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`` it 's a long story . '' |
he glanced from her out the door to pesh 's car . |
his expression darkened . |
`` did pesh hurt you ? '' |
`` no ! |
of course not . '' |
`` if he 's made you cry , i do n't care whether he 's noah 's godfather or not . |
i 'll punch his lights out ! '' |
she grabbed his arm . |
`` stop it , ankle ! |
it 's not him , it 's me . |
it 's all my fault . |
okay ? '' |
he stared at her in surprise . |
`` what happened ? '' |
`` give me some coffee and a chance to calm down , and then i 'll tell you everything . '' |
although his expression was skeptical , aidan nodded , and then started to close the door . |
megan stole one last glance of pesh as his car started reversing down the driveway . |
she hoped for her sake and his it was the last time she would have to see him . |
chapter seven megan nervously tapped her thumbs on the steering wheel of her car . |
her clinical placement had come through , and she was now on her way to make her introductions to her preceptor , the nurse who would supervise her . |
although she had initially been disappointed in not receiving grady , she was still excited to be doing the last part of the journey to becoming a nurse . |
she was also grateful she had n't received the night shift that some of her fellow nursing students had . |
she would have rarely been able to see mason if she had to sleep during the day and work at night . |
she pulled into the parking lot of the wellstar er and eased into the first space she found . |
after turning off the car , she grabbed her folder of paperwork along with her purse and headed inside . |
she stopped at the front desk . |
`` i 'm not a patient . |
i 'm a clinical student here to see kristi parkman . '' |
`` go on through , '' the receptionist said , before she buzzed open the authorized personnel only door . |
breezing inside the heart of the er , megan could n't help feeling excited . |
she could n't wait until she got her feet wet by working with patients . |
glancing around , she was n't exactly sure how she was going to find the preceptor . |
she stopped at an area teaming with nurses . |
`` can i help you ? '' |
one of them asked . |
`` yes , i 'm here to see kristi parkman . '' |
a tall blonde woman in her fifties came over to her with a beaming smile . |
`` you must be ms . |
mckenzie ? '' |
`` i am . '' |
`` it 's so nice to meet you . '' |
megan smiled . |
`` it 's nice meeting you , too . '' |
`` we 're so very glad to have you . |
i 've taken a look at your transcript , and it 's quite impressive . '' |
`` thank you , '' megan replied . |
`` why do n't i show you around today ? |
that way you 'll be ready to go with the flow tomorrow . '' |
`` sounds good . '' |
with a smile , kristi led her around the maze of rooms . |
she pointed out where the medicine room was , the trauma area , and where she would find the break room . |
each time they passed a nurse or a doctor , kristi was quick to introduce megan . |
`` everyone seems very friendly , '' megan mused . |
`` it really is a great place to work . |
now , i 'm not going to lie that some of the residents can be real ass**les . |
but we 're so lucky to have a supervisor who is such a sweetheart . '' |
`` that 's wonderful . '' |
`` yes , everyone loves dr . |
nadeen . '' |
megan 's heartbeat slowed to a standstill . |
nadeen . |
no , it could n't be . |
surely there were more doctors with that last name . |
searching her mind , she tried desperately to remember where he said he worked . |
`` oh good , he 's just down the hall . |
let me introduce you two . '' |
`` no , that 's really is n't necessary , '' megan protested feebly . |
ignoring her , kristi called , `` dr. nadeen , come meet our newest nursing candidate . '' |
the moment he turned around , megan felt like she was going to throw up . |
after spending two months trying hard to forget about her infamous night with pesh nadeen , there he was right in front of her . |
she could n't help having the classic line from casablanca flash in her head , `` out of all the gin joints in all the world , she had to walk into mine . '' |
she certainly felt that way about all the hospitals she could have possibly been assigned to , she had to be assigned to his . |
the shock and surprise registered on his face as well . |
he was quick to mask it by smiling warmly at her . |
`` hello again , megan . '' |
kristi 's brows shot up at the familiarity of pesh 's greeting . |
`` you know each other ? '' |
`` um , well , '' megan began . |
how was she going to explain ? |
the last thing she needed was to get off on the wrong foot with her coworkers . |
pesh nodded . |
`` she and i share a godson . '' |
`` oh how wonderful . '' |
kristi patted megan 's back . |
`` what luck for you then ending up here out of all the hospitals ? '' |
`` yes , what luck , '' megan murmured . |
kristi smiled . |
`` well , i 'll let you two catch up for a minute or two . '' |
`` no , that 's okay . |
you do n't have to do that , '' megan protested . |
waving her hand dismissively , kristi said , `` it gives me a chance to go grab a snack and something to drink . |
be back in a few , and we 'll finish the tour . '' |
megan fought the urge to run after kristi as she walked off . |
instead , she turned back to pesh who was staring expectantly at her . |
`` you do n't exactly look happy to see me , '' pesh said . |
she shook her head wildly . |
`` how could i be ? |
the man , who i completely made an ass out of myself in front of , is at the hospital where i 'm doing my clinicals . |
that does n't exactly make my day . '' |
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