Clare is now three weeks away from her due date. She moved in with Johnny and his parents one week after she was discharged from the hospital.
Clare clomped down the stairs," Ugh! Why am I so fat?" She asked in disgust.
"You're not fat, sweetheart." Mrs. Dimarco told her," You're just pregnant."
"I can't see my ankles." Clare stated," I'm fat."
"Well, whatever you are, you won't be for long." Mrs. Dimarco said.
"I know. I am so excited!" Clare said smiling.
"So are we." Mrs. Dimarco agreed," Is Alli coming over today?"
"She should be here any minute." Clare told her," We are going to discuss baby names."
"That's good." Mrs. Dimarco said," You only have a few short weeks to decide on one."
"I know." Clare said nervously.
Just as Clare said that Alli arrived. After letting her in Alli said," So I brought a book with me." And handed Clare the book.
"25,000 + baby names?" Clare said looking at the book," How am I supposed to pick one name from 25,000?"
"You aren't." Alli stated," You are supposed to pick two names out of 25,000. A first name and a middle name."
"Ah, sarcasm." Clare said," That should make this process go a lot faster."
"Glad I can help." Alli said with a smile," So where's Johnny? Shouldn't here be here to help with this?"
"He should be here soon." Clare said," He had to work today."
"Ok." Alli said," Well, let's get started."
They go upstairs to Clare's room and stretch out on her bed and put the book of baby names in between them.
"So should we start with the A names?" Clare asked.
"Seems like a good plan." Alli told her.
"Okay. I like Abigail." Clare stated," And Annabeth."
"I like Amelia and Alexis." Alli said.
"I am already frustrated with this." Clare said and threw the book across the room.
Alli got up and crossed the room. She picked up the book and asked," What's the matter, Clare? Are you having a mood swing?"
"Yes." Clare answered with a pouty face and then whined," This is impossible! There are 1,000 A names in this book. It will take forever to go through all of these names."
"Ok, well why don't we just flip to random pages and find the names we like from them." Alli suggested.
"Fine." Clare agreed.
"Good." Alli said with a smile," Now flip!"
Clare flipped the page," Margaret? Marlena? Natalie?"
"How about Maggie, Meredith, or Nina?" Alli said.
"Next flip." Clare said," Julianne? Jessa? Katherine?"
"I like Jennifer, Jill, and Kiara." Alli told her.
"Ok, time for another flip." Clare said as she flipped the pages again," Oh my goodness, I think this is it! This is the name I want for my baby!"
"What? What? What?" Alli asked excitedly.
"Catalina." Clare said," It has to be Catalina."
"Awwww. I love it!" Alli declared," What does it mean?"
"Pure and Holy." Clare told her.
"It is perfect." Alli stated.
"Do you think that Johnny will like it?" Clare asked Alli.
"I think that he will love it." Alli responded.
"Good." Clare said," Because he should be home any minute and I want to be able to tell him that I have the perfect name for our daughter knowing that he will love it."
TBC...
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