He groaned. “But I hate rule number two.”
“Yeah, well, that one is hard and fast also. No sex while the bar is open.”
He chuckled before finally letting her go and rounding the desk. “Yeah, I don’t have a clue what is up with Evan, but I bet it’ll be good when I find out.”
“Is he a SEAL?”
“Yep.”
“And she doesn’t know it?”
“Apparently.”
Jodi giggled. “That is funny. Unless you’re her, of course.”
“True. Anyway, the reason I lured you back here was because I wanted to talk to you about something.”
She narrowed her gaze mistrustfully. “Your idea of talking usually ends with me too hot and bothered to continue working.”
He wiggled his brows. “If you let go of rule number two and rule number three, I could take care of that problem.”
She shook her head and crossed her arms. “Nope. No sex in this office either. Not even when the bar is closed.”
He couldn’t help it. Teasing her was fun. Finally, he grabbed a folder off the desk and held it up. “I spoke to the realtor earlier. Sounds like we should be able to finalize the deal with the lease next door by the end of the week.”
Her eyes widened. “Really? Already?”
“Yep. It’ll take some time to renovate and figure out how to attach that space with the bar, but I think we can easily pull it off within a few months.”
She stared at the numbers for a few minutes and then handed the folder back. “You’re sure we can afford it? We’re barely in the black.”
He rounded the desk again and pulled her into his arms. “We can afford it.”
She still looked skeptical. “I don’t like you using a giant chunk of that money from Cold Feet to expand. It makes me nervous.”
“Why? You planning to dump me anytime soon?” he joked.
She rolled her eyes. “No. The wedding date is set. The venue is paid for. No backing out now.”
He laughed. “That’s a lame reason to marry someone.”
She smiled. “Oh, that and the fact that I’m in love with you and I’ve never been happier in my life.”
“Ah, well then. Since you put it that way. Jodi, adding on to the bar just makes good business sense. Adding a café makes it possible 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
