The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 480: A New Family

It takes a little over two hours, but finally the last of the doctors leaves, the door clicking shut behind them.

“Finally,” Roger sighs, falling back into the linens of the freshly-changed bed. “Now we just have to get our stupid family to leave and we’ll get some sleep – ”

“Excuse me,” I say, glaring over at him. “If you think you’re tired -”

“Fine fine,” he sighs, turning his head to grin at me. “You’re right. What can I get you, my love? Do you want anything?”

The doctor officially gave me and Jesse a clean bill of health after I delivered the placenta and Jesse had his first feeding and full check-up. It was, of course, a relief to have everything turn out right and relatively easy -especially in comparison to Ella’s experiences – but now that they’re all gone?

Honestly, it all feels very real.

Like now I have to be a mom, and Roger has to be a dadall by ourselves.

“I don’t know,” I say, laughing a little and looking between Roger and our little baby. “Honestly, it’s all kind of weird, isn’t it? All of this fuss and then they just…leave you alone with a baby. To do what you will.”

“I know,” he says, looking at me with wide eyes. “I’m glad you know what to do. I’m totally lost.”

“I don’t know what to do!” I protest, laughing and shaking my head.

“What!?” he breaths, sitting up sharply.

“I’m just a doctor, Roger!” I say, laughing harder now and feeling a little hysterical as well as exhausted. “People come to me pregnant, but then I send the babies home with them! I don’t know what to do with a kid – that’s Ella’s department.”

“Well then,” he says, looking anxiously towards the door. “I take back my previous words. Ella has to stay – for like, ever.”

“Or at least until this kid is six -”

“Can we push to seven?” Roger asks, looking at me with real anxiety that just makes me laugh harder.

There’s a little knock on the door but suddenly Roger and I are laughing too hard to answer it. It cracks open anyway and Ella again peeks her head in.

hysteria of new parents,” she says, shaking her head at us and smiling as she comes into the

says, wiping a tear of mirth from his eyes. “What are we supposed to like…do with him?” he asks, gesturing to the baby as Sinclair comes in after Ella, shutting the door

says, coming close and reaching for the baby, which I gladly hand off to her. ” And, you know.

do,” Roger sighs as Ella folds her legs beneath her on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up to the bedside, completing our

kindly, smiling down at Rafe who yawns and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of

looking dubiously between Rafe and Jesse. “Yours

considering the idea but I just laugh and shake my head.

Roger murmurs, sighing and leaning against me,

a sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens

I mean, he

baby, Rafe?” Ella coos, leaning forward so that Rafe

smile in surprise and delight when my sweet nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another little squeak, more demanding this time, and reaches out his

his son with a fascinated and pleased expression. “He really does want to

at her own baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I

to be together a lot. It’s going

chest.

two of us lean forward as Sinclair sits Rafe on the bed, letting him lean forward

Ella says softly, her voice a little awed, “next to each

“What?” Sinclair asks.

says, almost beyond herself, as if she’s speaking from

Roger and I just shrug, fine with it if Ella is.

the blankets, and Ella very gently,

rambunctious Rafe stays very, very still for a moment as he stares at his cousin. And

touch, when Rafe’s fingers brush against

four of us parents take a

feel it – each and every one of

a spilt second and then all of our eyes dart back to our kids, who

babbles a little, saying hello to his new

second before she reaches

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