She saw this strange baby, cuddling her arm and resting peacefully.
Janice's eyes met her new son who was wide eyed and looking at her questioningly. Looking at his features closely, she noticed that he inherited her eyes and nose. The rest was inherited by the other half of the reproduction equation.
Finally, her son started to open his mouth and said concisely "Well, aren't you going to give me a name?"
Janice's eyes widened. He...he could talk! He just asked a question and more importantly, it was a complete sentence. At the girl's shock, her son cocked her head.
"Is there something wrong, mommy?"
Janice shivered. A son who was that young was calling her mommy. This was beyond weird.
Trying to suppress her utter disbelief, she knew that the project was a success. She...she had to give him a name.
A name...a name...
"H-how about Derek? Does that sound good to you?" she asked, trying to remain strong in her voice.
Her son's eyes widened and then suddenly tried to hug Janice catching her off guard. "That's perfect. I love it!"
"The nurse is coming back, so be quiet for the time being OK?"
Derek nodded and played dumb.