“Oh shit. Yeah.” Tanner nodded quickly. “So we have an announcement.”
“Van’s pregnant,” Cam said.
“Yeah, totally pregnant,” Logan agreed. “You can see it in her eyes.”
“She’s blooming.” Gray winked at her.
“You guys knew?” Tanner looked at his brothers, hurt in his eyes.
“We kind of guessed. You keep asking us questions about when our kids were born,” Logan told him. “And last week you asked how long we waited until we announced.”
“You are such a terrible secret keeper,” Van said, hugging Tanner. Her eyes were bright with amusement.
“We both are, babe.” Tanner kissed her softly.
“So, are we gonna drink to the new Hartson or what?” Gray asked, pulling a bottle of champagne out of the refrigerator. “Who’s going to go out and tell Aunt Gina and Dad? I don’t want to give them a heart attack before I give them the champagne.”
“We’ll go,” Van said, grabbing Tanner’s hand. “At least we get to announce it properly to them.”
“Yeah.” Tanner nodded. “Let’s do it.”
Becca’s phone rang as her brother and Van walked outside. She pulled it from her purse and checked the caller.
Daniel Carter.
A little shiver of anticipation washed through her.
“Is it him?” Mia asked quietly.
Becca nodded.
“Go take it. Pretend you need to use the bathroom or something.”
Thank goodness for her sisters-in-law. They almost made up for her over protective brothers.
“Just a minute. It’s work,” Becca called out, walking into Gray’s elegant hallway. She accepted the call and lifted the phone to her ear, letting out a breathy hello.
“Did you make it back okay?” Daniel asked her. His voice sounded warm. Soft.
“I got home about an hour ago. The traffic was light. How about you? Was your breakfast meeting all right?”
“It was fine. Lawrence and Nina agreed to go ahead with the investment.”
“That’s amazing.” Becca grinned. “You must be happy.”
“I’ll be happy when I see you again. Are you at home?”
A thousand fireworks exploded in her chest. He wanted to see her again? She’d take it, even if it was an abrupt change from what he said yesterday. “I’m at my brother’s house. Tanner’s just announced his wife’s pregnancy. There’s a lot of celebrating going on.”
“How long will you be there?”
“I don’t know. Are you bored already?” she teased.
“Rona found one of your shoes beneath the bed. I thought you’d want it back.”
Becca blinked. It must have been thrown under there when they got home last night. “How very Prince Charming of you.”
Daniel laughed, deep and low. It sent a shiver up her spine. “I’d better get it back to you before you turn into a pumpkin.”