Page 129 of To Hate Adam Connor

Closing the door behind me, I followed her inside.

“Can I speak to Lucy?”

“Of course. Uh, we were in her room, would you like me to get her?”

“Would you mind if I steal her from you for a bit? I only need a few minutes.”

Giving me a curious look, she smiled softly. “Of course. She is yours to steal.”

Frowning at her choice of words, I walked away.

When I reached Lucy’s room, the door was wide open, so I went inside and closed it behind me.

“Adam? What are you doing here?” Lucy asked as she came out of the bathroom.

“Didn’t you invite me?”

She came closer and smiled mischievously. “Yeah, well, it was Olive really, but I didn’t object too strongly, so that should count for something.”

I nodded. “I expected that much.”

“I’ll change my question then. Why are we holed up in here? I’d say you wanted to get in an afternoon quickie, but your face tells me something else is going on.”

“We need to talk.”

“We need to talk about…” She crossed her arms and waited for me to go on.

“I was going to give you time, Lucy. Instead of trying to knock down your walls, I was going to wait until you were ready to lower them on your own, but we just ran out of time.”

She dropped her arms and straightened, her expression unreadable.

I took a step toward her, but still held my distance. “Something’s going on here. There is something about you, something between us…I can’t figure out what it is exactly, but I want you in my life. I know you—at least I feel like I know you, and I want you to give me more of yourself. I asked you to give me a chance to take care of your heart last night, and I’m afraid I need an answer now.”

She was standing completely still in front of me, her eyes unreadable. As always, I had no idea what she was going to say, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t like that she was keeping me out.

“What’s going on here?” she asked finally. “You just said you didn’t want to push me, yet here you are, doing exactly that.”

I stepped into her, and her back hit the wall. Keeping her gaze, I dropped my forehead on hers and breathed in her scent to try and calm my suddenly racing heart. She couldn’t leave.

“Your ex is here. In LA. Jason is bringing him here.”

She stepped back from me, her brows drawing in together in confusion. “Jameson? He’s here?”

I nodded. “I can only assume he is here for the baby…and you.”

“Adam, there is no—”

“No. I need you to give me an answer before you see him.”

“I doubt he is here for me, Adam. You’re being ridiculous. When I told him I was pregnant he asked me what I was planning to do with the baby. That’s not a question someone who cares would ask.”

“Lucy,” I said softly, holding her chin between my fingers. “No guy would fly to another city for a girl they didn’t care about.”

I ran my finger down her jaw and watched her lips part for me. Leaning down, I stole a soft kiss. “You’re gonna make me pull out the big guns, aren’t you?”

“I have no idea what guns you’re talking about, but sure, let’s see them. Pull them out.”

“I’m just a boy…standing in front of a girl, asking her to love him.”

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