You know, I should start thinking on names. I have to be over two months gone. A name is important. Especially for this baby."
"Why especially this one?" Rachel asked, looking up from the bread she was kneading. "Names are important for everybody."
Loretta sighed. "Well, with Hunter as the father, I have to think of names he'd approve of."
"You call that child Running Water and I'll disown you."
Loretta giggled. "I don't know. After hemming all those diapers, maybe Running Water wouldn't be so far off mark."
Rachel rolled her eyes, then shook her head, her eyes sad. "Unless this baby's papa comes straggling back to collect his baggage, the child's gonna be stuck in white society. Being a breed is bad enough. A nice, name is a must."
Amy flipped the page in her spelling book. "What you need is a nice white-folk name with an Indian meaning that'll make Hunter proud."
Concerned about her child's future, Loretta forced a smile. "Why, Amy, that's a champion idea!"
Rachel paused in her kneading and frowned. "I'm quite a hand on names. Let me think on it."
"Something impressive for a boy, Ma." Amy pursed her lips. "You know--like Mighty Fighter. Or Wise King. You gotta remember how Hunter thinks. They give boys grand names."
"Swift Antelope, for example?" Loretta grinned.
"Makes him sound like he oughta have a tail to wag, don't it?" Amy dimpled her cheek. "Of course, he hates the name Amy, so we're even. He says it sounds like a sheep baaing."
"The way he says it, it sound like a sheep baaing."
"How about naming a boy after his papa and his uncle Warrior?" Rachel asked. "Chase Kelly. Chase means hunter, Kelly means warrior."
Loretta lowered her sewing to her lap, her gaze dreamy. "Chase Kelly--Chase Kelly. It has a nice ring, doesn't it?"
"Be nicer with a proper surname," Rachel commented.
"Wolf!" Amy cried. "That's as close to a last name for Hunter as you'll get.
"Why especially this one?" Rachel asked, looking up from the bread she was kneading. "Names are important for everybody."
Loretta sighed. "Well, with Hunter as the father, I have to think of names he'd approve of."
"You call that child Running Water and I'll disown you."
Loretta giggled. "I don't know. After hemming all those diapers, maybe Running Water wouldn't be so far off mark."
Rachel rolled her eyes, then shook her head, her eyes sad. "Unless this baby's papa comes straggling back to collect his baggage, the child's gonna be stuck in white society. Being a breed is bad enough. A nice, name is a must."
Amy flipped the page in her spelling book. "What you need is a nice white-folk name with an Indian meaning that'll make Hunter proud."
Concerned about her child's future, Loretta forced a smile. "Why, Amy, that's a champion idea!"
Rachel paused in her kneading and frowned. "I'm quite a hand on names. Let me think on it."
"Something impressive for a boy, Ma." Amy pursed her lips. "You know--like Mighty Fighter. Or Wise King. You gotta remember how Hunter thinks. They give boys grand names."
"Swift Antelope, for example?" Loretta grinned.
"Makes him sound like he oughta have a tail to wag, don't it?" Amy dimpled her cheek. "Of course, he hates the name Amy, so we're even. He says it sounds like a sheep baaing."
"The way he says it, it sound like a sheep baaing."
"How about naming a boy after his papa and his uncle Warrior?" Rachel asked. "Chase Kelly. Chase means hunter, Kelly means warrior."
Loretta lowered her sewing to her lap, her gaze dreamy. "Chase Kelly--Chase Kelly. It has a nice ring, doesn't it?"
"Be nicer with a proper surname," Rachel commented.
"Wolf!" Amy cried. "That's as close to a last name for Hunter as you'll get.
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