He fell for Lulu the moment he saw her.
The most important reason, actually, was simply because Lulu was like a miniature version of Lily.
This made him, the very first time he saw her, want to spoil her immensely, to treat her well.
If at the beginning, his affection for Lulu was all because of Lily,
now, when the little girl relied on him, clutching his hand,
and told him with her soft, adorable voice, without realizing,
"She liked him, and wanted him to be her father."
The man had been, by countless people, hurt countless times.
His heart, long riddled with holes yet exceedingly tough, felt warmth in that moment.
His late grandmother...
His carefree best friend...
Ben Lucas, who always looked at him with such disapproval...
After them, he was lucky to encounter again a woman who could soothe all his wounds.
And...
The little Lulu brought by the woman, who wasn't afraid of him, who liked him, who thought he was a 'good person.'
