Jay said proudly, "Of course, your sister isn't going to look ugly. She takes after Mommy.”
Jenson and Baby Robbie looked at each other. They could not help but feel that Daddy was trying to tell them something.
Was Daddy saying that those who took after him were ugly?
Baby Robbie looked at Mommy and whispered to her," Mommy, did Jens and I look ugly when we were babies?"
Angeline laughed. “Of course you weren't ugly. You boys took after Daddy."
Baby Robbie and Jenson breathed a sigh of relief.
"What’s our little sister's name, Mommy?" Jenson asked.
Angeline looked speechlessly at Jay. "Ask your Daddy. We’ve been trying to come up with a name for almost a year now yet still haven't come up with a suitable one."
Jenson's lips curved upward.
Daddy's fondness for his sister was evident.
"Why don't we call her Baby?" Baby Robbie suggested."
I'm Baby Robbie and Little Sis is Baby Zetty, so we’ll just call Youngest Sis Baby."
Jay balked and said, "No."
"Why not?" Baby Robbie was puzzled.
Jay said, "That's what I call your mother."
Baby Robbie and Jens were both dumbfounded.
This was what Daddy had been calling Mommy in private?
Baby Robbie came to a sudden realization. "This is how Baby Zetty and I got our names?"
Angeline smiled but made no reply.
Jenson said enviously, "Daddy calls Mommy 'baby', you're Baby Robbie, Little Sis is Baby Zetty, what about me? Am I redundant?"
Jay replied, "The name Jenson symbolizes both our names."
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