Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 428 – Names

Cora

Matthew? Roger tries, passing the name down the line to the baby and I grip his hand, and we both wait…

But nothing.

“The baby doesn’t like the name Matthew,” I whisper, laughing a little. “Well, it was just a starter,” Roger murmurs, grinning at me again. “You try one.”

“All right,” I say, leaning my head back and taking a deep breath. And then I pass a name down, trying… Oliver.

“Oliver!?” Roger bursts out in disgust and I gasp, glaring at him.

“You are biasing our son!” I accuse, sitting up to smack him. “I said nothing when you said stupid Matthew!”

“Matty is a cute name “he protests, laughing and blocking my blow. “Oliver is the name of a sickly Victorian child who wants more gruel -”

I growl and lay back, taking a deep breath and gathering myself. “Well, let’s see what the baby thinks,” I murmur, sending Roger another glare. And then I try again, whispering Oliver? down the bond. But nothing comes back.

“Good baby,” Roger murmurs, kissing my stomach again and making me laugh. “Don’t let her call you that. It’s terrible.”

“Okay okay,” I say, taking a deep breath. “Let’s try one more.”

“I’ll pick it?” Roger asks.

“Sure,” I reply, relaxing. “But this time, pick one you really, really like. One that you’d actually want him to be called – your favorite.”

“Okay,” he murmurs.

name down

Because I love it.

And we wait…

then both Roger and I gasp at the same time as we feel

Happy!

god,” I say, laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling me fast into

-” he stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face

think we just named the

stayed on that beach almost until the sun came up, and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we closed the doors and slept for hours and ignored

food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I curled further up in bed, deciding that I was never, ever

let me eat all my meals in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never learned to cook. But the spread of sandwiches and warmed soup and

spent two more days like that, surviving on whatever the landlord brought us every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see what

the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The entire time it was just…so natural,

knew we had to get back – because as

outside the little bungalow

him kiss me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe

“I really like this place. Maybe the owner

“But, considering that this little guy is coming along?

Roger says, his eyebrows raising. “And considering what the goddess

break into a grin. “You’re

nods, eager. “And I’m going to enjoy the

eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ” You just make the babies, I’ll grow them, and

my shoulder as we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to

say, standing on my toes to kiss his cheek as he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them all off on Ella,”

loading our tiny luggage

be her dream,” I say, rolling my eyes and sitting down in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many nieces and nephews as

half serious and grinning at me as he buckles his belt and starts

smiling down at him and stroking my belly fondly. “We’re lucky.