Chapter 25- What's In A Baby Name?
"Chloe? I'm going to some of the shops in town, do you want to go?" Lana asked a few weeks later.
Chloe looked up from her book of baby names. "No, thank you. I'm going to stay here and pick out a name for my baby."
"A girl name or a boy name?" Lana asked.
"You can't fool me that easily. I'm still not telling," Chloe said with a smile.
"Fine, fine. My cell's on if you need me," Lana said leaving.
Chloe kept flipping the pages of the book. She wanted a meaningful, yet unique name. The problem was that she wasn't quite sure what she wanted her baby's name to mean. She didn't think it would be such a laborious job to pick a name.
After searching, Chloe had finally taken out a piece of paper. She wrote down her friend's names, and the meanings. The only two that seemed to actually convey something about the person was Lana's, and Hannah's. Lana meant good looking. Well, was that ever an understatement! That had been Chloe's whole problem! Chloe smiled at the meaning of Hannah. It meant grace of God. Chloe was sure Martha had chosen the name for its meaning!
That convinced Chloe to go back to looking for meanings, and not the name in particular. She tried strong-willed. Nope, not anything she liked. Next she tried loved. Still, nothing. Then she had an idea. She rewrote the name at least ten times before she was satisfied. Chloe smiled proudly to herself, stuck the piece of paper in the book, and put the book in her room. She couldn't wait to tell everyone.
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"Why this meeting?" Lex asked.
"Be patient," Chloe told him.
Lex sulked.
"I'm ready to share my choice for a name for my baby," Chloe said.
"What is it?" Pete asked, at the same time that Clark asked. "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Chloe smiled giddily. "It's a girl."
"Chlo, that's great!" Lana exclaimed.
"Hey," Pete said. "What's wrong with boys?"
"Boys are just boys," Lana told him.
"There went the rabbit," Chloe said pointing to the floor. When Clark looked, Chloe laughed. "I meant that they are chasing a rabbit, going off on a tangent."
Clark blushed in embarrassment.
"Can I proceed?" Chloe asked.
"Please do," Lex answered.
"Thank you, Mr. Luthor," Chloe said.
"You're welcome, Ms. Sullivan," Lex replied.
"Uh, I just saw the rabbit again," Clark said with a grin.
"Okay, I get the point. Her name is going to be Adora Mercy," Chloe said proudly.
"Why that name?" Lana asked, knowing how hard Chloe had worked to pick it.
"It means 'beloved forgiveness,'" Chloe said, searching Clark's eyes for recognition.
"Does this mean." Clark asked, his eyes and voice full of hope.
"Yes, Clark. I forgive you," Chloe said, not taking her eyes from him.
Clark stepped forward and wrapped Chloe in a hug. Chloe held Clark tightly.
"Chloe? I'm going to some of the shops in town, do you want to go?" Lana asked a few weeks later.
Chloe looked up from her book of baby names. "No, thank you. I'm going to stay here and pick out a name for my baby."
"A girl name or a boy name?" Lana asked.
"You can't fool me that easily. I'm still not telling," Chloe said with a smile.
"Fine, fine. My cell's on if you need me," Lana said leaving.
Chloe kept flipping the pages of the book. She wanted a meaningful, yet unique name. The problem was that she wasn't quite sure what she wanted her baby's name to mean. She didn't think it would be such a laborious job to pick a name.
After searching, Chloe had finally taken out a piece of paper. She wrote down her friend's names, and the meanings. The only two that seemed to actually convey something about the person was Lana's, and Hannah's. Lana meant good looking. Well, was that ever an understatement! That had been Chloe's whole problem! Chloe smiled at the meaning of Hannah. It meant grace of God. Chloe was sure Martha had chosen the name for its meaning!
That convinced Chloe to go back to looking for meanings, and not the name in particular. She tried strong-willed. Nope, not anything she liked. Next she tried loved. Still, nothing. Then she had an idea. She rewrote the name at least ten times before she was satisfied. Chloe smiled proudly to herself, stuck the piece of paper in the book, and put the book in her room. She couldn't wait to tell everyone.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Why this meeting?" Lex asked.
"Be patient," Chloe told him.
Lex sulked.
"I'm ready to share my choice for a name for my baby," Chloe said.
"What is it?" Pete asked, at the same time that Clark asked. "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Chloe smiled giddily. "It's a girl."
"Chlo, that's great!" Lana exclaimed.
"Hey," Pete said. "What's wrong with boys?"
"Boys are just boys," Lana told him.
"There went the rabbit," Chloe said pointing to the floor. When Clark looked, Chloe laughed. "I meant that they are chasing a rabbit, going off on a tangent."
Clark blushed in embarrassment.
"Can I proceed?" Chloe asked.
"Please do," Lex answered.
"Thank you, Mr. Luthor," Chloe said.
"You're welcome, Ms. Sullivan," Lex replied.
"Uh, I just saw the rabbit again," Clark said with a grin.
"Okay, I get the point. Her name is going to be Adora Mercy," Chloe said proudly.
"Why that name?" Lana asked, knowing how hard Chloe had worked to pick it.
"It means 'beloved forgiveness,'" Chloe said, searching Clark's eyes for recognition.
"Does this mean." Clark asked, his eyes and voice full of hope.
"Yes, Clark. I forgive you," Chloe said, not taking her eyes from him.
Clark stepped forward and wrapped Chloe in a hug. Chloe held Clark tightly.