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.

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

to like…do with him?” he asks, gesturing to the baby as Sinclair comes in after Ella, shutting the door and grinning at

the baby, which I gladly hand off

sighs as Ella folds her legs beneath her on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up to the bedside, completing our little group of six. “The rest…we’re going to need

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

Roger says, looking dubiously between Rafe and

suddenly and looks at me like she’s considering the idea but I just laugh and shake my head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,” I say, crossing my arms. “Even if Roger

didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs, sighing and leaning against

lets out a surprised little screech all of a sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens on his cousin, his eyes going wide

mean, he

leaning forward so that Rafe

forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak,

Sinclair murmurs, looking down at his son with a fascinated and pleased

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

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

the chest.

on the bed, letting him

softly, her voice

“What?” Sinclair asks.

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

is. I don’t see Roger’s response, but I don’t hear a protest, so I assume

on his back and lays him out on the blankets, and Ella very gently, very tentatively places Jesse next to him,

shock, the usually rambunctious Rafe stays very, very still for a moment as he stares at his cousin. And then he begins to turn, and almost gently

they touch, when Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s cheek, and Jesse’s little

four of us parents take

it – each and every

and then all of our eyes dart back to

his new

split second before she reaches down and gathers Jesse back up into

yeah,” Roger says, and I turn my head to see him staring wide-eyed