Chapter 5

At around 2:00 in the afternoon, Lucy returned home from class. She headed to the garage apartment. She had a ton of studying to do. Once she got to the garage apartment, she got out her schoolbooks and started studying. A little while longer, she was interrupted when the phone on her nightstand rang.

"Hello," Lucy said once she reached the phone.

"Hey Luce," the person on the other end of the line said.

"Hey Mary, what's up?" Lucy asked her sister.

"I was just calling to let you know that I had a doctors appointment today and I found out that I am having quadruplets, one boy and three girls," Mary told Lucy excitedly.

"That's great Mary, Congratulations!" Lucy told her older sister.

"Thanks Luce," Mary told her.

"So, are you still nervous about the babies?" Lucy asked Mary.

"Not as much anymore, I've realized that I have my family and friends to support me and that they're always going to be there to help me through," Mary told Lucy.

"Bye, I love you," Mary told her sister after a few minutes.

"I love you too Mary, Bye." With that, Lucy hung up the phone and returned to studying.

Later that night at around 8:00, Kevin came walking up the stairs to their garage apartment, holding something behind his back.

"I have a surprise for you," he told his wife.

"What? What is it?" Lucy asked excitedly.

"I went to the store on the way home from work today and bought a baby names book. I thought that we should start picking out names," he told Lucy as he handed her the baby names book.

"I agree," Lucy told Kevin.

"So how was your day?" Kevin asked Lucy after a few minutes.

"It was fine," Lucy told Kevin.

"How was your day?" Lucy asked Kevin after a few moments.

"It was fine," He simply told her.

"Oh, I have some exciting news, Mary called. She had a doctors appointment today and her and Ben found out that they are having quadruplets, one boy and three girls," Lucy told Kevin.

"That's great, I am so happy for my brother and your sister. Ben has always wanted kids and I am sure he's excited about having a boy," Kevin told Lucy.

"Mary's always wanted kids too," Lucy told him. Lucy then sat down and started studying while Kevin called his brother.

After Kevin had gotten off the phone with is brother, Kevin and Lucy both sat down on their bed and started flipping through the baby names book.

"How about Ashley?" Lucy suggested, remembering her ex-boyfriends girlfriend's name.

"But isn't that your old boyfriends girlfriend's name?"

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean that I don't like the name," Lucy told Kevin.

"Well, I like it too," Kevin told Lucy.

"Okay, now for a middle name," Lucy said.

"How about Marie?" Kevin asked.

"No, I don't like that name."

"Okay than, what about Brooke?" Kevin suggested.

"I like it," Lucy agreed.

"Ashley Brooke Kinkirk, it has a nice ring to it," Lucy told her husband.

"Yes it does, a very nice ring to it," Kevin said.

"This is so much fun," Lucy said a she leaned in to kiss her husband.

"Okay on to the next name," Kevin told Lucy, after they had broken from their kiss.

"How about Mariah?" Kevin said, looking through the names that started with the letter M.

"I like it. It's very unique."

"What about a middle name?" Kevin asked.

"What about Lynn?" Lucy suggested, thinking of a common middle name.

"I like it," Kevin agreed. "So it's agreed, Ashley Brooke and Mariah Lynn?" Kevin asked.

"Yes," Lucy said, "I love you."

"I love you too," Kevin said, leaning in to give his wife another kiss. At around 10:00, they went to bed.

Meanwhile, across town in the other Kinkirk home, Mary and Ben were also trying to come up with names for their four babies.

"How about Jessica?" Mary suggested.

"I like it. What about a middle name?" Ben asked.

"Well, I was thinking that maybe we could use a common name, like Anne," Mary said.

"It's perfect," Ben agreed, as he leaned in to give his wife a passionate kiss.

"Jessica Anne Kiinkirk, I love it," Mary agreed.

"One down three to go," Ben said with a laugh.

"I've always liked Katherine for a first name," Mary stated.

"I have too," Ben agreed.

"Okay, on to the middle name. How about Katherine Josephine?" Ben asked Mary.

"I like it," Mary stated. "We can call her Katie for short."

"This is so much fun. I can't believe that we are going to be parents," Mary said, as she leaned in to give Ben a kiss.

"I love you," Ben told Mary.

"I love you too," Mary told him.

"Let's try and think of a boy's name," Ben suggested.

"Okay, what about Jonathan?" Mary suggested, knowing that that was Ben's father's first name. He had died while fighting a fire and that was Ben's reason for becoming a fire fighter.

"I like that more for a middle name. What about Andrew?" Ben asked.

"I like that name too. Okay, so it's Andrew Jonathan Kinkirk than?" Mary asked her husband.

"Mary, we don't have to name our only son after my father if you don't want too," Ben told his wife, even though he was honored that his wife wanted to name their only son after his father.

"I insist. I know how much you miss your father," Mary told him.

"You're the greatest," Ben told Mary, as he leaned in to give her yet another kiss.

"Why thank you Mr. Kinkirk, so are you," Mary said playfully, as she returned the kiss.

"Okay, on to the last name. What about Jennifer?" Ben asked, knowing that that was Mary's grandmother's name. He also knew how much she missed her and that it would mean a lot to his mother-in-law if they named one of their daughters after her mother.

"Ben we don't have to…" Mary started, when she was interrupted.

"Mary, we are naming one of our daughters Jennifer whether you want to or not. I knew how much you miss your grandmother and besides it will mean a lot to your mom," Ben told Mary firmly.

"Thanks Ben, but what about a middle name?" Mary said.

"How about Jennifer Lillian?" Ben asked.

"I like it," Mary responded.

"So, Jessica Anne, Katherine Josephine, Jennifer Lillian, and Andrew Jonathan?" Ben asked.

"Yep," Mary agreed. At around 10:00, they too went to bed.