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.

then Roger passes another name down the bond, and I smile,

Because I love it.

And we wait…

then both Roger and I gasp at the same time as we feel the baby

Happy!

and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling

did we just -” he stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in

think we just

sun came up, and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and

up in the early afternoon to the owner of the bungalow tapping on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could

elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never learned to cook. But the spread of sandwiches and warmed

surviving on whatever the landlord brought us every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to

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 laid out in

after the second day, we knew we had to get back – because as much as we

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

and let him kiss me, let it sweep

place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,” Roger murmurs,

baby,” I sigh, but then I put a hand on my stomach. “But,

eyebrows raising. “And considering what the goddess said that

into a grin.

thinking a bunch more,” he nods, eager. “And I’m going

I say, laughing and rolling my eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ” You just make

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

car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them

our tiny luggage into the trunk before

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

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