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Story Summary: Cam and Vala are coming up with names for their baby.

Naming the Baby

Cam wasn't sure what woke him but he instinctively reached out for his wife. When he discovered she wasn't in bed with him, he shot up quickly and scanned the room. She wasn't there but he noticed the door ajar and a light was shining down the hall. Getting up, he made his way to the kitchen and let out a breath he hadn't been aware of holding when he spotted her sitting at the island.

"Sweetheart," he sighed as he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "Do you realise it's 0300? What are you doing?"

"Yes, I do realise what time it is, Cameron." Vala smiled and leant back into him. "And I am making a list of baby names."

At the word baby, Cam grinned and let his hands slide down to Vala's ever-growing belly. "And this couldn't wait until later?" he asked, more amused than annoyed now.

"Darling, I'm due in less than two months and we haven't decided on one name yet."

"Okay, let's see what you've got so fat." Cam sat next to her, knowing when he was beat, and watched her flip pages in a notebook. Three, four, five, he counted silently. "Whoa, just how many pages are there?"

"Oh, these are just the boy names. I have a whole other book for the girls."

"Okay, wait a minute." Cam was not looking forward to scouring through these notebooks all night...or, what was left of it. "Let me see the girl book first."

Vala gladly handed over the pink (because, of course it was pink) notebook and he flipped to the first page. He was surprised by how organised it was. The names were alphabetised and she had even written down their origin and meaning, along with alternative spellings. It dawned on Cam that perhaps Vala was spending too much time with Jackson. Shaking the thought from his head, Cam quickly scanned the names and stopped at one he didn't recognise.

"Astralla?" he asked aloud.

"Yes," she said without looking up from her work. "It's from the planet Shalad. Means 'morning light'. I lived there for a few months while hiding from some former business associates."

Cam knew better than to inquire about the 'business associates' so he asked about the name instead.

"Do you think it's wise to choose names from other planets? I mean, how will we explain that?"

Vala looked up at him with amused shock on her face. "Can you explain why one of your Tau'ri celebrities named his child Moon Unit?"

"Point taken." Cam winced. "Okay, alien names are in." He went back to scanning the list and by the time he reached the Zs, his eyes were starting to water. He looked up and noticed that Vala was looking at him expectantly, apparently having finished her work.

"I have an idea. Why don't we choose our favourite name from each list? I'll choose the girl name and you choose the boy name."

Vala took a moment to consider this then nodded her head in agreement. "All right. Did you see a name you liked?"

"Actually, yes. How do you feel about Sara?"

"I like it." Vala grinned. "Sara Mitchell has a nice ring to it. It means 'princess', you know."

"I know." Cam smiled at Vala's knowing look. "This way I'll have two princesses."

"And if it's a boy?"

"I'll be just as happy," he assured her. "Do you have a name picked out?"

As Vala scanned her list, she bit her lip in thought. "Well, there is one name but it's alien so don't be alarmed if it sounds strange to you."

"What is it?" Cam asked suspiciously.

"D'Argo."

"What?! You want to name our son D'Argo? It sounds like something you would name a dog. Where did you come up with that one?"

Vala pouted and glared. Before he'd met her, he hadn't thought it was possible to do both at the same time but he'd learnt early on that this was not a normal woman.

"It happens to be the name of a...man I once knew. We were both in prison for crimes we didn't commit." At his somewhat sceptical look, she glared again. "This time it's true. It was right after Qetesh. Anyway, he helped me to escape. I wouldn't be here if not for him. Besides, he's the one who taught me how to pick locks." She grinned at the last statement and Cam couldn't help but smile along.

"Fine, if it's a girl, we name her Sara. If it's a boy...D'Argo. Now, can we go back to bed?" Without waiting for a response, he grabbed her hand and led her to their bedroom.

"You know," she said thoughtfully. "There was also this nice alien named Rygel. He was royalty of some kind-"

Cam just shook his head and turned to face her, leaning in for a kiss. As he led her to their bed, his las coherent thought was that he sincerely hoped the baby was a girl.

The End