spending time with his niece (Haylen)

Thomas nodded, "I see" he replied

"Sounds nice. Tommy." she said and smiled a bit.

"Aye, it does" Thomas replied

"Why not?" Thomas asked

"Sounds more like a name for a little boy... although... uncle Tommy... nah." she thought out loud, shaking her head.

Thomas smiled a bit, then checked the food

"Then I think uncle Tom sounds more like you." she said, watching him.

Thomas nodded, "Aye, it does" he replied

Lily smiled a bit. "But that would make two who call you Tom already and Thomas is a real nice name."

Thomas nodded, "True" he replied, "You call me what you want you want to."

Lilyana giggled, thinking about a fun name.

Thomas smiled a bit, then got the food off the grill rack

"Gees.... it's hard to find a fun name for you, that doesn't either sound stupid or doesn't hurt you."[b] Lily said and pouted playfully.

Thomas nodded, "Don't worry about it" he replied

"But... I wanna have a fun name for my uncle...." she said and made a puppy face, her girly side showing.

Thomas could not help but smile as he fixed the plates for Lily and himself

Lily crossed her arms in front of her chest when she saw him smile, but then couldn't stop herself from laughing.

Thomas looked at her, "What?" he asked

"Not going to help me find one, are you?" she said, still giggling.

Thomas sighed a bit, "What about Tommy?" he asked

"Sounds like a boy. How about... hero?" she asked giggling a bit.

Thomas looked at her, he was a bit uncomfortable with that

Lily noticed he was and frowned. "Sorry..." she said sadly.

"Its not your fault lass" Thomas replied gently