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usually , he would be tearing around the living room , playing with his toys . but just one look at a minion sent him practically catatonic . that had been megan 's plan when she got him dressed earlier . he 'd seen the movie almost by mistake , considering he was a little young for the pg cartoon , but with older cousins , along with her brothers , mason was often exposed to things that were older . she liked to think being surrounded by adults and older kids was one reason why he was a such a good talker for his age . `` are n't you being a good boy ? '' she said . mason barely acknowledged her . instead , his baby blues remained focused on the television . since the movie was almost over , megan knew she better slip into the bedroom and finish getting ready . each time she looked into mason 's face , she was grateful that he looked nothing like his father . his platinum blond hair and blue eyes were completely hers . it was only his build that he was taking after his father . where megan was a diminutive 5'3 '' , davis was 6'1 '' and two hundred pounds . mason was already registering off the charts in height and weight according to his pediatrician . | [["usually", 7], ["tear", 29], ["teared", 29], ["tearing", 29], ["around", 36], ["room", 52], ["roomed", 52], ["play", 62], ["playest", 62], ["playing", 62], ["toy", 76], ["toyed", 76], ["toyest", 76], ["toys", 76], ["look", 96], ["minion", 108], ["send", 113], ["sent", 113], ["practically", 129], ["catatonic", 139], ["megan", 161], ["megans", 161], ["plan", 169], ["planning", 169], ["get", 182], ["got", 182], ["early", 202], ["earlier", 202], ["see", 215], ["seen", 215], ["movie", 225], ["almost", 232], ["mistake", 243], ["consider", 257], ["considering", 257], ["little", 273], ["young", 279], ["youngest", 279], ["pg", 290], ["cartoon", 298], ["old", 315], ["cousin", 323], ["cousins", 323], ["along", 331], ["brother", 349], ["brethren", 349], ["brothers", 349], ["mason", 357], ["often", 367], ["expose", 375], ["exposed", 375], ["thing", 385], ["things", 385], ["like", 413], ["liked", 413], ["think", 422], ["thinkest", 422], ["surround", 439], ["surrounded", 439], ["adult", 449], ["adults", 449], ["kid", 464], ["kids", 464], ["reason", 479], ["reasonest", 479], ["good", 504], ["talker", 511], ["age", 523], ["boy", 557], ["say", 571], ["said", 571], ["barely", 586], ["acknowledge", 599], ["acknowledged", 599], ["instead", 613], ["baby", 624], ["blue", 630], ["blues", 630], ["remain", 639], ["remained", 639], ["television", 665], ["since", 673], ["know", 712], ["knew", 712], ["well", 723], ["wells", 723], ["better", 723], ["slip", 728], ["bedroom", 745], ["finish", 756], ["get", 764], ["getting", 764], ["ready", 770], ["time", 782], ["timing", 782], ["look", 793], ["looked", 793], ["face", 812], ["grateful", 831], ["nothing", 854], ["like", 859], ["father", 870], ["fathered", 870], ["platinum", 885], ["blond", 891], ["hair", 896], ["blue", 905], ["eye", 910], ["eyes", 910], ["completely", 926], ["build", 955], ["builds", 955], ["take", 974], ["taking", 974], ["diminutive", 1022], ["davis", 1037], ["two", 1056], ["twos", 1056], ["hundred", 1064], ["pound", 1071], ["pounds", 1071], ["already", 1091], ["register", 1103], ["registerest", 1103], ["registering", 1103], ["chart", 1118], ["chartest", 1118], ["charts", 1118], ["height", 1128], ["heights", 1128], ["weight", 1139], ["weighted", 1139], ["accord", 1149], ["according", 1149], ["pediatrician", 1169], ["pediatricians", 1169]] |
davis had seen mason only twice in his lifetime-the day he had been born and the day he came home from the hospital . after that , he had n't been interested in any of the pictures and emails megan sent . with his professional football career on the rise , davis had n't wanted to be shackled with the responsibilities of a baby . instead , he wanted to spend his time off the field partying until all hours of the night . he only paid child support when megan threatened to have his wages garnished . she dreaded the day when mason was old enough to ask about his father . she never wanted anything in the world to hurt him , and she knew that being rejected by his father would . with a sigh , she stepped into the dress and slid it over her hips . wrestling around to get the zipper all the way up caused her to huff and puff . standing back from the mirror , she turned to and fro to take in her appearance . she 'd always loved how the dress made her feel sexy , but at the same time was very respectable . while it boasted a sweetheart neckline , the hemline fell just below her knees . she put on her pearls-a high school graduation gift from her uncle aidan , or `` ankle '' , as she often called him . | [["davis", 5], ["see", 14], ["seen", 14], ["mason", 20], ["twice", 31], ["lifetime", 47], ["day", 55], ["bear", 72], ["born", 72], ["come", 92], ["came", 92], ["home", 97], ["homing", 97], ["hospital", 115], ["interested", 157], ["picture", 180], ["pictures", 180], ["email", 191], ["emails", 191], ["megan", 197], ["megans", 197], ["send", 202], ["sent", 202], ["professional", 226], ["football", 235], ["career", 242], ["rise", 254], ["risen", 254], ["shackle", 292], ["shackled", 292], ["responsibility", 318], ["responsibilities", 318], ["baby", 328], ["instead", 338], ["spend", 359], ["spends", 359], ["spending", 359], ["time", 368], ["timing", 368], ["field", 382], ["fielding", 382], ["party", 391], ["partying", 391], ["hour", 407], ["hours", 407], ["night", 420], ["pay", 435], ["pays", 435], ["payest", 435], ["paid", 435], ["child", 441], ["childs", 441], ["support", 449], ["threaten", 471], ["threatened", 471], ["wage", 489], ["wages", 489], ["garnish", 499], ["garnished", 499], ["dread", 513], ["dreaded", 513], ["old", 540], ["enough", 547], ["ask", 554], ["father", 571], ["fathered", 571], ["never", 583], ["anything", 599], ["world", 612], ["hurt", 620], ["hurts", 620], ["hurting", 620], ["know", 639], ["knew", 639], ["reject", 659], ["rejected", 659], ["sigh", 693], ["step", 707], ["stepped", 707], ["dress", 722], ["dressest", 722], ["slid", 731], ["hip", 748], ["hips", 748], ["wrestle", 760], ["wrestling", 760], ["around", 767], ["get", 774], ["zipper", 785], ["zippers", 785], ["way", 797], ["ways", 797], ["cause", 807], ["caused", 807], ["huff", 819], ["huffs", 819], ["puff", 828], ["puffs", 828], ["puffed", 828], ["stood", 839], ["stand", 839], ["standest", 839], ["standing", 839], ["back", 844], ["mirror", 860], ["turn", 873], ["turned", 873], ["fro", 884], ["fros", 884], ["take", 892], ["appearance", 910], ["always", 926], ["love", 932], ["loved", 932], ["feel", 960], ["sexy", 965], ["respectable", 1009], ["boast", 1028], ["boasting", 1028], ["boasted", 1028], ["sweetheart", 1041], ["neckline", 1050], ["necklines", 1050], ["hemline", 1064], ["fall", 1069], ["falls", 1069], ["fell", 1069], ["knee", 1090], ["knees", 1090], ["put", 1100], ["pearl", 1114], ["pearlest", 1114], ["pearls", 1114], ["high", 1121], ["school", 1128], ["graduation", 1139], ["gift", 1144], ["uncle", 1159], ["aidan", 1165], ["ankle", 1179], ["often", 1197], ["call", 1204], ["called", 1204]] |
aidan was her mother 's baby brother and only son of the family . when she was born , he was only eight and a half . as the first grandchild , megan spent a lot of time with her grandparents , and that in turn , meant she spent a lot of time with aidan . he had devoted hours to holding her and spoiling her rotten . when it came time for her to talk , she just could n't seem to get `` uncle aidan '' out . instead , she called him `` ankle . '' it was a nickname that had stuck with him even now that he was thirty-four and married . while it had been no question that she wanted him as godfather for mason , she had been extremely honored when he and his wife , emma , had asked her to be their son , noah 's , godmother . she loved her newest cousin very much and planned to be the best godmother she could for him . as she stepped out of the bedroom , she found that mason had yet to move . `` okay buddy , time to go . '' when he started to whine , she shook her head . `` we have such a fun day ahead of us . | [["aidan", 5], ["mother", 20], ["mothered", 20], ["mothering", 20], ["baby", 28], ["brother", 36], ["brethren", 36], ["son", 49], ["family", 63], ["bear", 83], ["born", 83], ["eight", 103], ["half", 114], ["first", 129], ["grandchild", 140], ["megan", 148], ["megans", 148], ["spend", 154], ["spends", 154], ["spending", 154], ["spent", 154], ["lot", 160], ["time", 168], ["timing", 168], ["grandparent", 190], ["grandparents", 190], ["turn", 209], ["mean", 217], ["meanest", 217], ["meaning", 217], ["meant", 217], ["devote", 269], ["hour", 275], ["hours", 275], ["hold", 286], ["holding", 286], ["spoil", 303], ["spoilt", 303], ["spoiled", 303], ["spoiling", 303], ["rotten", 314], ["come", 329], ["came", 329], ["talk", 350], ["seem", 376], ["seeming", 376], ["seemest", 376], ["get", 383], ["uncle", 392], ["instead", 415], ["call", 428], ["called", 428], ["ankle", 441], ["nickname", 464], ["stick", 479], ["stuck", 479], ["even", 493], ["evens", 493], ["thirty", 516], ["four", 521], ["married", 533], ["question", 565], ["godfather", 598], ["mason", 608], ["extremely", 633], ["honor", 641], ["honored", 641], ["wife", 662], ["wifes", 662], ["emma", 669], ["emmas", 669], ["ask", 681], ["asked", 681], ["noah", 708], ["godmother", 723], ["love", 735], ["loved", 735], ["new", 746], ["newest", 746], ["cousin", 753], ["much", 763], ["plan", 775], ["planning", 775], ["planned", 775], ["good", 790], ["best", 790], ["step", 835], ["stepped", 835], ["bedroom", 854], ["find", 866], ["found", 866], ["yet", 885], ["move", 893], ["okay", 903], ["okays", 903], ["buddy", 909], ["go", 922], ["goest", 922], ["start", 943], ["started", 943], ["whine", 952], ["shake", 964], ["shook", 964], ["head", 973], ["fun", 997], ["day", 1001], ["ahead", 1007]] |
it 's noah 's baptism , and then there 's a party at uncle aidan and aunt emma 's house . '' `` beau ? '' he asked . she laughed . `` yes , you 'll get to see and play with beau , too . '' as she went to the couch and picked him up , she could n't help finding it amusing that out of everyone he was going to see today , he was most excited about being with aidan and emma 's black lab , beau . one day when they had their own place again , she would get him a dog . he loved them too much to be denied . `` oomph , '' she muttered , as they started up the basement stairs . `` heawy ? '' `` yes , you 're getting to be such a big , heavy boy . '' when they made it to the kitchen , megan paused to catch her breath . she only had a second before her mother breezed in with sean , and her youngest brother , gavin . `` ready ? '' she asked . megan nodded . feeling like she was once again a teenager , she filed behind her parents as they headed into the garage . `` i want to drive , '' gavin said . with a smirk , sean replied , `` like i 'm gon na let you drive my car . '' | [["noah", 10], ["baptism", 21], ["party", 49], ["uncle", 58], ["aidan", 64], ["aunt", 73], ["emma", 78], ["emmas", 78], ["house", 87], ["beau", 100], ["beaus", 100], ["ask", 114], ["asked", 114], ["laugh", 128], ["laughed", 128], ["yes", 137], ["get", 151], ["see", 158], ["play", 167], ["playest", 167], ["go", 200], ["goest", 200], ["went", 200], ["couch", 213], ["pick", 224], ["picked", 224], ["help", 252], ["find", 260], ["finding", 260], ["everyone", 292], ["go", 305], ["goest", 305], ["going", 305], ["today", 318], ["excited", 340], ["black", 381], ["lab", 385], ["labs", 385], ["day", 402], ["place", 432], ["dog", 464], ["love", 475], ["loved", 475], ["much", 489], ["deny", 502], ["denys", 502], ["denied", 502], ["oomph", 513], ["mutter", 531], ["muttering", 531], ["muttered", 531], ["start", 549], ["started", 549], ["basement", 565], ["stair", 572], ["stairs", 572], ["get", 613], ["getting", 613], ["big", 630], ["bigs", 630], ["heavy", 638], ["heavies", 638], ["heavier", 638], ["boy", 642], ["kitchen", 680], ["kitchens", 680], ["megan", 688], ["megans", 688], ["pause", 695], ["paused", 695], ["catch", 704], ["catches", 704], ["catched", 704], ["breath", 715], ["breathest", 715], ["second", 739], ["seconded", 739], ["mother", 757], ["mothered", 757], ["mothering", 757], ["breeze", 765], ["breezing", 765], ["breezed", 765], ["sean", 778], ["young", 797], ["youngest", 797], ["brother", 805], ["brethren", 805], ["gavin", 813], ["ready", 824], ["nod", 854], ["nodding", 854], ["nodded", 854], ["feel", 864], ["feeling", 864], ["like", 869], ["teenager", 899], ["file", 911], ["filing", 911], ["filed", 911], ["behind", 918], ["parent", 930], ["parents", 930], ["head", 945], ["headed", 945], ["garage", 961], ["drive", 982], ["say", 998], ["said", 998], ["smirk", 1013], ["reply", 1028], ["replys", 1028], ["replied", 1028], ["gon", 1047], ["gonna", 1050], ["na", 1050], ["let", 1054], ["lets", 1054], ["car", 1071]] |
