to also serve food in the bar. It’s a win.”
“What if we need that money for something else?”
“Like what?”
She glanced away for a second. “We might not want to live in the cramped apartment upstairs for the rest of our lives for one thing.”
“What? But it’s so spacious,” he teased. “Since your dad decided to move out, it’s downright huge.” Tuck wasn’t the least bit worried about the space. It never bothered him for a moment. He hadn’t wanted to share it with her dad, but Bill had immediately gotten another apartment nearby when he returned from Colorado three months ago. It made sense for Jodi and Tuck to live above the bar.
Sure, there were probably plenty of couples who couldn’t survive as much togetherness as Tuck and Jodi, but so far every moment with her was a gift to Tuck, and he had no intention of changing their arrangement.
She leaned into him. “It’s fine. For now. But it won’t be big enough if we add another person.”
He furrowed his brow. “Why the hell would we add another person? I thought your dad was settled. Does he need to move back in or something?”
“Nope. He loves his new community. Several of the men who have been regulars here live there. He’s thriving.”
“That’s good.” He was still confused.
She drew in a breath and played with his collar. “We have a lot of sex, Tuck.”
Now he was more confused. “Yep. I like it. So, adding another roommate would be inconvenient.”
“What if the new roommate was only about twenty inches tall and weighed about eight pounds?”
Tuck sucked in a sharp breath and froze, realization dawning. He gripped her waist tighter. “Are you pregnant?”
She chewed on her bottom lip, holding his gaze for a moment, and then nodded. “I know we didn’t plan it. I thought we were careful. But it happened anyway. I know the timing sucks. We’re just getting started. I wanted more time alone with you. I’m—”
He cut her off when he lifted her in the air and kissed her, spinning around in a circle. His heart rate picked up as he held her so close before finally setting her down. When he released her lips, he only pulled back a centimeter. “We’re going to have a baby?”
“Yeah. I guess we should have used condoms last month when I was taking that antibiotic.” She winced.
A grin spread across his face. She was right. They hadn’t planned this. But people got pregnant. No birth control was one hundred percent effective.
“Are you mad?”
“Mad? Hell no. I’m excited.”
“We aren’t even married.”
He shrugged. “So? It’s planned for next month. We’ll be fine. We’ll just have to come up with some funny story to tell the little guy or girl about why he or she was early.”
Jodi laughed. “We’re not lying to our kid about his or her conception.”
“Okay. Fine.” He couldn’t stop smiling. A baby. He was still wrapping his head around the idea. It wasn’t like he hadn’t thought of having kids with Jodi. He had. Many times. She was the right woman for him. He’d known that for months. Maybe they hadn’t discussed the timing yet, but they had agreed they both wanted kids.
“I just took the test before we opened. I didn’t really mean to tell you in the middle of the work day. But you started talking about the money and all. It made me nervous.”
“Baby, don’t worry about the money. There is plenty. As long as we have each other, I don’t care about the size of our living space right now. I kinda like having you close all the time. Someday, we’ll move out, but for now, I’m content the way we have things. Your old bedroom can be a nursery. We’ll do a little rearranging. It’ll be fine.” He was excited. She had just made his entire day brighter.
A tear fell down her face and she swiped at it. “Do you have any idea how much I love you?”
He cupped her face and kissed her softly. “Yes. Because I love you so much it hurts. And I’m going to love watching you grow round with our baby.” He slid a hand down to her belly. “Nothing else matters. We’ll figure it all out.”
Tuck was at peace. After months of dealing with a crazy wife on a stupid reality TV show, all of that was totally behind him. He never would have imagined finding the perfect woman in the middle of that madness. But he had. And now she