That Happy Story
By:
LiL Pippin Padfoot
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Disclaimer: YEA! Claire had her baby, Claire had her baby...Wonder what she's going to name it?
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Chapter 5
A Name More Suited For a Dog
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"What made you forgive me?" asked Charlie
It had been a few days after Claire had her baby that Charlie asked her that.
Claire shrugged. "I don't even know myself Charlie. I just missed you."
"I missed you too."
Claire picked her baby out of the cradle that Locke had made for her.
"Do you want to hold him? Do you know how?"
Charlie smiled. "I have a niece, Megan. My brother Liam's little girl."
"I'll take that as a yes." she handed him her baby.
Charlie rocked him back and forth as he opened his eyes.
"What is it with Australians and their perfect blue eyes?" he asked
Claire giggled "I think they're cute."
"They are, just, they're so blue."
"That's a bad thing?"
"Definitly not. It makes him the cutest baby on the island."
"The only baby on the island." she corrected
"And the cutest." added Charlie
"And the cutest." said Claire
Charlie handed him back to Claire. He started to cry, and Claire gave him back.
"How do you like that?" she said "He likes you better than me."
"Be good to your mother." said Charlie to the baby. On an after thought, Charlie said to Claire "What are you going to name him?"
"I don't know." admited Claire "I was going to name him Thomas, after his father, but after Thomas left me, I couldn't name him that. I was thinking about Boone..."
"Don't." said Charlie "Trust me, I feel bad about Boone and all, but really, Boone is a name more suited to dogs, don't you think?"
"I guess." said Claire
"But he is your baby." said Charlie
"Exactly. So if I want to name him Charlie..."
"Which you won't."
"Which I won't, but I could if I wanted to."
"But you won't. Will you?"
"No. But Charlie, can I ask you something?"
"Anything Claire."
"When I come up with a name, will you be his godfather?"
Charlie was shocked. "Claire..." he said "I'm not the best role model. I am not the guy to look up to."
"Who else would I pick?" she asked
"Kate would be good. She delivered him." said Charlie, thinking. "Or Locke, he gave you that nice little cradle. You know, Jin can teach him to fish, Jack is a doctor. Sawyer...can teach him to be sneaky..."
Charlie went on and on, and Claire laughed.
"No, no, no." she said "Charlie, I want you to do it. But, only if you want to."
"I do." said Charlie "But, I just don't want him to grow up and be like me."
"What?" she asked "Like a sweet guy that takes care of 'pregnant girl' even after she has her baby?"
"No, like the way I was before."
"Charlie." said Claire "I trust you. I know you wouldn't do that. Would you?"
"No! I would never do that."
"Then we have nothing to worry about." she said "Only if you want to."
"Fine," said Charlie, handing the baby back to Claire, then standing up, striking a hero pose. Then he paused, looked down at Claire.
"Claire?"
"Yes, Charlie?"
"What do godfathers do, besides kill people?"
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I of course, was referring to the movie The Godfather.