- What have I...
At Lucy's words, and who put down her fork, eyeing him warily, Goren smiled.
Lucy had nothing.
Just that he just couldn't take his eyes off his daughter.
He still found it hard to believe that this teenager who sat there before him, and even very pretty, could be his daughter.
Everything Lucy did was adorable to him.
He'd never thought himself capable of going gaga over a teenage girl.
And yet...
He had been with his mother.
And thank God, she was more like her mother physically, than she was like him.
He couldn't say he was the pretty boy type.
So if Lucy had taken after him, maybe she wouldn't be so spoiled by nature.
- Why do you look at me so insistently, Bobby...
Why was he looking at her so insistently...
Goren wanted to tell him...
Didn't a father have the right to be in awe of his daughter, and everything she did.
But he'd promised Eames to keep his fatherhood a secret.
Then, he wouldn't tell Lucy.
Thinking of Eames, he should thank her for letting him enjoy his daughter to the full.
But how...
- Tell me Lucy... Lucy nodded, encouraging him to continue. Do you know what gift would please your mother.
Oh... Oh...
Goren wanted to give his mother a present.
Lucy hadn't been wrong.
And Lucy had an idea of what Goren might offer her mother.
But she couldn't tell him what her mother would like.
It was far too embarrassing.
If she could...
She would have gladly told him...
You of all people.
But she couldn't.
So she would help him find something, something that would make his mother understand that she was important to him.
But what...
- Don't rush to give me an idea... I want something unique.
She shouldn't hurry...
Goren wanted something unique.
Yes, she would take her time to think.
So that he could find the gift that would make his mother understand the feelings he had for her.
Lucy had seen the way Goren looked at his mother.
And there was no doubt about it, Goren was in love with his mother.
So it was important to choose the right gift.
Lucy reached for her fork to plunge it into his plate, but stopped when she saw he still wasn't eating, and didn't take her eyes off it.
- Uh... Bobby... Can you eat. And above all, stop looking at me.
Goren recognized all of Eames by the embarrassed look on his face.
This way of blushing whenever he tended to stare at her intensely.
But what mesmerized Goren about Lucy was that the more he looked at her, the more he saw his mother in her.
Lucy had inherited the same tics as her mother, the same gestures, and she was a mixture of Eames and, surprising as it seemed, of her mother in face too.
Lucy had inherited the brown color of her mother's eyes, the contour of her face, and the chin, but the rest was all her mother.
It really was a lovely blend.
And Goren would love to etch that face on paper.
- I'd like to draw you.
Goren would like to draw her...
Really.
Lucy hadn't imagined his words.
Goren wanted to draw her.
But why.
- For real...
Goren nodded, looking serious.
So he was serious.
When she saw her mother's drawing again, Lucy thought how lucky she was.
He really did have a gift.
And at the thought that he really wanted to paint her portrait, a big smile broke out on her face, lighting up her face with joy.
- I'm glad... You draw really well, Bobby.
Happy, Lucy was.
But not as happy as he was.
Knowing he had a daughter, and that she was born of the love between Eames and him, was the most wonderful thing.
For even if Eames no longer loved him, or if she hated him, he would always have the memory of that love before his eyes.
And knowing he was the father of such a wonderful teenager as Lucy made him the happiest of men.
Well, almost.
Because deep in his heart, he wished Eames were here too.
That the three of them could become a family, forgetting the past and moving towards a common future.
But Goren knew this was impossible.
That he couldn't hope for the impossible.
Eames would never come back to him.
He'd lost him for good.
So he had to be content with having his daughter, which was already a lot for him.
For it meant that Eames didn't hate him as much as he thought.
Because if she did, she would never have entrusted Lucy to him.
- Did you get the results of the paternity test.
If he'd had the results...
Yes, he had.
Which confirmed what Lucy had suspected before him.
But he'd promised Eames not to tell Lucy.
And so he wouldn't tell her, the bond between them.
That was a pity.
For he would have loved to be called Dad.
But hey, he had to make the best of it, and enjoy his time with Lucy.
- I'm sorry... I haven't of news.
So she still wouldn't know whether or not Goren could be her father.
But in her heart, Lucy was convinced that he was her father.
After all, she had the same brown eyes as him.
And according to her mother, that color was unique.
So Goren could be her father, by simple deduction.
And if not, he could always be her surrogate father.
Lucy had to admit that she liked Goren a lot, and her days spent with him, as if they were father and daughter, were very pleasant indeed.
- It doesn't matter... You'll be my surrogate father.
At her words, Goren nearly choked.
He would be her surrogate father.
If only Lucy knew...
That he was her father.
And that she also had a grandmother, and an uncle.
But he couldn't tell her.
In addition, there was nothing to stop him being her surrogate father, even if he knew the truth.
It was his mother and brother who would be surprised.
In thinking of his mother...
This was the day he was going to see her.
And so, il allait devoir laisser Lucy seule.
He couldn't take her to a place like that.
- Tell me Lucy... I'll have to go and see my mother...
- I can go with you.
Uh...
How to explain to Lucy that this was no place for a teenage girl.
In addition, would Eames really she agree to him taking her there.
After all, it was a psychiatric hospital, and he could understand Eames' reluctance at that he would take Lucy there.
But secretly, Goren wanted his mother to be able to see her little girl.
To see that she looked like her.
That she had inherited certain traits from her, her gestures.
Because even though he'd promised Eames not to tell Lucy he was her father, he couldn't hide the truth from her mother, or her brother, who wouldn't understand why he was spending time with a teenage girl who was none other, than his partner's daughter.
So he told the truth, but made them understand that they had to keep their family ties secret.
They had accepted without much difficulty, but hadn't really understood.
And hadn't preferred to search.
What's more, his mother was only too eager to meet her granddaughter.
Goren had decided to wait a little, and above all, to tell Eames about his initiative.
But Lucy wanted to come with him, and he didn't know how to refuse.
As with Alex, Lucy had managed to steal his heart, and he already knew that he could never refuse her anything.
So, as with Alex, Goren was going to give in to Lucy.
- Very well, Lucy... But there are a few things I must warn you about first.