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.

parents,” she says, shaking her head at us and smiling as she comes into the

supposed to like…do with him?” he asks, gesturing to

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

and Sinclair pulls a chair

who yawns and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of weeks. And then,

we should trade,” Roger says, looking dubiously between

shake my head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,” I say, crossing my arms. “Even if

Roger murmurs, sighing and leaning

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 like he’s

I mean, he honestly

leaning forward

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

with a

beams at her own baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I

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

chest. “They will. Besides, shut

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

says softly, her voice a little awed, “next

“What?” Sinclair asks.

herself, as if she’s speaking

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

so Sinclair gently flips Rafe on his back and lays him out on the blankets, and Ella

still for a moment as he stares at his cousin. And then he begins to turn, and almost gently reaches for

when Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s cheek, and Jesse’s little eyes flutter

us parents take a sharp intake

feel it –

all of our

to his new

a split second before she reaches down and gathers

my head to see him staring wide-eyed at

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