Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

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 the

Because I love it.

And we wait…

then both Roger and I gasp at the

Happy!

and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling me

Laughing, elated, I take his face in

we just

and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and

the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I

let me eat all my meals in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate

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 he’d do. And honestly, the baby never did much, but it made us

But honestly, it blurred in with everything else we did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went

the second day, we knew we had to get back –

this again, yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed and locked

me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe not

peck, before looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let

sigh, but then I put a hand on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is coming

raising. “And considering what the

into a grin. “You’re

eager. “And I’m going to enjoy the process

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

I’m going to be a very involved dad. You’ll see. You’ll barely have

cheek as he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them

that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage into the trunk before crossing

climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many nieces

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