Chapter 480 – 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

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. ”

on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up to the bedside, completing

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

trade,” Roger says, looking dubiously between Rafe and Jesse. “Yours

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

say I didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs, sighing

out a surprised little screech all of a sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as

I mean, he honestly

leaning forward so that Rafe can meet Jesse face-to-face

smile in surprise and delight when my sweet nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak, more demanding this time, and reaches out his hands towards

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

says, laughing a little as she beams at her own baby. ” He’s your

be,” Roger murmurs.” Because they’re going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if they don’t like

smack on the chest. “They will.

us lean forward as Sinclair sits Rafe on the bed, letting him

down,” Ella says softly, her voice a little

“What?” Sinclair asks.

if she’s speaking

is.

out on the blankets, and Ella very gently, very tentatively places

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

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

four of us parents take a sharp intake

– each and every one of

our eyes dart back to our kids, who are still

new cousin, who just sighs and closes his

second before she reaches down and gathers Jesse back up into her arms.

staring wide-eyed at Ella. “Yeah, I

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