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

Because I love it.

And we wait…

at the same time

Happy!

and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him,

just -” he stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss him, and

just named

came up, and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we closed the doors and slept for hours and ignored the whole

basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it

him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger,

in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to

part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The

day, we knew we had to get back – because as much as

this again, yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after

laugh and let him kiss me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe not

giving me another little peck, before looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,”

but then I put a hand on my stomach. “But, considering that this

“And considering what the

a grin.

a bunch more,” he nods, eager. “And I’m going to

and rolling my eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ”

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

car door for me. “Or,

tiny luggage into the

sitting down in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many

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