#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.

down

Because I love it.

And we wait…

Roger and I gasp at the same time as

Happy!

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

he stares at me, thrilled. Laughing, elated, I take his face

just

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

bungalow tapping on the door, bringing us a basket of food so we could eat something, and Roger went to get it while I curled further up in bed, deciding that I was never, ever

in bed, instead insisting that I come and sit with him on the couch for the elaborate dinner he made. Well, elaborate for

talking, making each other laugh, sending messages to the baby when he was awake to see what he’d do. And

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 just…so natural, and

the second day, we knew we had to get back – because as much as we like each

me close outside

him kiss me, let it sweep through me. “Maybe not next

looking around. “I really like this place. Maybe the

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

what the goddess said that

into a grin.

I’m going to enjoy the process very much, Cora

sure,” 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 then

arm around my shoulder as we head for the car. ” Nah, I’m going

he opens my car door for me. “Or,

loading our tiny luggage

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 nephews as we can pass over to her to raise? She’d be

grinning at me as he buckles his belt

stroking my belly fondly. “We’re lucky. We’ve got a

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