reply, leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to feel my

with curiosity. This isn’t the first time Ella has healed me, of course, but

I feel completely

taking her hands away and opening her

Ella, it’s still crazy that you can do