"Ten names each. We cross out the ones we don't like."
"But before we do, I have to tell you something," she piped up and Troy retracted his list from her grasp. "I love you."
"Is that all?" Troy chuckled and pulled her chair closer to his to kiss her on the cheek. "I love you too."
"Okay, ready," Gabriella pepped up and snatched his list before he had a chance to argue.
"Just for the record, you cheat," Troy told her and looked at his wife's list. Christina, Rebecca and Julia were her top three. Looking back over at his own list, he only matched one of hers. Troy's eyes strolled down the list, matching each name with the chosen middle name of Sara, which not only was his mother in law's name, but also Gabriella's middle name as well. "Ella," he called one of the many pet names he had for her, "did you cross out all of mine?"
"Almost. Did you?"
"Almost. I'm betting we have the same name."
"How much?"
"Popcorn and elephant ear at the carnival tomorrow," he set the prize as they laid their lists back down and glanced at the circled favorite. "Well, baby girl Bolton," Troy laid his hand gently on Gabriella's belly, "looks like you have a name."
