#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.

says, shaking her head at us and smiling as she

like…do with him?” he asks, gesturing to the baby as

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

I can do,” Roger sighs as Ella folds her legs beneath her on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up

Rafe who yawns and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot

trade,” Roger says, looking dubiously between Rafe and

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

Roger

of our eyes turn to him as

mean, he honestly

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

really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak, more demanding

his son with a fascinated and pleased expression. “He really

beams at her own baby. ”

be,” Roger murmurs.” Because they’re going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if they don’t

giving him a light smack on the chest. “They will.

on the bed, letting

down,” Ella says softly, her voice a little awed, “next to each

“What?” Sinclair asks.

says, almost beyond herself, as if

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

and Ella very gently,

stays very, very still for a moment as he stares at his cousin. And

when Rafe’s fingers brush against

us parents take a sharp intake

it – each and every

and then all of our

to his new cousin, who just sighs and closes

split second before she reaches down and gathers Jesse back up

my head to see him staring wide-eyed at Ella. “Yeah,

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