"There's no way I'm giving one of my sons that name."

"Aw, come on! Even your mother thinks that Piberius would be an adorable name."

"That's because she picked it out herself!"

Judy fell back on the floor and laughed. Smiling, Nick joined her on the floor that was covered in pieces of cardboard. The pieces of cardboard had been used to contain and transport the new appliances Nick and Judy had ordered for the kitchen before they tore them all apart. Now, the pieces of cardboard, as well as Nick and Judy, were covered in paint. They were in the master bedroom, two of the four walls already painted and ready for a second coat. The kitchen and the master bedroom's bathroom had already been painted, as the couple had decided to paint all of the rooms that they had designated as red and white first. Nick and Judy were not expert painters, but they had a system that worked: Nick would move anything that was pressed against the walls, Judy would stir the paint, and then each would grab a brush and paint one of the two colors. When painting colors, the couple alternated between rooms. Judy painted red in the kitchen, while Nick painted white, but then Judy painted white in the master bedroom's bathroom, while Nick painted red, and now Judy was back to red and Nick was back to white. It was early evening and the soft orange light from the setting sun filled their bedroom with a perfect type of stillness. The two had been painting since early morning, after acquiring all of the needed supplies after Judy's appointment yesterday afternoon. Along with painting, they had also been arguing about baby names.

"You never like any of the names I pick, Nick," Judy laughed as she sat up on the floor and continued painting the trim of the room.

Nick then stood up and climbed up the ladder he had been using to paint as close to the ceiling as possible without touching it.

"That's not true," he argued.

"It so is."

"Alright, list off names. Rapid fire."

"Boy names or girl names?"

"Boy names; we're going to need three of those. Give 'em to me. Go."

"Jackson."

"No."

"Aiden."

"No."

"Liam."

"Nope."

"Lucas."

"Nu-uh."

"Noah."

"No."

"Mason."

"That's a type of jar."

"Cooper."

"No."

"Aaron."

"No."

"You aren't even trying!"

"Keep going."

"Thumper."

"Do not name one of my kids after a rabbit joke."

"Kyle."

"No."

"Robin."

"Ooooh, hold up. Did you say Robin?"

"Yeah, why?"

"How in love with that name are you?"

"I think it's cute."

"Then we've got one."

"Really?" Judy asked, excited.

"Keep going, Carrots, this is working."

"Ethan."

"No."

"James."

"No."

"Nick."

"Hey, that's my name! No."

"Connor."

"Nope."

"Alan."

"Freeze! Yes."

"Yes to Alan?"

"Yes to Alan. Keep going, we need one more."

"Cameron."

"Nu-uh."

"Andrew."

"No."

"Hunter."

"No."

"Dylan."

"No."

"Matthew."

"No."

"Uh…"

Judy tried to think of another name, but her brain failed her as it went completely blank. Glancing down in thought, her eyes rested upon the paintbrush she held in her paw; the paintbrush that was coated in a dark color of red.

"Red."

"What?"

"I said Red."

Nick glanced over at Judy.

"Like the color?" he asked.

"Yeah, I think it's cute."

Nick nodded his head in thought, his eyebrows scrunched together.

"Okay, I could live with it."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I like it too. So, Robin, Alan, and Red, right?"

"Yes, and of course, let's make these tentative names for the time being. I have to really see my kids to know if those names would fit them, you know?"

"I gotcha. Now we just need one little girl name."

Both went silent for a few minutes as they racked their brains for the perfect name for a girl. After almost fifteen minutes, they still had nothing, so in the meantime, Nick changed the subject.

"Here, let me see the red paint so I can get the top of the wall for you."

"It's okay, I can do it."

"I don't want you up on a ladder."

Judy rolled her eyes, but handed Nick the can of paint as he scaled the miniature ladder. Once he reached the top, Judy handed him the paintbrush she had been using, which he lightly dipped in paint before going to work.

"Let's reverse the rapid fire thing," Judy said. "You go."

"Okay," Nick agreed. "Sarah."

"No."

"Taylor."

"No."

"Karen."

"No."

"Tina."

"No."

"Lauren."

"Nope."

"I'm out of girl names."

"You only listed five!"

"It's hard!"

"Why was it so easy to think of three names for the boys, but now it's hard to come up with one name for our daughter?" Judy sighed as she watched Nick paint.

Now, with nothing to do, Judy placed her paws on her lower back and paced around the room.

"I think it's because we only have one girl, so we want her name to be absolutely perfect," Nick replied.

Judy nodded as she considered this.

"Of course, I want her name to be perfect–Ah!"

"Judy?"

Fear gripping his heart, Nick turned swiftly to look down at Judy, who was glaring at him. While he had been painting and talking, Nick hadn't noticed that the can of paint he had hanging from his arm had begun to tip. In an event that could only be labeled as a coincidence, Judy had walked near the ladder just as a hefty amount of paint came pouring down, dousing her in the color red. The shock from the cold liquid was enough to make her let out a yelp that echoed throughout the house. Glancing down at his girlfriend, Nick had to cover his mouth with a paw to keep from laughing.

"Nick!"

Turning away to hide his face so that Judy wouldn't get any angrier from seeing his reaction to the hilarious situation, Nick became completely oblivious to what happened next. Judy, instantly seeking revenge for the fun of it, picked up Nick's unattended paintbrush, soaked it in the can of white paint, and slapped it against his back, making him shiver and yell out in surprise.

In the next ten minutes, Judy and Nick chased each other around the house with their paintbrushes, marking each other up with red and white. Careful to only hit one another, and not any of the walls, floors, or furniture, the house filled with laughter and absolute chaos.

Until Judy slipped, that is.

They had been in the kitchen, Judy chasing Nick, when Judy's feet slid out from under her on the tiled floor. Thankfully, just seconds before, Nick had felt the balloon in his chest fill with air. That filling balloon forced his whole body to turn around in a whim, just in time to catch a falling Judy. Their paintbrushes clattered to the floor, momentarily making a mess of paint on the surrounding tiles. The house fell silent before the couple both let out quiet laughs at how the entire situation had played out. Judy regained her balance and stood, but remained in Nick's grasp. Nick let out another laugh as he looked into Judy's eyes and saw that almost her entire face and head had been covered in red paint when he had accidentally let the paint can slip. Judy gave him a playful punch to the shoulder, before looking right back into his eyes.

"Have I ever told you you're beautiful?"

Judy's face flushed a light pink, a color that was barely visible under the paint that was currently caked into her fur. She gave him a sly smile before standing on her tippy toes to kiss him; a kiss that lasted for a few blissful moments. When they pulled apart, Nick looked into Judy's eyes again.

"Violet," he whispered.

"What? Are we playing the color game?" Judy giggled. "Blue! Yellow!"

"No, your eyes," Nick chuckled. "They're violet."

"Don't tell me that you're just noticing this now."

"You aren't getting what I'm saying."

"Are you calling me stupid?"

"Oh my God, Carrots, listen to what I am saying."

"You said my eyes are violet…and?"

"I want our daughter to be named Violet."

Judy's mouth made an "o" shape, making Nick laugh before bringing her in for another kiss.