Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 481

#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 smiling as she

he asks, gesturing to the baby as Sinclair comes in after Ella, shutting the door and grinning at us. Rafe fusses, starting

him,” Ella says, coming close and reaching for the baby, which

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

around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of

trade,” Roger says, looking

my head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,” I say, crossing my arms. “Even if Roger is inept, I still like

didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs, sighing

our eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens on his

mean, he

see the baby, Rafe?” Ella coos, leaning forward so that

my sweet nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very

son with a fascinated and pleased expression. “He

as she beams at her own baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I think you’re

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

I scold, giving him a light smack on the chest. “They will. Besides, shut up, I want to

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

her voice a little

“What?” Sinclair asks.

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

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

and lays him out on the blankets, and Ella very gently,

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 cheek, and

of us parents take a sharp

all feel it – each and every

our eyes dart back to our kids, who

to his new cousin, who just sighs and closes

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

him staring wide-eyed

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