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.

shaking her head at us and smiling

to the baby as Sinclair comes in after Ella, shutting the door and grinning at

him,” Ella says, coming close and reaching for the baby, which I gladly hand off

legs beneath her on the bed and Sinclair pulls a

confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of weeks. And then, after

Roger says, looking

me like she’s considering the idea but I just laugh and shake my head. “You can’t take my baby,

say I didn’t like him,” Roger murmurs, sighing and leaning against me,

our eyes turn to him as

I mean, he honestly

coos, leaning forward so that Rafe can

to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe

with a fascinated and pleased expression. “He really does

baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I think

Roger murmurs.” Because they’re going to be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if

scold, giving him a light smack on the chest. “They will. Besides,

lean forward as Sinclair sits Rafe on the

Ella says softly, her voice a little

“What?” Sinclair asks.

herself, as if she’s speaking from instinct.

fine with it if Ella is. I don’t see Roger’s response, but I

Rafe on his back and lays him out on the blankets, and Ella very gently, very tentatively places Jesse next to him, close

stays very, very still for a moment as he stares at his cousin. And then he begins to turn, and almost gently reaches

when Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s cheek, and

us parents take a sharp intake of

it – each and

then all of our eyes

a little, saying hello to his new cousin, who

for a split second before

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