He hadn’t gotten this far in life by taking no for an answer.
Things weren’t going as he expected—or rather, maybe they were. He’d deluded himself into thinking Laurel could see beyond her upbringing and former station in life. Both in Reno and now.
Truth was she’d hurt him by leaving without saying goodbye, and by not contacting him after she returned to Chicago. That had nothing to do with the baby and everything to do with him.
He shouldn’t care. Not now.
The situation had changed. This wasn’t about her or him. The baby was the bottom line. His ego might be bruised by her rejection, but he wasn’t going to let that stop him.
She had to marry him.
His baby needed a family. He would do whatever it took to make that happen. Even lower his standards to marry her.
“Now about us getting
