Beauty and Her Boss

His eyes blinked open and she could read the confusion in his expression. “What’s the matter?”

She moved back to the seat beside him. “You’re distracting me.”

“But in a good way, right?”

“Of course. But we still need to talk.”

The color drained from his face. “What’s wrong?”

She couldn’t help but laugh at the utter look of panic on his face. “Relax. Nothing is wrong.”

“You’re sure?”

Gaby nodded. “I know we should have talked about this before now, but I was wondering how you felt about children.”

“Children?” His gaze narrowed as he eyed her. “I must say I like them. I happened to be one not so long ago.”

“Hah! I’ve seen your six-bay garage with all those sports cars. You’re still a kid at heart.”

“Busted. But I do make time for business. Speaking of which, remember how I sued QTR for that pack of lies they printed about the car accident?”

She nodded. “How’s the lawsuit going?”

“It’s over. I got the news yesterday, but with the wedding festivities, I didn’t want to ruin anything.”

Gaby braced herself for bad news. “Did they get it thrown out of court?”

“It never went to court. QTR’s board stepped in and between our combined legal teams we hammered out a reasonable deal. The gist of it is they will be revising their editorial guidelines.”

Gaby’s mouth gaped as she digested the ramifications of the deal. “You mean no more hatchet jobs?”

“Exactly.”

“Deacon, that’s wonderful.” She rewarded him with a kiss, but before it got too heated, she pulled back.

“Why did you stop again? I have a piece of paper that says we must kiss multiple times a day.”

She laughed. “I didn’t see that on our marriage certificate.”

“It’s in the fine print.”

“Oh. Okay. I’ll have to look closer.” She smiled. “And did it say anything about how many kids we’re supposed to have?”

“No. How many were you thinking?”

“At least one... Since it’s already on the way.”

For a moment, her husband didn’t speak. He didn’t move. She wasn’t even sure that he was still breathing.

“Deacon, did you hear me?”

“Say it again.” His voice lacked emotion and she was beginning to wonder if he was having second thoughts about having children.

“We’re having a baby.”

“That’s what I thought you said.” He lifted her back onto his lap. Then he placed his large hand over her abdomen. “You’re going to be a mom.”

“And you’re going to be a dad.”