He Came Knocking with a Baby in Tow Chapter 09

He Came Knocking with a Baby in Tow Chapter 09

After New Year’s, Lucas started properly trying to 

win me back. 

He showed up at my apartment every day- sometimes with breakfast, sometimes with flowers, sometimes with nothing, just sitting on the couch helping me with work. 

Echo’s take on it was: “Dad’s being such a clingy 

tag–along.” 

Lucas heard that and got so mad, but he didn’t 

dare argue. 

After all, he was still on probation. 

I wasn’t in a rush to say yes. 

After all, that hurdle from five years ago wasn’t 

that easy to get over. 

But I have to say, Lucas had really changed this 

time. 

He wasn’t that high–and–mighty Harrington heir 

anymore. He was just a regular guy who learned to 

cook for me, joined parent–child activities for Echo, 

and pushed off important meetings just to be with 

1. me. 

Once, I had a fever in the middle of the night. He 

drove me to the hospital without a second thought 

and stayed there all night. 

The next morning, when I woke up, I saw him 

asleep by the bed, dark circles under his eyes. 

At that moment, my heart softened. 

“Lucas,” I gently pushed him, “we need to talk.” 

He looked up fast, his eyes full of nervousness: 

“You gonna kick me out?” 

I shook my head: “No.” 

“I just wanted to ask, are you really sure about 

this? Not just a whim? Not just guilt?” 

He held my hand, his eyes so serious: “Eva, these 

five years, I’ve thought about you every single day.” 

“I know I was an asshole before. I know I hurt you.” 

“But please believe me, this time I’m serious.” 

“I wanna marry you–not a fake marriage this time, 

a real one.” 

“I wanna live with Echo, wanna wake up and see 

you two every day.” 

I looked at him, my eyes getting hot. 

“What about your parents?” 

He smiled: “They can’t wait for me to marry you 

now.” 

“Ever since Echo told them I had a boyfriend, 

they’ve been scared.” 

“Now they think, as long as it’s a woman, it’s fine, 

as long as it fixes me.” 

I laughed at that. 

“Okay then,” I said, “we can try.” 

“But Lucas, if you let me down again, I’ll never 

forgive you.” 

He held me tight, his voice a little choked: “I won’t, 

never again.”