"Honey...I'm home" Patrick Jane called into his large house, listening for the sound of his wife.
"I'm in the living room" Louise Jane called back and Patrick smirked before he went to follow the sound of his wife's voice. Louise was sat on the sofa with her feet on the stool, she was holding a large book with the title of:
"Baby Name's A-Z"
Patrick sat down next to her and she looked to him and smiled for a second and then turned her attention back to the book.
"So it finally arrived" Patrick stated, peering over his wife to look into the book which she had ordered a week ago and had waited for eagerly.
"Yes...but I can't think of any names which would suit her" Louise said and Patrick raised his brow questioningly.
"Her?" he asked his wife and she patted her inflated stomach
"I get a feeling it's a girl" Louise shrugged and Patrick nodded his head to agree with his wife, he didn't fancy upsetting a heavily pregnant woman.
"What about Patrick Jr.?" Patrick suggested and Louise shook her head at him.
"I don't think so" she said and she turned the page of the book
"Come on...even the kid in here agrees with me, don't you little one" Patrick said and he pressed his ear to his wife's stomach and listened intently.
"Yep...the kid said it wants to be named after me" Patrick said proudly and leaned back against the sofa.
"Well, fortunately, children can't pick their names. That is the job given to the parents" Louise told him and Patrick sighed.
"If it is the job given to the parents then it is decided our child shall be named Patrick Jr." Patrick told her and Louise rolled her eyes at him.
"It's the parents job...not just a parent and besides I am the one carrying our child so I should give the final decision on name picking" Louise snapped at him
"But...you couldn't be carrying our child without me" Patrick said and Louise stared at him.
"Patrick" she warned threateningly and he held his hands up in defeat:
"Okay...okay" he said and she turned back to her book.
"How about Linda?" she asked him but he shook his head
"I knew a Linda...she asked me to communicate with her dead father. Truth be told I was scared she would kill me if I didn't" Patrick explained to his wife
"Why would she kill you?" Louise asked him and took a sip of her water which was on the table to the left of her.
"You didn't see her face. She makes Quasimodo look attractive" Patrick said and Louise laughed, knowing that her husband was prone to exaggeration.
"Okay...Liam?" she suggested
"Could work..." Patrick said and Louise scribbled it down on a piece of paper which was on her lap.
"Right...Daniel?"
"No. I knew a Daniel when I was young. He used to bully little kids" Patrick said and Louise flicked pages.
"Megan?" she checked but before Patrick could answer she said: "No...I don't like it"
"What about James?" Patrick asked and Louise nodded her head thoughtfully and wrote the name down.
"I've got it" Louise snapped and Patrick looked from the book to his wife who was smiling gleefully.
"What?" Patrick asked her
"Lucy" she said and Patrick thought about it. Lucy was a nice name; it was simple but very traditional but not too old. He agreed with her.
"I like it" Patrick said and kissed his wife on the cheek. She smiled at herself and looked down at her stomach, hoping dearly that the child inside of her was a girl.