Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 480: A New Family

It takes a little over two hours, but finally the last of the doctors leaves, the door clicking shut behind them.

“Finally,” Roger sighs, falling back into the linens of the freshly-changed bed. “Now we just have to get our stupid family to leave and we’ll get some sleep – ”

“Excuse me,” I say, glaring over at him. “If you think you’re tired -”

“Fine fine,” he sighs, turning his head to grin at me. “You’re right. What can I get you, my love? Do you want anything?”

The doctor officially gave me and Jesse a clean bill of health after I delivered the placenta and Jesse had his first feeding and full check-up. It was, of course, a relief to have everything turn out right and relatively easy -especially in comparison to Ella’s experiences – but now that they’re all gone?

Honestly, it all feels very real.

Like now I have to be a mom, and Roger has to be a dadall by ourselves.

“I don’t know,” I say, laughing a little and looking between Roger and our little baby. “Honestly, it’s all kind of weird, isn’t it? All of this fuss and then they just…leave you alone with a baby. To do what you will.”

“I know,” he says, looking at me with wide eyes. “I’m glad you know what to do. I’m totally lost.”

“I don’t know what to do!” I protest, laughing and shaking my head.

“What!?” he breaths, sitting up sharply.

“I’m just a doctor, Roger!” I say, laughing harder now and feeling a little hysterical as well as exhausted. “People come to me pregnant, but then I send the babies home with them! I don’t know what to do with a kid – that’s Ella’s department.”

“Well then,” he says, looking anxiously towards the door. “I take back my previous words. Ella has to stay – for like, ever.”

“Or at least until this kid is six -”

“Can we push to seven?” Roger asks, looking at me with real anxiety that just makes me laugh harder.

There’s a little knock on the door but suddenly Roger and I are laughing too hard to answer it. It cracks open anyway and Ella again peeks her head in.

head at us

wiping a tear of mirth from his eyes. “What are we supposed to like…do with him?” he asks, gesturing to the baby as Sinclair comes in after Ella, shutting the door and grinning at us. Rafe fusses, starting to blink awake in

for the baby, which I gladly hand off to her. ” And, you know. Keep him

on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up to the bedside, completing our little group of six. “The rest…we’re

and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of weeks. And then, after that, they find ways to tell you what they

should trade,” Roger says, looking

head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,” I say, crossing my arms. “Even

like him,” Roger

sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens on his cousin, his eyes going

he honestly

to see the baby, Rafe?” Ella coos, leaning forward

sweet nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very

a

own baby. ” He’s your

to be together a lot. It’s going to

a light smack on the chest. “They will. Besides, shut up, I want to watch

forward as Sinclair sits Rafe on the

softly, her voice a little awed, “next to each

“What?” Sinclair asks.

beyond herself, as if she’s speaking from

is. I don’t see Roger’s response, but I don’t hear a protest, so

flips Rafe on his back and lays him out on the blankets, and Ella very

for a moment as he stares

they touch, when Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s cheek,

four of us parents take

we all feel it – each and

all of our

babbles a little, saying hello to his new cousin, who just sighs and closes his eyes

hands going to her mouth for a split second before she

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