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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 . ''