“There’s no reason to cry.”
Pulling away from me, she swipes at her tears. “You need to find your family a house.” She looks around my place. “Something with some warmth.”
“Yeah.” My shoulders slump at her comment. “I mentioned that to Maggy tonight.”
“Elgin is a nice place to live.”
“Uh-huh.” I chuckle. “Maggy’s job is here…”
“Does she still want to work?”
You know, I never really considered that question. Probably because I already know the answer. “Yes.” I nod. “Absolutely. She’s been working there since she was a teen, and the owner, Robin, is her best friend.”
“Where’s the store? Which neighborhood.”
Crossing my arms, I feel ready to defend Bloom’s for some reason.
“Because—” She slaps at my defensive posture. “You should buy a place in that neighborhood.Youcan live anywhere.”
“That’s true.” I smile at the notion. “The shop is in Wicker Park.”
“That’s a lovely neighborhood.” Her smile is sly. “Let me know if you need a sitter so you can house hunt.” Then she winks.
Shutting the door behind her, I turn and see Maggy holding a wide-awake Brynn. “She’s not sleepy?”
“Nope. She’s ready to party.”
The image of our little one living it up makes me laugh. “Well, let’s relax out here until she’s ready to go down.”
“Good idea.”
“Want something to drink? A glass of wine?”
The look on Maggy’s face tells me the idea sounds great but she’d better not. “One glass is not going to hurt, babe.”
“Half a glass. I’ve got plenty of breast milk in the fridge, so it’ll be fine.” What she means is, so she won’t feed Brynn any wine.
As the three of us settle in, I pick up the remote. “Wanna watch something?”
“I overheard you and your mom.”
“Oh?”
“Wicker Park is a great idea.” She holds up her finger. “But this isn’t about you buying a house for us. It needs to be something we can both afford.”
Leaning over, I kiss Maggy softly. “Can I say something?”
“Of course.”
“And will you think about this before you shake that pretty head of yours?”
“I’ll try.”
“I’m extremely comfortable.”
“Uh-huh.”
“My business is real estate, in a way. People expect certain things of me.”
