Second Chances {ACM}

Chapter 46

Emily's POV

"What about Claudio?"

"No."

"Mmm, Bob?"

"No."

"Then how about Pe-"

"And for the eighth time, we are not naming our baby Pemberly!" I exclaimed.

Austin and I were sitting on our bed in the bedroom, flipping through baby name books. Well, I was sitting. Austin was hanging upside down over the edge. Pancakes was lying beside me sleeping, her head on my knee.

"Why not?" He whined. "It sounds so cool for a boy!"

"Yeah, if we were rich and lived in England and our kid went to a private boarding school."

"We are rich." Austin pointed out. "Hellooo, international pop star here."

"We don't live in England." I shot back.

He flipped backwards onto the ground before flopping onto his stomach on the bed, making Pancakes stir. "Fine. No Pemberly, Bob, or Claudio."

"Hey, what about Brittany for a girl?" I asked as I saw the name in my book.

Austin made a face. "Too girly."

"Well, that's probably a good thing, considering it's for a girl baby." I told him.

"The name is pretty common, too. We had four Brittany's in our class alone, and like, eighteen in the school."

"True," I admitted. "Then what about Harmony?"

Austin thought for a second. "That's actually a sweet name. Harmony, or Melody! They both have to do with music."

"That's good!" I said, writing them both down.

"I like Damon for a boy. Makes him sound dangerous." Austin said. "Or Derek."

"I like Damon." I said, writing it down. "See, you are capable of giving good names."

"Hey, my cousin's name is Claudio!" Austin exclaimed loudly, causing Pancakes to snort in her sleep.

"Yeah, and you hate him." I replied.

"I know," Austin sighed. "He's a jerk. I don't see how Uncle Sam and Aunt Claire could've produced that jackass. They're so nice while he's so...not!"

"Language around the baby." I warned.

"Jack-donkey." Austin corrected.

"Thank you." I said. 'I've stopped swearing, you should too."

"Yeah, you've stopped for now."

I rolled my eyes. "Okay, so far we have Harmony, Melody, and Leah for girls, and Damon, Kyle, and Chase for boys."

Austin hesitated. "This just came to my mind now, and it could work for a girl or a boy, I guess. What about Ryder?"

"Ryder." I repeated. "Hmm." I paused. "Isn't one of your other cousins named Ryder?"

"No..."

"Austin."

"Okay, yes, I have a cousin named Ryder. But it's a cool name, and he's cool too! I like it." He said.

"I didn't say I didn't." I pointed out, adding it to the others.

"Liam?"

"That's not bad eith- wait, I've met your cousin Liam like twice!" I said. "Knock it off, Austin."

"Hey, I don't see you throwing names out there." Austin defended. "I'm doing it all." He stopped. "I just thought of one for a girl!"

"I swear if you say Bella..." I warned.

"Damn."

"Oh boy." I sighed and, without thinking, said, "Ooh, speaking of boy, what about Dallas?"

"Never. Mention. That. Name. Again." Austin growled through gritted teeth. Dallas and I had gone on a few dates back when we were 15, and he had ended up breaking my heart. Austin had hated him ever since.

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