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He gives me a rueful little smile. "I do, actually. That's part of my job."
"Then hopefully you know that I've got a good deal here."
He studies me for several beats. "You can't expect to stay here with a baby."
"That is none of your business. And may I add, beside the point."
"But I already told both our families that we're moving in together."
He's like a frigging dog with a bone. I squint at him, leaning in to whisper to him. "If you want to move in so bad, move in here."
"Here!" River looks gobsmacked. "You can't be serious. Two people living in... three hundred square feet?"
"It's two hundred and seventy-two square feet." I cross my arms. "Don't act like you really live so differently. I've seen your house. You have your bed, a couch, and a kitchen counter that's way more cluttered than mine. You basically live in an Airstream already. Your space is just contained within a zillion-dollar beach house."
He blinks a few times, absorbing that thought.
"People will think I'm crazy for moving here."
"Well, love makes you do crazy things, right? Besides, if you need space, you can always stay at your place."
He blows out a breath. "That's true. Plus, there's the fact that... you know... this is all a sham. We are friends with benefits, nothing more."
"The benefit being... a baby," I agree. "If you don't want to do my plan, come up with a solution that won't cause me to drive all over the damn place."
River snakes his hand out and touches my face. I look at him, frowning. "We can stay here until I come up with a better solution. Okay?" he sighs.
Under his sapphire gaze, I melt a little. "Okay."
He stands up, hitting his head on the sloped ceiling with a thunk. "Ow."
I stand up and gently rub the side of his head where it hit the ceiling. "Sorry. I promise, you'll get used to it."
He looks at me with a smirk. "I'd better. I can’t wait to fuck you again, darlin’. I’ve been dreaming about it."
I blush and drop my hand. He’s not the only one having sex dreams every night of the week. "We'll see about that."
He jerks his head toward the door. "I'm going to go tell the guys that we won't need them today."
Then he turns and lumbers out of the trailer. I fall backward on my bed, arms out. Mostly I'm wondering just what the hell I have signed myself up for. Can we peacefully co-exist in this small of a space?
River comes back in the Airstream. I hear his footsteps slow in the kitchen. When he finally comes back into the bedroom, he holds a piece of paper between his fingers. “Is this your list of potential baby names?”
River shows me the list and I feel my face heat. “Yeah.” I sit up again, feeling a surge of awkward energy wash over me.
He sits down and studies the list. “Selene, Lyra, Astrid, Mariam…” He purses his lips and looks up at me. “Going for a celestial theme, I see.”
I pluck the list from River’s fingers and smooth it out against the bed, my touch tender. This list means a lot to me. I’m not going to let River or anyone else spoil my heartfelt excitement.
“Nothing personal, River. But you don’t get any input in what I plan to name my baby. You may be giving me your sperm, but I am the one with the final say in the kid’s life.”
He raises his hands to wave an imaginary white flag. “I never thought I had a say. But right here,” he says, pointing to the boy names. “Draco? Sirius? Have a heart. Don’t give him a name that’s in Harry Potter.”
That was not what I was expecting him to say at all. I tip my head back and laugh. “And what would you suggest?” I ask.
He snags the list and turns it around, studying it.
“Sterling is a good, strong name. And Kepler is good, too. After Johannes Kepler, I assume.”
