#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…

I gasp at the same time as we feel the

Happy!

sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling me fast into

did we just -” he stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in my hands and

think we just

gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the

on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something,

couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for Roger,

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

that as well. But honestly, it blurred in with everything else we did, a usual part of the day as we napped, and went swim and laid out in the sun. The entire time it was

get back – because as much as we like each other, we like

close outside the little

laugh and let him kiss me, let it sweep through me.

peck, before looking around. “I really like this place.

I put a hand on my stomach. “But, considering

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

into a grin. “You’re

eager. “And I’m going to

I say, laughing and rolling my eyes, shoving him away a little bit. ” You just make the babies, I’ll grow them, and carry them, and

” Nah, I’m going to be a very involved dad. You’ll see. You’ll barely have to

door for me. “Or, we can just pass

our tiny luggage into the trunk

Roger climbs into his seat. “Ella, loaded up with four of

at me as he buckles his belt and starts

him and stroking

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