The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 428: Names

Cora

Matthew? Roger tries, passing the name down the line to the baby and I grip his hand, and we both wait…

But nothing.

“The baby doesn’t like the name Matthew,” I whisper, laughing a little. “Well, it was just a starter,” Roger murmurs, grinning at me again. “You try one.”

“All right,” I say, leaning my head back and taking a deep breath. And then I pass a name down, trying… Oliver.

“Oliver!?” Roger bursts out in disgust and I gasp, glaring at him.

“You are biasing our son!” I accuse, sitting up to smack him. “I said nothing when you said stupid Matthew!”

“Matty is a cute name “he protests, laughing and blocking my blow. “Oliver is the name of a sickly Victorian child who wants more gruel -”

I growl and lay back, taking a deep breath and gathering myself. “Well, let’s see what the baby thinks,” I murmur, sending Roger another glare. And then I try again, whispering Oliver? down the bond. But nothing comes back.

“Good baby,” Roger murmurs, kissing my stomach again and making me laugh. “Don’t let her call you that. It’s terrible.”

“Okay okay,” I say, taking a deep breath. “Let’s try one more.”

“I’ll pick it?” Roger asks.

“Sure,” I reply, relaxing. “But this time, pick one you really, really like. One that you’d actually want him to be called – your favorite.”

“Okay,” he murmurs.

name down

Because I love it.

And we wait…

both Roger and I gasp at the

Happy!

laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches me to

we just -” he stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss him, and

we just named

all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we closed the doors and slept for hours

bungalow tapping on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I curled further up in bed, deciding that I was never, ever

the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never learned to

every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake

as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The entire time

we had to get back – because as much as we like each other, we like our

again, yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed

laugh and let him kiss me, let it

giving me another little peck, before looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,”

baby,” I sigh, but then I put a hand on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is coming along? We’re going to want more

says, his eyebrows raising. “And considering what

into a grin. “You’re thinking

more,” he nods, eager. “And I’m going to enjoy the process very

shoving him away a little bit. ” You

Nah, I’m going to be a very involved dad. You’ll see. You’ll barely have to lift a

he opens my car door for

into that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage into the trunk before crossing

climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up

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