Hermione woke up to the smell of tea and waffles. Smiling as she stretched and slowly got out of bed, Hermione got her slippers and bathrobe on. Padding through her new house she could help the excitement that welled up inside her. As she reached the kitchen she saw the back of her husband as he flipped some waffles onto a plate.
"Hey love, how'd you sleep?" Hermione asked as she sat down on one of the stools at the counter. Draco looked over at her and grinned as he brought over a plate and a glass of orange juice for her.
"I slept fine babe, how 'bout you?" Draco asked, pecking her on the cheek and handing her a fork.
"Alright, so much better knowing that we're safe now." She said, taking a bite of her waffles she moaned at the taste. "Strawberry, mmm, my favorite."
"I know, I'm glad you like them." Draco smiled, bringing over his own breakfast and joining his wife at the counter.
"Hey, I was thinking, do you want to brainstorm some baby names? I mean I know I'm only three months along but I don't want us to be scrambling around for one at the last minute." Hermione said, slowly chewing another mouthful and taking a sip of her tea.
"I think that's a great idea. Alright, should we start with boy names or girl names?" Draco asked, looking towards Hermione for an answer.
"Uhh. I don't know, oh, well, how about girl names." She suggested.
"Ok, well it is a black family tradition to use the name of a star or constellation. Would you be alright if we incorporated that?" Draco asked uncertainly.
"Of course, my family doesn't have any traditions like that, so of course we can." Hermione reassured.
"Alright then, how about something like Carina, or Lyra, or Mira. There's also Rana, Maia, Alya, Meissa, and Tania. Although the full names for the last one are Tania Borealis or Tania Australis. So what do you think? Which ones do you like?" Draco asked, only hesitating slightly.
"Well I really like Mira, and Maia is nice. Tania is nice too, but I would only want to use the Tania part. Mira is definitely my favorite though. Do you like that one?" She asked him, waving her hand to send the plates to the dish washer.
"Mira is perfect. What would you like as a middle name?" Draco replied.
"Hmm, well what about Imogene?" Hermione offered.
"Mira Imogene Malfoy, her nick name could be Mim. I love it. If we have a girl we are all set. Now, onto the boy names." Draco said.
"Some names could be Castor, Merak, Polaris, Sarin, Tyl, or we could use Terebellum and call him Terry." Hermione said, looking to see what her husband thought.
"I like the Terry idea, and Castor and Polaris are ok. Though I'd probably just call him Cas or Po." Draco contemplated.
"Hmm, Cas. I like that. I like Terry, but I hesitate to give our child such a long name, even if they'd have a nickname. You know?" Hermione stated.
"Yeah, that's what gave me pause. So, Castor it is?" Draco asked.
"Yes, Castor. Little Cas." Hermione agreed. "So what middle name do you want?"
"What about Sherlock. It means blond." Draco offered, slightly confused and offended when Hermione laughed. "What?"
"Oh, sorry, it's just that there is a muggle series about a detective named Sherlock Holmes." Hermione gasped slightly between her laughs. "There's nothing wrong with it, Sherlock is a very intelligent character at least, maybe some of it will rub off. However I think it might spur some teasing."
"Oh, well in that case how about Elric? It means the king." Draco tried again.
"That's wonderful. Castor Elric Malfoy. Well that was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I guess we're all set. This is so exciting!" Hermione squealed, her pleasure radiating off of her. Putting his hand on her abdomen, Draco addressed their unborn child.
"Well Mira or Castor, we can't wait to meet you. We love you already." He said smiling, and leaning over to kiss Hermione. "And I love you, darling."
"And I love you." She answered happily.
