Chapter 14: Names

Madison rubbed her eyes as she rocked her newborn daughter to sleep, her daughter was a day old now and she still hadn't given her a name. It was 4am and all she wanted to do was sleep, her body ached and she hadn't slept for hours. When the baby finally settled she picked up the baby monitor and walked downstairs. She almost dropped the monitor as she reached the kitchen, Eric was sitting at the table, he smiled and pushed a cup across the table for her, she winced as she sat down;

' How are you?'

' Tired' she said mid yawn, she sipped the coffee and turned the monitor up to make sure she could hear,

' I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday…I shouldn't have, I didn't even consider what kind of stress that could put you under and if my behaviour contributed to you going into labour early…I'm sorry' Madison gaped at him

' Oh god Eric no, it had nothing to do with that, it wasn't you or stress…I' she stopped talking as the baby began to wail upstairs, she got up slowly and went to get the baby.

She came back down to see Eric pacing around the kitchen, he looked at her as she walked in and his eyes drifted to the tiny baby in her arms,

' Are you alright?' she asked him

' It's just so strange…you're a mother' he said sitting back at the table, she sat opposite him and rocked her daughter in her arms,

' Tell me about it, I don't know how good I am though I can't even name her' she said rubbing her face again,

' You're tired give yourself time, has Alcide seen her yet?'

' No, Eric I really need to tell you something'

' What is it?'

' Well…. erm…what do you think would be a nice name for her?'

' I can't name your daughter Madison'

' I'm not asking you to name her I'm just asking for ideas?'

' What about Isabelle?'

' No…no I knew an Isabelle at school…hated her'

' Ok what about Bethany?'

' No she doesn't look like a Bethany'

' Well what does she look like?'

' You'

' What?'

' Well look at her blonde, blue eyed she's kind of…'

' Norse looking?'

' Yeah'

' How about Heidi?'

' Not funny'

' Ok a Norse name…Ingrid?'

' Eww'

' Liv?'

' Not bad I kind of like that'

' How about Freya?'

' Freya…I like that…Freya'

' So does she have a name now?'

' Yes…Freya' Eric smiled a ran his finger over Freya's tiny hand,

' Do you want to hold her?' she asked him tentatively, he nodded without looking at her and carefully took Freya from her arms. Madison watched Eric and Freya together; she was so calm in his arms. She had to tell him, she knew she had to she just wasn't sure how?

' This should have been us' she looked up as Eric muttered

' What?'

' It should have been you and me that had a child together, she should have been mine'

' She is' Eric, who had been gently rocking Freya paused, he didn't look at Madison and for a moment she felt scared, was he angry?

' What did you say?'

' Freya…is your daughter, I only found out yesterday after she was born, Dr Ludwig made a mistake'

' It's not possible'

' Apparently it is' Eric stared at Freya and stroked her cheek gently.

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