#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.

another name down the

Because I love it.

And we wait…

at the same time as we feel the

Happy!

god,” I say, laughing and sitting up as Roger snatches me to him, pulling me fast

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

think we just

then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes and the blanket and trooped back to the

so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it

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

other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see what he’d do. And honestly, the baby never

obviously a great deal of 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.

we had to get back – because as much as

do this again, yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after we’ve packed and locked up.

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

around. “I really like this place. Maybe the

hand on my stomach. “But, considering that this little guy is coming along? We’re going

Roger says, his eyebrows raising. “And considering what the

break into a grin. “You’re

“And I’m going to enjoy

a little bit. ” You just make the babies,

the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be a

he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass them all off on Ella,”

tiny luggage into the

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

a deal,” he says, half serious and grinning at me as he buckles his

down at him and stroking my belly fondly. “We’re lucky. We’ve got a

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