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.

hysteria of new parents,” she says, shaking her head at us and smiling as she comes into

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 Sinclair’s

him,” Ella says, coming close and reaching for the baby, which I gladly hand off to her. ” And, you know. Keep

folds her legs beneath her on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up

us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of weeks. And then, after that, they

should trade,” Roger says, looking dubiously

just laugh and shake my head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,” I say, crossing my arms. “Even if Roger is inept,

didn’t say I didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs, sighing and leaning against me,

of a sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens on his cousin, his eyes going wide like he’s noticing him for

he

leaning forward so that Rafe

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

my god,” Sinclair murmurs, looking down at his son with a fascinated and pleased expression.

says, laughing a little as she beams at her own baby. ” He’s your new

a lot. It’s

smack on the chest. “They will. Besides, shut up, I want

of us lean forward as Sinclair sits Rafe on the bed, letting him lean

them down,” Ella says softly, her voice a

“What?” Sinclair asks.

beyond herself, as if she’s speaking from instinct.

it if Ella is. I don’t see Roger’s response, but I don’t hear a protest, so I assume it’s

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

still for a moment as he stares at his cousin. And then he begins to turn, and almost gently reaches for

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

of us parents take

it – each and every one of

for a spilt second and then all of our eyes dart

babbles a little, saying hello to his new cousin, who just sighs and closes

going to her mouth for a split second before she reaches down and gathers Jesse

my head to see him staring wide-eyed