Colleen got up and hugged him. “I know, honey. You’re an old man trapped in a young body. But, you’re my old man.”

“Yuck, stop all that lovey-dovey stuff,” Meg said as she walked into the office with Vivi on her hip. She handed her to Colleen like she was a bomb about to go off. “Here, take your niece. She’s being a handful today!”

Colleen laughed. “No, that can’t be right. My Vivi is a perfect angel.” She pressed a big kiss onto Vivi’s cheek as her niece kicked and bucked like a wild mule.

“She wants to run around all over the place, so holding her is impossible right now,” Meg said, falling into one of the rolling office chairs nearby. “I saw y’all through the window and decided to thrust my problem child upon you for a few minutes.”

“Where are you headed?” Colleen asked as she sat down with Vivi on her lap. Within seconds, she was plundering though everything on the top of Colleen’s desk. The empty stapler seemed to be her favorite.

“I went by the bakery so grandma could see Vivi, and then I stopped by the bookstore to get her some learning cards. We’re starting to teach her to read.”

Colleen stared at her. “Isn’t she a little young to be reading?

“Actually, this is a great age to start teaching her to read,” Tucker interjected. “Studies show…”

“Never mind, Mr. Know-It-All,” Colleen said with a laugh as she pried her most important file out of Vivi’s hands. She gave her a little stuffed teddy bear to play with, until she got bored with it, of course.

“Did y’all hear the latest news?” Meg asked.

“No, what?”

“Well, it seems we have a new resident here. Grandma told me all about it. Some woman moved here to take care of the lighthouse.”

“I thought that place was closed down?” Tucker said.

“Not anymore. They fixed it up and will be giving tours.”

“I’m glad to hear it. The lighthouse is such a big part of Seagrove. Can’t wait to see the view from up there,” Colleen said. “Maybe a date night in the near future?”

Tucker smiled. “Anything you want, dear.”

“Even though you’re afraid of heights?” she said, smiling up at him.

“I’m not exactly afraid. I just prefer the ground.”

“Uh huh,” she mumbled as she tickled Vivi in an effort to distract her. Letting her run around the office would be a disaster. They worked in the toy industry, after all. She’d break every prototype they were working on.

“Well, I better get home. Christian is coming home early so we can chill out and watch a movie tonight as a family.”

“Sounds fun,” Colleen said, standing up and handing Vivi back to her sister.

“The reality is that we’ll probably fall asleep before it’s halfway over. This wedding planning is exhausting!”

“Oh, that reminds me. I tried on the maid of honor dress, and it just needed some hemming. Otherwise, we’re good to go on that. We still need to meet at the florist one day soon, though.”