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.

down the bond, and I smile,

Because I love it.

And we wait…

I gasp at the same time as

Happy!

as Roger snatches me to him,

I take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss

just

clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we closed the doors and

early afternoon to the owner of the bungalow tapping on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I

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

sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see what he’d do. And

with everything else we did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in

day, we knew we had to get

murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed and

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

peck, before looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,” Roger murmurs,

I sigh, but then I put a hand on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is coming along? We’re going to

Roger says, his eyebrows raising. “And considering what the goddess said that night

a grin. “You’re thinking

bunch more,” he nods, eager. “And I’m going to enjoy the process very much, Cora –

bit. ” You just make

shoulder as we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be a very

toes to kiss his cheek as he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them all off on Ella,” I say, giving a

that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage

my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many nieces and nephews as we can pass over to her to

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