if i get pregnant

if i get pregnant,

she asks,

as we both lie back in bed

smoking

cigarettes,

sweating profusely

as our hearts beat like rabbits,

what should we name

our baby?

i cough a cloud of smoke

towards

the ceiling fan,

rapidly blinking

my eyes,

then pull the sheets up

to my neck

i suddenly feel neuropathy

tingling

in one foot.

hmm.

i don't know. a baby?

don't you have to leave soon?

are all of your

cats okay alone?

yes, they're fine.
by the way i ask, 

exactly how old are you?