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Angel was about ready to stop and rest for awhile, she had been working all day. Not to mention in two places. The manager back at the Three Broomsticks had had her working even more hours now that she was no longer in school. But she did suppose that it would give her more money, which she needed. But Angel was tired out from it. With her time-turner, it was the equivalent of being on her feet all day while carving wands or helping customers. "Here we are," Angel said, pointing to the small Italian restaurant. She slipped the jar of pickles and the jar of peanut butter into her enchanted coin purse before they went inside.

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Gabriella grabbed the door and walked in, holding it behind her for Angel. She knew how her cousin hated people holding doors for her, but this was just common courtesy. Gabriella wasn't about to let it slam in Angel's face, after all. When she entered the restaurant, Gabriella inhaled slightly. It probably smelled good to anyone else, but to her it just smelled weird. All food did. "Table for two," Gabriella told the hostess.

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She led them toward a table in the back, which felt strange, since the restaurant never got much business and it was nearly empty. There was an elderly couple on the other side of the restaurant, talking quietly, both of them smoking. Instinctively, Angel placed her hand upon her stomach, she did not like being near smokers. But she couldn't even smell the cigarette smoke from where the hostess had seated them. "I'll eat whatever you order," Angel said quietly. "Just so it doesn't seem so weird for you to not get anything."

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Gabriella could distinctly smell the cigarette smoke, so she decided to stop breathing for a while. She wondered if Angel could smell it too, but figured she probably couldn't. Gabriella glanced up at her cousin as she spoke. "Sure, I hope you like ravioli," Gabriela replied, thankful that the restaurant was empty.

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"Well, the boys seem to like it a lot," Angel said with a bit of a smile. It was one of the few things she could eat without throwing up. So far the list stood at ravioli, garlic toast, pickles, peanut butter, and peaches. Angel now felt a certain connection with her unborn babies, and not just because they shared food and oxygen. She really needed to figure out names for them.

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Gabriella grinned at Angel saying "the boys." It had a funny ring to it and clearly Angel hadn't finalized names yet. "Still no ideas for names?" Gabriella asked. Just then the waitress came back to take drink orders. "Just water for me," Gabriella said, glancing over at Angel. Generally she could choke down a glass of water, it wasn't quite so bad.

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"Hot tea, please," Angel said with a smile, the waitress nodded and walked away to get their drinks. She glanced at the menu, but she already knew what she was going to order. "I can't decide, I've got a bunch of ideas, though." Angel replied to Gabriella's question if she had chosen names yet. Surprisingly, it was more difficult to name a baby without input from a partner.

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Gabriella nodded; she definitely understood this. As for her, she would have no idea what to name a baby. It must be a hard thing to do, considering a name was something the baby would have to live with for their whole life. "Well, what are you thinking?" Gabriella asked.

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Angel pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket. She had been carrying it around with her for weeks, it was the list of names that she liked. She only had five. In her neat cursive was written; Phineas, Perseus, Hyperion, Galahad, Leviticus, Lancelot, Isaiah, Drevon, Sebastian, Morgayne, Saul. "I've only a few," said Angel, sliding the list across the table to Gabriella. "But I think I want to choose from those."

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"Oh yeah, just a few," Gabriella replied sarcastically, then smiled. The list was fairly long for a list of names that Angel liked. Gabriella was pretty sure her cousin would have it whittled down in a few weeks. The names seemed pretty old-fashion, which was like Angel too. Gabriella took another glance at it. "I like them," Gabriella added.

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Angel smiled, but it wasn't exactly the kind of help that she wanted in naming them. She already knew that she was going to middle-name one of them after her best guy friend, Isaac. It was the least she could do. He had saved her life twice, and been there whenever she had needed him. The waitress brought them their drinks, Angel quietly thanked her. She took out her pad and pen. "Two orders of ravioli," said Angel. The waitress nodded, wrote it down and walked back to the kitchen.

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Gabriella smiled as the waitress left, then turned back to Angel. "Well how about middle names?" she asked. "I'm better at pairing names together than choosing between a bunch of names." Gabriella had a sudden thought. What would she do if she ever had kids? It would be a nightmare having to name someone.

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"I was planning on middle-naming them after people that deserve it," said Angel, putting a few spoonfuls of sugar into her tea and stirring. "I know I want to middle-name one of them after Isaac." And to tell the truth, Angel had always been rather fond of the name. Perhaps she could middle-name the other with the masculine form of Gabriella, Gabriel or something.

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Gabriella grinned widely, liking the sound of that. "That's a good idea, I'm sure Isaac will be honored," she replied. Gabriella could figure why Angel wanted to do that. Isaac had saved her life a few times, which always managed to make someone grateful. "Just don't name them after me, that would be weird," Gabriella added.

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Angel smiled slightly, it would be weird to have a boy named "Gabriella"... She laid her hand on her stomach without thinking about it, she couldn't feel them yet, they were too small for that, but she would later. "Oh, come on, what about Sebastian Gabriel?" Angel said teasingly. Now that she thought about it, she didn't really like the name too much.