Chapter: The Great Baby Name Debate
(AUTHOR'S POV)
The morning after the gender reveal.
Watson mansion was buzzing.
Everyone was still excited.
Baby boy Raspberry.
Baby girl Strawberry.
Two babies.
Two names to choose.
And today—
Today was the day.
The great baby name debate.
Mica and Calix needed a C name for their daughter.
Jay and Keifer needed a K name for their son.
Simple, right?
Wrong.
With this family?
Nothing was simple.
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The Morning – Watson Mansion
Jay woke up in Keifer's arms.
Blue beside her.
Keifer's hand on her belly.
Baby boy kicking.
Already active.
Like father.
She smiled.
"Morning, baby boy."
Keifer stirred.
"Morning, wifey."
"Morning, little man."
Another kick.
Right where his hand was.
Keifer laughed.
"Strong one."
Jay nodded.
"Like his dad."
She looked at him.
"Today's the day."
He nodded.
"Name day."
"Any ideas?"
She thought.
"A few."
"But we need to decide."
He kissed her head.
"We will."
"Together."
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The Living Room – Everyone Gathers
They walked downstairs.
Hand in hand.
Blue followed.
The living room was packed again.
Section E.
All of them.
Mica and Calix were already there.
Notebook in hand.
Lists made.
Serious faces.
Jay sat beside Mica.
Keifer beside Calix.
Blue on Jay's lap.
Aries grabbed the mic.
"EVERYONE!"
"NAME DAY!"
Percy joined.
"THE GREAT BABY NAME DEBATE!"
Keigan cheered.
"NAMES! NAMES! NAMES!"
Keiran nodded.
"This should be interesting."
Cin leaned forward.
"So."
"Rules?"
Mica spoke.
"Baby girl."
"Starts with C."
"Our last name is Delos Santos."
Jay nodded.
"Baby boy."
"Starts with K."
"Watson."
"Obviously."
Aries raised his hand.
"CAN WE SUGGEST?!"
Percy added.
"WE HAVE IDEAS!"
Jay looked at Keifer.
He shrugged.
"Let them."
"It'll be entertaining."
She nodded.
"Fine."
"But we have final say."
Aries grinned.
"DEAL!"
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The Suggestions Begin – C Names for Baby Girl
Mica opened her notebook.
"Our list first."
Calix nodded.
"We have some ideas."
Mica read.
"Cora."
"Clara."
"Chloe."
"Celia."
"CAMILLA."
Calix added.
"I like Camilla."
Mica nodded.
"Camilla Delos Santos."
"Pretty."
Cin raised his hand.
"WHAT ABOUT CHARLOTTE?!"
Rakki nodded.
"Charlotte is cute."
Freya added.
"Or CHLOE?"
Grace suggested.
"CALLIOPE?"
Denzel blinked.
"That's a mouthful."
Grace shrugged.
"It's unique."
Grazel raised her hand.
"GRAPEFRUIT!"
Everyone laughed.
Mica smiled.
"Sorry, Grapefruit."
"That's taken."
Grazel nodded.
"Fine."
"BUT IT'S A GOOD NAME."
Aries jumped up.
"CASSANDRA!"
Percy joined.
"CELESTE!"
Keigan screamed.
"CRYSTAL!"
Keiran sighed.
"Let them think."
Mica wrote them down.
"Cassandra."
"Celeste."
"Crystal."
"Noted."
Jay added.
"What about CARA?"
Mica wrote it.
"Cara."
"Pretty."
Calix nodded.
"Short."
"Sweet."
"I like it."
Cin raised his hand again.
"CORALINE?!"
Rakki hit him.
"That's a movie."
Cin shrugged.
"Good movie."
"Good name."
Mica laughed.
"Noted."
"Coraline."
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The Watson Names – K for Baby Boy
Now it was Jay's turn.
She opened her notebook.
"Our turn."
Keifer nodded.
"Our list."
Jay read.
"Kai."
"Kian."
"Kyle."
"Kevin."
"KNOX."
Keifer added.
"I like Knox."
Jay nodded.
"Knox Watson."
"Strong."
Cin raised his hand.
"KALEB?!"
Rakki nodded.
"Kaleb is nice."
Freya added.
"KASON?"
Grace suggested.
"KILLIAN?"
Denzel blinked.
"Killian is intense."
Grace shrugged.
"He'll be intense."
"His parents are intense."
Jay laughed.
"Fair point."
Grazel raised her hand.
"KEIFER JUNIOR!"
Keifer blinked.
"What?"
Grazel nodded.
"Baby Keifer!"
"Little Keif!"
"KEIFER THE SECOND!"
Jay looked at Keifer.
He looked at her.
Same thought.
Same—
"No."
Grazel pouted.
"Why not?!"
"Keifer is good name!"
Jay patted her head.
"Keifer is taken."
"By this one."
She pointed at Keifer.
Grazel considered.
"Fine."
"But SECOND CHOICE."
Jay wrote it down.
"Keifer Jr."
