Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

Chapter 476- Labor

Cora

I narrow my eyes at Roger when he comes upstairs about forty-five minutes later. “Are you going to behave better now?” I ask, my voice tense.

“Yup,” he says, leaning in the doorway with a lazy smile.

I start to laugh as I look over his too – loose stature. “Is it because you’re all drunk?” My eyes shift to Sinclair as he appears in the doorway behind his brother. “Seriously, did you get him all drunk?”

Sinclair, Rafe sitting up in his arms, just gives a little shrug, his mouth pulled up at the corner in a secret smile.

“I am only,” Roger says, smiling as he steps into the room and holding up a hand with his thumb and pointer finger pressed very close together, “a very tiny bit drunk. Just something to steady the nerves.”

Ella laughs next to me before she scoots off the bed.

“All right, then,” she says, gesturing to me as she moves around the bed and reaches to take Rafe from Sinclair. ” Take your spot, Roger. And stop freaking her out, okay?”

“I promise,” Roger mumbles, giving Ella a sloppy little salute before climbing onto the bed and taking her place.

“We’ll be downstairs,” Ella says when I turn my eyes to her. “You just call, and we’ll be right up. Okay?”

I nod to her, smiling a little, grateful that she’s here. Beyond having the power to heal me instantly should anything go wrong, it’s just…really nice to have my sister close by.

Roger sighs as he pulls himself into the spot close on my right and tucks his legs in under the blankets. Then he turns to me, his face serious. “I’m sorry, Cora,” he says quietly.

“Thank you,” I say, my anger fading as I see that he means it. I lift a hand to his cheek, wanting to touch him, wanting him close.

“I just love you so much

“I get it,” I say, nodding.

He nods too, capturing my hand and pressing a kiss to it. “But I didn’t listen to you. And Sinclair made me sit down and listen – which he shouldn’t have to do, so I’m sorry about that. But he explained that you need to be the one freaking out today. So, I have to just… be steady. Is that right?”

“It’s closer,” I say quietly, studying him. “I mean, Roger, it’s not that you can’t feel afraid too – I get that it’s a big day-”

air out of the room. I’m sorry, Cora –

my lips now as

down at my belly and stroking

quiet. “Or, maybe a little

he says, pretending a calmness that I know he doesn’t feel. ” That

I start to

asks, turning to grin

just very sweet, Roger Sinclair,” I murmur, taking his cheeks in my hands and leaning forward to press

have to try, don’t I,” he murmurs against my lips, kissing me back. “I’m going to be a dad in

and smiling down at my belly. And I bite my lip, feeling significantly calmer now, starting to get…well,

completely bald,” Roger murmurs, a little thoughtlessly as he tucks his head close to mine and takes a deep breath of my scent, “like an old man.” I laugh again, harder this

think his

making me click my tongue and pull away

that even be

grandchildren,” he says, grinning

my eyes, “would

holding

I sigh, but I’m smiling as I snuggle close to him. Or at least I smile for a second, before the next contraction starts again. “Oh boy,” I say, sitting up, a hand moving low

goes rigid next to me but does his best to stay quiet, his eyes on

he says quietly when it all

say, turning my eyes to his now. And then I smile a little, returning my hand to his

at me. “Big brown ones, like his mom. That would

we’ll just have to wait and see,” I reply, dropping my hand from

murmurs, turning is attention to the bond that runs between

as I focus on the bond as well. “Nah, don’t

he inspects the bond and passes love and comfort and reassurance to the baby, as

we’ve got a nice big crib for him out here,” I say, laughing a bit. “Whenever he’s ready

murmurs. ” Any time you want,

ready – completely ready to bring our baby into the world with a

is

the time I’m almost ready to push. But

says, smiling at me with