The Girl He Marked by Laila Callaway novel Chapter 4

Rory's POV.

'Oh, come on!' Xaden says emphatically. 'What's wrong with the name Chad'

Noelle scrunches her nose up at it and Grace shakes her head.

'No! It's too American. I'll just think of that Cinderella film,' Noelle replies.

Xaden frowns. 'What Cinderella film'

'That one with Chad Michael Murray in,' I chip in helpfully and the girls nod.

'Alright, then.' Xaden sighs dramatically. 'What boy's names do you like'

Noelle shrugs. 'Something different, something that no one else is called. Maybe something like Sinn'

'Sinn What kind of a name is Sinn' Her mate retorts irritably.

Noelle narrows her eyes at me. 'I don't know, what kind of name is Xaden'

That shuts him up.

'All of your family has unusual names pretty much,' Noelle comments. 'I think we should continue that tradition.'

Xaden puffs air out of his mouth and crosses his arms over his chest.

'From someone who knows what it is like to grow up with an unusual name, I don't want to put our kids through it. It sucks. No one knows how to spell it or pronounce it. You get sick of having to correct them.'

'I'm so glad our daughter is already named,' Lyd whispers next to me.

I chuckle and nod my head. 'Me, too.'

In a few weeks, we will get to bring Orelia home, and she will officially be our daughter. We've waited so long for this day. Almost a year.

We've known from the moment we first met Orelia that she was meant to be with us, she's family. She's the sweetest, gentlest and bubbliest little girl that we've ever met.

Lydia must know that I'm thinking about our daughter, because she gets up and comes to sit on my chair with me. It's a tight squeeze, but I love having my mate close.

'Can we go to bed early tonight' She asks me, pressing her lips to my ear so only I can hear.

'Why do you want to do that' I reply, feigning ignorance.

She grins and leans in to kiss me.

'You know why, baby,' she purrs, and I chuckle.

'Of course.'

We talk for a little longer and then decide to call it a night. We bring everything back inside and fortunately, Axel and Grace nominate themselves to wash up, leaving the rest of us to go upstairs.

I follow Lydia up the stairs, shamelessly checking out her butt as I go. My mate has a damn fine ass.

We've come a long way since we first go together. Neither of us had told anyone in our lives about our sexualities. We kept it to ourselves, which meant that, when we met each other, our sexual orientation was out.

Luckily for us, we both have incredible friends. It took longer for Lyd's family to accept us, but they've come round over the years. They're really excited to meet Orelia.

Once in our room, the two of us get ready for bed. I get in first and go on my phone until Lydia comes out of the bathroom.

She's wearing a pastel pink, lace underwear set. She knows it's my favorite color on her. It compliments her almost white—blonde hair so much.

I put down my phone straight away, having found something way better to look at. She saunters across the room and slides into bed next to me.

'Hey, gorgeous,' she whispers.

I grab the back of her neck and pull her in for a kiss. Her soft lips instantly respond to mine. Our lips move in perfect sync with one another.