Chapter 11
"Don't tell me that you want to name our daughter Daisy?" She glared at him.
They have read Great Gatsby a hundred times and Isaac loved the name, but Cruella hated it. It sounded so nice, so innocent... And she was sure that her child would be nothing but innocent.
"No... I actually have something else in mind" He muttered.
"Really? What's that?" She raised her eyebrow. From his expression she understood that she was not going to like what she would hear.
"Um... Ma-Madeline.." He took some steps back waiting her to burst into anger. And she proved him right. She wasn't just angry. She was furious.
"Is that a joke? Because if it is, it's a bad one!" She yelled. Her voice echoed all over the house. Isaac stood there terrified watching her shaking from anger. She knew that he wasn't joking.
"You want me to give my daughter, my mother's name? This is outrageous! I mean how the hell did you think of that?" She was going back and forward trembling, trying to calm her nerves because she knew that if she didn't, she would do something that she would regret. He couldn't utter a word, all he did was watching her outbreak. She stopped and stood in front of him. Her gaze froze him on the spot.
"Do you know what my mother did to me? Or maybe do you know what I did to her?" Behind all the anger her eyes showed, there was still something else. A tiny little piece of regret, that encourage Isaac to speak.
"I do... that's why I thought this would be a great oppurtunity to make up for what you did." he managed to say. Her eyes went softer without leaving her bad mood aside.
"It's impossible to compensate for taking a life!" Her voice was stiff but the anger had gone away.
"You made a mistake. You didn't have the control of your actions! She made mistakes too. You need to let go of the past." He placed his hand on her shoulder, trying to somehow comfort her.
"It's easy to say!" She turned her back and let his hand fall. His close his eyes for a moment and his expression became sadder. She had underestimated him. He had done it. He had let go of the past. It was hard but he did it. He was now with the woman that broke his heart. He was having a baby with her. And the fact that she didn't appreciate it was something that really hurt him. Cruella realised it only when it was too late to take the words back.
"I-I'm sorry" She bended her head and tried to get closer to him.
"It's okay" he murmured accepting her apology and taking her hands in his.
"So, what do you say?" He made a sad smile and glanced at her. She blinked at him without really having an answer. She sighed and for a couple of seconds she processed it. He wasn't going to give up. Even though she was the one who made the mistake long ago, he wanted to fix it. Not for her mother or anyone else, but for her.
"Alright" she agreed and her tone wasn't even excited but she wasn't angry.
His face broke into a smile and put his hand on her belly. He started stroking it feeling tiny little kicks.
"Madeline it is." he exclaimed. He didn't actually repeat that for Cruella but for his daughter. He wanted to believe that she could hear him. He had already had feelings for her even though she hadn't been born yet. Cruella on the other hand was extremely confused. She hadn't understand that a person was growing inside her. And that person was her child. Αs for the name she wasn't that delighted. She had done horrible things to her mother and she was, surprisingly, sorry. All this time, she was trying to be a better person for Isaac but her disturbed mind didn't allow her that. She needed to clear her conscious and like Isaac said, this would be a great opportunity to redeem herself.
Sooo, what do you think u guys so far? Well there are 2 or 3 chapters left, I haven't decided yet but I very much like the end. I really wanna read your opinion. See you soon :)