he then slid into the driver 's seat as gavin reluctantly walked around to the passenger 's side . `` we 'll see you there in just a few , '' her mother called . sean acknowledged her with a two finger salute before cranking up and pulling down the driveway . megan worked to get mason into the car seat in her parents ' land rover . once he was safely strapped and buckled in , she hopped in beside him . her parents rattled along to each other as they made their way through the tree-lined suburbs where megan had grown up . while some might look on her as having a mark against her character being an unwed mother , she had lived a relatively non-rebellious life . even though she 'd been a cheerleader and ran with the popular crowd in school , she rarely partied to excess . instead , she had focused on getting good grades . at that time , she had her heart set on going to medical school and becoming a doctor . from the time she was a little girl , she had wanted nothing more than to help people . she was always mending birds with broken wings or trying to resuscitate squirrels who had been hit by cars . she ditched playing princess for playing `` hospital . '' | [["slid", 12], ["driver", 28], ["seat", 36], ["gavin", 45], ["reluctantly", 57], ["walk", 64], ["walked", 64], ["around", 71], ["passenger", 88], ["side", 96], ["see", 112], ["mother", 152], ["mothered", 152], ["mothering", 152], ["call", 159], ["called", 159], ["sean", 166], ["acknowledge", 179], ["acknowledged", 179], ["two", 194], ["twos", 194], ["finger", 201], ["salute", 208], ["crank", 224], ["cranks", 224], ["cranked", 224], ["cranking", 224], ["pull", 239], ["pulling", 239], ["driveway", 257], ["megan", 265], ["megans", 265], ["work", 272], ["wrought", 272], ["worked", 272], ["get", 279], ["mason", 285], ["car", 298], ["parent", 318], ["parents", 318], ["land", 325], ["landing", 325], ["rover", 331], ["safely", 352], ["strap", 361], ["straps", 361], ["buckle", 373], ["buckled", 373], ["hop", 389], ["hops", 389], ["hopped", 389], ["hopping", 389], ["beside", 399], ["rattle", 425], ["rattled", 425], ["along", 431], ["way", 468], ["ways", 468], ["tree", 485], ["treeing", 485], ["line", 491], ["lined", 491], ["suburb", 499], ["suburbs", 499], ["grow", 521], ["growest", 521], ["grown", 521], ["may", 543], ["mays", 543], ["look", 548], ["mark", 572], ["marks", 572], ["character", 594], ["life", 632], ["live", 632], ["lived", 632], ["relatively", 645], ["non", 649], ["rebellious", 660], ["life", 665], ["lifes", 665], ["even", 672], ["evens", 672], ["though", 679], ["cheerleader", 705], ["run", 713], ["ran", 713], ["popular", 730], ["crowd", 736], ["crowdest", 736], ["crowding", 736], ["school", 746], ["rarely", 759], ["partied", 767], ["excess", 777], ["instead", 787], ["foci", 805], ["focus", 805], ["focused", 805], ["get", 816], ["getting", 816], ["good", 821], ["grade", 828], ["grades", 828], ["time", 843], ["timing", 843], ["heart", 863], ["set", 867], ["go", 876], ["goest", 876], ["going", 876], ["medical", 887], ["become", 907], ["becoming", 907], ["doctor", 916], ["doctores", 916], ["doctoring", 916], ["little", 949], ["girl", 954], ["nothing", 979], ["help", 997], ["people", 1004], ["always", 1021], ["mend", 1029], ["mended", 1029], ["mending", 1029], ["bird", 1035], ["birds", 1035], ["wing", 1053], ["wings", 1053], ["try", 1063], ["tryed", 1063], ["trying", 1063], ["resuscitate", 1078], ["resuscitating", 1078], ["squirrel", 1088], ["squirrels", 1088], ["hit", 1105], ["car", 1113], ["cars", 1113], ["ditch", 1127], ["ditched", 1127], ["play", 1135], ["playest", 1135], ["playing", 1135], ["princess", 1144], ["hospital", 1168]] |
her desire to become a doctor was why she needed the best scores and best activities and why she generally shunned any temptations to lead her off the right path . she had even managed to bypass the usual freshman craziness when she went off to the university of georgia . it was n't until she fell in love for the first time in her life that she threw everything away . sadly , she could n't say that her first love was davis , mason 's father . instead , it was another football player , this time a running back at uga , who captured and later broke her heart a year later . carsyn ran with the fast crowd , and when she was with him , she partied and drank too much . he was controlling and possessive , and he wanted all of her time . when she was with him , she had little time for studying . with her grades already in the toilet , she was unprepared for the emotional breakdown she experienced when carsyn broke up with her . devastated , she stopped going to class and ended up flunking the semester . by the time she got back on track with her grades , she had abandoned any hope of medical school . instead , she decided that she would become a nurse , which would fulfill her need to care for sick people . of course , her relationship with davis ended up derailing shortly before graduation when she got pregnant unexpectedly . | [["desire", 10], ["become", 20], ["doctor", 29], ["doctores", 29], ["doctoring", 29], ["need", 48], ["needed", 48], ["good", 57], ["best", 57], ["score", 64], ["scores", 64], ["activity", 84], ["activities", 84], ["generally", 106], ["shun", 114], ["shuns", 114], ["shunning", 114], ["shunned", 114], ["temptation", 130], ["temptations", 130], ["lead", 138], ["leaded", 138], ["right", 156], ["path", 161], ["even", 176], ["evens", 176], ["manage", 184], ["managed", 184], ["bypass", 194], ["bypassed", 194], ["bypassest", 194], ["usual", 204], ["freshman", 213], ["freshmen", 213], ["craziness", 223], ["go", 237], ["goest", 237], ["went", 237], ["university", 259], ["georgia", 270], ["georgias", 270], ["fall", 298], ["falls", 298], ["fell", 298], ["love", 306], ["first", 320], ["time", 325], ["timing", 325], ["life", 337], ["lifes", 337], ["throw", 352], ["threw", 352], ["everything", 363], ["away", 368], ["sadly", 376], ["say", 396], ["davis", 426], ["mason", 434], ["father", 444], ["fathered", 444], ["instead", 454], ["another", 471], ["football", 480], ["player", 487], ["running", 509], ["back", 514], ["capture", 536], ["captured", 536], ["later", 546], ["break", 552], ["broke", 552], ["heart", 562], ["year", 569], ["run", 588], ["ran", 588], ["fast", 602], ["crowd", 608], ["crowdest", 608], ["crowding", 608], ["partied", 650], ["drink", 660], ["drank", 660], ["drinking", 660], ["much", 669], ["control", 690], ["controling", 690], ["controlling", 690], ["possessive", 705], ["little", 778], ["study", 796], ["studying", 796], ["grade", 814], ["grades", 814], ["already", 822], ["toilet", 836], ["toiletest", 836], ["unprepared", 857], ["emotional", 875], ["breakdown", 885], ["breakdowns", 885], ["experience", 901], ["experienced", 901], ["devastate", 944], ["devastated", 944], ["stop", 958], ["stopped", 958], ["go", 964], ["goest", 964], ["going", 964], ["class", 973], ["classing", 973], ["classest", 973], ["end", 983], ["ends", 983], ["endest", 983], ["ended", 983], ["flunk", 995], ["flunks", 995], ["flunked", 995], ["flunking", 995], ["semester", 1008], ["get", 1030], ["got", 1030], ["track", 1044], ["tracking", 1044], ["abandon", 1080], ["abandoned", 1080], ["hope", 1089], ["medical", 1100], ["school", 1107], ["decide", 1131], ["decided", 1131], ["nurse", 1161], ["fulfill", 1183], ["need", 1192], ["care", 1200], ["sick", 1209], ["people", 1216], ["course", 1228], ["relationship", 1247], ["derail", 1277], ["derailing", 1277], ["shortly", 1285], ["graduation", 1303], ["pregnant", 1325], ["unexpectedly", 1338]] |
she had to take several semesters off after mason was born . she was a few years off from when she had originally planned on graduating , but she was excited after everything had that had happened , she was finally finishing . her mother 's voice brought megan out of her thoughts . `` here we are , '' she said pleasantly . leaning forward in her seat , megan eyed the clock on the dashboard . she was n't surprised to see they had arrived half an hour before the baptism started . one thing her mother prided herself on was being on time and lending a hand . as they started into the church , her mother reached for mason . `` we 'll take him so you can go see if emma needs any help . '' megan bent over to kiss mason 's cheek . `` see you in a little while , sweetie . '' he grinned and then happily dodged her mother 's arms for her father 's instead , which made megan smile . he was such a man 's man already . he loved sitting between her brothers on the couch and watching tv . while it was good that he had so many male role models , she only hoped he had n't inherited too much of his father 's personality . | [["take", 15], ["several", 23], ["semester", 33], ["semesters", 33], ["mason", 49], ["bear", 58], ["born", 58], ["year", 80], ["years", 80], ["originally", 113], ["plan", 121], ["planning", 121], ["planned", 121], ["graduate", 135], ["graduating", 135], ["excited", 157], ["everything", 174], ["happen", 196], ["happened", 196], ["finally", 214], ["finish", 224], ["finishing", 224], ["mother", 237], ["mothered", 237], ["mothering", 237], ["voice", 246], ["bring", 254], ["brought", 254], ["megan", 260], ["megans", 260], ["thought", 280], ["thoughts", 280], ["say", 311], ["said", 311], ["pleasantly", 322], ["lean", 332], ["leans", 332], ["leaning", 332], ["forward", 340], ["forwarding", 340], ["seat", 352], ["eye", 365], ["clock", 375], ["dashboard", 392], ["surprised", 416], ["see", 423], ["arrive", 440], ["arrived", 440], ["half", 445], ["hour", 453], ["baptism", 472], ["start", 480], ["started", 480], ["thing", 492], ["pride", 510], ["prided", 510], ["time", 539], ["timing", 539], ["lend", 551], ["lending", 551], ["hand", 558], ["handing", 558], ["church", 592], ["churching", 592], ["reach", 613], ["reached", 613], ["go", 658], ["goest", 658], ["emma", 670], ["emmas", 670], ["need", 676], ["needs", 676], ["help", 685], ["bend", 701], ["kiss", 714], ["kisses", 714], ["kissest", 714], ["cheek", 729], ["cheeks", 729], ["little", 754], ["sweetie", 770], ["grin", 786], ["grinned", 786], ["happily", 803], ["dodge", 810], ["dodging", 810], ["dodged", 810], ["arm", 829], ["arms", 829], ["father", 844], ["fathered", 844], ["instead", 855], ["smile", 880], ["man", 900], ["mans", 900], ["manned", 900], ["already", 915], ["love", 926], ["loved", 926], ["sit", 934], ["sat", 934], ["sitting", 934], ["brother", 955], ["brethren", 955], ["brothers", 955], ["couch", 968], ["watch", 981], ["watching", 981], ["tv", 984], ["good", 1004], ["many", 1024], ["male", 1029], ["males", 1029], ["role", 1034], ["model", 1041], ["models", 1041], ["hope", 1058], ["hoped", 1058], ["inherit", 1079], ["inherits", 1079], ["inherited", 1079], ["much", 1088], ["personality", 1117]] |
after megan watched them disappear in the crowd of family and friends waiting in the church alcove , she bypassed everyone by turning right and heading down the hallway . at the last door on the right , she knocked . `` it 's me , megan . '' emma 's best friend , casey , answered the door . `` well , if it is n't the fairy godmother , '' she mused with a grin . after megan stepped inside , casey threw her arms around her . megan had only met her a few times , but it was hard not liking emma 's vivacious and outgoing friend . casey 's long brown hair was pulled back in a lose knot , and she wore a demure black slip dress and heels . `` so how 's it going ? '' megan asked , gazing from noah 's diapered but na**d form to emma . she was feeding him a bottle while her upper body was draped in a towel . peeking out from the covering , she saw emma was wearing her signature color , green . as noah sucked on his bottle , he twirled a strand of emma 's auburn hair between his fingers . both father and son were fans of emma wearing her hair down . emma grinned . `` good , i guess . | [["megan", 11], ["megans", 11], ["watch", 19], ["watched", 19], ["disappear", 34], ["crowd", 47], ["crowdest", 47], ["crowding", 47], ["family", 57], ["friend", 69], ["friends", 69], ["wait", 77], ["waitest", 77], ["waiting", 77], ["church", 91], ["churching", 91], ["alcove", 98], ["bypass", 113], ["bypassed", 113], ["bypassest", 113], ["everyone", 122], ["turn", 133], ["turning", 133], ["right", 139], ["head", 151], ["heading", 151], ["hallway", 168], ["hallways", 168], ["last", 182], ["door", 187], ["knock", 214], ["knocks", 214], ["knocked", 214], ["emma", 246], ["emmas", 246], ["good", 254], ["best", 254], ["friend", 261], ["casey", 269], ["answer", 280], ["answeres", 280], ["answerest", 280], ["answered", 280], ["well", 299], ["wells", 299], ["fairy", 324], ["fairys", 324], ["godmother", 334], ["muse", 349], ["mused", 349], ["grin", 361], ["step", 383], ["stepped", 383], ["inside", 390], ["throw", 404], ["threw", 404], ["arm", 413], ["arms", 413], ["around", 420], ["meet", 445], ["meeted", 445], ["meeting", 445], ["met", 445], ["time", 461], ["timing", 461], ["times", 461], ["hard", 479], ["like", 490], ["liking", 490], ["vivacious", 508], ["outgoing", 521], ["long", 544], ["longs", 544], ["longing", 544], ["brown", 550], ["browns", 550], ["hair", 555], ["pull", 566], ["pulled", 566], ["back", 571], ["lose", 581], ["knot", 586], ["wear", 601], ["wore", 601], ["demure", 610], ["black", 616], ["slip", 621], ["dress", 627], ["dressest", 627], ["heel", 637], ["heeled", 637], ["heeling", 637], ["heels", 637], ["go", 661], ["goest", 661], ["going", 661], ["ask", 678], ["asked", 678], ["gaze", 687], ["gazes", 687], ["gazing", 687], ["noah", 697], ["diapered", 709], ["diapering", 709], ["form", 724], ["formest", 724], ["fed", 750], ["feed", 750], ["feeding", 750], ["bottle", 763], ["upper", 779], ["body", 784], ["bodied", 784], ["drape", 795], ["drapes", 795], ["draped", 795], ["towel", 806], ["towels", 806], ["toweled", 806], ["towelled", 806], ["peek", 816], ["peeks", 816], ["peeking", 816], ["covering", 838], ["see", 848], ["saw", 848], ["wear", 865], ["wearing", 865], ["signature", 879], ["color", 885], ["green", 893], ["greens", 893], ["suck", 910], ["sucking", 910], ["sucked", 910], ["twirl", 937], ["twirls", 937], ["twirled", 937], ["strand", 946], ["auburn", 964], ["finger", 989], ["fingers", 989], ["father", 1003], ["fathered", 1003], ["son", 1011], ["fan", 1021], ["fans", 1021], ["grin", 1066], ["grinned", 1066], ["good", 1076], ["guess", 1086]] |
