"Are we still on for dinner tonight? I'm finally done moving and thought it'd be nice to actually cook instead of going out for once. Also, I've been thinking about names for our son. I don't want to pick one without getting out opinion," Addison said while eating lunch with Alex a few weeks after the ultrasound.
"That sounds good. I've been looking for a better apartment. The place I'm living now is kind of a dump and I know you would not approve of him being there. I'd like your opinion on neighborhoods and that sort of stuff."
"I'd love to help you pick a place. Why don't you meet me at my place around 7? I should have dinner done by then," suggested Addison.
Alex arrived at Addison's condo just as she was finishing making the salad for with their dinner. He wasted no time making himself comfortable and picked up a book of baby names that was sitting on the counter. "Dinner smells great. What names are your favorites?"
"Let's eat first. Tell me about your life. We're going to be linked to each other for the rest of our lives and we barely know each other."
The next several hours were spent discussing both of their lives, as well as their worries about raising a child together.
"I really like the names Evan, Cayden, Elias, and Oliver. Are there any names that you've come across that you really like?"
"I don't know. I feel like women always look for names that they want to name their kid someday, guys don't do that as much."
"There's gotta be some name that you really like. I want you to have a say in this."
"I don't want him to have a really long first or middle name. My full name is Alexander Michael Karev. I've never liked it. Also, my parents named my brother, sister, and I all with names starting with the same letter. I got really annoying. Since both of our names start with the letter A, we shouldn't name our son with a name that starts with the letter A," suggested Alex as he thumbed through the book of baby names.
"I agree that the baby should have short names, after all, the last name is going to be Montgomery-Karev and that's a really long last name."
"He's going to have my last name?"
"Of course, you're his father. Why wouldn't he have your last name? Now see if there's any names that jump out at you."
Twenty minutes of looking through the book resulted in Alex finding the names Colin, Levi, Wes, and Chase. It took almost another hour for them to finally settle on the name Cayden Levi Montgomery-Karev for their son.
"It's getting late, I should really head home. Thanks for dinner. Maybe we can do it again, except I'll cook then. Although, it would probably be better to do it here since my place isn't really set up for people to come over."
"That sounds nice. Have a good night. I'll see you at the hospital tomorrow," Addison said before closing the door behind Alex.
