is going to walk her down the aisle.”
Lucas was stunned into silence—and not only because Erin knew more about what was going in his cousins’ lives than he did.
“You don’t approve?”
“I guess I’m surprised they do,” he admitted. “Nothing against Jasmine or Cade, but they just graduated from high school last spring. They’re pretty young to tie themselves down like that. They have their whole future ahead of them.”
He saw Erin’s expression change and wished he could take back the words.
But it was too late.
Jasmine and Cade weren’t much older than they’d been the night Lucas had shown up at her door and proposed. No candlelight or flowers. Not even a ring.
Erin had deserved better than what he’d offered the night he left town.
She still did.
Erin tried not to let Lucas see how his comment had affected her.
If she’d ever wondered if he’d regretted leaving her behind, she didn’t have to wonder anymore.
Once he’d crossed the Colorado state line, he’d probably turned a few cartwheels, relieved that he didn’t have anyone “tying him down.”
She turned her attention back to Max, who had been listening to their exchange with wide-eyed fascination, and tapped a finger against the tip of his nose. If Lucas could pretend everything was fine, so could she.
“How about I make sure you have enough cookies for the whole family?”
“Okay.” Max reached for a wooden camel on the coffee table and held it up in front of Lucas. “This one’s Bob.”
“Bob, huh? That’s a good name.” Lucas kept a straight face as he examined the carving.
Erin watched the exchange, still not exactly sure what had happened.
When she’d heard Max scream, she assumed that he had rolled off the sofa in his sleep. But Lucas had brushed aside her apology, as if he’d known something else had happened.
Erin’s stomach had dropped to her feet when she’d seen Max sitting on the sofa, the color stripped from his rosy cheeks and his pupils dilated with fear. She’d seen wounded animals in that condition but never a child.
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