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.

another name down

Because I love it.

And we wait…

both Roger and I gasp at the same time as we

Happy!

sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling me

me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in my hands

just named

our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we

of the bungalow tapping on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it

in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never learned to cook. But the spread of sandwiches and warmed

every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending

of that as well. But honestly, it blurred in with everything else we did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and

was wonderful. But after the second day, we knew we had to get back –

murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed

him kiss me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe not next

“I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy

on my stomach. “But, considering

his eyebrows raising. “And considering what

a

“And I’m going to enjoy the process very much, Cora –

my eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ” You just make the babies, I’ll

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

say, standing on my toes to kiss his cheek as he opens my car door for

asks, loading our tiny luggage into the trunk

my eyes and sitting down in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids

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