i mean , i do n't have a lot of experience with baptisms . '' megan laughed and motioned to the towel and noah . `` it looks like you 're taking all the proper precautions-nothing like spit-up on your dress or his . '' with a nod , emma replied , `` tell me about it . especially since his gown is so old . '' megan eyed the lacy baptismal gown hanging on the closet door . she recognized it from pictures of ankle 's baptism . he had worn it , and now it was being passed down to his son . casey snorted . `` i 'm sure aidan would n't appreciate you alluding to the fact his gown is an antique , thus in turn saying he 's old . '' emma laughed . `` no , i 'm sure he would n't . of course , he 'd probably argue that while the gown might not have held up , he still looks fabulous and much younger than his age . '' megan smiled . `` that sounds just like him . '' she bent over emma to rub one of noah 's hands . he grabbed her thumb in his fist and held on for dear life . `` aw , you love your godmother , do n't you noah ? '' emma asked . | [["mean", 6], ["meanest", 6], ["meaning", 6], ["lot", 28], ["experience", 42], ["experienced", 42], ["baptism", 56], ["baptisms", 56], ["megan", 67], ["megans", 67], ["laugh", 75], ["laughed", 75], ["motion", 88], ["motioning", 88], ["towel", 101], ["towels", 101], ["toweled", 101], ["towelled", 101], ["noah", 110], ["look", 124], ["looks", 124], ["like", 129], ["take", 144], ["taking", 144], ["proper", 159], ["precaution", 171], ["precautions", 171], ["nothing", 179], ["spit", 189], ["spitting", 189], ["dress", 206], ["dressest", 206], ["nod", 229], ["nodding", 229], ["emma", 236], ["emmas", 236], ["reply", 244], ["replys", 244], ["replied", 244], ["tell", 254], ["especially", 279], ["since", 285], ["gown", 294], ["gowns", 294], ["gowning", 294], ["old", 304], ["eye", 320], ["lacy", 329], ["baptismal", 339], ["hanging", 352], ["closet", 366], ["closets", 366], ["door", 371], ["recognize", 388], ["recognized", 388], ["picture", 405], ["pictures", 405], ["ankle", 414], ["baptism", 425], ["wear", 439], ["worn", 439], ["pass", 472], ["passed", 472], ["son", 488], ["casey", 496], ["snort", 504], ["snortest", 504], ["snorted", 504], ["sure", 519], ["aidan", 525], ["appreciate", 546], ["appreciates", 546], ["allude", 559], ["alluding", 559], ["fact", 571], ["antique", 594], ["thus", 601], ["turn", 609], ["say", 616], ["saying", 616], ["course", 689], ["probably", 706], ["argue", 712], ["may", 738], ["mays", 738], ["hold", 752], ["held", 752], ["still", 766], ["stilling", 766], ["fabulous", 781], ["much", 790], ["young", 798], ["youngest", 798], ["age", 811], ["smile", 829], ["smiled", 829], ["sound", 846], ["sounds", 846], ["bend", 874], ["rub", 891], ["hand", 912], ["handing", 912], ["hands", 912], ["grab", 925], ["grabbed", 925], ["thumb", 935], ["thumbed", 935], ["fist", 947], ["dear", 968], ["dearest", 968], ["life", 973], ["lifes", 973], ["aw", 981], ["aws", 981], ["love", 992], ["godmother", 1007], ["ask", 1041], ["asked", 1041]] |
noah momentarily stopped sucking on the bottle to flash a quick smile , which warmed megan 's heart . `` he 's such a sweet boy , '' she mused . `` and a charmer , just like his old man , '' casey mused . `` that too , '' megan agreed . thinking about her position , she cocked her head at casey . `` are you sure you 're fine with me being the godmother ? '' casey waved her hand dismissively . `` honey , the last thing i need is the responsibility . i plan on spoiling noah rotten and corrupting him as only a good auntie can do ! '' emma rolled her eyes . `` i 'm very satisfied with both my choices , megan . you do n't have to worry . '' `` so who is the godfather again ? i know he 's not part of the family . '' casey gasped as her hand flew to her chest dramatically . `` you mean , you 've never met dr. mcdreamy bollywood ? '' megan shrugged . `` no , i have n't . i mean , i 've heard about him and how he flew aidan home in time for noah 's birth . '' she noticed the pleading look that emma exchanged with casey . `` why ? | [["noah", 4], ["momentarily", 16], ["stop", 24], ["stopped", 24], ["suck", 32], ["sucking", 32], ["bottle", 46], ["flash", 55], ["quick", 63], ["smile", 69], ["warm", 84], ["warmed", 84], ["megan", 90], ["megans", 90], ["heart", 99], ["sweet", 123], ["boy", 127], ["muse", 142], ["mused", 142], ["charmer", 161], ["like", 173], ["old", 181], ["man", 185], ["mans", 185], ["manned", 185], ["casey", 196], ["agree", 234], ["agreed", 234], ["think", 245], ["thinkest", 245], ["thinking", 245], ["position", 264], ["cock", 277], ["cockest", 277], ["cocked", 277], ["head", 286], ["sure", 313], ["fine", 326], ["finer", 326], ["godmother", 354], ["wave", 371], ["waved", 371], ["hand", 380], ["handing", 380], ["dismissively", 393], ["honey", 404], ["honeys", 404], ["last", 415], ["thing", 421], ["need", 428], ["responsibility", 450], ["plan", 459], ["planning", 459], ["spoil", 471], ["spoilt", 471], ["spoiled", 471], ["spoiling", 471], ["rotten", 483], ["corrupt", 498], ["corruptest", 498], ["corrupting", 498], ["good", 517], ["auntie", 524], ["aunties", 524], ["emma", 541], ["emmas", 541], ["roll", 548], ["rolled", 548], ["eye", 557], ["eyes", 557], ["satisfied", 582], ["choice", 603], ["choices", 603], ["worry", 638], ["godfather", 670], ["know", 685], ["part", 700], ["parting", 700], ["family", 714], ["gasp", 732], ["gasps", 732], ["gasping", 732], ["gasped", 732], ["fly", 749], ["flys", 749], ["flew", 749], ["chest", 762], ["dramatically", 775], ["mean", 789], ["meanest", 789], ["meaning", 789], ["never", 805], ["meet", 809], ["meeted", 809], ["meeting", 809], ["met", 809], ["dr", 812], ["drs", 812], ["bollywood", 832], ["shrug", 852], ["shrugging", 852], ["shrugged", 852], ["hear", 896], ["hears", 896], ["heard", 896], ["aidan", 928], ["home", 933], ["homing", 933], ["time", 941], ["timing", 941], ["birth", 959], ["notice", 976], ["noticed", 976], ["plead", 989], ["pleading", 989], ["look", 994], ["exchange", 1014], ["exchanged", 1014]] |
what should i know about him ? '' casey tapped her chin with her index finger . `` hmm , what should you know about the good godfather ? '' she winked at megan . `` first off , he is seriously delectable . i mean , the man is like sex on a stick . tall , jet-black hair , dark eyes , and he 's built like a brick shithouse . '' megan suddenly felt her interest piquing . she had n't imagined that the godfather would be good-looking . it had been such a long time since she had dated anyone . scratch that-it had been a long time since she 'd had sex with anyone . she 'd spent the last two years completely dateless since she and davis broke up . she could practically join one of the local parishes as a nun with how long she had abstained . `` really ? '' `` mmm , hmm . he reminds me of that bollywood actor john abraham , '' casey said . emma snorted . `` since when do you watch bollywood movies ? '' `` since one of nate 's friends asked us to an indian film festival . '' casey grinned at megan . | [["know", 18], ["casey", 39], ["tap", 46], ["tapped", 46], ["chin", 55], ["index", 70], ["indices", 70], ["indexes", 70], ["finger", 77], ["hmm", 86], ["good", 124], ["godfather", 134], ["wink", 150], ["winks", 150], ["winkest", 150], ["winked", 150], ["megan", 159], ["megans", 159], ["first", 170], ["seriously", 192], ["delectable", 203], ["mean", 212], ["meanest", 212], ["meaning", 212], ["man", 222], ["mans", 222], ["manned", 222], ["like", 230], ["sex", 234], ["stick", 245], ["tall", 252], ["jet", 258], ["jetting", 258], ["black", 264], ["hair", 269], ["dark", 276], ["darkest", 276], ["eye", 281], ["eyes", 281], ["build", 299], ["builds", 299], ["built", 299], ["brick", 312], ["shithouse", 322], ["suddenly", 342], ["feel", 347], ["felt", 347], ["interest", 360], ["pique", 368], ["piquing", 368], ["imagine", 391], ["imagined", 391], ["look", 432], ["looking", 432], ["long", 458], ["longs", 458], ["longing", 458], ["time", 463], ["timing", 463], ["since", 469], ["date", 483], ["dated", 483], ["anyone", 490], ["scratch", 500], ["scratched", 500], ["scratching", 500], ["spend", 577], ["spends", 577], ["spending", 577], ["spent", 577], ["last", 586], ["two", 590], ["twos", 590], ["year", 596], ["years", 596], ["completely", 607], ["dateless", 616], ["davis", 636], ["break", 642], ["broke", 642], ["practically", 669], ["join", 674], ["joinest", 674], ["local", 691], ["parish", 700], ["parishes", 700], ["nun", 709], ["nuns", 709], ["abstain", 741], ["abstained", 741], ["really", 753], ["mmm", 765], ["remind", 784], ["reminds", 784], ["bollywood", 805], ["actor", 811], ["john", 816], ["abraham", 824], ["abrahams", 824], ["say", 840], ["said", 840], ["emma", 847], ["emmas", 847], ["snort", 855], ["snortest", 855], ["snorted", 855], ["watch", 884], ["movie", 901], ["movies", 901], ["nate", 927], ["nates", 927], ["friend", 938], ["friends", 938], ["ask", 944], ["asked", 944], ["indian", 960], ["indians", 960], ["film", 965], ["festival", 974], ["grin", 993], ["grinned", 993]] |
`` besides the fact that he 's a serious looker , he 's also kind , compassionate , and caring-an overall wonderful man . '' `` really now ? '' megan questioned . `` and he 's loaded because he 's a doctor . '' this man was sounding better and better by the minute . `` is he single ? '' emma made a strangled noise before casey replied , `` oh , yeah , he 's single . he 's a widower actually . '' megan pursed her lips at the prospect . widowers usually fell into two categories-those who were still devastated by their wives ' deaths or those who were ready to have fun and live a little . she certainly hoped this pesh guy fell into the second category . more than anything , she wanted to have a little fun herself . `` do you really think you might be interested in dating pesh ? '' emma asked , as she moved noah to her shoulder to burp him . with a shrug , megan replied , `` dating him or just having some fun with him . sounds like he could use some . '' emma grimaced as she wiped noah 's face off . `` this is exactly why i told aidan not to try and fix you two up . '' `` what do you mean ? '' | [["besides", 10], ["fact", 19], ["serious", 40], ["looker", 47], ["also", 60], ["kind", 65], ["compassionate", 81], ["care", 94], ["caring", 94], ["overall", 105], ["wonderful", 115], ["man", 119], ["mans", 119], ["manned", 119], ["really", 134], ["megan", 149], ["megans", 149], ["question", 160], ["questioned", 160], ["doctor", 205], ["doctores", 205], ["doctoring", 205], ["sound", 232], ["sounding", 232], ["well", 239], ["wells", 239], ["better", 239], ["minute", 264], ["single", 282], ["emma", 292], ["emmas", 292], ["noise", 315], ["casey", 328], ["reply", 336], ["replys", 336], ["replied", 336], ["oh", 344], ["yeah", 351], ["widower", 384], ["purse", 411], ["pursed", 411], ["lip", 420], ["lipped", 420], ["lips", 420], ["prospect", 436], ["widower", 447], ["widowers", 447], ["usually", 455], ["fall", 460], ["falls", 460], ["fell", 460], ["two", 469], ["twos", 469], ["category", 480], ["categories", 480], ["still", 501], ["stilling", 501], ["devastate", 512], ["devastated", 512], ["wife", 527], ["wifes", 527], ["wives", 527], ["death", 536], ["deaths", 536], ["ready", 560], ["fun", 572], ["life", 581], ["live", 581], ["little", 590], ["certainly", 606], ["hope", 612], ["hoped", 612], ["guy", 626], ["second", 647], ["seconded", 647], ["category", 656], ["anything", 677], ["think", 744], ["thinkest", 744], ["may", 754], ["mays", 754], ["interested", 768], ["date", 778], ["dating", 778], ["ask", 799], ["asked", 799], ["move", 814], ["moved", 814], ["noah", 819], ["shoulder", 835], ["shouldered", 835], ["shoulderest", 835], ["burp", 843], ["burps", 843], ["burpest", 843], ["shrug", 862], ["shrugging", 862], ["sound", 936], ["sounds", 936], ["like", 941], ["use", 954], ["grimace", 978], ["grimacing", 978], ["grimaced", 978], ["wipe", 991], ["wiped", 991], ["face", 1004], ["exactly", 1029], ["tell", 1040], ["told", 1040], ["aidan", 1046], ["try", 1057], ["tryed", 1057], ["fix", 1065], ["fixes", 1065], ["mean", 1101], ["meanest", 1101], ["meaning", 1101]] |
