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she was even more stoked when emma said that aidan was willing to keep mason , so he and noah could play together . |
even though she was sure her parents would have watched him , she hated imposing on them so much . |
an hour after the call , she was pulling into aidan and emma 's driveway . |
when she opened the backseat to get mason out , he was already bopping up and down in his car seat with excitement . |
he loved aidan and emma 's house , and he especially loved playing with noah , even though they were eleven months apart . |
she grabbed him and his diaper bag and then made her way up the front walk . |
emma answered the door with noah on her hip . |
`` hey , i 'm so excited you could make it . '' |
megan grinned . |
`` you should know by now i have no life except for mason and work . '' |
`` i feel the same way sometimes , '' emma replied , as megan stepped through the doorway . |
as she walked through the foyer and down the hall to the kitchen , mason squirmed to get down . |
once she set him on his feet , he ran into the living room . |
that 's where aidan was lounging on the couch with beau on the floor next to him . |
`` beau ! '' |
mason cried . |
he leaned in to hug the massive lab . |
megan never had to worry about beau and mason ; he was truly a gentle giant when it came to infants and kids . |
beau thumped his tail heartily at the attention . |
aidan glanced up from the tv and smiled . |
`` hey , how are you ? '' |
she grinned as she reached down to kiss his cheek . |
`` good thanks . |
and you ? '' |
`` great . |
looking forward to having a man 's day with the boys . '' |
megan laughed . |
`` yeah , with two kids under two , let 's see how much fun you 'll have . '' |
aidan shrugged . |
`` it 's good practice for me when the new baby gets here . '' |
`` baby or babies ? '' |
she teased . |
with his eyes widening , he quickly replied , `` baby singular . |
that was confirmed , thank god . '' |
cocking her head , she teasingly asked , `` and when is the ultrasound to confirm the youngest fitzgerald granddaughter is on her way ? '' |
aidan huffed exasperatedly . |
`` not for a few more months , smart-ass . '' |
she brought her hand to her chest in mock outrage . |
`` it was just a question . '' |
`` yeah and considering you 've had a kid yourself , i 'm sure you know all too well at what month the gender ultrasound is . '' |
megan grinned . |
`` i just think it 's cool that i 'll be the oldest granddaughter , and she 'll be the youngest . '' |
with a pained expression , aidan groaned , `` whatever . '' |
she ruffled his still unkempt bed hair playfully . |
`` relax , ankle . |
you 're going to be an amazing father to that little girl . |
she 'll undoubtedly have you wrapped around her finger before she 's even out of the womb . '' |
`` a man like me , or i guess i should say , a man like i used to be , does not want to bring forth daughters into the world . '' |
`` payback is a bitch , '' she mused . |
`` do n't i know it , '' he grumbled . |
emma came into the living room then . |
she handed noah to aidan along with a bottle . |
`` you sure you 'll be all right today ? '' |
`` i 'll be fine-we 'll be fine . |
wo n't we mason ? '' |
mason glanced up from lumbering around the room on beau 's back . |
`` yeah ! '' |
`` see . |
stop worrying . '' |
he gave emma a very pointed look before adding , `` a promise is a promise after all . '' |
she flushed a little at his words , but then gave him a shy smile . |
when he winked playfully at her , megan could n't help feeling her chest tighten at the exchange . |
seeing her once man-whore uncle now a loving , devoted husband and father was always surprisingly unnerving . |
but deep down , it was how much she truly wanted what aidan and emma had . |
love , companionship , and devotion within marriage while having someone else to parent with you . |
if you were n't so stubborn you could probably have something just like aidan and emma have with pesh ! |
but no , you have to keep believing that you 're too young to get married . |
you 're probably throwing away happiness with both hands just because you 're afraid . |
emma brought her out of her self-deprecating tirade . |
`` so what should we do first ? '' |
she asked , as they walked into the garage . |
`` nails and toes ? '' |
megan suggested . |
`` mmm , that sounds good . '' |
they both slid into emma 's suv . |
as megan buckled up , emma turned to her . |
`` i hope you do n't mind that casey is meeting us for lunch ? '' |
`` of course not . |
the more the merrier . |
besides , casey is a hoot . '' |
emma smiled and cranked up the car . |
`` that she is . '' |
before long , they were pulling into starbucks to grab some coffee for megan and tea for emma . |
then they walked around the corner to the nail salon . |
after relaxing manicures and pedicures , they drove about twenty minutes to meet casey at their favorite little local restaurant that was housed in an old train depot . |
as they walked up , they saw casey sitting outside in the sunshine texting . |
`` hey girl ! '' |
emma called . |
casey waved to them before rising off the bench . |
`` hello , hello . '' |
a round of hugs was exchanged between the three women . |
`` i thought you two would never get here . |
i 'm starving . '' |
emma grinned . |
`` sorry . |
they were a little behind at the nail salon . '' |
they pushed through the front door and were quickly seated by the hostess who knew them well . |
once they eased into a familiar , comfortable booth , they took stock of the menus . |
`` you have to order alcohol on our behalf since we 're both two knocked-up ladies now , '' casey insisted . |
megan 's eyes widened . |
Subsets and Splits