Discussing Baby Names

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Harry: You waddled your way into the dining room and set a beer down in front of Harry. "Thanks love" he smiled, and you sat across from him with your diet, caffeine free soda. "That looks pleasant" he said, pointing to the can. "The things I do for Gichy Goo" you said, rubbing your tummy. 'Gichy Goo' was the nickname you and Harry had given your unborn child. When you bought baby stuff, you were shopping for 'Gichy Goo', when you had a doctor's appointment, it was a doctor's appointment for 'Gichy Goo'. Your families thought you were crazy, but you had just not come up with a name yet. "We need to get rid of this Gichy Goo shit" Harry laughed. "No swearing in front of Gichy Goo" you laughed, and Harry shook his head. "Well, what are you thinking?" you asked, eating the spaghetti sitting in front of you. "Well, boy or girl names?" he asked. "Let's go girl first" you said. You didn't know the sex of the baby, so you were working on both. "Well you know I like Darcy" he said, smiling. "Shut up" you laughed, knowing he was referring to your directioner past. "If I'm honest, I do not like Darcy at all" you said, and he gasped. "Sorry baby" you smiled. "Well, what about as a middle name?" he asked, and you nodded. "Bridget?" you asked, and he smiled. "I like it" he said, and you nodded. "Now for a boy?" you asked, and Harry sighed. This was a tough one. You had been throwing 'Brendon' and 'Trent' back and forth for some time now. "Well, I was thinking" you started, "I think Brendon has grown on me. And we want to have more, so I mean, Trent could come later?" you suggested, and Harry's eyes lit up. "Lovely, Brendon if it's a boy, Leah if it's a girl" he smiled, eating another bite of spaghetti.

Liam: "You know, we do eventually need to name these" you said, pointing to your inflated stomach. You were seven months pregnant with twin girls and had been putting off naming them. Liam nodded, and sat next to you on the bed. "Well, any thoughts?" he asked. You shook your head. "I still like 'Herecomestha and Bringontha' for them" he smiled, and you laughed. "Seriously, we need to come up with something cute." "Well, let's look online" he smiled, and you nodded getting your laptop off the bedside table. You searched 'Twin girl names' and it came up with a ton of ideas. "Rhyming, so like, Charlette and Scarlett?" you asked, and Liam shook his head. "No, I just think that would be goofy after a while" he said and you nodded. "Same letter starts, like Hillary and Heather" and Liam shook his head. You sighed. Naming the two boys were tough enough, but these names needed to match really well. You saw an advertisement that said 'Perfect Names For 90s Parents' and clicked it. It brought you to a page full of the best Disney names. "What about this?" you asked, turning the computer towards Liam. "What, name our daughters Woody and Buzz?" he laughed, and you shook your head. "What about princess names?" "Jasmine, Mulan, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel" he listed and you threw your hands up. "That's it! Aurora and Ariel!" you shouted, and he looked surprised. "Really? You like that?" he asked, and your face dropped. "Kinda" you said, now self-conscious. "I am sure I will love it too" he smiled, kissing you. Eventually, Liam liked the names so much he fought to keep them over Jessica and Jolene.

Zayn: You knew you wanted a very unique name for your second daughter, much like Haven for your first. You thought you had nailed Haven's name perfectly, and you were really hoping for a girl the second time around. "Well, time to talk about names" Zayn said, as Haven slept in your arms. "What are you thinking?" he asked, and he shook his head. "I am stumped" he said, and you nodded. "I am fighting two" you said, and he looked surprised. "What, you have ideas?" he asked, and you nodded. "Let's hear them! I thought we were naming her X" he laughed and you smiled. "Danaria and Milan" you said, and he put his head back. You sat in silence, staring at Zayn. You two took this really seriously, so it was a very tough decision. "Ugh, what do we pick" he sighed, and you shrugged. "I don't know, what do you think?" he asked. "I think I'm leaning more towards Milan" you said, and you saw his reaction though he tried to cover it. "Zayn" you prompted, and he sighed. "I love Danaria. A lot" he said, smiling lightly. "Then it's Danaria" you smiled. Years later, you were thrilled with the name Danaria ,and you were thankful because Danaria went to school with three other 'Milan's.

Niall: "What about Kent" you asked, doing your Lamaze exercises. "Too blech" Niall said, watching you. "What about Devon?" he asked, and you shook your head. You were in the process of discussing the name of your first born, and it was no easy process. You had battled many nights over names, and you just weren't seeing eye to eye. You didn't need the added stress. "That's it, call your mom" you said to Niall, and he looked at her strange. "Why?" he asked, reaching for his phone. "She's named kids before" you laughed, and he smiled. Within an instant, Maura was on the phone. "Hello kids, how's the baby doing?" she asked, and you smiled. "Well, mum. We need your help" Niall said. "With what, love?" he asked, and you sat up. "What should we name this bun!?" you called out, and Maura laughed. "I was thinking about that, and I was going to suggest Gabe. I knew a fit young man back in my time..." "Okay mum thanks!" Niall said, cutting her off as you laughed. "You're welcome love, bye Y/N" she said, and you smiled. "Bye g'mama" you called out and smiled. "I love it" Niall said. "Me too!" you smirked, rushing over to him to give him a kiss.

Louis: "Can't we just call it 'It'" Louis said as you sat on the floor in your living room. You were surrounded by baby name books, with post it notes flagging boys names and girls names you liked. You weren't finding out the gender, so it was double the work. "I think that's generally frowned upon in society" you said, picking up the next book. You had to rock back and forth to muster up the momentum to get up. You were due in three weeks, and you had put off naming your first baby long enough. "What about something weird, like Doorhanger Cat Tomlinson?" Louis asked and you gave him a look. "Would you want to be called that?" you asked, your hands on your hips, and he laughed. You picked up a book you were sure you hadn't looked through. "I didn't flag this?" you said, opening to the page. "I did" Louis smiled, scooting towards you. "Shane?" you asked, and he nodded and shrugged. You sat and thought about it. "Shane, Shane Tomlinson... Shane" you said out loud. Louis looked at you, hopeful. "I really like it" you said, smiling. "Hallelujah!" he called, getting up and dancing. You laughed, and rubbed your belly, excited for Shane to come to the world.

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