Chapter 40
"What! You mean.. it's.. she's.." Adena stuttered, gasping at every word, her eyes fixated on the tiny, pink body in Cody's arms.
"Alive." Squib finished for her, cautiously reaching his index finger out in front of the baby's face. The baby's arm stretched out and clung its small hand onto his finger. "What are you going to call her, Codes?" He asked in a low whisper, scared to disturb the infant's little ears.
"I'm not sure yet, at first I was going to put Adena's, Megan's and Tannis' name altogether and make a new name. Like Admeta. And then I realized how stupid of an idea that was." She laughed, the baby shaking lightly with every movement Cody made.
"You could always call her Baby." Adena smiled as she rubbed a finger across the little girl's hair, which felt like fuzz. "Isn't that weird? She has blonde hair. Neither you or Jake had blonde hair."
"She's not going to be a baby forever, Dena, as for the blonde hair it's weird. But it's okay." Cody grinned staring up at Squib who was completely lost in the sight of the baby. He knew she wasn't his, but he couldn't help but feel some sort of fatherly attachment to her.
"I'm glad you decided to keep her." He mumbled, c.cking his head to the side to get a better view of the baby's face.
"Yeah, Cody, it must be the best decision you've ever made." Adena said between cooing.
"I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so." Cody gave a sheepish grin and then planted a gentle kiss on the little one's forehead. "I have no idea what to call her, I was never good at name calling."
"Aww, Codes, I'm sure you can think of something"
"No, I'm really bad at it, when I was twelve my mom got a black lab and I named it Goldie."
"Okay… Maybe someone else should name her." Adena suggested
"What about Bonita? I think it's beautiful in Spanish. Or Mabel which also means beautiful." Squib beamed "She is beautiful."
"But what if bonita and mabel mean something completely different, does someone have a English-Spanish dictionary?"
"Yes, Citygirl, I always carry one with me." He smirked, realising his finger from the child's reach.
"Shut up!" Cody giggled, forcing the baby to shift positions every so slightly
"Oh, I got it! What about Shopping Gal!"
"Adena, you've got to be kidding me."
"Fine, don't consider my suggestion." Adena pouted playfully.
"Gah" The baby blubbered, saliva drooping down the sides of her tiny mouth. Spit never looked so adorable.
"Awww, did you hear that?" Cody sighed happily, tears forming in her eyes.
"Cody, don't cry if you cry I'll cry, and then we'll all start crying." But it was too late; Adena's eyes had already begun to water.
"Can I hold her?" Squib asked, holding his hands out in the form of a crib.
"Okay, but be careful she's small." Cody warned, lifting the little girl up and into Squib's arms. She was a perfect fit and Squib never thought he could love someone in so much in such a short amount of time.
"Mabel." He sighed and Cody nodded.