“You like anything to get out of Karson’s,” she accused and he shrugged.
“I mean, an apartment would be fine too, baby. Whatever, as long as I’m waking up beside you.”
She sent him a smile because she did feel the same, but still. This wasn’t it. “But I think a house would be a better idea. And also we can be close to Lacey and Karson so I’m not lonely while you’re gone,” she protested and he nodded.
“I got you. That’s why we’ve spent the last two weeks looking at houses, and I really like this one.”
“It’s nice and, yeah, it would give us everything we need. But it’s really far out from where my family is. For the longest time, we’ve always had hundreds, almost thousands of miles, between us. Now that we live in the same city, I’d like to be close.”
“Yeah, I get that. But it’s only a twenty-minute drive to them, and also the price is killer good. They are selling it twenty thousand under the value for a quick sale. It’s move-in ready, babe.”
She shrugged. “I know, but I don’t want to move in to a house that isn’t us.”
“But what doesn’t make it us? I think it’s us,” he said, getting annoyed. He had a short attention span when it came to things other than sex and hockey. She knew this, but she wouldn’t rush into something as big as buying a house.
“I mean, it’s nice, yes, but I don’t like that it’s on a hill or that the backyard looks so shitty.”
He looked out and shrugged. “Okay, then what do you want to do?” he snapped, and she glared.
“It doesn’t matter what I want, and it’s your money. Do what you want,” she said dismissively, and when she glanced over at him, she could tell she’d just pissed him off.
“Don’t be like that.”
“Don’t be all pissy with me because I don’t want to rush into this.”
Letting his head fall back, he let out a long breath. “Sugar thighs, it’s a house. It’s not choosing a name for a kid.”
“I understand that, but if I am going to live here, make a life here, it better be what I want.”
He pulled in a long breath through his nose and she glanced over at him. The annoyance was very apparent on his face, but his eyes had humor in them. As much as they picked and argued about stuff, he still loved her difficult ass.
“Do you want this house?” he asked. “Because it will be our house, both our names, and you will live in it with me. Probably forever.”
Her heart skipped a beat at his words. She hadn’t expected that. She thought it would be his house; she didn’t think he’d want her to be on the paperwork. She knew moving in meant she wasn’t going anywhere, but it would have her name too? “Really?”
“Yes, we are making a life together. So everything will be fifty-fifty.”
She glanced over at him. “Are you trying to tell me I don’t need a prenup so you can steal all my money?”
He laughed, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her to his chest. “No prenup. Do you want this house?”
She shook her head, smiling against his jaw. “No.”
“Okay, have you seen one that you think is us?”
This was a pick of both of theirs, and they had already seen all the others they liked. But only one stood out in her mind. It was smaller than they wanted by a bedroom, but it was perfect for them. The backyard was huge and fenced. The kitchen was gourmet and had an awesome double stove she wanted. The master bedroom was huge, essentially two rooms with a bathroom to die for and enough closet space for all her gym clothes. There was even a little nursery that made Kacey breathless when she stepped into it. The basement was finished as a man cave that would be perfect as a gym and playroom for Jordie. It screamed them, and he had loved it but wanted to see more houses. She had gone along with him, but now it was time to speak up for what she wanted.
“The one behind Karson’s.”
He scoffed. “I knew it. I knew when we left that you didn’t want to leave it.”
“I didn’t. I loved it, Jordie.”
“You know that means we can’t have sex on the deck, ’cause more than likely Karson will see us,” he told her and she giggled.