Free Tamed by Love (Agent Lovers Series Book 2) by Harper Steen, Lesley Schuldt

a boy?”
    The guy just didn’t give up! “Do you seriously think that whenever we do have a baby, we’ll name it after you of all people?”
    “Why not? It’s a beautiful name.”
    “That’s up for debate!”
    “That’s what I always say too!” Jeff’s partner, Joey, had been listening to the brothers’ banter and couldn’t hold back a comment any longer.
    “Hey! Quit butting in. This is a family matter! So keep your stupid comments to yourself! Next time you’re in hot water, don’t call me.” Jeff’s outrage gave Joey a nice laugh.
    “Calm down, Jeff. And as far as our plans for children are concerned, you’d better butt out,” Gray said.
    “Hey, maybe next time you two are doing it, don’t put me in a room next door! Then maybe I’ll get some sleep and won’t have to wonder if a little Blackwood is being made.”
    Joey laughed so hard that he had to stop and hold his stomach while he continued to eavesdrop on the conversation.
    “Hey, you chose to stay with us. Don’t come crying to me!” Gray smiled at the thought that he and Liz had kept Jeff from sleeping.
    The door to the small computer room opened and Gray let out a sigh of relief. Chris walked in with two cups of steaming coffee. Gray desperately needed it, since they had been there for almost 24 hours, monitoring Jeff and Joey’s training assignment.
    This assignment had been riddled with various traps, all of which the men had to expertly avoid. Gray was proud of his brother, who had worked his way through this mission with flying colors. But he wouldn’t let Jeff know it, otherwise his brother’s ego would be out of control.
    “Don’t bother! Jeff’s a windbag. He only wants to buy some toys so he can play with them himself,” Joey said, pulling Gray out of his thoughts. For that, Jeff threw a clump of dirt at his back, which didn’t have any effect because it ricocheted off his backpack. “How long have you actually been married?”
    “Almost three months,” said Gray smiling at the thought.
    “So, enjoy your time without children. Look at it this way: as long as you don’t have any children, you have your wife all to yourself. Later, you’ll be second fiddle.”
    “I’d be okay with that.”
    “So if you want a baby, what’s stopping you?”
    “Liz doesn’t want to give up her job.”
    “It can’t be that time-consuming, stressful or dangerous, that you can’t work in a child.”
    “Yes, it is.”
    “Do you know of anything more dangerous than what we do?” said Joey, glancing over his shoulder at Jeff. “Putting your head in an alligator’s mouth might be riskier.” Joey shook his head. “You see, Gray! We have the most dangerous job in the world. Your brother just confirmed it. What does your wife do?”
    “Exactly the same thing as you and Jeff.”
    “No way!” Joey stopped, turned around and looked at Jeff in disbelief. “Is that true?”
    “You bet! I’ve even seen her on an assignment. Those two are really good.”
    “What two? A team of two women? That’s insane!”
    “Eh hem. Jennifer, Liz’s partner, is married to Chris, by the way.”
    “Phew! You really took on quite a challenge.”
    “Thanks a lot, Joey!” said Chris. “But I don’t refer to my wife as a challenge. She can be difficult at times, but definitely not a challenge.”
    “Don’t take it the wrong way, Chris! I was just surprised… Hm, is it that you’re itching for children so badly, so they’d be taken out of the unit?”
    “Can you read minds too?”
    “No, but if I were married and in a similar situation, then that’s how I’d think. Something just occurred to me…”
    “Fascinating,” said Gray. “Now, let me hear your little flash of inspiration!”
    “Quit using contraception!”
    Jeff laughed hysterically when he heard his brother and Chris groan over the headset.
    “That’s the problem. They get long-term birth control shots.”
    “Well, you could try it for a while. But there’s a guarantee