diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7fd9181..bd67110 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ node_js:
   - 6
   - 8
   - 10
+  - 12
+  - 14
+  - 16
diff --git a/lib/CarbonClient.js b/lib/CarbonClient.js
index 1e94328..3ac8eb3 100644
--- a/lib/CarbonClient.js
+++ b/lib/CarbonClient.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var LazySocket = require('lazy-socket');
+var LazySocket = require('./LazySocket');
 var url        = require('url');
 
 module.exports = CarbonClient;
diff --git a/lib/LazySocket.js b/lib/LazySocket.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56daf2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/LazySocket.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+var net = require('net');
+
+module.exports = LazySocket;
+function LazySocket(properties) {
+  properties = properties || {};
+
+  this.port = properties.port;
+  this.host = properties.host;
+
+  this._socket    = null;
+  this._closed = false;
+  this._callbacks = [];
+}
+
+LazySocket.createConnection = function(port, host) {
+  var socket = new this({port: port, host: host});
+  return socket;
+};
+
+LazySocket.prototype.write = function(/* data, encoding, cb */) {
+  var self = this;
+  var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+  var cb   = args[args.length - 1];
+
+  if (typeof cb === 'function') {
+    var cbProxy = function() {
+      var index = self._callbacks.indexOf(cbProxy);
+      self._callbacks.splice(index, 1);
+
+      return cb.apply(this, arguments);
+    };
+
+    args[args.length - 1] = cbProxy;
+    this._callbacks.push(cbProxy);
+  }
+
+  this._lazyConnect();
+
+  try {
+    this._socket.write.apply(this._socket, args);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (cbProxy) cbProxy(err);
+
+    this._socket.destroy();
+    this._socket = null;
+  }
+};
+
+LazySocket.prototype._lazyConnect = function() {
+  if (this._socket) return;
+
+  var self = this;
+
+  function onerror(err) {
+    self._socket = null;
+    self._callbacks.forEach(function(cb) {
+      cb(err);
+    });
+  }
+
+  function onend() {
+    // "end" is called when the socket connection is terminated, regardless of the termination being unexpected or not
+    // to distinguish between unexpected terminations (e.g need reconnection)
+    // from expected terminations (e.g calling LazySocket's .end() or .destroy()), the later are flagged as "closed"
+
+    if (!self._closed) {
+      self._socket = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  this._socket = net
+    .createConnection(this.port, this.host)
+    .once('error', onerror)
+    .once('end', onend);
+};
+
+LazySocket.prototype.end = function() {
+  this._closed = true;
+  if (this._socket) this._socket.end();
+};
+
+LazySocket.prototype.destroy = function() {
+  this._closed = true;
+  if (this._socket) this._socket.destroy();
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc06cf7..8557669 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=4"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "lazy-socket": "0.0.3"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "sinon": "~7.1.1",
     "urun": "0.0.8",
diff --git a/test/integration/test-lazy-socket-connection-interrupt.js b/test/integration/test-lazy-socket-connection-interrupt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd634de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test-lazy-socket-connection-interrupt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+var common     = require('../common');
+var assert     = require('assert');
+var net        = require('net');
+var LazySocket = require('../../lib/LazySocket');
+var data       = '';
+
+var num = 0;
+var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
+  socket
+    .on('data', function(chunk) {
+      data += chunk;
+    });
+
+  num++;
+  if (num === 1) {
+    socket
+      .on('end', sendSecondMessage)
+      .end();
+
+    server.close();
+  }
+
+  if (num === 2) {
+    socket.on('end', function() {
+      server.close();
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+server.listen(common.port, sendFirstMessage);
+
+var socket = LazySocket.createConnection(common.port);
+function sendFirstMessage() {
+  server.removeAllListeners('listening')
+  socket.write('first', 'utf-8', function(err) {
+    assert.ok(!err);
+  });
+}
+
+function sendSecondMessage() {
