Halloween wishes

 Although it was a full house at Yuki and Em's on Halloween for Remi's baby shower, Alfie thought it best to guard the door and hand out candy, while everyone closest to Remi had some fun and Halloween games. He knew she was surprised. But the rollercoaster of laughter just kept coming and now it was at a lull.

"Oh, you had something to do with this," she smiled after they heard Vanna was having labor pains at the hospital. 

"No," he laughed about the matter, but of course, he jumped in with money as soon as he heard Remi and Wolf didn't have anything for the baby. He could sense now that maybe Remi felt she didn't deserve anything. But there was Wolf and the baby on the way.

"Have any names yet?" He did wonder what those two would come up with.

"Oh, we go round and round with it," she patted her stomach while standing in the foyer where kids still rang the doorbell on a chilly night. 

"What?" Alfie couldn't think of Wolf ever arguing with Remi. He was always so obedient. This was not a side of Remi's husband he'd expected.

"You know, who wants to call their baby after an animal?" Remi winced.

"Not you, evidently," Alfie couldn't imagine what these animal names would be, and she wouldn't tell him. 

"I want a name that isn't about some past family, you know. Something, just from us," she was almost in a pout about it.

Alfie guessed, he could see her point.

"Well, you've got a crib and much much more now," he could see the guys coming out with the crib, still in its box, and lots of boxes of disposable diapers and baby clothes. In fact, three cars were loaded up to take back to their apartment.

Remi smiled. "I would have been happy with hand-me-downs." She shrugged.

"But we want the three of you to have a fresh start," he gave her a half hug since there was a baby bump in the way and a bucket of candy he was holding.