‘Please don’t say anything,’ he begs. ‘Don’t write me off before I’ve had a chance to prove it to the two of you. There are no shortcuts here, I know that. But I promise I’ll put the work in, because it won’t even feel like work. It’ll feel like a privilege. I know how I feel about you, love, but I know you’d never let a man in if you weren’t completely convinced that he’d make a good father figure to Tabs. And quite right, too. ‘But I know what I want, and what I want is to give the two of you everything you deserve. Forever. So please, just give me a chance.’
