Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

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.

at us and smiling as she comes into

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

the baby, which I gladly hand off to her. ” And, you

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

not so hard,” Sinclair says kindly, smiling down at Rafe who yawns and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of

looking dubiously between Rafe and Jesse. “Yours

me like she’s considering the idea but I just laugh and shake my head. “You can’t take my baby, Ella,” I say, crossing my arms. “Even if Roger

didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs,

little screech all of a sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as his own gaze

I mean, he honestly

leaning forward so that

when my sweet nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak, more demanding this time,

god,” Sinclair murmurs, looking down at his son with a fascinated and pleased expression. “He really does want to go to

baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I think you’re going

be,” Roger murmurs.” Because they’re going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if they don’t like

the chest. “They will. Besides, shut

on the bed, letting him lean forward and continue to

down,” Ella says softly, her voice a

“What?” Sinclair asks.

herself, as if she’s speaking from

just shrug, fine with it if Ella is. I don’t see Roger’s response,

him out on the blankets, and Ella very gently, very tentatively places Jesse next to him, close enough for

my shock, the usually rambunctious Rafe stays very, very still for a moment as he stares at his cousin. And then he begins to turn,

Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s cheek, and Jesse’s

parents take a

it – each and every one

a spilt second and then all of our eyes dart back to our kids, who are still touching, just barely, skin

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

Ella says, her hands going to her mouth for a split second before she reaches down