Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Cora

“You’ve got this, Cora!” Ella cheers at my side while I squeeze Roger’s hand, panting and shouting as I give what the nurse has told me is one last, final push.

I put everything I have into this final moment, squeezing my eyes shut and pushing as hard as I can, wanting this done – wanting to feel my little baby in my arms

And suddenly the pressure lessens, and my eyes fly open as I gasp And there’s a little baby’s cry ringing out through the room.

“Here!” I gasp, leaning forward fervently, some motherly demand in me needing my little baby now even as I see him in the nurse’s hands. “Give him to me!”

The nurse hesitates, looking towards her colleagues. I moan a little, still reaching, wanting him now

“Do it,” Ella snaps suddenly up from my side. She stands and moves towards the nurse, putting a hang on her shoulder and gesturing towards me. ” He needs his mother – ”

Roger is completely still at my side, his eyes focused totally on the baby, who starts to cry his little heart out.

“Please,” I beg, reaching for him.

“All right,” the nurse says, nodding and bringing him forward. “We’ll clean him up in a minute – ”

And she takes two steps forward, and leans down, and places my little baby in my arms

And I burst immediately into tears.

weight of him against my arm-his little head curled against my elbow-my heart just

little baby, tears dripping down my face as I take in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and toe, his

is pressed tight to my side, his arms wrapped around me, staring down at our perfect

he’s here,” I whisper in

can’t believe he’s so mad,” Roger replies, his voice

his strange sense of humor has at least stopped my crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most new parents say something nice about their kid when they meet him for

murmurs, still staring at the baby with an expression somewhere between shock and awe. “I doubt he’d even hear me wasted compliment.” it’d be

pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome to the

have come up with something that good. He needed you

got me,” I sigh. “My whole

my whole body is aching, I just feel such rich, complete happiness in this

the baby and I are the only three people in the world.

Cora?” she asks quietly. “Will you let the nurses clean him up and wrap in him in a blanket?

to be checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close, reaching for him. “I’m sorry,” I say,

from my arms. “You’re just an excited new mom and the birth went beautifully, no complications,

doctor. But the nurse is right – everything went well,

murmurs, sitting down next to me and holding her hands out, palm up. “I basically bled out

Ells,” I sigh, placing my hands on top of hers and laughing a little. “I’m sure your next one will be

reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head,

my head on Roger’s shoulder,

starting to call upon her gift. I feel it when it starts to sweep through me, and I sit up a little with curiosity. This isn’t the first time Ella has healed me, of course, but this is the most conscious I’ve been for it and I can really feel it this time – the way the gift runs through me, seeking out the parts of me that hurt and sweeping through them

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