"Last resort."
Aries jumped up.
"KNOX IS GOOD!"
Percy added.
"KAI IS COOL!"
Keigan screamed.
"KIAN! KIAN! KIAN!"
Keiran nodded.
"Kian is nice."
Jay wrote them all.
"Kai."
"Kian."
"Kyle."
"Kevin."
"Knox."
"Kaleb."
"Kason."
"Killian."
"Keifer Jr."
"Anyone else?"
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The Chaos Suggestions
Aries couldn't stop.
"KRAKEN?!"
Percy laughed.
"KRUSTY?!"
Cin joined.
"KERMIT?!"
Rakki hit him.
"Stop."
Cin grinned.
"KERMIT WATSON."
"BEST NAME."
Jay glared.
No power.
Keigan raised his hand.
"KANGAROO?!"
Keiran sighed.
"That's not a name."
Keigan pouted.
"Could be."
"It's unique."
Jay rubbed her temples.
Pregnancy exhaustion.
Keifer patted her back.
"Breathe, wifey."
She nodded.
"Trying."
Mica was laughing.
"Your turn is worse than ours."
Jay nodded.
"Much worse."
"Idiots everywhere."
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The Serious Suggestions
Grace stood.
"Okay."
"Let's actually help."
She looked at Jay.
"Kael?"
"Kael Watson."
Jay wrote it.
"Kael."
"Nice."
Denzel added.
"Kellan?"
"Kellan Watson."
Jay nodded.
"Kellan."
"Good."
Freya suggested.
"Kieran?"
"Like Keiran but with K."
Keiran blinked.
"Kieran?"
"That's close to mine."
Freya shrugged.
"Close but different."
Jay wrote it.
"Kieran."
"Noted."
Rakki added.
"Kace?"
"Kace Watson."
Cin nodded.
"Kace is cool."
Jay wrote.
"Kace."
"Like it."
Mica looked at her list.
"For us—"
"Cassius?"
"For a girl?"
"No."
"For boy."
"But we're having a girl."
"Oh."
"Right."
She crossed it out.
Everyone laughed.
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The Final Lists
After an hour of chaos—
They had lists.
Mica's C names:
· Cora
· Clara
· Chloe
· Celia
· Camilla
· Charlotte
· Calliope
· Cassandra
· Celeste
· Crystal
· Cara
· Coraline
Jay's K names:
· Kai
· Kian
· Kyle
· Kevin
· Knox
· Kaleb
· Kason
· Killian
· Kael
· Kellan
· Kieran
· Kace
And the ridiculous ones:
· Kraken
· Krusty
· Kermit
· Kangaroo
· Keifer Jr.
Jay looked at the list.
Sighed.
"So many."
Keifer nodded.
"So many."
"But we'll decide."
"Together."
She leaned against him.
"Together."
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The Group Chat Explodes
Cin: NAMES ARE HARD
Rakki: So many options
Freya: But so exciting!
Grace: Baby names are the best
Grazel: GRAPEFRUIT IS STILL BEST
Denzel: She's not letting go
Aries: KRAKEN WATSON!
Percy: KRUSTY WATSON!
Keigan: KANGAROO WATSON!
Keiran: None of those are real
Keigan: THEY COULD BE
Angelo: Please don't name my nephew Kraken
Ion: I agree with Angelo
Angelo: First time?
Ion: Don't push it
Tita Gemma: Kael is nice!
Tito Rachel: Kellan is strong
Mayo: I like Knox
Kit: Kai is cool
Blaster: Kian
Josh: KEIFER JR!
Drew: KILLIAN!
Emman: Recording everything
Rory: For history
David: This family is something else
Eren: The best something else
Erdix: Congratulations on the lists!
Jay showed Keifer.
He read.
Smiled.
"Best family."
She nodded.
"Best family."
"Crazy family."
"Name family."
He kissed her head.
"We'll decide soon."
She nodded.
"Soon."
"But not today."
"Too many options."
He laughed.
"Too many idiots."
She grinned.
"Same thing."
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That Night – Their Room
Jay in his shirt.
Blue beside her.
Keifer holding her.
She was exhausted.
But happy.
"So many names."
He nodded.
"So many."
"But we'll find the right one."
She looked up.
"What do you think?"
"Of the list?"
He thought.
"Kael."
"Kellan."
"Knox."
"I like those."
She nodded.
"Me too."
"Kai is cute."
"Kian is strong."
"We have time."
He kissed her head.
"Plenty of time."
"Baby boy isn't here yet."
She smiled.
"True."
"Just growing."
"Kicking."
"Being active."
He felt a kick.
Right then.
Laughed.
"Hi, baby."
"We're naming you."
"Be patient."
Another kick.
Jay laughed.
"He has opinions."
Keifer nodded.
"Like his mother."
She hit his chest.
"No power."
He held her tighter.
"Love you, wifey."
"Love you too, hubby."
"And baby boy."
"And all the names."
She grinned.
"Forever?"
"Forever."
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The End
(For now.)