`` pesh needs a relationship , not a hook-up after all he 's been through . besides his wife 's death , he has n't had it easy on the dating front . '' `` what happened ? '' when casey snorted , emma shot her a death glare . `` nothing . it 's just he does n't need to get involved with someone who is n't interested in a long-term relationship . '' `` em , you might as well tell her , '' casey urged . megan glanced between the two of them . `` tell me what ? '' `` fine , '' emma huffed resignedly . she handed noah to casey . `` make yourself useful by changing his diaper . '' as casey got busy cleaning up noah , emma turned to megan . `` when aidan and i broke up- '' `` what you meant to say is , after you left aidan when he did n't show up for noah 's gender ultrasound because he was cheating on you ? '' casey interrupted , waving around the wet wipe in her hand . emma closed her eyes for a moment before shaking her head . `` yes , that 's right . thank you so very much for bringing up that aspect of our break-up on today of all days . '' | [["need", 13], ["needs", 13], ["relationship", 28], ["hook", 41], ["besides", 83], ["wife", 92], ["wifes", 92], ["death", 101], ["easy", 126], ["date", 140], ["dating", 140], ["front", 146], ["happen", 168], ["happened", 168], ["casey", 184], ["snort", 192], ["snortest", 192], ["snorted", 192], ["emma", 199], ["emmas", 199], ["shoot", 204], ["shooted", 204], ["shot", 204], ["glare", 222], ["nothing", 235], ["need", 265], ["get", 272], ["involve", 281], ["involved", 281], ["interested", 316], ["long", 326], ["longs", 326], ["longing", 326], ["term", 331], ["terming", 331], ["may", 367], ["mays", 367], ["well", 375], ["wells", 375], ["tell", 380], ["urge", 401], ["urged", 401], ["megan", 409], ["megans", 409], ["glance", 417], ["two", 433], ["twos", 433], ["fine", 472], ["finer", 472], ["resignedly", 500], ["hand", 513], ["handing", 513], ["handed", 513], ["noah", 518], ["useful", 553], ["change", 565], ["changing", 565], ["diaper", 576], ["get", 594], ["got", 594], ["busy", 599], ["busied", 599], ["clean", 608], ["cleans", 608], ["cleaning", 608], ["turn", 630], ["turned", 630], ["aidan", 655], ["break", 667], ["broke", 667], ["mean", 692], ["meanest", 692], ["meaning", 692], ["meant", 692], ["say", 699], ["left", 719], ["leave", 719], ["show", 746], ["gender", 768], ["ultrasound", 779], ["cheat", 803], ["cheating", 803], ["wave", 842], ["waved", 842], ["waving", 842], ["around", 849], ["wet", 857], ["wetting", 857], ["wipe", 862], ["hand", 874], ["handing", 874], ["close", 888], ["closing", 888], ["closed", 888], ["eye", 897], ["eyes", 897], ["moment", 910], ["shake", 925], ["shaking", 925], ["head", 934], ["yes", 943], ["right", 959], ["thank", 967], ["thanks", 967], ["thankest", 967], ["much", 984], ["bring", 997], ["bringing", 997], ["aspect", 1012], ["break", 1025], ["broke", 1025], ["today", 1037], ["day", 1049], ["days", 1049]] |
casey gripped noah 's ankles and hoisted up his little butt to slide on the new diaper . `` you 're welcome . '' `` anyway , as you were saying , '' megan pressed . `` right . so it was when aidan and i were broken up that i met pesh . i was with your papa fitzgerald the day of his heart attack at the vfw , and pesh was the doctor who treated him . '' `` so ... you both struck up a friendship then ? '' megan asked . emma grimaced . `` not exactly . you see , patrick wanted to force aidan to really fight for me , and he felt the best way to do it would be for him to have some competition . '' megan felt her eyes widening in surprise . `` papa wanted pesh to date you ? '' `` yeah . '' `` did you ? '' emma was momentarily distracted by casey blowing raspberries on noah 's stomach . a smile spread across her face as noah kicked his legs and giggled at casey . `` want me to get him in his dress ? '' casey asked , as she glanced up . `` if you do n't mind . '' bringing her hand to her hip , megan huffed out an exasperated breath . | [["casey", 5], ["grip", 13], ["noah", 18], ["ankle", 28], ["ankles", 28], ["hoist", 40], ["little", 54], ["butt", 59], ["butts", 59], ["buttest", 59], ["butting", 59], ["slid", 68], ["new", 79], ["diaper", 86], ["welcome", 107], ["anyway", 122], ["say", 143], ["saying", 143], ["megan", 154], ["megans", 154], ["press", 162], ["pressed", 162], ["right", 173], ["aidan", 196], ["break", 214], ["broke", 214], ["broken", 214], ["meet", 228], ["meeted", 228], ["meeting", 228], ["met", 228], ["papa", 256], ["fitzgerald", 267], ["day", 275], ["heart", 288], ["attack", 295], ["vfw", 306], ["doctor", 332], ["doctores", 332], ["doctoring", 332], ["treat", 344], ["treats", 344], ["treatest", 344], ["treated", 344], ["strike", 379], ["struck", 379], ["friendship", 395], ["ask", 417], ["asked", 417], ["emma", 424], ["emmas", 424], ["grimace", 433], ["grimacing", 433], ["grimaced", 433], ["exactly", 450], ["see", 460], ["patrick", 470], ["force", 486], ["really", 502], ["fight", 508], ["fightest", 508], ["fighting", 508], ["feel", 529], ["felt", 529], ["good", 538], ["best", 538], ["way", 542], ["ways", 542], ["competition", 593], ["eye", 618], ["eyes", 618], ["widen", 627], ["widening", 627], ["surprise", 639], ["date", 669], ["yeah", 686], ["momentarily", 728], ["distract", 739], ["distractest", 739], ["distracted", 739], ["blow", 756], ["blew", 756], ["blowest", 756], ["blowing", 756], ["raspberry", 768], ["raspberries", 768], ["stomach", 787], ["stomachs", 787], ["stomaching", 787], ["smile", 797], ["spread", 804], ["across", 811], ["face", 820], ["kick", 835], ["kicked", 835], ["leg", 844], ["legs", 844], ["giggle", 856], ["giggled", 856], ["get", 885], ["dress", 902], ["dressest", 902], ["glance", 936], ["mind", 963], ["minding", 963], ["bring", 977], ["bringing", 977], ["hand", 986], ["handing", 986], ["hip", 997], ["hips", 997], ["huff", 1012], ["huffs", 1012], ["breath", 1038], ["breathest", 1038]] |
`` um , could you please focus for just a minute considering the bomb you just dropped on me ? '' `` i 'm sorry . i did n't want to tell you at all . i mean , whatever was between us is all in the past . neither one of us really cared for each other like we thought we did . '' `` did you ... '' megan said . at emma 's confused expression , she wiggled her eyebrows suggestively . emma 's face flushed . `` no , of course not ! '' casey eyed emma as she took the baptism gown off the hanger . `` you did make out with him though . '' `` one time . and he certainly did n't get to second base , '' emma argued . with a wicked grin , casey added , `` pity . wish you could inform us on what he has going on below the waist . '' `` you 're impossible . '' she snatched the gown away from casey and then started wrestling noah into the yards of fabric . `` it was n't like we were in a relationship . we did n't really even go out together . he came to the house once to bring me dinner and check on me when i was on bed rest , and then he took me to the opera . that was it . '' | [["um", 5], ["please", 24], ["pleasing", 24], ["foci", 30], ["focus", 30], ["minute", 48], ["consider", 60], ["considering", 60], ["bomb", 69], ["bombest", 69], ["drop", 86], ["dropped", 86], ["sorry", 111], ["tell", 136], ["mean", 156], ["meanest", 156], ["meaning", 156], ["whatever", 167], ["past", 201], ["pastest", 201], ["neither", 211], ["really", 228], ["care", 234], ["cared", 234], ["like", 254], ["think", 265], ["thinkest", 265], ["thought", 265], ["megan", 301], ["megans", 301], ["say", 306], ["said", 306], ["emma", 316], ["emmas", 316], ["confused", 328], ["expression", 339], ["wiggle", 353], ["wiggled", 353], ["eyebrow", 366], ["eyebrows", 366], ["suggestively", 379], ["face", 394], ["flush", 402], ["flushed", 402], ["course", 422], ["casey", 437], ["eyed", 442], ["take", 459], ["took", 459], ["baptism", 471], ["gown", 476], ["gowns", 476], ["gowning", 476], ["hanger", 491], ["though", 529], ["time", 546], ["timing", 546], ["certainly", 565], ["get", 577], ["second", 587], ["seconded", 587], ["base", 592], ["basest", 592], ["argue", 609], ["argued", 609], ["wicked", 625], ["grin", 630], ["add", 644], ["added", 644], ["pity", 654], ["wish", 661], ["inform", 678], ["informs", 678], ["go", 702], ["goest", 702], ["going", 702], ["waist", 721], ["impossible", 748], ["snatch", 766], ["snatches", 766], ["snatched", 766], ["away", 780], ["start", 808], ["started", 808], ["wrestle", 818], ["wrestling", 818], ["noah", 823], ["yard", 838], ["yards", 838], ["fabric", 848], ["relationship", 895], ["even", 920], ["evens", 920], ["go", 923], ["goest", 923], ["together", 936], ["come", 946], ["came", 946], ["house", 959], ["bring", 973], ["dinner", 983], ["check", 993], ["bed", 1017], ["rest", 1022], ["opera", 1057]] |
`` was there no chemistry between you two ? '' without responding , emma pulled noah up into a sitting position and started fastening the row of buttons down the back of the gown . `` em ? '' megan pressed . she gave a heavy sigh before picking noah up . she stared into his face before she responded . `` we had great chemistry together . he was an amazing kisser who got all my senses up and running in all the right ways . besides the physical part , he is smart , kind , and intelligent-any woman 's dream . '' she shook her head . `` but it did n't matter because he was n't aidan . i could never , ever love another man like i do him . '' giving noah a kiss on the cheek , she added , `` neither one of us were really in a good place-i was trying to make sure that aidan really was the one , and after being pressured by family and friends , he was trying to date for the first time after his wife 's death . '' megan crossed her arms over her chest . `` i get that he does n't need to be hurt , but who is to say that having a fling is going to hurt him ? | [["chemistry", 25], ["two", 41], ["twos", 41], ["without", 54], ["respond", 65], ["respondest", 65], ["responding", 65], ["emma", 72], ["emmas", 72], ["pull", 79], ["pulled", 79], ["noah", 84], ["sit", 102], ["sat", 102], ["sitting", 102], ["position", 111], ["start", 123], ["started", 123], ["fasten", 133], ["fastenest", 133], ["fastening", 133], ["row", 141], ["rowest", 141], ["button", 152], ["buttoning", 152], ["buttons", 152], ["back", 166], ["gown", 178], ["gowns", 178], ["gowning", 178], ["megan", 197], ["megans", 197], ["press", 205], ["pressed", 205], ["give", 216], ["gave", 216], ["heavy", 224], ["heavies", 224], ["heavier", 224], ["sigh", 229], ["pick", 244], ["picking", 244], ["stare", 265], ["stared", 265], ["face", 279], ["respond", 300], ["respondest", 300], ["responded", 300], ["great", 318], ["together", 337], ["amazing", 357], ["get", 372], ["got", 372], ["sense", 386], ["senses", 386], ["run", 401], ["running", 401], ["right", 418], ["way", 423], ["ways", 423], ["besides", 433], ["physical", 446], ["part", 451], ["parting", 451], ["smart", 465], ["kind", 472], ["intelligent", 490], ["woman", 500], ["womans", 500], ["dream", 509], ["dreamt", 509], ["dreamest", 509], ["shake", 524], ["shook", 524], ["head", 533], ["matter", 560], ["mattering", 560], ["aidan", 585], ["never", 601], ["ever", 608], ["love", 613], ["another", 621], ["man", 625], ["mans", 625], ["manned", 625], ["like", 630], ["give", 651], ["giving", 651], ["kiss", 663], ["kisses", 663], ["kissest", 663], ["cheek", 676], ["cheeks", 676], ["add", 688], ["added", 688], ["neither", 701], ["really", 723], ["good", 733], ["place", 739], ["try", 752], ["tryed", 752], ["trying", 752], ["sure", 765], ["pressure", 823], ["pressured", 823], ["family", 833], ["friend", 845], ["friends", 845], ["date", 869], ["first", 883], ["time", 888], ["timing", 888], ["wife", 903], ["wifes", 903], ["death", 912], ["cross", 931], ["crossing", 931], ["crossed", 931], ["arm", 940], ["arms", 940], ["chest", 955], ["get", 966], ["need", 988], ["hurt", 999], ["hurts", 999], ["hurting", 999], ["say", 1019], ["flung", 1039], ["fling", 1039], ["go", 1048], ["goest", 1048], ["going", 1048]] |
