Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 476: Labor

Cora

I narrow my eyes at Roger when he comes upstairs about forty-five minutes later. “Are you going to behave better now?” I ask, my voice tense.

“Yup,” he says, leaning in the doorway with a lazy smile.

I start to laugh as I look over his too – loose stature. “Is it because you’re all drunk?” My eyes shift to Sinclair as he appears in the doorway behind his brother. “Seriously, did you get him all drunk?”

Sinclair, Rafe sitting up in his arms, just gives a little shrug, his mouth pulled up at the corner in a secret smile.

“I am only,” Roger says, smiling as he steps into the room and holding up a hand with his thumb and pointer finger pressed very close together, “a very tiny bit drunk. Just something to steady the nerves.”

Ella laughs next to me before she scoots off the bed.

“All right, then,” she says, gesturing to me as she moves around the bed and reaches to take Rafe from Sinclair. ” Take your spot, Roger. And stop freaking her out, okay?”

“I promise,” Roger mumbles, giving Ella a sloppy little salute before climbing onto the bed and taking her place.

“We’ll be downstairs,” Ella says when I turn my eyes to her. “You just call, and we’ll be right up. Okay?”

I nod to her, smiling a little, grateful that she’s here. Beyond having the power to heal me instantly should anything go wrong, it’s just…really nice to have my sister close by.

Roger sighs as he pulls himself into the spot close on my right and tucks his legs in under the blankets. Then he turns to me, his face serious. “I’m sorry, Cora,” he says quietly.

“Thank you,” I say, my anger fading as I see that he means it. I lift a hand to his cheek, wanting to touch him, wanting him close.

“I just love you so much

“I get it,” I say, nodding.

He nods too, capturing my hand and pressing a kiss to it. “But I didn’t listen to you. And Sinclair made me sit down and listen – which he shouldn’t have to do, so I’m sorry about that. But he explained that you need to be the one freaking out today. So, I have to just… be steady. Is that right?”

say quietly, studying him. “I mean, Roger, it’s not that you can’t

out of the room. I’m sorry, Cora – you’re right, we had a plan, we should just trust it. Everything’s going to be

coming to my lips now as he slips an arm around my back, tugging me

contractions?” he asks, looking down

I answer, my voice quiet. “Or, maybe a little faster now? Four and a

a calmness that I know he doesn’t feel.

start

turning

sweet, Roger Sinclair,” I murmur, taking his cheeks in my hands and leaning

against my lips, kissing me back. “I’m going to be a dad in a

say, leaning back and smiling down at my belly. And I bite my lip, feeling significantly calmer now, starting to get…well, maybe a

close to mine and takes a deep breath

what color do you think his

me click my tongue and

that even be

me. “These are goddess grandchildren,” he says, grinning at me. “Anything

“would have

purple eyes,” he says, holding up a finger,

second, before the next contraction starts again. “Oh boy,” I say, sitting up, a hand moving low on

best to stay quiet, his eyes on me throughout the whole contraction. He keeps his

says quietly when it all

his now. And then I smile a little, returning my hand to his cheek. “I hope the baby’s

brown ones, like his mom. That would

and see,” I reply, dropping my hand from his

get the baby to hurry up,” Roger murmurs, turning is attention to the bond that runs between us

on the bond as well. “Nah, don’t rush him,” I sigh.

love and comfort and reassurance

a nice big crib for him out here,”

” Any time you want,

I agree. I’m finally ready – completely ready to bring our baby into the world with a nice, calm, maybe slightly tipsy Roger at my

really start to heat up. By then, the house is busy

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