Chapter Six (Part 1)

HIS arms were wrapped around his little Ava, rough fingers grazing

her bare arm. Lucas realised she was asleep from the quiet snores that emitted

from her and the calming, even breaths that hit his naked chest every time she

took a breath.

Obviously Lucas wasn't going to wake her to go back to the children's

home, so he was pleased with her staying the night. Miss Barnaby knew that if

Ava wasn't there at the children's home, she'd be with Lucas so he didn't

really need to call the women to let her know Ava would be staying over. He

didn't think Miss Barnaby cared that much to be honest. Or she knew she could

trust Lucas to look after Ava.

He looked down at her - the soft skin on her face, flawless apart from a

few pimple scars, the long eyelashes that touched her high cheekbones, her cute

little button nose and the pink, pouty lips that Lucas begged to kiss. Perfection.

This is what he wanted forever. To go to sleep with Ava in his arms. To

know that she'd be the last thing he would s