Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
Roger says as he purses his lips and looks towards the door, nodding slowly.
I click my tongue, my face bursting into a grin.
“What?” Roger asks, turning to me.
“I can’t believe you’re not crowing with victorious joy,” I say, laughing and shaking my head at him.
“Well,” Roger says, lifting his chin, though he can’t fight his smile anymore. “My mother told me that if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.”
I roll my eyes. “Words you’ve never lived by.”
“Yeah well,” he says, sinking onto the bed and smiling as he looks at the baby and me. “I’m a role model now. I’ve got to reform my ways.”