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.

new parents,” she says, shaking her head at us and smiling as she comes into the room. “Are you

wiping a tear of mirth from his eyes. “What are we supposed 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

close and reaching for the baby, which I gladly hand off to her. ” And, you know.

pulls a chair up to the bedside, completing our little group of six. “The rest…we’re going to need

and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep

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

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

didn’t say I didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs, sighing

as his own

he

leaning forward so that Rafe can meet Jesse

nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak, more demanding this time, and reaches out his hands towards

with a fascinated and pleased expression. “He really does want to go to

baby. ” He’s

Because they’re going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if they don’t like each

the chest. “They will. Besides, shut up, I want to watch

Sinclair sits Rafe on the bed, letting him

voice a little awed,

“What?” Sinclair asks.

Ella says, almost beyond herself, as if

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

blankets, and Ella very gently,

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

moment they touch, when Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s

take

it – each

then all of our eyes dart back to our kids, who are

new cousin, who just sighs and

split second before she

and I turn my head to see him staring wide-eyed at Ella. “Yeah, I think it’s fair