#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.

name down the

Because I love it.

And we wait…

and I gasp at the same

Happy!

Roger snatches me to him, pulling me fast into

stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face in my hands and kiss

just named

came up, and then we gathered up all of our sandy clothes

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

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

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

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. The entire time

But after the second day, we knew we had to get back – because as much

yes?” Roger murmurs, pulling me close outside the little bungalow after

it sweep through me. “Maybe not next

another little peck, before looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the owner will let us

on my stomach. “But, considering that this

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

a

I’m going

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

laughs, wrapping an arm around my shoulder as we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going to be a very involved

say, standing on my toes to kiss his cheek as he opens my car door for me. “Or, we can just pass

Roger asks, loading our tiny luggage into the trunk before crossing to the driver’s

into his seat. “Ella, loaded

he says, half serious and grinning at

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

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