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.

hysteria of new parents,” she says, shaking her head at us

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

the baby, which I gladly hand off to her.

Sinclair pulls a chair up to the bedside,

kindly, smiling down at Rafe who yawns and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of weeks. And then, after that, they find ways to

says, looking dubiously

head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,” I say,

like him,” Roger murmurs,

eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens on his cousin, his eyes going wide like he’s noticing him

I mean, he honestly probably

Rafe?” Ella coos, leaning forward so that Rafe can meet

very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak, more demanding this time, and reaches out his

murmurs, looking down at his son with a fascinated and pleased expression. “He really does want to go

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

Because they’re going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very

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

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

says softly, her voice a little awed,

“What?” Sinclair asks.

if she’s speaking from instinct.

fine with it if Ella is.

blankets, and Ella very

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

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

four of us parents take a sharp

– each and every

and then all of our eyes dart back to our kids, who are still touching, just

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

before she reaches down

head to see him staring wide-eyed

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