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.

my arm-his little head curled against my elbow-my heart just breaks to feel him close

in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and toe, his wide and crying mouth

arms wrapped around me, staring down

can’t believe he’s here,” I whisper

he’s so mad,” Roger replies, his voice

laughter, glancing at my mate and shaking my head at him, sniffing back my tears, grateful that 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 the first time, like how beautiful he is,

with an expression somewhere between shock and awe. “I

gorgeous boy,” I murmur to the baby, cuddling him close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome

have come up with something that good.

sigh. “My

body is aching, I

a few more minutes where it feels like Roger and the baby and I are the only three people in the world. I almost jump in surprise

you let

baby needs to be checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close,

the nurse says, grinning at me as she takes the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited new mom and the

checked out by the doctor. But the nurse is right – everything went well, and the baby looked fine to me.

hands out, palm up. “I basically bled out after my traumatic pregnancy, and you get away

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

head to the side, not understanding her reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head, dismissing it.

in reply, leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to feel my exhaustion now more than

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

until I feel completely