Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 16: Ethics

The phone in Serena‘s kitchen was ringing. She had just gotten back after her rounds at the hospital, and Dana was already back with the kids. She had them in the bathtub. It was a relief to Serena that she didn‘t have to immediately jump into “mother” mode. She did rush to the kitchen without even taking her shoes off, picking it up while tossing her keys onto the counter. “Hello?” she asked. “Serena, it is Adriana,” the familiar voice on the other line said. “Adriana, hi, how are you?” she asked. For a moment, she had the desire to question Adriana about hiring Dana, but she heard the kids laughing and splashing in the bathroom, Dana‘s soft voice murmuring to them. She really was quite good with them! “I‘m well, thank you,” Adriana said. “I take it you are settling in well, seeing as you came in for an unscheduled shift today.” Serena chuckled. “I hope that‘s alright,” she said. “I wanted to check on Carson, and once was there, I figured I‘d make myself useful.” “Any time,” Adriana said. “We can always use more hands. The reason I‘m calling is because I‘d like you to come to my office tomorrow morning so we can touch base and talk about what‘s next for the hospital.” “Tomorrow morning?” Serena asked, thinking quickly about whether or not she‘d planned anything. She couldn‘t think of anything off the top of her head. Technically, she was still supposed to be settling in, but she had already started work on her own, so it made sense that Adriana would be giving her more work. “Yes, how about, ten o‘clock?” Adriana asked. “I‘ll be there,” Serena assured, nodding even though Adriana couldn‘t see her.

“Great, see you then. Have a good night,” the other doctor said. “Good night,” Serena repeated before hanging up. She sighed, her shoulders relaxing. Serena went back to her front door, sliding her shoes 1/5 off and hanging her keys on a nearby hook. When she got upstairs, Dana already had the kids in their pajamas. “Mommy, you‘re home!” Olivia said, jumping off the edge of the tub and hugging Serena. She smiled, bending down to kiss her daughter‘s head, and holding out her arms to invite Oliver in for a hug: “Did you have fun at daycare?” she asked. “I beat everyone else on the monkey bars,” Olivia said, beaming proudly. Serena kissed her cheek. “You‘re so strong,” she said. “How about you, Oliver?” “I drew with chalk,” he said. “That sounds like a lot of fun,” Serena said. “They were both on their best behavior” Dana assured. Serena looked up at her and smiled. “Thank you,” she said. “I can put them to bed if you‘d like to relax yourself,” she offered. Dana grinned. “I‘ll be downstairs if you need anything,” she said. Serena put the twins to bed, reading them a book that Olivia let Oliver pick. It was rare that Olivia let Oliver take the lead. She was the more dominant of the two. Their conversation about books with the Alpha must have had an impact on her. Serena was pleased to see how perceptive her children were, and she loved that, even with how different they were, they would still be kind to each other.

the job. Adriana‘s office was on the first floor of the hospital. Serena knocked on the glass paned door. Adriana looked up from the files on her desk and waved her in. Serena took a seat across from Adriana‘s desk. “Good morning,” Adriana said. The two piles of files on her desk were almost taller than Adriana when she was sitting in her

the piles of files. Adriana sighed and laughed. “This is why I asked you to come in today,” she said. “Everyone in the pack gets a physical, annually. It includes a full blood panel work and a physical exam. It takes several days to get through everyone,

top folder to see Logan‘s name printed at the top of the chart. She had been contemplating the likelihood that Logan really was the father of her children. There were certain signs that pointed in that direction. Though she hadn‘t slept with anyone between their one–night stand and when she found out she was pregnant, it wasn‘t like she hadn‘t had some

on her own selfish needs…it wasn‘t ethical. It wasn‘t that selfish though. Her twins would need to know who their father was, eventually. If it was Logan, he had the right to know too, and she didn‘t want to make that confession without being absolutely sure. It wasn‘t the best idea, but it was the only way she could be sure. If she didn‘t when she got around to telling Logan, he could demand a paternity test anyway. She thought it would be a lot more horrific for her children to be subjected to paternity testing by the male that was supposed to be their father. Especially if the results came back negative. They‘d already grown fond