"Isolde Aveline Henrik Wolfe," he said. Not a question.
"No," I said.
He looked at me.
"She already has her names," I said. "She doesn't need mine." I paused. "But if we have another—"
"Aveline," he said immediately.
"If we have another girl," I said.
"If we have another girl," he agreed. "Aveline."
I looked at him.
"You said that very fast," I said.
"I've been thinking about names since the terrace conversation," he said. "I had a list."
"You have a list," I said.
"A preliminary framework," he said.
"Dax."
"Yes."
"We are on a beach," I said. "On an island. On vacation. You have a preliminary naming framework."
"It's a short list," he said. "Four names."
I stared at him.
"I'll show you later," he said.
I laughed. The full version, the unmanaged one, the laugh that came fr
