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Now she’s full and sleepy and lying half in Sabrina’s arms, half in mine Never in my life have I felt more at peace than in this very htly She doesn’t respond

I suddenly realize that she probably thinks I’ to the baby So I add, "Both of you"

"Tucker…" There’s a note of warning in her voice

I instantly regret opening my mouth And since I don’t particularly want to hear her say she doesn’t love me back or make excuses about why she can’t say it, I paste on a cheerful se the subject

"We really need to pick a name"

Sabrina bites her lip "I know"

I tenderly run hter’s perfect littlenoise and stirs in our arms "Should we tackle the first na she picks the former We haven’t even discussed first na about the Ja, "You know…I guess James-Tucker isn’t a terrible idea"

My breath hitches "James Tucker"

"That’s what I said"

"No, I mean, that should be her name--James Tucker"

"Are you nuts? You want to name her James?"

"Yeah," I say slowly "Why not? We can call her Jamie But the birth certificate will say James Tucker That way she’s equal parts both of us, without the hyphen we both seehs and leans in to kiss our baby’s perfect cheek "Jamie… I like it"

And that’s that

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Sabrina

Little James is in the back of the truck The nurse waves to us fro atwheel But we’re not s his bloodshot eyes toward the backseat "We have a baby in this truck, Sabrina"

"I know"