+  socket.write('second ', 'utf-8', function(err) {
+    assert.ok(err);
+    server.listen(common.port, sendThirdMessage);
+  });
+}
+
+function sendThirdMessage() {
+  socket.write('third', 'utf-8', function(err) {
+    assert.ok(!err);
+    socket.end();
+  });
+}
+
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  assert.equal(data, 'firstthird');
+});
diff --git a/test/integration/test-lazy-socket-failed-then-working-write.js b/test/integration/test-lazy-socket-failed-then-working-write.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7548980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test-lazy-socket-failed-then-working-write.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+var common     = require('../common');
+var assert     = require('assert');
+var net        = require('net');
+var LazySocket = require('../../lib/LazySocket');
+var data       = '';
+
+var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
+  socket
+    .on('data', function(chunk) {
+      data += chunk;
+    })
+    .on('end', function() {
+      server.close();
+    });
+});
+
+var socket = LazySocket.createConnection(common.port);
+
+var connectError;
+socket.write('high', 'utf-8', function(err) {
+  connectError = err;
+
+  server.listen(common.port, function() {
+    socket.write('five', 'utf-8', function(err) {
+      assert.ok(!err);
+      socket.end();
+    });
+  });
+
+});
+
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  assert.ok(connectError);
+  assert.equal(data, 'five');
+});
diff --git a/test/integration/test-regular-connect-write-disconnect.js b/test/integration/test-regular-connect-write-disconnect.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..528519f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test-regular-connect-write-disconnect.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+var common     = require('../common');
+var assert     = require('assert');
+var net        = require('net');
+var LazySocket = require('../../lib/LazySocket');
+var data       = '';
+
+var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
+  socket
+    .on('data', function(chunk) {
+      data += chunk;
+    })
+    .on('end', function() {
+      server.close();
+    });
+});
+
+server.listen(common.port, function() {
+  var socket = LazySocket.createConnection(common.port);
+  socket.write('high ', 'utf-8');
+  socket.write('five', 'utf-8', function(err) {
+    assert.ok(!err);
+    socket.end();
+  });
+});
+
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  assert.equal(data, 'high five');
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/test-LazySocket.js b/test/unit/test-LazySocket.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06ba5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/test-LazySocket.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+var test       = require('utest');
+var assert     = require('assert');
+var LazySocket = require('../../lib/LazySocket');
+var sinon      = require('sinon');
+var net        = require('net');
+
+test('LazySocket#createConnection', {
+  'returns a new LazySocket': function() {
+    var socket = LazySocket.createConnection();
+    assert.ok(socket instanceof LazySocket);
+  },
+
+  'sets the passed host / port': function() {
+    var socket = LazySocket.createConnection(8080, 'example.org');
+    assert.equal(socket.port, 8080);
+    assert.equal(socket.host, 'example.org');
+  },
+});
+
+var socket;
+var fakeSocket;
+test('LazySocket', {
+  before: function() {
+    socket     = new LazySocket();
+    fakeSocket = sinon.stub({
+      once: function() {},
+      destroy: function() {},
+      end: function() {},
+      write: function() {},
+    });
+
+    sinon.stub(net, 'createConnection').returns(fakeSocket);
+    fakeSocket.once.returns(fakeSocket);
+
+    // To establish a connection
+    socket.write();
+  },
+
+  after: function() {
+    net.createConnection.restore();
+  },
+
+  '#end when disconnected (does not blow up)': function() {
+    socket = new LazySocket();
+    socket.end();
+  },
+
+  '#end when connected': function() {
+    socket.end();
+
+    assert.ok(fakeSocket.end.calledOnce);
+  },
+
+  '#destroy when disconnected (does not blow up)': function() {
+    var socket = new LazySocket();
+    socket.destroy();
+  },
+
+  '#destroy when connected': function() {
+    socket.destroy();
+
+    assert.ok(fakeSocket.destroy.calledOnce);
+  },
+});