A Need For A Name

[Present]

“Wyatt and Jonas,” Caleb smiled.

He thought of both men, their characters, strengths, and weaknesses. He nodded.

“Axel chose well,” he said. “Hard to think of two greater men.”

“Cain,” Ashleigh offered. “He was a great man too.”

Caleb grinned and chuckled.

“Agreed,” he said, getting up from his chair to go to the plate of food on the table. “Though I would have found it a little strange if Axel and Alice had named one of their children after my father.”

Ashleigh smiled and nodded.

“True,” she said. Then, after a moment, she looked at him as he popped a grape into his mouth and added, “Guess that leaves it open for us if we want it.”

Caleb swallowed and looked back at her. He hesitated to respond, though it seemed clear she was waiting for his response.

“Does that mean… you are… open to the need for a name?” he asked.

Ashleigh couldn’t stop the laugh that escaped her lips.