Tony and Michelle have a picnic, in which they discuss potential baby names.

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

Tony and Michelle walk outside to the lake with a picnic basket and a blanket. Leading her to “his” tree, Tony places the picnic basket on the ground and helps her unfold the blanket. It’s a nice day outside, despite the obvious presence of doom and woe.

Comments

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

He brushes her hair back. "So, who do we name him after?"

[chelleuncurled]

She laughs softly, "You're so sure it'll be a he?"

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Hey, just throwing words out there." He grins.

[chelleuncurled]

She grins in return, her eyes a little brighter than usual. "So you'd want a son so he could play for the Cubs when he got older?"

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Ah, I like that idea. So we'd name him Cubby?"

[chelleuncurled]

She giggles, "If you think I'm naming a son after a mug...you're nuts."

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"C'mon...Cubby Almeida. Has a nice ring to it."

[chelleuncurled]

"No, I don't think so..."

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Fine. Got any better ideas?"

[chelleuncurled]

"I could probably open a baby name book to any random page and come up with a better name than that."

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

He laughs. "Just as long as we don't name him...Maxamillian or something."

[chelleuncurled]

She laughs, "Not unless we want our son to grow up to be a megalomaniac."

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Would Cubby be a good name for a girl?"

[chelleuncurled]

She giggles, "Tony, I don't think Cubby would be a good name for a puppy."

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Hey, if it's good enough for a mug it's gotta be good enough for something else."

[chelleuncurled]

"A shirt?"

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Why would you name a shirt?"

[chelleuncurled]

"Why would you name a mug?" Touche.

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Touche!" He grins.

[chelleuncurled]

She grins in return. "So Cubby's out."

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Cubby's out. Have any more reasonable suggestions? Like, ah, Jack? Ryan? Tony?"

[chelleuncurled]

Right, because you name children after the dead.

She's forgotten about the actual future for a moment. "You want to name a child after yourself?"

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

"Is it that uncommon?" He leans back and pushes his legs out, stretching for a bit.

[chelleuncurled]

"No," she says after a moment. "And really it works for a boy or girl," but she is probably not serious.

[iwasalevel6.livejournal.com]

He places a hand on her waist, massaging it gently. "Everything all right?"