20 Tyler I struggled to keep my hope at bay. There wasn’t really any way Tristan could talk Lexi into agreeing with his outlandish plan… Was there? Even if he did somehow manage to convince her, our parents would never go for it. Everyone knew Lexi had been dating Tristan, so they wouldn’t allow me to step in and raise a baby with her. As much as I would love seeing Tristan trying to weasel his way out of trouble this time, I knew that he would gladly leave Lexi to deal with the consequences of their actions on her own. The thought of swooping in to save her from my brother’s mistreatment and, in the process, helping her deal with the biggest predicament of her life was rather intriguing. If I put it all on the line and offered the rest of my life to Lexi and her baby, she would have

