Quiet Like a Ghost

Chapter Sixteen: Naming

It's a few months later and Opal's eight months along and we know we're having a girl. We're talking and I really like the name Bellatrix. Opal on the other hand likes Seraphina.

"Babe, Seraphina is such a girly name, what if she's a tomboy? Sera or even Phina as nicknames don't fit. Bellatrix is more edgy, if she's a girly girl she can go by Bella and if she's like me she can go by Trixie or just Bellatrix." I point out. "How about we don't talk about firsts anymore and move on to middles?" She suggests, not liking my good point.

"Ok, how about... Alixee?" I suggest. "You really like names with 'X's in them don't you?" She sighs. "Yeah but we could do Sage too."

"Sage, I like that. Or maybe Rose or some other flower?" She asks.

"Or Raven." Chris's voice interrupts. "Chris if you really want to name a kid that have your own!" Opal sighs, sick of hearing him. "Fuck no. I'm not ever having a kid, the bands my baby." He chuckles. "I thought it was your girlfriend?" I laugh, bringing up the conversation of why he didn't have a girlfriend before Pen came around. "Incest doesn't count when it's not an actual person and I have Penelope." He laughs. "But back to your kid, Bellatrix Raven Sola sounds good to me." He favors my side.

"You goth freaks." Opal sighs, hating losing. "Hey, be nice..." I smile, leaning to kissing her. "Mmm... I can leave..." Chris chuckles after a minute. "Sorry." She breaks away from me, getting up. "Babe, whatcha doing?" I ask. "Going to the bathroom, mister nosey." She teases me, kissing my forehead. "Oh."

Chris takes her seat, breaking open a monster. "So... Bellatrix Raven. Cool name." He says, taking a drink. "Yeah, she wants her to be named Seraphina. That's a good name just so feminine. Like what if the poor girl wants to be more masculine? Seraphina is hard to change to a masculine name, with Bellatrix, you could do Trix or Bellamy." I shrug, thinking ahead. "True."

"I thought of a middle name for Seraphina, Ivory." Opal announces as she comes back, sitting on my lap, just about killing me with her extra baby weight, but I know better than to mention it. "Sounds good but my case still stands." I smirk, I love winning. "Babe! I like Sera--"

"How about we let our family and friends vote tomorrow at the baby shower, huh?" I suggest, trying not to get punched by just trying to help my kid not get that name. "Fine. You'll win..." She sighs, "Fuckin' goths..."

She listens to me and Chris talk, slowly falling asleep in my lap. "Is she out?" Chris whispers. "Yeah." I nod, moving her hair out of her face. He gets up, scooping her up, knowing I can't. "Thank you." I mutter, I hate not being able to do things like that. "No problem."

When he sets her down she moves on her side, curling up in a ball. I rub her back for a while before tucking her in and leaving. "If you want to rest you can, I honestly just came for your monsters." Chris chuckles. "Oh, thanks." I smile, "Nah, it's cool, Ryan and Allie's in their room doing their thing so I'm just bored here." I shrug. "Ah, Ry's getting some?" He asks. "I'm not sure, if so Allie's quiet." I shrug, "Or I'm going deaf."

We keep talking for awhile, until I started to get light headed, then he made me take my meds and go to sleep.

The next day, I help Opal get the living room ready for the baby shower. My parents were coming and considering I've barely spoken to my parents in years, I'm nervous. I have two huge things to tell them, one they know, the baby shower invitation giving it away. The other I'll tell then after.

"You ok?" Opal asks, noticing I'm spacing out. "Yeah, just thinking about my parents." I tell her. "Nervous? Why?" She keeps questioning. "I haven't told them."

"Babe, why not? They are your parents!" She scolds. "Because I have spoke to them since I was Dahl's age." I explain. She huffs, unpleased. "I will, calm down." I smile, she's adorable when she does that.

I pull her to me, kissing her lightly. She deepens it, wrapping her arms around my neck, gripping my hair. She lightly pulls at it, forcing a small moan out of me as I trace her body with my hands.

"Guys, your already having one kid, don't make a second..." Ryan jokes, grabbing some cereal next to us. I flip him off as we continue to make out next to him. I rub her back the way she likes, making her moan as well. "I was kidding before but seriously. Do not even..." He mutters. "We won't." Opal chuckles, kissing my cheek and laying her head on my shoulder.