"What about Jacob for the middle?" Abby slowly draws eyes up towards him in disbelief over what he had said.
"No. That's okay." She tells him quietly with a tiny smile.
"Why not? He meant a lot to you and he was my friend too. Plus with the due date it would be fitting." Marcus sits down next to her placing a hand on her ever growing belly. That held the child that was due to grace the world in seven weeks and three days. Which just happened to be the same day Jake Griffin had been born.
"It doesn't seem right to name my child after or partially after my deceased husband. What would people think?"
"That you loved him very much. That you want to remember his memory. To honor the past with a little hope of the future." Anny shakes her head again and places her hand a top of his.
"Marcus thank you for the idea and I love the fact you'd be wiling to do this. But no. I will always love Jake and miss him. He was my life.' She pauses to give her a moment to regain herself. 'Now you are my life and so this baby. My heart will always be fractured with a hole in the shape of him. But I need to live this life. I have other ways to remember him and cherish the memories." Marcus nods in understanding.
"Perhaps one day Clarke might want to use it."
"Maybe. Again thank you. Most guys in your situation would have never even considered making this offer. You really do have a pure heart. I am so lucky to have you.' He leans back and gives her a look. 'What?"
"This is the hormones? Because that was pretty sappy." Abby smacks him on the arm.
"No! I was being romantic! Way to ruin the moment!" They both laugh. Before his head falls into her shoulder and remains there.
"You're welcome by the way. I never want you to think Jake or your life with him needs to be abandoned or that it shouldn't be important to you. Because I understand that is is. And should be."
"You better stop before I start to cry."
"I'm sorry. I'll behave."
"I understand it's the hormones." Abby hits him a second time. Harder.
"Ouch!"