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.

down the bond, and I smile,

Because I love it.

And we wait…

Roger and I gasp at the same time as we

Happy!

Roger snatches me to him, pulling me fast into his

stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss him,

think we just named the

I stayed on that beach almost until the sun came up, and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house,

a basket of food so we could eat

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

two more days like that, surviving on whatever the landlord brought us every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see what he’d do. And honestly, the baby never did much, but

did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The entire time it was just…so natural, and so easy. Just Roger and

knew we had to get back

me close outside the little bungalow after

it sweep through me. “Maybe not next week.

really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,” Roger murmurs, looking fondly

my stomach. “But,

Roger says, his eyebrows raising. “And considering what

a grin.

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

a little bit. ” You just make the babies, I’ll grow them, and carry

we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be a very involved

I say, standing on my toes to kiss his cheek as he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them all off

our tiny luggage into

say, rolling 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 and as many nieces

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