#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.

passes another name down the bond,

Because I love it.

And we wait…

then both Roger and I gasp at the

Happy!

laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him,

take his face in my hands and kiss him, and kiss

just named

up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the house, where we closed the doors and slept for hours and

on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I

I had to, eventually, because Roger wouldn’t let me eat all my meals in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger, who never learned to cook. But the spread of

brought us every day in baskets and otherwise laying in bed talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when

a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The entire time it was

had to get back – because

pulling me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed and locked up.

and let him kiss me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe

nods, giving me another little peck, before looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us buy it,”

on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is

raising. “And considering what the goddess said that night on the

a grin. “You’re

he nods, eager. “And I’m

bit. ” You just make the

Nah, I’m going to be a very involved dad.

kiss his cheek as he opens my car door for

into that?” Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage

be her dream,” I say, rolling my eyes and sitting down in the car, closing my door behind me as Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of her own kids and as many nieces

and grinning at me

smiling down at him and stroking

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