“Cool, he should have come. Ally misses her Godfather,” Jakob said with a laugh as Elli and Harper shook their heads. The ongoing joke of Shea being the “Godfather” was about to get on Elli’s last nerve. She didn’t know if it was the way they said it or just the fact that when Shea was in the room, he was the “Godfather,” instead of Shea. Elli couldn’t really be mad, though. Bless their hearts, they were just so excited to have Allison finally, and so was she.
Elli watched as Harper snuggled close to Jakob, both of them looking down at beautiful Allison, nothing but love in their eyes for their perfect bundle of joy. Elli wanted that moment, she wanted a baby.
Elli started to feel like she was interfering in a private moment, so she gathered her things.
“I hate to run guys, but I need to get to the office.”
Harper looked up, while Jakob was still memorized by the beauty of his daughter.
“Oh no, don’t go yet.”
“I have to. I love you guys,” Elli said, hugging Harper tightly. She went over to Jakob, kissing his cheek before laying a soft one on Allison.
“She’s beautiful, huh?” Jakob asked, and Elli grinned up at him.
“Most beautiful baby ever.”
Jakob grinned at Elli before walking with Allison to the chair in the corner.
“Call me later. You know, afterwards,” Harper said as she wobbled with her to the door.
“Will do. Congratulations again, Harp. She’s gorgeous.”
“Thanks, she gets that from me.”
Elli left laughing. Everything was so perfect.
Or at least it would be after Elli’s meeting with Shea.
“Mr. Adler, Mrs. Adler will see you now,” Janet, Elli’s assistant, said. Shea rolled his eyes as he got up, walking into Elli’s office. Why he had to wait to see his wife was beyond him, but whatever. Elli grinned up at him when he entered, and he couldn’t help but grin back. She would forever be the most beautiful woman in the world to him. He loved her more with every day that passed and he couldn’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her.
They had only been married three weeks, but it felt like forever. The wedding was magical, the honeymoon was perfect. And now it was time to start their lives together. He wanted to grow old together, raise their children when they finally decided to have some, and just be together as man and wife. Shea knew when he set eyes on her so long ago that she was the one.
He just loved when he was right.
“Hey, baby,” he said, leaning over the desk to place a kiss on her lips. She smiled as they parted.
“Hey,” she cooed as he sat back in the chair in front of her desk.
“Where’s everyone at?” Shea asked. Bryan wasn’t there, and neither was Damon.
“I figured we could do this between us.”
In a matter of second, Shea’s body filled with lust, something that always happened when his hot little wife was around.
He gave her a seductive grin as his voice dropped an octave, “Let’s just skip it, then. Come over here; let me show you the benefits of signing and being married to this hockey player.”
“Hush, Shea! Janet might hear you!”
“When did we ever care about people hearing us?”
Elli turned deep red.
“If you don’t hush, I won’t be showing you the benefits of having me as your wife and boss when I get home.”
Shea gave her an amused grin and nodded his head as he said, “Okay, so where’s the contract? I need to get home, do some more yard work.”
Elli smiled as she moved the file across the desk to him. He picked up a pen, signing the bottom without reading it and handing it back to his sexy little wife. He didn’t care what it said. She could be paying him $100 a game and he would still play. As long as he stayed in Nashville, with her, he didn’t care about the money. He had more than enough, and so did she. They would be more than comfortable for the rest of their lives.
When he looked up, Elli narrowed her eyes as she crossed her arms.
“You didn’t even read it.”
“I trust you.”
“That’s not the point. You didn’t look at the length of the contract or the reasoning.”
“Huh?” he asked, pulling the contract towards him, “What do you mean length?”
He wasn’t expecting a time length, he just assumed he would be indefinite, or at least until he wanted to retire. He read the contract over quickly, it was basically the same as his other contracts in the past, but at the bottom, it read that the length was only for one year.
“A year?” he asked. His eye brows came together as he turned the page over to the reasoning. It was in her handwriting, not typed in.
We’re pregnant.
Shea actually felt like the world had came out from under his feet. His heart started to race as his fingers splayed against Elli’s desk.
They were pregnant?
He started to feel lightheaded as Elli just grinned at him.
“You’re pregnant?”
She smiled, nodding her head.
“I am, and since you said you want to retire when we had kids, I thought the contract should only be for one year.”
He wasn’t listening to the last part she said.
