"Debbie!...my name is Debbie!" Jimblurted out, almost startling himself in the process."And what kind of name is 'Debbie'?" asked Karen."A...a girl's ...name?" gulped Jim."What else?" asked Karen."A pretty name?" replied Jim."So if your name is Debbie...and Debbie is a girl's name...what does thatmake you?" asked Karen."A girl?" replied Jim."And what kind of girl are you...Debbie?" asked Karen."A girly-girl!" replied Jim, almost too automatically he thought tohimself."And what is the best thing. Yeah, Im just dealing with some drama bullshit, I told her. Ah… yeah Greg told me about that a few days ago… the rumors going around. Honestly its only the freshman that even care. Im sure it will blow over and everyone will forget about it, Sunny tried to console me. Im not worried about everyone. Im only worried about Cindy, and I dont think shell forget too easily, I told her. I wouldnt fret. If it was me Id be over it before it happened! Sunny said cheerily. Yeah… I breathed. If it was you…. "Well, Madame Rossignol ¹, it appears that we have arrived at the opera house." This feels so strange. I lived here twelve years. I know every hallway, every room, every hidden passage, but now that I am with you, now that I am here as your wife, I feel as if I am a complete stranger here. The opera house is the same, I suppose. Only I have changed."She smiled shyly."I hope I have changed for the better, mon amour."He returned her smile with a wicked one of his own."Oui, ma chère, you become. She pouted some and we finally agreed that the baby's name would have her father's first name and my father's first name as his middle name. He would be named Jason Louis Walton.The child was born; a healthy eight pounder and when I picked up the birth certificate at the desk I found that Tracy had named the boy Marvin Walter Walton. I told them that a mistake had been made and that his name was supposed to be Jason Louis. They told me that they were sorry, but that is the name my wife told.
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