maybe it could give him the confidence he needs to go out and find the real woman of his dreams ? '' `` how could a man that looks like that have any self-confidence issues ? '' `` you never know . if he was married a long time before his wife died , he might find it hard to get back into the dating world . especially if the last woman he cared about loved someone else . '' emma shook her head . `` trust me , he is n't the fling kind of guy . he wants a wife and children . '' although megan had a son , she was n't quite ready for marriage . maybe in a few years but right now she just wanted to date and have fun . she 'd willingly sacrificed so much to ensure that mason could have all of her attention since he was short a father . after all , he was the greatest hurdle in her having a committed relationship . she did n't want to open her son up to any hurt that might come from him getting attached to a man she dated only to have them disappear when they broke up . `` ankle really wants to fix us up ? '' emma nodded . `` regardless of what happened with pesh when we were broken up , aidan does respect and admire him . he wants pesh to be happy . '' she gave megan a pointed look . | [["maybe", 5], ["give", 19], ["confidence", 38], ["need", 47], ["needs", 47], ["go", 53], ["goest", 53], ["find", 66], ["real", 75], ["woman", 81], ["womans", 81], ["dream", 95], ["dreamt", 95], ["dreamest", 95], ["dreams", 95], ["man", 119], ["mans", 119], ["manned", 119], ["look", 130], ["looks", 130], ["like", 135], ["self", 154], ["issue", 172], ["issues", 172], ["never", 190], ["know", 195], ["marry", 215], ["married", 215], ["long", 222], ["longs", 222], ["longing", 222], ["time", 227], ["timing", 227], ["wife", 243], ["wifes", 243], ["die", 248], ["died", 248], ["may", 259], ["mays", 259], ["hard", 272], ["get", 279], ["back", 284], ["date", 300], ["dating", 300], ["world", 306], ["especially", 319], ["last", 331], ["care", 346], ["cared", 346], ["love", 358], ["loved", 358], ["else", 371], ["emma", 381], ["emmas", 381], ["shake", 387], ["shook", 387], ["head", 396], ["trust", 407], ["flung", 432], ["fling", 432], ["kind", 437], ["guy", 444], ["child", 475], ["childs", 475], ["children", 475], ["although", 489], ["megan", 495], ["megans", 495], ["son", 505], ["quite", 525], ["ready", 531], ["marriage", 544], ["year", 567], ["years", 567], ["right", 577], ["date", 605], ["fun", 618], ["willingly", 637], ["sacrifice", 648], ["sacrificed", 648], ["much", 656], ["ensure", 666], ["mason", 677], ["attention", 709], ["since", 715], ["short", 728], ["father", 737], ["fathered", 737], ["great", 771], ["greatest", 771], ["hurdle", 778], ["relationship", 817], ["open", 844], ["opening", 844], ["hurt", 867], ["hurts", 867], ["hurting", 867], ["come", 883], ["get", 900], ["getting", 900], ["attach", 909], ["attached", 909], ["date", 928], ["dated", 928], ["disappear", 956], ["break", 972], ["broke", 972], ["ankle", 986], ["really", 993], ["fix", 1006], ["fixes", 1006], ["nod", 1029], ["nodding", 1029], ["nodded", 1029], ["regardless", 1045], ["happen", 1062], ["happened", 1062], ["break", 1092], ["broke", 1092], ["broken", 1092], ["aidan", 1103], ["respect", 1116], ["admire", 1127], ["happy", 1159], ["give", 1173], ["gave", 1173], ["look", 1194]] |
`` most of all , he wants that for you , too . '' megan wrinkled her nose . `` but i 'm really not ready for all of that yet . '' `` then think long and hard before you agree to do anything about pesh . he is unknowingly very persuasive , and in the moment , you might forget your resolve only to have it come back later to hurt you ... or him . '' megan held up her hands in defeat . `` okay , okay , i promise . '' emma smiled . `` nothing would make me happier than if you were to fall in love with pesh . '' with a laugh , megan said , `` did you just hear anything that i said ? i 'm anti-love . '' `` so was aidan . '' just as megan opened her mouth to protest , aidan waltzed into the room . `` everything okay ? '' `` fine . just finished feeding and dressing him , '' emma replied `` good . the natives are getting restless to see the little man of the hour before the baptism . '' he strode over to them and took his son into his arms . `` you ready to go work the crowd , noah ? '' noah 's response was to grunt and reach for aidan 's tie . | [["megan", 55], ["megans", 55], ["wrinkle", 64], ["wrinkled", 64], ["nose", 73], ["nosing", 73], ["really", 94], ["ready", 104], ["yet", 124], ["think", 143], ["thinkest", 143], ["long", 148], ["longs", 148], ["longing", 148], ["hard", 157], ["agree", 174], ["anything", 189], ["unknowingly", 220], ["persuasive", 236], ["moment", 256], ["may", 268], ["mays", 268], ["forgot", 275], ["forget", 275], ["resolve", 288], ["come", 309], ["back", 314], ["later", 320], ["hurt", 328], ["hurts", 328], ["hurting", 328], ["hold", 359], ["held", 359], ["hand", 372], ["handing", 372], ["hands", 372], ["defeat", 382], ["defeatest", 382], ["okay", 392], ["okays", 392], ["promise", 411], ["emma", 421], ["emmas", 421], ["smile", 428], ["smiled", 428], ["nothing", 441], ["happy", 463], ["happier", 463], ["fall", 488], ["falls", 488], ["love", 496], ["laugh", 524], ["say", 537], ["said", 537], ["hear", 560], ["hears", 560], ["anti", 593], ["aidan", 619], ["open", 645], ["opening", 645], ["opened", 645], ["mouth", 655], ["mouthed", 655], ["protest", 666], ["protestest", 666], ["waltz", 682], ["waltzest", 682], ["waltzed", 682], ["room", 696], ["roomed", 696], ["everything", 712], ["fine", 730], ["finer", 730], ["finish", 746], ["finished", 746], ["fed", 754], ["feed", 754], ["feeding", 754], ["dress", 767], ["dressest", 767], ["dressing", 767], ["reply", 789], ["replys", 789], ["replied", 789], ["good", 797], ["native", 811], ["natives", 811], ["get", 823], ["getting", 823], ["restless", 832], ["see", 839], ["little", 850], ["man", 854], ["mans", 854], ["manned", 854], ["hour", 866], ["baptism", 885], ["stride", 900], ["take", 922], ["took", 922], ["son", 930], ["arm", 944], ["arms", 944], ["go", 965], ["goest", 965], ["work", 970], ["wrought", 970], ["crowd", 980], ["crowdest", 980], ["crowding", 980], ["noah", 987], ["response", 1009], ["grunt", 1022], ["reach", 1032], ["tie", 1049], ["tying", 1049]] |
with a laugh , aidan announced , `` i 'll take that as a yes . '' he then leaned in to kiss emma 's cheek . `` ready mrs . fitzgerald ? '' she smiled before linking her arm through his . `` yes , mr. fitzgerald , i am . '' megan and casey followed them out the door and down the hallway . they entered a noisy room crammed with family and friends . she left aidan and emma 's side to seek out her parents to check on mason . she found her parents , but their arms were empty . in a panic , she demanded , `` where 's mason ? '' her father smiled and pointed over to where a pile of her younger cousins were . mason was on the lap of her aunt becky 's oldest son , john . mason was mesmerized with what whatever john was doing on his phone . megan smiled as she walked up to them . without taking his eyes off the screen , john replied , `` we 're fine . '' `` are you sure he 's not bothering you ? '' what she was n't asking was if john was actually keeping an eye on mason between playing on his phone . john glanced up . `` considering i have two younger brothers , i think i can handle him . | [["laugh", 12], ["aidan", 20], ["announce", 30], ["announced", 30], ["take", 46], ["yes", 60], ["lean", 80], ["leans", 80], ["leaned", 80], ["kiss", 91], ["kisses", 91], ["kissest", 91], ["emma", 96], ["emmas", 96], ["cheek", 105], ["cheeks", 105], ["ready", 116], ["fitzgerald", 133], ["smile", 149], ["smiled", 149], ["link", 164], ["linking", 164], ["arm", 172], ["mr", 198], ["mrs", 198], ["megan", 228], ["megans", 228], ["casey", 238], ["follow", 247], ["followed", 247], ["door", 265], ["hallway", 286], ["hallways", 286], ["enter", 301], ["entered", 301], ["noisy", 309], ["room", 314], ["roomed", 314], ["cram", 322], ["family", 334], ["friend", 346], ["friends", 346], ["left", 357], ["leave", 357], ["side", 380], ["seek", 388], ["parent", 404], ["parents", 404], ["check", 413], ["mason", 422], ["find", 434], ["found", 434], ["arm", 463], ["arms", 463], ["empty", 474], ["panic", 487], ["demand", 502], ["demandest", 502], ["demanded", 502], ["father", 538], ["fathered", 538], ["point", 557], ["pointed", 557], ["pile", 578], ["young", 593], ["youngest", 593], ["cousin", 601], ["cousins", 601], ["lap", 629], ["laps", 629], ["lapping", 629], ["aunt", 641], ["becky", 647], ["old", 657], ["oldest", 657], ["son", 661], ["john", 668], ["mesmerize", 691], ["mesmerizes", 691], ["whatever", 710], ["phone", 738], ["walk", 767], ["walked", 767], ["without", 788], ["take", 795], ["taking", 795], ["eye", 804], ["eyes", 804], ["screen", 819], ["screening", 819], ["reply", 834], ["replys", 834], ["replied", 834], ["fine", 851], ["finer", 851], ["sure", 872], ["bother", 892], ["bothers", 892], ["bothering", 892], ["ask", 925], ["asking", 925], ["keep", 958], ["keepest", 958], ["keeping", 958], ["eye", 965], ["play", 990], ["playest", 990], ["playing", 990], ["glance", 1018], ["consider", 1038], ["considering", 1038], ["two", 1049], ["twos", 1049], ["brother", 1066], ["brethren", 1066], ["brothers", 1066], ["think", 1076], ["thinkest", 1076], ["handle", 1089]] |
besides , he 's really into this game . '' `` okay then , '' megan replied . she spoke to john 's brothers , percy and georgie , before making her way around the room . all her relatives were interested to hear how her schooling was going and how mason was . she had just turned away from talking to her great aunt and uncle when someone pressed up against her back . `` do n't look now , but there 's dr. mcdreamy bollywood now , '' casey whispered into her ear . without hesitation , her eyes scanned the crowd . and then she saw him . ankle was taking him around and making introductions . pesh was impossibly tall and wearing a tailor-made black suit . even beneath the lines of the clothing , she could make out his large biceps and thick thighs . he obviously spent his downtime between hospital shifts working out . his wavy , jet-black hair was cut short , and his dark eyes took in all that ankle was saying . and while she may have been in a church about to stand up as a godmother , she could n't help the ni**les tightening and panties moistening reaction of seeing him . | [["besides", 7], ["really", 22], ["game", 37], ["okay", 50], ["okays", 50], ["megan", 66], ["megans", 66], ["reply", 74], ["replys", 74], ["replied", 74], ["speak", 86], ["spoken", 86], ["spoke", 86], ["john", 94], ["brother", 106], ["brethren", 106], ["brothers", 106], ["percy", 114], ["way", 150], ["ways", 150], ["around", 157], ["room", 166], ["roomed", 166], ["relative", 186], ["relatives", 186], ["interested", 202], ["hear", 210], ["hears", 210], ["schooling", 228], ["schoolings", 228], ["go", 238], ["goest", 238], ["going", 238], ["mason", 252], ["turn", 278], ["turned", 278], ["away", 283], ["talk", 296], ["talking", 296], ["great", 309], ["aunt", 314], ["uncle", 324], ["press", 345], ["pressed", 345], ["back", 365], ["look", 382], ["dr", 404], ["drs", 404], ["bollywood", 424], ["casey", 439], ["whisper", 449], ["whispered", 449], ["ear", 462], ["without", 472], ["hesitation", 483], ["eye", 494], ["eyes", 494], ["scan", 502], ["scans", 502], ["scanning", 502], ["scanned", 502], ["crowd", 512], ["crowdest", 512], ["crowding", 512], ["see", 531], ["saw", 531], ["ankle", 543], ["take", 554], ["taking", 554], ["introduction", 590], ["introductions", 590], ["impossibly", 612], ["tall", 617], ["wear", 629], ["wearing", 629], ["tailor", 638], ["tailorest", 638], ["black", 649], ["suit", 654], ["suited", 654], ["even", 661], ["evens", 661], ["beneath", 669], ["line", 679], ["lines", 679], ["clothing", 695], ["large", 726], ["bicep", 733], ["biceps", 733], ["thick", 743], ["thickest", 743], ["thigh", 750], ["thighs", 750], ["obviously", 765], ["spend", 771], ["spends", 771], ["spending", 771], ["spent", 771], ["downtime", 784], ["hospital", 801], ["shift", 808], ["shifts", 808], ["work", 816], ["wrought", 816], ["working", 816], ["wavy", 831], ["jet", 837], ["jetting", 837], ["hair", 848], ["cut", 856], ["short", 862], ["dark", 877], ["darkest", 877], ["take", 887], ["took", 887], ["say", 916], ["saying", 916], ["may", 936], ["mays", 936], ["church", 958], ["churching", 958], ["stood", 973], ["stand", 973], ["standest", 973], ["godmother", 991], ["help", 1012], ["pantie", 1047], ["panties", 1047], ["moisten", 1058], ["moistening", 1058], ["reaction", 1067], ["see", 1077], ["seeing", 1077]] |
he was all the way across the room , but he had the same effect as if he were standing by her side , rubbing against her . `` see what i mean ? '' casey questioned . megan licked her lips . `` oh my , '' she finally managed . `` sure you do n't want to give him a chance ? '' fighting the urge to fan herself , megan quickly replied , `` i 'd like to give him many , many chances . '' chances at ripping off my clothes , chances at kissing and licking me all over my body , chances at allowing his hands , fingers , and the promising bulge in his pants to stroke me until i orgasm ... yep , many , many chances . as if she could read megan 's mind , casey laughed . `` oh girl , this has trouble written all over it . '' chapter three pesh paced nervously around the back of the cathedral . the fact he was in a catholic church was n't the only reason he felt out of his element . as he eyed the massive statue of jesus , he fidgeted absently with his tie . although emma had sworn aidan was fine with the idea of him as godfather , he was still a little apprehensive about seeing aidan again . | [["way", 18], ["ways", 18], ["across", 25], ["room", 34], ["roomed", 34], ["effect", 63], ["effectest", 63], ["stood", 86], ["stand", 86], ["standest", 86], ["standing", 86], ["side", 98], ["rub", 108], ["rubbing", 108], ["see", 129], ["mean", 141], ["meanest", 141], ["meaning", 141], ["casey", 152], ["megan", 171], ["megans", 171], ["lick", 178], ["licked", 178], ["lip", 187], ["lipped", 187], ["lips", 187], ["oh", 195], ["finally", 215], ["manage", 223], ["managed", 223], ["sure", 233], ["give", 257], ["chance", 270], ["chanced", 270], ["chancing", 270], ["fight", 284], ["fightest", 284], ["fighting", 284], ["urge", 293], ["fan", 300], ["quickly", 324], ["reply", 332], ["replys", 332], ["replied", 332], ["like", 347], ["many", 364], ["chance", 379], ["chanced", 379], ["chancing", 379], ["chances", 379], ["rip", 403], ["ripping", 403], ["clad", 418], ["clothe", 418], ["clothes", 418], ["kiss", 439], ["kisses", 439], ["kissest", 439], ["kissing", 439], ["lick", 451], ["licking", 451], ["body", 471], ["bodied", 471], ["allow", 493], ["allowing", 493], ["hand", 503], ["handing", 503], ["hands", 503], ["finger", 513], ["fingers", 513], ["promise", 533], ["promising", 533], ["bulge", 539], ["pant", 552], ["pants", 552], ["stroke", 562], ["orgasm", 580], ["orgasms", 580], ["yep", 588], ["read", 633], ["reads", 633], ["mind", 647], ["minding", 647], ["laugh", 663], ["laughed", 663], ["girl", 676], ["trouble", 695], ["troubling", 695], ["write", 703], ["writing", 703], ["written", 703], ["chapter", 728], ["three", 734], ["pace", 745], ["pacing", 745], ["paced", 745], ["nervously", 755], ["around", 762], ["back", 771], ["cathedral", 788], ["fact", 799], ["catholic", 820], ["catholics", 820], ["church", 827], ["churching", 827], ["reason", 851], ["reasonest", 851], ["feel", 859], ["felt", 859], ["element", 878], ["eye", 891], ["massive", 903], ["statue", 910], ["jesus", 919], ["fidget", 933], ["absently", 942], ["tie", 955], ["tying", 955], ["although", 966], ["emma", 971], ["emmas", 971], ["swear", 981], ["sweared", 981], ["sworn", 981], ["aidan", 987], ["fine", 996], ["finer", 996], ["idea", 1010], ["godfather", 1030], ["still", 1045], ["stilling", 1045], ["little", 1054], ["apprehensive", 1067], ["see", 1080], ["seeing", 1080]] |
