What's in a Name? (Celine and Theo)

"Name stuff. For this one and any others." She smiles and blushes despite herself, a little embarrassed at herself, good reason for waiting or no. "We haven't got much time to do all this. Maybe next time, if there is- and I hope so- I'll just...know. And not be afraid to say for sure. Anyway... this is my list so far. What do you think?" Celine holds out the list for him to look at.

"Because of mine." She grins. "I was telling your mom that my bio parents named me Celine Gabrielle for a reason. The martyr in the Greek Orthodox faith is spelled with an S for...the Greek Goddess of the moon, I think. But they went the other way because spelled with a C, Celine means "heaven." Gabrielle means "God is my strength. So... 'God in Heaven is my strength...and it's been true, so I guess I can thank them for that, even if the accident and my abandonment did shake me for awhile."

She snickers. "'Awhile?' Try five years. And then I met you,and... even I don't quite know what changed," she admits. "It's not that I wasn't holding onto something, because my new parents being atheist meant...I should. And I tried. But I was never brave enough to meet other people in church after the accident, until after I met you and reconnected with Nell. Agape? But back to the name thing. Your parents were no slouches either. Remember the picture I gave you our first Christmas dating? Theophilus- 'Lover of God.'"

Celine smiles. "Hmmm. Maybe we should pick a few and see which one he or she looks like. But from yours, I really like the sound of Hannah Janae Noble. It's funny I should remember this just now, but Hannah struggled with infertility, too. I really like Gwyneth and Joanna as well, though. Joanna was one of the Myrrhbearers- the women at the tomb of Christ. And Gwyneth just...sounds neat. I remember that Chris Martin from Coldplay wrote 'Fix You' after Gwyneth Paltrow's father died. So... they all have meaning, somehow. As for a boy, hmmm. I'll have to think about that. Maybe another Ben- name? Bennett? That would mean 'blessed.'"

"Finn, Verity, and Bennett. Finn, Verity and Hannah. Finn, Verity, and Joanna. Finn, Verity, and Gwyneth. Huh, all the girl's names sound nice. We're going to need more kids...God willing. Or maybe I just like names. Hopefully both." She giggles. "But I do think we're blessed. I was so...afraid to hope, when I told you I thought I was pregnant again.Not anymore. But I am thankful."