Now, he has to choose between protecting her and ignoring her. He glanced at Laurel's door. She should be asleep by now. He no longer heard her loud munching. Lucas wanted to worry about the women in his life tomorrow and that is why they were so complicated. That is why men were less complicating. Not for relationship though. He was as straight as a pole.

He loves complicating women and that's why his mother, sister and Laurel still stayed behind. Otherwise, he would have moved on. ...