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“That’s not the only reason I’d ask you to marry me, kid.”
“I don’t want to talk about this anymore.”
“Great. Sign the papers then.”
“Julian, please… I don’t want to keep her from you. She deserves to know who you are and to have a father. I promise I’ll do whatever I can to make this easy on all of us.”
“If I agree to wait this out, what do I get out of this new arrangement?”
“You’ll get to know your daughter.”
“I’ll get that regardless.”
“I don’t know. What do you want?”
I folded my arms over my chest. “I want a month.”
“What?”
“You heard me.”
“What does that mean? A month of what?”
“A month of getting to know our daughter.”
“Julian, I don’t understand—”
“For the next month, I want you and Capri to move in with me.”
She jerked back. “Move in with you?”
“Take it or leave it.”
“I can’t move to Miami for a month.”
“Not Miami. Here. In Texas.”
“You want us to move into a penthouse suite?”
“No. I own a ranch about an hour out of Fort Worth. We can live there. It’s close enough to your parents where we can see them, and I can try to fix what I broke with your parents and your brother.”
“I have to work.”
“No, you don’t.”
“Yes, I do.”
“I’ll handle Laurel.”
“Laurel? What, you’re on a first-name basis with my boss now?”
“She’s going to make you partner, and that means you’re in control. You can start your new position next month.”
“I can’t work, but you can?”
“I haven’t taken a day off since I started Locke Enterprises. I’m more than due.”
“What about the rest of your tour? Your announcement is in four days.”
