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.

passes another name down

Because I love it.

And we wait…

and I gasp at the same time as we feel

Happy!

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

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

just named the

clothes and the

us a basket of food so we could eat something, and

course, I had to, eventually, because Roger wouldn’t 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 crackers he made was delicious, and certainly

each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see

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

get back – because as much as we like each other,

outside the little bungalow

me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe not next week.

this place.

a hand on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is coming along? We’re going

what the goddess

a

eager. “And I’m going to

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

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

that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage into

rolling my eyes and sitting down in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with

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