the last time they 'd been together , pesh was the hero flying aidan from north carolina to atlanta just in time for noah 's unexpected birth . but that was six months ago . the euphoria of the moment now had time to fade , and to aidan , pesh could still be the man who almost stole emma away . a side door opened , and aidan stepped out . he immediately met pesh 's anxious gaze . when his lips curved into a wide smile , pesh exhaled the nervous breath he 'd been holding . `` well , there you are , '' aidan said , as he strode up . he bypassed throwing out his hand , and instead , he pulled pesh to him for a bear hug . `` emma was worried about you . '' `` she was ? '' `` yeah , she asked me to come out and see if i could find you . '' i was n't sure where to go , and no one was out here . '' `` do n't worry about it . '' aidan pulled away . `` so how the hell are you ? '' pesh could n't help laughing at aidan 's choice of words , especially in a church . `` i 'm good , thank you . '' he cocked his head at aidan . `` and what about you ? is fatherhood agreeing with you ? '' | [["last", 8], ["time", 13], ["timing", 13], ["together", 35], ["hero", 55], ["heros", 55], ["fly", 62], ["flys", 62], ["flying", 62], ["aidan", 68], ["north", 79], ["carolina", 88], ["carolinas", 88], ["atlanta", 99], ["noah", 121], ["unexpected", 135], ["birth", 141], ["six", 160], ["month", 167], ["months", 167], ["ago", 171], ["euphoria", 186], ["euphorias", 186], ["moment", 200], ["fade", 221], ["still", 255], ["stilling", 255], ["man", 266], ["mans", 266], ["manned", 266], ["almost", 277], ["stole", 283], ["steal", 283], ["emma", 288], ["emmas", 288], ["away", 293], ["side", 302], ["door", 307], ["open", 314], ["opening", 314], ["opened", 314], ["step", 334], ["stepped", 334], ["immediately", 355], ["meet", 359], ["meeted", 359], ["meeting", 359], ["met", 359], ["anxious", 375], ["anxiousest", 375], ["gaze", 380], ["gazes", 380], ["lip", 396], ["lipped", 396], ["lips", 396], ["curve", 403], ["curved", 403], ["wide", 415], ["smile", 421], ["exhale", 436], ["exhaled", 436], ["nervous", 448], ["breath", 455], ["breathest", 455], ["hold", 474], ["holding", 474], ["well", 484], ["wells", 484], ["say", 516], ["said", 516], ["stride", 531], ["bypass", 548], ["bypassed", 548], ["bypassest", 548], ["throw", 557], ["throwing", 557], ["hand", 570], ["handing", 570], ["instead", 584], ["pull", 596], ["pulled", 596], ["bear", 619], ["hug", 623], ["worried", 645], ["yeah", 684], ["ask", 696], ["asked", 696], ["come", 707], ["see", 719], ["find", 735], ["sure", 759], ["go", 771], ["goest", 771], ["worry", 818], ["hell", 871], ["hells", 871], ["help", 904], ["laugh", 913], ["laughing", 913], ["choice", 932], ["word", 941], ["wording", 941], ["words", 941], ["especially", 954], ["church", 966], ["churching", 966], ["good", 981], ["thank", 989], ["thanks", 989], ["thankest", 989], ["cock", 1008], ["cockest", 1008], ["cocked", 1008], ["head", 1017], ["fatherhood", 1066], ["agree", 1075], ["agreeing", 1075]] |
a beaming smile lit aidan 's face . `` i 'm absolutely fantastic . i never could have imagined that being a father would be this ... amazing . '' pesh nodded . `` i want you to know what an honor it is for me to be noah 's godfather . '' `` we 're glad to have you . '' aidan patted pesh 's back . `` and i do mean that . '' `` i hope you do . i have had my concerns ... '' aidan shook his head . `` well , do n't . i 'll admit i was n't too thrilled with the prospect at first , but em was able to make me see the light . you were there for us when we really needed you . i mean , besides my wedding day , i would 've missed the most important days of my life-my son 's birth . i can never thank you enough . so when it comes down to it , i do n't think i could ask for a better godfather for my son . '' aidan 's words touched pesh . `` thank you . that means a lot . you have my word that i will always do what is right by noah . '' | [["beam", 9], ["beaming", 9], ["smile", 15], ["lit", 19], ["light", 19], ["lighting", 19], ["aidan", 25], ["face", 33], ["absolutely", 54], ["fantastic", 64], ["never", 74], ["imagine", 94], ["imagined", 94], ["father", 114], ["fathered", 114], ["amazing", 140], ["nod", 157], ["nodding", 157], ["nodded", 157], ["know", 181], ["honor", 195], ["noah", 219], ["godfather", 232], ["glad", 252], ["pat", 282], ["patted", 282], ["back", 295], ["mean", 314], ["meanest", 314], ["meaning", 314], ["hope", 334], ["concern", 366], ["concernest", 366], ["concerns", 366], ["shake", 385], ["shook", 385], ["head", 394], ["well", 404], ["wells", 404], ["admit", 427], ["prospect", 468], ["first", 477], ["able", 495], ["abled", 495], ["see", 510], ["lit", 520], ["light", 520], ["lighting", 520], ["really", 559], ["need", 566], ["needed", 566], ["besides", 589], ["wedding", 600], ["day", 604], ["miss", 625], ["missed", 625], ["important", 644], ["day", 649], ["days", 649], ["life", 660], ["lifes", 660], ["son", 667], ["birth", 676], ["thank", 696], ["thanks", 696], ["thankest", 696], ["enough", 707], ["come", 726], ["comes", 726], ["think", 754], ["thinkest", 754], ["ask", 766], ["well", 779], ["wells", 779], ["better", 779], ["word", 820], ["wording", 820], ["words", 820], ["touch", 828], ["touching", 828], ["touched", 828], ["mean", 861], ["meanest", 861], ["meaning", 861], ["means", 861], ["lot", 867], ["word", 886], ["wording", 886], ["always", 905], ["right", 922]] |
after giving him a hearty thump on the shoulder , aidan said , `` come on back with me . i want to introduce you to everyone . '' `` do they ... '' pesh was n't sure how to ask if aidan 's family knew the story of how he and emma truly knew each other . aidan chuckled . `` let 's just say that pop 's the only one who knows the truth . the others just think you met us when pop had his heart attack . '' pesh could n't help the relieved breath that whooshed out of him . it would have been a nightmare to have most of aidan 's family hating him for trying to steal emma away . `` i see . '' he followed aidan back into a large room filled with chattering people . as he craned his neck , he saw emma in the corner with noah in her arms . she looked radiant as ever in an emerald suit . noah , however , did n't seem too thrilled to be outfitted in the lacy gown that flowed over emma 's arms and stopped mid-thigh . his tiny brows wrinkled as he waved his fists back and forth as if any moment he might let loose with a scream . taking him by the elbow , aidan guided him over to a group of men and women . | [["give", 12], ["giving", 12], ["hearty", 25], ["thump", 31], ["thumps", 31], ["shoulder", 47], ["shouldered", 47], ["shoulderest", 47], ["aidan", 55], ["say", 60], ["said", 60], ["come", 70], ["back", 78], ["introduce", 108], ["everyone", 124], ["sure", 165], ["ask", 176], ["family", 195], ["know", 200], ["knew", 200], ["story", 210], ["emma", 229], ["emmas", 229], ["truly", 235], ["chuckle", 268], ["chuckled", 268], ["let", 277], ["lets", 277], ["say", 289], ["pop", 298], ["know", 324], ["knows", 324], ["truth", 334], ["think", 358], ["thinkest", 358], ["meet", 366], ["meeted", 366], ["meeting", 366], ["met", 366], ["heart", 392], ["attack", 399], ["help", 424], ["breath", 444], ["breathest", 444], ["whoosh", 458], ["whooshed", 458], ["nightmare", 502], ["nightmares", 502], ["hate", 541], ["hating", 541], ["try", 556], ["tryed", 556], ["trying", 556], ["stole", 565], ["steal", 565], ["away", 575], ["see", 586], ["follow", 603], ["followed", 603], ["large", 627], ["room", 632], ["roomed", 632], ["fill", 639], ["fills", 639], ["filled", 639], ["chatter", 655], ["chattering", 655], ["people", 662], ["crane", 677], ["craned", 677], ["neck", 686], ["necked", 686], ["see", 695], ["saw", 695], ["corner", 714], ["noah", 724], ["arm", 736], ["arms", 736], ["look", 749], ["looked", 749], ["radiant", 757], ["ever", 765], ["emerald", 779], ["suit", 784], ["suited", 784], ["however", 801], ["seem", 816], ["seeming", 816], ["seemest", 816], ["outfit", 845], ["outfitted", 845], ["lacy", 857], ["gown", 862], ["gowns", 862], ["gowning", 862], ["flow", 874], ["flows", 874], ["flowed", 874], ["stop", 904], ["stopped", 904], ["mid", 908], ["thigh", 914], ["thighs", 914], ["tiny", 925], ["brow", 931], ["brows", 931], ["wrinkle", 940], ["wrinkled", 940], ["wave", 952], ["waved", 952], ["fist", 962], ["fists", 962], ["forth", 977], ["moment", 994], ["may", 1003], ["mays", 1003], ["loose", 1013], ["looser", 1013], ["scream", 1027], ["screams", 1027], ["take", 1036], ["taking", 1036], ["elbow", 1053], ["elbowing", 1053], ["guide", 1068], ["guided", 1068], ["group", 1088], ["man", 1095], ["mans", 1095], ["manned", 1095], ["men", 1095], ["woman", 1105], ["womans", 1105], ["women", 1105]] |
aidan introduced him to his four sisters and their husbands . pesh smiled , nodded , and shook their hands before being bombarded by a hoard of aidan 's nieces and nephews . `` now i want you to meet my niece , megan . she 's the godmother . '' `` it would be my pleasure . '' aidan surprised pesh by leaning in and whispering in his ear . `` i 'm pretty sure over half of the people here are gunning for you two to get together . you know , a real romantic story to tell future kids about how you two met being the godmother and godfather of this sweet and adorable kid . '' pesh gulped . why was everyone he knew hell-bent on setting him up ? had emma harbored some secret , ulterior motive in asking him to be noah 's godfather ? `` i 'm flattered , but i do n't know if that 's such a good idea . '' pulling back , aidan surmised him before winking . `` normally i would agree because she is , after all , my niece-my favorite one if i 'm being honest . but as much as it pisses me off to admit it , you two would make a great couple . '' `` we would ? '' | [["aidan", 5], ["introduce", 16], ["introduced", 16], ["four", 32], ["sister", 40], ["sisters", 40], ["husband", 59], ["husbanding", 59], ["husbands", 59], ["smile", 73], ["smiled", 73], ["nod", 82], ["nodding", 82], ["nodded", 82], ["shake", 94], ["shook", 94], ["hand", 106], ["handing", 106], ["hands", 106], ["bombard", 129], ["bombards", 129], ["bombarded", 129], ["hoard", 140], ["hoarding", 140], ["niece", 159], ["nieces", 159], ["nephew", 171], ["nephews", 171], ["meet", 199], ["meeted", 199], ["meeting", 199], ["niece", 208], ["megan", 216], ["megans", 216], ["godmother", 239], ["pleasure", 271], ["surprised", 292], ["lean", 308], ["leans", 308], ["leaning", 308], ["whisper", 326], ["whispering", 326], ["ear", 337], ["pretty", 354], ["sure", 359], ["half", 369], ["people", 383], ["gun", 400], ["gunning", 400], ["two", 412], ["twos", 412], ["get", 419], ["together", 428], ["know", 439], ["real", 448], ["romantic", 457], ["story", 463], ["tell", 471], ["future", 478], ["kid", 483], ["kids", 483], ["meet", 505], ["meeted", 505], ["meeting", 505], ["met", 505], ["godfather", 539], ["sweet", 553], ["adorable", 566], ["kid", 570], ["gulp", 587], ["gulps", 587], ["gulped", 587], ["everyone", 606], ["know", 614], ["knew", 614], ["hell", 619], ["hells", 619], ["bent", 624], ["set", 635], ["setting", 635], ["emma", 653], ["emmas", 653], ["harbor", 662], ["harbors", 662], ["harbored", 662], ["secret", 674], ["ulterior", 685], ["motive", 692], ["ask", 702], ["asking", 702], ["noah", 717], ["flatter", 750], ["flattering", 750], ["flattered", 750], ["good", 793], ["idea", 798], ["pull", 811], ["pulling", 811], ["back", 816], ["surmise", 833], ["surmised", 833], ["wink", 852], ["winks", 852], ["winkest", 852], ["winking", 852], ["normally", 866], ["agree", 880], ["favorite", 930], ["favoritest", 930], ["honest", 955], ["much", 969], ["piss", 982], ["pissest", 982], ["pisses", 982], ["admit", 998], ["great", 1030], ["couple", 1037]] |
