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.

her head at us and smiling as she comes into the room.

eyes. “What are we supposed to like…do with him?” he asks, gesturing to the baby as Sinclair comes in after

the baby, which I gladly hand off to her. ” And, you know. Keep

sighs as Ella folds her legs beneath her on the bed and Sinclair pulls a chair up to the bedside, completing our little group of six. “The rest…we’re going to

and looks around at us sleepily, a little confused. “They sleep a lot their first couple of weeks. And

we should trade,” Roger says, looking dubiously between Rafe and Jesse.

my head.

like him,” Roger murmurs, sighing

lets out a surprised little screech all of a sudden and all of our eyes turn to him as his own gaze fastens on his

he honestly

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

nephew really does lean forward to see Jesse, his face very curious. Rafe lets out another

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

says, laughing a little as she beams at her own baby. ” He’s your new cousin! And I

be together a lot. It’s going to be very inconvenient if they

on the chest. “They will. Besides, shut up, I want to watch

as Sinclair sits Rafe on the bed, letting him lean forward and continue to reach for

voice a little awed, “next

“What?” Sinclair asks.

almost beyond herself, as if she’s speaking from instinct. “Let’s

at me and Roger and I just shrug, fine with it if Ella is. I don’t see Roger’s

and lays him out on the blankets, and Ella very gently, very tentatively places Jesse

he stares at his cousin. And then he begins to turn, and almost gently reaches

moment they touch, when Rafe’s fingers brush against Jesse’s cheek, and

us parents take a sharp intake of

all feel it – each and every one

then all of our eyes dart back to our kids, who are still touching, just barely,

a little, saying hello to his new cousin, who just sighs and closes his eyes

second before she reaches down and gathers Jesse back up

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