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`` i did n't know you were pregnant . '' |
casey grinned . |
`` yeah , nate finally wore me down . '' |
she then shook her head . |
`` sometimes i think he 's the chick in this relationship . '' |
`` he must 've done some heavy convincing , '' megan said . |
with a nod , casey replied , `` he comes from such a large immediate and extended family that he 's been itching to have a child . |
we 've been married a year and together eight , so i guess it was just time . |
and while i was n't thrilled with the idea of having a baby when his internship was so crazy , his hours will be better by the time the baby gets here . '' |
`` when are you due ? '' |
`` around the same time as emma . '' |
that statement made emma beam . |
`` our babies are going to be best friends , too . |
i just know it . '' |
casey grinned at the sentiment . |
`` or boyfriend and girlfriend ... '' `` that 's a thought . '' |
emma jerked her chin up . |
`` i 'm not sure i want your son corrupting my little girl . '' |
with her dark eyes widening , casey huffed , `` and what if it 's my daughter that your son is corrupting ? '' |
emma giggled . |
`` if my son takes after his father , then that would be the case . |
but i think we also have to consider that if your daughter is anything like you , she 'll be the one doing the corrupting . '' |
casey laughed . |
`` that 's true . '' |
`` guess i should keep mason clear of her too , huh ? '' |
megan asked , with a smile . |
`` probably , '' emma replied . |
after the waitress appeared to take their drink and food orders , casey pinned megan with an intense stare . |
`` so , '' she began , quirking her brow at megan . |
`` i hear your doing your clinicals under dr. mcdreamy bollywood . '' |
megan could n't help but laugh . |
`` if you mean i 'm doing them under dr. nadeen , then the answer is yes . '' |
emma nibbled on her bottom lip before speaking . |
`` have things been awkward considering what happened the night of noah 's baptism ? '' |
before megan could reply , casey 's eyes bulged . |
`` whoa , whoa . |
hold the phone . |
something happened between you two ? '' |
megan felt heat rising in her cheeks . |
it was almost too mortifying to repeat , but finally , she filled casey in on each and every embarrassing detail that had happened . |
`` man , he 's so freakin ' honorable , is n't he ? '' |
casey mused . |
`` yes , he is , '' megan replied , glumly . |
emma shook her head . |
`` there 's nothing wrong with his honor . |
it 's what attracted me to him in the first place . |
there are so few gentlemen left on the planet . '' |
before she could stop herself , megan blurted , `` but i did n't want a gentleman . |
i wanted to get laid . '' |
casey grinned . |
`` do n't we all ? '' |
emma rolled her eyes . |
`` just when i think your pregnancy hormones have n't made you even more sex crazed , you go and say something like that , '' she grumbled . |
megan twirled the straw in her diet coke thoughtfully . |
`` what 's bizarre is even though he should have been completely and totally turned off by what happened that night , he 's still interested in me . |
i mean , the man is gorgeous and has half of the women in the hospital panting over him , and he still wants me . '' |
`` then what 's the problem ? '' |
emma asked . |
`` he 's interested in dating , not sex . '' |
emma 's brows furrowed . |
`` but would n't you have sex eventually if you were dating ? '' |
megan sighed . |
`` we 're at a stalemate-i just want straight sex without dinner and a movie , and to quote him , he wants to show me a whole new world through a date . '' |
`` how aladdin of him , '' casey quipped to which emma shot her an exasperated look . |
with a shrug , megan replied , `` basically we 're going to stay forever in the friend zone because neither one of us is willing to give in . '' |
`` would it really kill you to go out with the guy ? '' |
casey asked . |
megan widened her eyes in surprise . |
`` you mean , you of all people are actually advocating me giving in to him ? '' |
she jerked her thumb over at emma . |
`` i 'd expect that out of her but not you . '' |
casey dabbed the corners of her lips with her napkin . |
`` it 's just a date . |
i do n't think he 's going to drug you and drag you to a wedding chapel . '' |
`` i 'd certainly hope not . '' |
`` so what 's wrong with having an innocent dinner and maybe a movie ? '' |
casey asked . |
`` because that 's not fair to him . |
i 'd just be leading him on , and i think we can all agree that he does n't need that . '' |
`` exactly , '' emma agreed . |
cocking her head , casey eyed megan thoughtfully . |
`` deep down , you like him , do n't you ? '' |
megan rolled her eyes . |
`` of course i do . |
everyone likes him . '' |
`` no , you really like him . |
you find yourself thinking about him more than you should . |
and you 're kinda wishing you were n't such a stubborn ass about dating him . |
because even though you 'd kill to know how well he uses his wang , you 're even more intrigued about what being loved by him would be like . '' |
dumbfounded , megan could only stare at casey . |
she 'd certainly hit the nail on the head about her feelings . |
finally , she sighed . |
`` look , it 's a no-win situation . |
i 'm a nursing student . |
i ca n't get involved with a physician . |
it just would n't look good on my record . |
that 's just one of the many reasons it would n't work between us . '' |
`` fine . |
you just keep telling yourself that . '' |
`` why do n't we talk about something else ? '' |
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