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.

passes another name down the bond, and I

Because I love it.

And we wait…

Roger and I gasp at the same time as

Happy!

Roger snatches me to him, pulling me

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

think we just named the

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

the 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

elaborate dinner he made. Well,

baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when

But honestly, it blurred in with everything else we did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The entire

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

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

it sweep through me. “Maybe not next week. But

like this place. Maybe the owner will

on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is coming

raising. “And considering what the goddess said that night

a grin. “You’re

I’m going to enjoy

shoving him away a little bit. ” You just

shoulder as we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be a very involved dad. You’ll see. You’ll barely have to lift

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

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

his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many nieces and nephews as we can pass over to her

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