`` hell yeah . '' aidan swept his hand over his chin . `` megan needs someone strong and stable like you are , and then you need someone who is so full of life like she is . i can guaran-damn-tee you that you 've never been out with a woman like her before . emma is like , one tenths the sassiness that megan is . '' pesh could n't help giving aidan a skeptical look . `` just keep an open mind , okay ? '' with a reluctant nod , pesh replied , `` i will . '' `` megan , '' aidan called . when the tiny blonde turned around , pesh fought to catch his breath . everything about her from her sparkling blue eyes to her long blonde hair was just like jade 's . how was it possible for someone to remind him so much of what he had lost ? aidan grinned as he glanced between the two of them . `` i wanted to introduce you to pesh nadeen , the godfather . '' thrusting out her hand , megan smiled warmly at him . `` it 's very nice to finally meet you . '' he stared at it a moment before his good manners overrode his shock . | [["hell", 7], ["hells", 7], ["yeah", 12], ["aidan", 23], ["sweep", 29], ["swept", 29], ["hand", 38], ["handing", 38], ["chin", 52], ["megan", 63], ["megans", 63], ["need", 69], ["needs", 69], ["strong", 84], ["stable", 95], ["stabler", 95], ["like", 100], ["need", 128], ["full", 151], ["life", 159], ["lifes", 159], ["guaran", 186], ["damn", 191], ["damned", 191], ["tee", 195], ["never", 218], ["woman", 240], ["womans", 240], ["emma", 263], ["emmas", 263], ["tenth", 284], ["tenths", 284], ["sassiness", 298], ["help", 337], ["give", 344], ["giving", 344], ["skeptical", 362], ["look", 367], ["keep", 382], ["keepest", 382], ["open", 390], ["opening", 390], ["mind", 395], ["minding", 395], ["okay", 402], ["okays", 402], ["reluctant", 424], ["nod", 428], ["nodding", 428], ["reply", 443], ["replys", 443], ["replied", 443], ["call", 487], ["called", 487], ["tiny", 503], ["blonde", 510], ["turn", 517], ["turned", 517], ["around", 524], ["fight", 538], ["fightest", 538], ["fighting", 538], ["fought", 538], ["catch", 547], ["catches", 547], ["catched", 547], ["breath", 558], ["breathest", 558], ["everything", 571], ["sparkle", 600], ["sparkling", 600], ["blue", 605], ["eye", 610], ["eyes", 610], ["long", 622], ["longs", 622], ["longing", 622], ["hair", 634], ["jade", 653], ["possible", 678], ["remind", 700], ["much", 712], ["lose", 732], ["lost", 732], ["grin", 748], ["grinned", 748], ["glance", 762], ["two", 778], ["twos", 778], ["introduce", 813], ["godfather", 848], ["thrust", 863], ["thrusting", 863], ["smile", 891], ["smiled", 891], ["warmly", 898], ["nice", 926], ["nicer", 926], ["finally", 937], ["meet", 942], ["meeted", 942], ["meeting", 942], ["stare", 961], ["stared", 961], ["moment", 976], ["good", 992], ["manner", 1000], ["manners", 1000], ["override", 1009], ["shock", 1019], ["shocking", 1019]] |
he took her hand in his and shook it . `` it 's very nice meeting you , too . '' `` i 'll leave you two to get to know each other , '' aidan said . before pesh could protest , aidan turned and disappeared into the crowd . he turned to megan and tried clearing his throat of what felt like a wad of sawdust . he knew he should try to make polite conversation , but he was still so shell-shocked by the way megan looked . finally , she took pity on him . `` so , emma tells me you 're a doctor . '' pesh smiled politely . `` yes , i am . '' `` what type of medicine ? '' `` emergency services . '' megan 's face lit up . `` oh , how interesting . i 'm about to finish nursing school , and i 've asked for clinical placement in the er . '' pesh widened his eyes in surprise . aidan had failed to mention that they had the medical profession in common . `` i 'm hoping to get placed at grady , even though my parents would die a thousand deaths . '' he cocked his brows at her . `` i assume they 're afraid for your safety ? '' `` yes . | [["take", 7], ["took", 7], ["hand", 16], ["handing", 16], ["shake", 33], ["shook", 33], ["nice", 57], ["nicer", 57], ["meeting", 65], ["left", 95], ["leave", 95], ["two", 103], ["twos", 103], ["get", 110], ["know", 118], ["aidan", 140], ["say", 145], ["said", 145], ["protest", 173], ["protestest", 173], ["turn", 188], ["turned", 188], ["disappear", 204], ["disappeared", 204], ["crowd", 219], ["crowdest", 219], ["crowding", 219], ["megan", 240], ["megans", 240], ["try", 250], ["tryed", 250], ["tried", 250], ["clear", 259], ["clearest", 259], ["clearing", 259], ["throat", 270], ["feel", 283], ["felt", 283], ["like", 288], ["wad", 294], ["wads", 294], ["sawdust", 305], ["know", 315], ["knew", 315], ["try", 329], ["tryed", 329], ["polite", 344], ["conversation", 357], ["still", 376], ["stilling", 376], ["shell", 385], ["shock", 393], ["shocking", 393], ["way", 404], ["ways", 404], ["look", 417], ["looked", 417], ["finally", 427], ["pity", 443], ["emma", 465], ["emmas", 465], ["tell", 471], ["tells", 471], ["doctor", 491], ["doctores", 491], ["doctoring", 491], ["smile", 508], ["smiled", 508], ["politely", 517], ["yes", 526], ["type", 551], ["medicine", 563], ["medicines", 563], ["emergency", 581], ["service", 590], ["servicing", 590], ["services", 590], ["face", 609], ["lit", 613], ["light", 613], ["lighting", 613], ["oh", 624], ["interesting", 642], ["finish", 665], ["nursing", 673], ["school", 680], ["ask", 698], ["asked", 698], ["clinical", 711], ["placement", 721], ["er", 731], ["ers", 731], ["widen", 749], ["widened", 749], ["eye", 758], ["eyes", 758], ["surprise", 770], ["fail", 789], ["failed", 789], ["mention", 800], ["medical", 826], ["profession", 837], ["common", 847], ["commons", 847], ["hope", 864], ["hoping", 864], ["place", 878], ["placed", 878], ["even", 894], ["evens", 894], ["though", 901], ["parent", 912], ["parents", 912], ["die", 922], ["thousand", 933], ["death", 940], ["deaths", 940], ["cock", 955], ["cockest", 955], ["cocked", 955], ["brow", 965], ["brows", 965], ["assume", 986], ["assumes", 986], ["afraid", 1002], ["safety", 1018]] |
they ca n't help worrying about the neighborhood . they sometimes forget i 'm an adult , rather than a child . '' `` what is it about grady that attracts you ? '' `` besides the fact that it 's nationally recognized for its er ? '' he smiled . `` yes , besides the accolades . '' megan tilted her head in thought . `` i guess it 's the fact i really want to feel like i 'm making a difference and saving lives . i feel like at grady i would be seeing some of the worst cases imaginable , and in turn some people who really do n't have a lot of hope . '' he was taken aback by her words and the passion with which she delivered them . while she possessed a beautiful exterior , she certainly seemed to have a greater depth of character than he had originally expected . he did n't often meet someone like her . most of the women at the hospital who threw themselves at him possessed only surface beauty . he did n't have to be with them very long to perceive their true shallowness and self-centeredness . to them , he was a prize to be won . he could n't ever imagine megan feeling that way . | [["ca", 7], ["help", 16], ["worry", 25], ["worrying", 25], ["neighborhood", 48], ["forgot", 72], ["forget", 72], ["adult", 86], ["rather", 95], ["child", 108], ["childs", 108], ["attract", 153], ["attractest", 153], ["attracts", 153], ["besides", 173], ["fact", 182], ["nationally", 204], ["recognize", 215], ["recognized", 215], ["er", 226], ["ers", 226], ["smile", 241], ["smiled", 241], ["yes", 250], ["accolade", 274], ["accoladed", 274], ["accolades", 274], ["megan", 285], ["megans", 285], ["tilt", 292], ["tilting", 292], ["tilted", 292], ["head", 301], ["thought", 312], ["guess", 325], ["really", 349], ["feel", 362], ["like", 367], ["difference", 392], ["save", 403], ["saving", 403], ["life", 409], ["lifes", 409], ["see", 450], ["seeing", 450], ["bad", 468], ["worst", 468], ["case", 474], ["cases", 474], ["imaginable", 485], ["turn", 499], ["people", 511], ["lot", 540], ["hope", 548], ["take", 566], ["taken", 566], ["aback", 572], ["abacks", 572], ["word", 585], ["wording", 585], ["words", 585], ["passion", 601], ["deliver", 626], ["deliverest", 626], ["delivered", 626], ["possess", 653], ["possesses", 653], ["possessed", 653], ["beautiful", 665], ["exterior", 674], ["certainly", 690], ["seem", 697], ["seeming", 697], ["seemest", 697], ["seemed", 697], ["great", 715], ["depth", 721], ["character", 734], ["originally", 757], ["expect", 766], ["expected", 766], ["often", 785], ["meet", 790], ["meeted", 790], ["meeting", 790], ["woman", 827], ["womans", 827], ["women", 827], ["hospital", 843], ["throw", 853], ["threw", 853], ["surface", 894], ["beauty", 901], ["long", 945], ["longs", 945], ["longing", 945], ["perceive", 957], ["perceiving", 957], ["true", 968], ["shallowness", 980], ["self", 989], ["centeredness", 1002], ["prize", 1029], ["prizing", 1029], ["prizest", 1029], ["win", 1039], ["ever", 1059], ["imagine", 1067], ["feel", 1081], ["feeling", 1081], ["way", 1090], ["ways", 1090]] |
she was n't the type of woman to care about a trophy man on her arm-she wanted to make her own way in the world . `` it is so good to hear someone speak with such passion about nursing . '' he nodded . `` we desperately need more people like you . i know i would love to work alongside someone who had your passion . '' she smiled at his compliments . he could n't help noticing what a nice smile she had . the way it framed her heart shaped face made her appear much less like jade than he had originally thought . maybe we 'll end up together . '' she licked her lips before adding , `` you know , at the same hospital . '' `` i would like that . but i 'm afraid that wellstar pales in comparison to grady . '' `` surely the suburbs offer some interesting cases ? '' `` they do . i 've been there since my residency , so i ca n't imagine working anywhere else . after all , i would n't be standing here today with you if it were n't for wellstar and your grandfather . '' `` that 's true . '' tilting her head , she gave him a very alluring smile . `` and what a pity that would be if our paths had n't crossed . '' he sucked in a breath at the directness of her statement . could she really be interested in him ? | [["type", 20], ["woman", 29], ["womans", 29], ["care", 37], ["trophy", 52], ["man", 56], ["mans", 56], ["manned", 56], ["arm", 67], ["way", 98], ["ways", 98], ["world", 111], ["good", 130], ["hear", 138], ["hears", 138], ["speak", 152], ["spoken", 152], ["passion", 170], ["nursing", 184], ["nod", 199], ["nodding", 199], ["nodded", 199], ["desperately", 219], ["need", 224], ["people", 236], ["like", 241], ["know", 254], ["love", 267], ["work", 275], ["wrought", 275], ["alongside", 285], ["smile", 330], ["smiled", 330], ["compliment", 349], ["compliments", 349], ["help", 369], ["notice", 378], ["noticing", 378], ["nice", 390], ["nicer", 390], ["smile", 396], ["frame", 424], ["framed", 424], ["heart", 434], ["shape", 441], ["shapes", 441], ["shaped", 441], ["face", 446], ["appear", 462], ["much", 467], ["less", 472], ["jade", 482], ["originally", 505], ["think", 513], ["thinkest", 513], ["thought", 513], ["maybe", 521], ["end", 532], ["ends", 532], ["endest", 532], ["together", 544], ["lick", 560], ["licked", 560], ["lip", 569], ["lipped", 569], ["lips", 569], ["add", 583], ["adding", 583], ["hospital", 620], ["afraid", 664], ["pale", 684], ["pales", 684], ["comparison", 698], ["surely", 722], ["suburb", 734], ["suburbs", 734], ["offer", 740], ["offering", 740], ["interesting", 757], ["case", 763], ["cases", 763], ["since", 804], ["residency", 817], ["ca", 827], ["imagine", 839], ["work", 847], ["wrought", 847], ["working", 847], ["anywhere", 856], ["else", 861], ["stood", 899], ["stand", 899], ["standest", 899], ["standing", 899], ["today", 910], ["grandfather", 968], ["true", 989], ["tilt", 1002], ["tilting", 1002], ["head", 1011], ["give", 1022], ["gave", 1022], ["alluring", 1042], ["pity", 1069], ["path", 1096], ["paths", 1096], ["cross", 1112], ["crossing", 1112], ["crossed", 1112], ["suck", 1127], ["sucking", 1127], ["sucked", 1127], ["breath", 1139], ["breathest", 1139], ["directness", 1157], ["statement", 1174], ["really", 1193], ["interested", 1207]] |
