A/N: Just so you know, Jack's opinions of Mikage aren't necessarily the same as mine.
After much thought, Carly decided to keep her maiden name after marrying Jack. Her career was just starting to take off due to her popular weekly column about life in America, and she didn't want to have to rely on Jack's name for prestige. She was determined to make it on her own.
The media back in Japan was continuing to keep tabs on them even though they were halfway across the world, so Carly knew that some eyebrows were being raised over this decision. It wasn't so much the name-keeping in and of itself as it was the fact that she continued to pursue her career at all. Granted, it was easier for her to do this since they could afford a full-time nurse for the baby...but even well-off Japanese women were expected to give up their jobs and stay home with the kids.
One time she had asked Jack if he was okay with her going against tradition like that. All he'd done was make a dismissive motion with his hand and snap, "Look, if I'd wanted a boring and proper 'Mrs. Jack Atlas', I'd have married Mikage. Got it? Okay." Neither of them brought up the subject again.