Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 481– A New Family

It takes a little over two hours, but finally the last of the doctors leaves, the door clicking shut behind them.

“Finally,” Roger sighs, falling back into the linens of the freshly-changed bed. “Now we just have to get our stupid family to leave and we’ll get some sleep – ”

“Excuse me,” I say, glaring over at him. “If you think you’re tired -”

“Fine fine,” he sighs, turning his head to grin at me. “You’re right. What can I get you, my love? Do you want anything?”

The doctor officially gave me and Jesse a clean bill of health after I delivered the placenta and Jesse had his first feeding and full check-up. It was, of course, a relief to have everything turn out right and relatively easy -especially in comparison to Ella’s experiences – but now that they’re all gone?

Honestly, it all feels very real.

Like now I have to be a mom, and Roger has to be a dadall by ourselves.

“I don’t know,” I say, laughing a little and looking between Roger and our little baby. “Honestly, it’s all kind of weird, isn’t it? All of this fuss and then they just…leave you alone with a baby. To do what you will.”

“I know,” he says, looking at me with wide eyes. “I’m glad you know what to do. I’m totally lost.”

“I don’t know what to do!” I protest, laughing and shaking my head.

“What!?” he breaths, sitting up sharply.

“I’m just a doctor, Roger!” I say, laughing harder now and feeling a little hysterical as well as exhausted. “People come to me pregnant, but then I send the babies home with them! I don’t know what to do with a kid – that’s Ella’s department.”

“Well then,” he says, looking anxiously towards the door. “I take back my previous words. Ella has to stay – for like, ever.”

“Or at least until this kid is six -”

“Can we push to seven?” Roger asks, looking at me with real anxiety that just makes me laugh harder.

There’s a little knock on the door but suddenly Roger and I are laughing too hard to answer it. It cracks open anyway and Ella again peeks her head in.

her head at us and

to like…do with him?” he asks, gesturing to the baby as Sinclair comes in after Ella, shutting the door and grinning at us. Rafe fusses, starting to blink awake in

baby,

legs beneath her on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up to the bedside, completing our

hard,” Sinclair says kindly, smiling down at Rafe who yawns and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep

trade,” Roger says, looking dubiously between Rafe and Jesse. “Yours

head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,”

didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs,

of a sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens on his cousin, his eyes going wide

mean, he

to see the baby, Rafe?” Ella coos, leaning forward so that Rafe can meet Jesse

sweet nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another

at his son with a fascinated and pleased expression.

own baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I think you’re going to

Roger murmurs.” Because they’re going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if

the chest. “They will. Besides, shut up, I

Sinclair sits Rafe on the bed, letting him lean forward and continue to reach for

says softly, her voice

“What?” Sinclair asks.

if she’s speaking

me and Roger and I just shrug, fine with it if Ella is. I don’t see Roger’s response, but

and lays him out on the blankets, and Ella very gently, very tentatively places Jesse next to him,

a moment as he stares at his cousin. And then he begins to

the moment they touch, when Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s cheek, and Jesse’s little eyes flutter

take a sharp

– each and

and then all of our eyes dart back to our kids,

little, saying hello to his new cousin, who just

says, her hands going to her mouth for a split second before she reaches down and gathers Jesse back up into her arms. ” Did you

yeah,” Roger says, and I turn my head to see him staring wide-eyed at Ella. “Yeah, I think it’s fair to say we