“You’re pregnant with a baby?”
She laughed.
“No, Shea, I’m pregnant with a hockey puck! Yes, I’m pregnant with a baby. Your baby.”
A heavy feeling filled his stomach as he struggled to speak.
Elli watched as Harper snuggled close to Jakob, both of them looking down at beautiful Allison, nothing but love in their eyes for their perfect bundle of joy. Elli wanted that moment, she wanted a baby.
Elli started to feel like she was interfering in a private moment, so she gathered her things.
“I hate to run guys, but I need to get to the office.”
Harper looked up, while Jakob was still memorized by the beauty of his daughter.
“Oh no, don’t go yet.”
“I have to. I love you guys,” Elli said, hugging Harper tightly. She went over to Jakob, kissing his cheek before laying a soft one on Allison.
“She’s beautiful, huh?” Jakob asked, and Elli grinned up at him.
“Most beautiful baby ever.”
Jakob grinned at Elli before walking with Allison to the chair in the corner.
“Call me later. You know, afterwards,” Harper said as she wobbled with her to the door.
“Will do. Congratulations again, Harp. She’s gorgeous.”
“Thanks, she gets that from me.”
Elli left laughing. Everything was so perfect.
Or at least it would be after Elli’s meeting with Shea.
“Mr. Adler, Mrs. Adler will see you now,” Janet, Elli’s assistant, said. Shea rolled his eyes as he got up, walking into Elli’s office. Why he had to wait to see his wife was beyond him, but whatever. Elli grinned up at him when he entered, and he couldn’t help but grin back. She would forever be the most beautiful woman in the world to him. He loved her more with every day that passed and he couldn’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her.
They had only been married three weeks, but it felt like forever. The wedding was magical, the honeymoon was perfect. And now it was time to start their lives together. He wanted to grow old together, raise their children when they finally decided to have some, and just be together as man and wife. Shea knew when he set eyes on her so long ago that she was the one.
He just loved when he was right.
“Hey, baby,” he said, leaning over the desk to place a kiss on her lips. She smiled as they parted.
“Hey,” she cooed as he sat back in the chair in front of her desk.
“Where’s everyone at?” Shea asked. Bryan wasn’t there, and neither was Damon.
“I figured we could do this between us.”
In a matter of second, Shea’s body filled with lust, something that always happened when his hot little wife was around.
He gave her a seductive grin as his voice dropped an octave, “Let’s just skip it, then. Come over here; let me show you the benefits of signing and being married to this hockey player.”
“Hush, Shea! Janet might hear you!”
“When did we ever care about people hearing us?”
Elli turned deep red.
“If you don’t hush, I won’t be showing you the benefits of having me as your wife and boss when I get home.”
Shea gave her an amused grin and nodded his head as he said, “Okay, so where’s the contract? I need to get home, do some more yard work.”
Elli smiled as she moved the file across the desk to him. He picked up a pen, signing the bottom without reading it and handing it back to his sexy little wife. He didn’t care what it said. She could be paying him $100 a game and he would still play. As long as he stayed in Nashville, with her, he didn’t care about the money. He had more than enough, and so did she. They would be more than comfortable for the rest of their lives.
When he looked up, Elli narrowed her eyes as she crossed her arms.
“You didn’t even read it.”
“I trust you.”
“That’s not the point. You didn’t look at the length of the contract or the reasoning.”
“Huh?” he asked, pulling the contract towards him, “What do you mean length?”
He wasn’t expecting a time length, he just assumed he would be indefinite, or at least until he wanted to retire. He read the contract over quickly, it was basically the same as his other contracts in the past, but at the bottom, it read that the length was only for one year.
“A year?” he asked. His eye brows came together as he turned the page over to the reasoning. It was in her handwriting, not typed in.
We’re pregnant.
Shea actually felt like the world had came out from under his feet. His heart started to race as his fingers splayed against Elli’s desk.
They were pregnant?
He started to feel lightheaded as Elli just grinned at him.
“You’re pregnant?”
She smiled, nodding her head.
“I am, and since you said you want to retire when we had kids, I thought the contract should only be for one year.”
He wasn’t listening to the last part she said.
“You’re pregnant with a baby?”
She laughed.
“No, Shea, I’m pregnant with a hockey puck! Yes, I’m pregnant with a baby. Your baby.”
A heavy feeling filled his stomach as he struggled to speak.
