001 - Introductions
Title: Named
Rating: K
Series: Jones
Characters: Bella Lemont; Terrence Jones; Parker Jones
Prompt: 100 themes - 001 - Introductions
Claimer: Mostly mine. But shared with SuperSpecialAwesome!Lori.
Authors Note: All the names Terrence suggests are from headstones in his cemetery, by the way.
“The way you’re going, bon, our son will never get a name. He’ll be stuck as John Doe forever!” Bella grinned at her husband, who looked back with his eyebrows furrowed.
“I still don’t understand why you insist I name him.”
“Well, mostly it’s because you kept poking fun at all my suggestions.”
“Are you sure you’re not confusing me with Adam?”
“I’m one hundred per cent positive.” She rolls her eyes, still grinning. “Adam only said he didn’t like the name Alfie.”
“He was right,” Terrence muttered under his breath, before saying, “I did like Jessica.”
“Yes. But our son is not a daughter.”
“We could call him Jessie.” He suggested innocently.
Bella looked absolutely scandalized. “No way! Do you know how badly he would be teased? It's still a girls name. Do you really want to give your child lifelong trauma?”
“I like that name. Verbal Sulk. It's a good name.”
“Well too bad, bon. We’re not calling him that, so think of something else”
“Fine.” Terrence fell silent, thinking hard, while Bella made faces at the child who was currently John through the bars of the cot. After a few minutes, Terrence snapped his fingers and sat up straight. “I’ve thought of some.”
“Fantastic. Fire away!”
“Langley.”
“Langley... Lang. I did always like that name. What else?”
“Oscar.”
“Certainly not.”
“Jēsus.”
“Haysuse? Isn’t that spelled like Jesus?”
“No.”
“Terrence.”
“Well it, isn’t,” he protested. “It’s just a similar spelling. Completely different names.”
“Bon,” Bella sighed, “the next name please.”
“Henry.”
“Next you’ll suggest Thomas.” She snorted. “C’mon, next name.”
“Richard!” Terrence struggled to fight off a smile. Bella just rolled her eyes and tried to smack him in the head. “Alright, alright. Parker.”
“Parker?” She sat up a little straighter. “Ooh. I like that.”
“Good, because it’s the last one I have.”
“Okay.” She stood up, reached into the cot and pulled John into her arms. He sniffled unhappily at the disturbance. “Shh, baby, it’s alright,” she cooed, sitting down again and settling him against her chest.
Terrence raised an eyebrow at her. “Bella?”
“Shush, bon. Hello baby!” She cooed again, and John fixed his eyes on her. “Now, tell me which one you like. Langley?” John started to wail softly, and Bella bounced him gently until he stopped. “I’ll take that as a ‘no’ then. What about Parker?”
John looked at her. She smiled, and Terrence raised an eyebrow again before the small boy was pushed into his arms. Cautiously, he held him, as if he might break if looked at wrongly. Bella laughed.
“Bon, meet the boy: Parker Langley Jones.”
Parker dribbled onto Terrence’s tie, and Terrence couldn’t help but grin.
Rating: K
Series: Jones
Characters: Bella Lemont; Terrence Jones; Parker Jones
Prompt: 100 themes - 001 - Introductions
Claimer: Mostly mine. But shared with SuperSpecialAwesome!Lori.
Authors Note: All the names Terrence suggests are from headstones in his cemetery, by the way.
“The way you’re going, bon, our son will never get a name. He’ll be stuck as John Doe forever!” Bella grinned at her husband, who looked back with his eyebrows furrowed.
“I still don’t understand why you insist I name him.”
“Well, mostly it’s because you kept poking fun at all my suggestions.”
“Are you sure you’re not confusing me with Adam?”
“I’m one hundred per cent positive.” She rolls her eyes, still grinning. “Adam only said he didn’t like the name Alfie.”
“He was right,” Terrence muttered under his breath, before saying, “I did like Jessica.”
“Yes. But our son is not a daughter.”
“We could call him Jessie.” He suggested innocently.
Bella looked absolutely scandalized. “No way! Do you know how badly he would be teased? It's still a girls name. Do you really want to give your child lifelong trauma?”
“I like that name. Verbal Sulk. It's a good name.”
“Well too bad, bon. We’re not calling him that, so think of something else”
“Fine.” Terrence fell silent, thinking hard, while Bella made faces at the child who was currently John through the bars of the cot. After a few minutes, Terrence snapped his fingers and sat up straight. “I’ve thought of some.”
“Fantastic. Fire away!”
“Langley.”
“Langley... Lang. I did always like that name. What else?”
“Oscar.”
“Certainly not.”
“Jēsus.”
“Haysuse? Isn’t that spelled like Jesus?”
“No.”
“Terrence.”
“Well it, isn’t,” he protested. “It’s just a similar spelling. Completely different names.”
“Bon,” Bella sighed, “the next name please.”
“Henry.”
“Next you’ll suggest Thomas.” She snorted. “C’mon, next name.”
“Richard!” Terrence struggled to fight off a smile. Bella just rolled her eyes and tried to smack him in the head. “Alright, alright. Parker.”
“Parker?” She sat up a little straighter. “Ooh. I like that.”
“Good, because it’s the last one I have.”
“Okay.” She stood up, reached into the cot and pulled John into her arms. He sniffled unhappily at the disturbance. “Shh, baby, it’s alright,” she cooed, sitting down again and settling him against her chest.
Terrence raised an eyebrow at her. “Bella?”
“Shush, bon. Hello baby!” She cooed again, and John fixed his eyes on her. “Now, tell me which one you like. Langley?” John started to wail softly, and Bella bounced him gently until he stopped. “I’ll take that as a ‘no’ then. What about Parker?”
John looked at her. She smiled, and Terrence raised an eyebrow again before the small boy was pushed into his arms. Cautiously, he held him, as if he might break if looked at wrongly. Bella laughed.
“Bon, meet the boy: Parker Langley Jones.”
Parker dribbled onto Terrence’s tie, and Terrence couldn’t help but grin.