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LUCAS
Meeting Ashley’s parents at the wedding was one thing, but eating dinner with them at their house was completely different. It was important to me that they approved of our relationship. If I had a daughter, I wouldn’t want her anywhere near a guy like me.
Ashley placed a hand over mine. “Nervous?” We were almost to her parents’ house and I’d decided to drive, hoping it’d help calm me.
“A little,” I confessed.
She squeezed my hand. “Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.” She pointed down the road. “You’ll take a left on that street. The code is 1415.” Her parents lived in a gated community, but the houses weren’t over the top. I respected that they didn’t flaunt their money. There had been times when I did, but I no longer craved the attention. In fact, now that I had Ashley, I’d give
