บท 409: Future (3)

"You are too good to be true. I hope you are not just willing to adopt her because I have shown interest in her. If you liked the time we spent with Lydia, why didn't you say something?" Annalise asked.

Annalise recalled how Rafael was with Lydia. He was gentle with her then and Lydia had looked intrigued by Rafael when they were by the tree and then loved him when there was candy to be shared. 

Although Rafael said taking care of Lydia wouldn't bother him because Nicolas had taken in River as his son, Annalise needed to hear more than once that Rafael was doing this for himself too.

"At that time I was trying to get you to be more open about your feelings for me. There was no time to think of adopting a child," Rafael answered. He was not doing this only for Annalise. Rafael did like Lydia, but adopting a child wasn't something he could do when they had been at the orphanage.