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.

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 to blink

close and reaching for the baby, which I gladly hand off to

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

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

trade,” Roger says, looking dubiously between

grins suddenly and looks at me like she’s considering the idea but I just laugh and shake my head.

didn’t say I didn’t like him,” Roger

as his own gaze fastens

he honestly

Ella coos, leaning forward so that Rafe can meet Jesse face-to-face for the

see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak, more demanding this time, and reaches out his hands towards

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

at her own baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I think you’re going to

going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if

I scold, giving him a light smack on the chest.

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

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

“What?” Sinclair asks.

as if she’s speaking from instinct. “Let’s

fine with it if Ella is. I don’t see Roger’s response, but

the blankets, and Ella very gently, very tentatively places Jesse next

stares at his cousin. And then he begins to turn, and

brush against Jesse’s cheek, and Jesse’s little eyes flutter

four of us parents take a sharp

it – each and

then all of our eyes dart back

new cousin, who just sighs and closes

god…” Ella says, her hands going to her mouth for a split second before she reaches down and gathers Jesse back up into her arms.

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