sure , it was common knowledge that aidan and others wanted them to get together , but he had imagined that she had not known their intentions . and while originally he had been turned off by aidan 's suggestion of fixing them up , he could n't help but be intrigued now . there was something so refreshingly different about megan , despite her physical similarities to jade . `` mommy ! '' a small voice cried . pesh glanced over megan 's shoulder where a fair-haired toddler came bounding over . he wrapped his arms around megan 's thigh . she gave him an apologetic look before bending over . `` what 's the matter , sweetie ? '' he grinned up at her . `` miss you . '' with a smile , she bent over and picked him up . when he sat on her hip , she turned her attention back to pesh . `` this is my son , mason . '' pesh could n't help noticing how megan searched his face to see if there was any judgment or even disgust at her having a son . he felt neither of those emotions . he had to admit he was a little surprised . aidan had failed to mention that fact as well . not to mention , she seemed young to be a mother , considering she was just finishing her clinicals . `` it 's nice to meet you , mason . '' | [["sure", 4], ["common", 20], ["commons", 20], ["knowledge", 30], ["aidan", 41], ["get", 71], ["together", 80], ["imagine", 102], ["imagined", 102], ["know", 125], ["known", 125], ["intention", 142], ["intentions", 142], ["originally", 165], ["turn", 184], ["turned", 184], ["suggestion", 211], ["fix", 221], ["fixes", 221], ["fixing", 221], ["help", 249], ["intrigue", 266], ["intriguing", 266], ["intrigued", 266], ["refreshingly", 308], ["different", 318], ["megan", 330], ["megans", 330], ["despite", 340], ["physical", 353], ["similarity", 366], ["similarities", 366], ["jade", 374], ["mommy", 385], ["small", 398], ["voice", 404], ["cry", 410], ["cried", 410], ["glance", 425], ["shoulder", 448], ["shouldered", 448], ["shoulderest", 448], ["fair", 461], ["fairs", 461], ["haired", 468], ["toddler", 476], ["come", 481], ["came", 481], ["bound", 490], ["bounding", 490], ["wrap", 508], ["wraps", 508], ["wrapping", 508], ["wrapped", 508], ["arm", 517], ["arms", 517], ["around", 524], ["thigh", 539], ["thighs", 539], ["give", 550], ["gave", 550], ["apologetic", 568], ["apologetics", 568], ["look", 573], ["bend", 588], ["bending", 588], ["matter", 617], ["mattering", 617], ["sweetie", 627], ["grin", 643], ["grinned", 643], ["miss", 663], ["smile", 685], ["bend", 696], ["pick", 712], ["picked", 712], ["sit", 733], ["sat", 733], ["hip", 744], ["hips", 744], ["attention", 771], ["back", 776], ["son", 804], ["mason", 812], ["notice", 846], ["noticing", 846], ["search", 865], ["searched", 865], ["face", 874], ["see", 881], ["judgment", 907], ["even", 915], ["evens", 915], ["disgust", 923], ["feel", 953], ["felt", 953], ["neither", 961], ["emotion", 979], ["emotions", 979], ["admit", 997], ["little", 1013], ["surprised", 1023], ["fail", 1042], ["failed", 1042], ["mention", 1053], ["fact", 1063], ["well", 1071], ["wells", 1071], ["seem", 1101], ["seeming", 1101], ["seemest", 1101], ["seemed", 1101], ["young", 1107], ["youngest", 1107], ["mother", 1122], ["mothered", 1122], ["mothering", 1122], ["consider", 1136], ["considering", 1136], ["finish", 1159], ["finishing", 1159], ["clinical", 1173], ["nice", 1189], ["nicer", 1189], ["meet", 1197], ["meeted", 1197], ["meeting", 1197]] |
`` can you tell pesh hi ? '' megan urged . `` hi , esh , '' mason said , with a grin . pesh could n't help laughing , and he was thankful that megan giggled as well . `` how old are you ? '' mason held up two fingers to which megan shook her head . `` he 's seventeen months . '' pesh smiled . `` you must be very proud of him . '' `` i am . '' she snuggled mason against her chest . `` he 's the sweetest and best boy i could ever hope for . '' `` you 're very blessed . '' `` thank you . '' they were interrupted by aidan 's sister , angie , who pesh had met earlier . `` looks like it 's time to start . come on mason . mommy has to go be noah 's godmother now . '' mason reluctantly went to his grandmother . `` be good for grammy , '' megan instructed . after angie walked off with mason , the other family members began filing out of the room . pesh turned to megan and gave her a sheepish smile . | [["tell", 15], ["hi", 23], ["megan", 34], ["megans", 34], ["urge", 40], ["urged", 40], ["esh", 54], ["mason", 65], ["say", 70], ["said", 70], ["grin", 84], ["help", 106], ["laugh", 115], ["laughing", 115], ["thankful", 137], ["giggle", 156], ["giggled", 156], ["well", 164], ["wells", 164], ["old", 177], ["hold", 201], ["held", 201], ["two", 208], ["twos", 208], ["finger", 216], ["fingers", 216], ["shake", 237], ["shook", 237], ["head", 246], ["seventeen", 267], ["seventeens", 267], ["month", 274], ["months", 274], ["smile", 291], ["smiled", 291], ["must", 305], ["musts", 305], ["proud", 319], ["snuggle", 357], ["snuggled", 357], ["chest", 381], ["sweet", 405], ["good", 414], ["best", 414], ["boy", 418], ["ever", 431], ["hope", 436], ["thank", 483], ["thanks", 483], ["thankest", 483], ["interrupt", 514], ["interrupted", 514], ["aidan", 523], ["sister", 533], ["angie", 541], ["meet", 560], ["meeted", 560], ["meeting", 560], ["met", 560], ["early", 568], ["earlier", 568], ["look", 579], ["looks", 579], ["like", 584], ["time", 595], ["timing", 595], ["start", 604], ["come", 611], ["mommy", 628], ["go", 638], ["goest", 638], ["noah", 646], ["godmother", 659], ["reluctantly", 686], ["go", 691], ["goest", 691], ["went", 691], ["grandmother", 710], ["good", 723], ["grammy", 734], ["instruct", 756], ["instructest", 756], ["instructed", 756], ["walk", 777], ["walked", 777], ["family", 811], ["member", 819], ["members", 819], ["begin", 825], ["began", 825], ["file", 832], ["filing", 832], ["room", 848], ["roomed", 848], ["turn", 862], ["turned", 862], ["give", 880], ["gave", 880], ["sheepish", 895], ["smile", 901]] |
`` i must admit that even though i attended a class with emma , i 'm a little unsure of what i 'm supposed to do . '' `` it 's okay . just follow my lead , and you 'll be fine . '' once it was only the two of them and aidan and emma in the room , aidan motioned for them . a priest in decorated golden robes appeared at the door with a gleaming crucifix in his hands . pesh tried not to feel intimidated as the odd man out in the situation . music struck up on the organ , and the priest motioned for them to follow . before they went out the door , emma glanced down at noah . `` please , please , do not scream in there and act like a demon baby . be the angel i know you can be . '' he acknowledged her request by sticking his tongue out and flailing his fists . aidan chuckled at emma 's plea . `` relax , babe . if he feels you getting all tense , he 's going to get fussy . '' emma sighed . `` he 's already fussy . he was fine until i put him in the gown . '' `` i guess he feels that wearing a dress is insulting to his manhood , '' aidan reasoned with a smile . | [["must", 9], ["musts", 9], ["admit", 15], ["even", 25], ["evens", 25], ["though", 32], ["attend", 43], ["attended", 43], ["class", 51], ["classing", 51], ["classest", 51], ["emma", 61], ["emmas", 61], ["little", 77], ["unsure", 84], ["suppose", 106], ["supposed", 106], ["okay", 131], ["okays", 131], ["follow", 145], ["lead", 153], ["leaded", 153], ["fine", 175], ["finer", 175], ["two", 205], ["twos", 205], ["aidan", 223], ["room", 244], ["roomed", 244], ["motion", 261], ["motioning", 261], ["priest", 281], ["decorate", 294], ["decorates", 294], ["decorated", 294], ["golden", 301], ["robe", 307], ["robes", 307], ["appear", 316], ["appeared", 316], ["door", 328], ["gleam", 344], ["gleams", 344], ["gleamed", 344], ["gleamest", 344], ["gleaming", 344], ["crucifix", 353], ["hand", 366], ["handing", 366], ["hands", 366], ["try", 379], ["tryed", 379], ["tried", 379], ["feel", 391], ["odd", 414], ["man", 418], ["mans", 418], ["manned", 418], ["situation", 439], ["music", 447], ["musics", 447], ["strike", 454], ["struck", 454], ["organ", 470], ["go", 534], ["goest", 534], ["went", 534], ["glance", 562], ["noah", 575], ["please", 587], ["pleasing", 587], ["scream", 612], ["screams", 612], ["act", 629], ["acted", 629], ["like", 634], ["demon", 642], ["baby", 647], ["angel", 662], ["know", 669], ["acknowledge", 701], ["acknowledged", 701], ["request", 713], ["stick", 725], ["sticking", 725], ["tongue", 736], ["tonguing", 736], ["flail", 753], ["flailing", 753], ["fist", 763], ["fists", 763], ["chuckle", 780], ["chuckled", 780], ["plea", 796], ["relax", 807], ["babe", 814], ["feel", 828], ["feels", 828], ["get", 840], ["getting", 840], ["tense", 850], ["go", 864], ["goest", 864], ["going", 864], ["get", 871], ["fussy", 877], ["fussier", 877], ["sigh", 894], ["sighed", 894], ["already", 913], ["put", 945], ["gown", 961], ["gowns", 961], ["gowning", 961], ["guess", 977], ["wear", 999], ["wearing", 999], ["dress", 1007], ["dressest", 1007], ["insult", 1020], ["insultest", 1020], ["insulting", 1020], ["manhood", 1035], ["reason", 1055], ["reasonest", 1055], ["reasoned", 1055], ["smile", 1068]] |
when emma shot aidan a death glare , megan and pesh could n't help laughing at the two of them . aidan winked at emma before starting out the door . at megan 's side , pesh walked up the aisle . when they reached the baptismal font , the music ended , and the priest began speaking . he informed the crowd of what was about to take place and the significance of all the religious rites noah was about to receive . aidan and emma made the sign of the cross on noah 's forehead before megan leaned in to do the same . when megan elbowed him , pesh reached over to clumsily follow their lead . after he finished , he glanced at megan . she smiled and mouthed , `` good job . '' he returned her smile . he followed through the rest of the proceedings as aidan and emma pledged to raise noah in the faith . then it came time for him and megan to agree to stand by noah as godparents . the priest took a fussing noah from emma 's arms . when the first trickles of water hit the base of noah 's head , he cooed and kicked his arms and legs . emma appeared relieved at how noah was n't behaving like a possessed baby as she had feared . | [["emma", 9], ["emmas", 9], ["shoot", 14], ["shooted", 14], ["shot", 14], ["aidan", 20], ["death", 28], ["glare", 34], ["megan", 42], ["megans", 42], ["help", 66], ["laugh", 75], ["laughing", 75], ["two", 86], ["twos", 86], ["wink", 109], ["winks", 109], ["winkest", 109], ["winked", 109], ["start", 133], ["starting", 133], ["door", 146], ["side", 165], ["walk", 179], ["walked", 179], ["aisle", 192], ["aisles", 192], ["reach", 212], ["reached", 212], ["baptismal", 226], ["font", 231], ["music", 243], ["musics", 243], ["end", 249], ["ends", 249], ["endest", 249], ["ended", 249], ["priest", 266], ["begin", 272], ["began", 272], ["speak", 281], ["spoken", 281], ["speaking", 281], ["inform", 295], ["informs", 295], ["informed", 295], ["crowd", 305], ["crowdest", 305], ["crowding", 305], ["take", 331], ["place", 337], ["significance", 358], ["religious", 379], ["rite", 385], ["rites", 385], ["noah", 390], ["receive", 411], ["sign", 442], ["cross", 455], ["crossing", 455], ["forehead", 475], ["lean", 495], ["leans", 495], ["leaned", 495], ["elbow", 534], ["elbowing", 534], ["elbowed", 534], ["clumsily", 570], ["follow", 577], ["lead", 588], ["leaded", 588], ["finish", 608], ["finished", 608], ["glance", 621], ["smile", 643], ["smiled", 643], ["mouth", 655], ["mouthed", 655], ["good", 665], ["job", 669], ["jobbing", 669], ["return", 686], ["returnest", 686], ["returned", 686], ["smile", 696], ["follow", 710], ["followed", 710], ["rest", 727], ["proceeding", 746], ["proceedings", 746], ["pledge", 772], ["pledged", 772], ["raise", 781], ["faith", 799], ["faiths", 799], ["come", 814], ["came", 814], ["time", 819], ["timing", 819], ["agree", 846], ["stood", 855], ["stand", 855], ["standest", 855], ["godparent", 877], ["godparents", 877], ["take", 895], ["took", 895], ["arm", 928], ["arms", 928], ["first", 945], ["trickle", 954], ["trickles", 954], ["water", 963], ["hit", 967], ["base", 976], ["basest", 976], ["head", 992], ["coo", 1003], ["coos", 1003], ["cooing", 1003], ["cooest", 1003], ["cooed", 1003], ["kick", 1014], ["kicked", 1014], ["leg", 1032], ["legs", 1032], ["appear", 1048], ["appeared", 1048], ["behave", 1086], ["behaved", 1086], ["behaving", 1086], ["like", 1091], ["baby", 1108], ["fear", 1126], ["fearest", 1126], ["feared", 1126]] |
`` thank god he loves his baths , '' aidan muttered beside pesh . once the baptism part was finished , the priest made a final talk , and then it was over . just as pesh sighed with relief and was looking forward to making a quick exit , aidan grabbed his arm . `` do n't go anywhere . we have to do pictures . '' inwardly , he groaned . he wanted , no he needed , a moment alone to process his thoughts . everything had been so overwhelming-being outside his usual world , meeting all of aidan 's family , and then having the prospect of megan thrown in as well . awkwardly , he stood around as a photographer came forward and proceeded to take several pictures of aidan , emma , and noah . then it was just aidan and noah or emma and noah . `` okay , i need the godparents now . '' pesh smoothed down his tie and allowed the photographer to pose him in the group shot . after they finished with the four of them , noah was handed to megan for pictures with just the godparents . as the photographer pushed megan closer against pesh 's chest , he glanced down at her . her reassuring smile caused his heartbeat to accelerate . | [["thank", 8], ["thanks", 8], ["thankest", 8], ["god", 12], ["love", 21], ["loves", 21], ["bath", 31], ["bathest", 31], ["baths", 31], ["aidan", 42], ["mutter", 51], ["muttering", 51], ["muttered", 51], ["beside", 58], ["baptism", 82], ["part", 87], ["parting", 87], ["finish", 100], ["finished", 100], ["priest", 113], ["final", 126], ["talk", 131], ["sigh", 176], ["sighed", 176], ["relief", 188], ["reliefs", 188], ["look", 204], ["looking", 204], ["forward", 212], ["forwarding", 212], ["quick", 230], ["exit", 235], ["exited", 235], ["grab", 251], ["grabbed", 251], ["arm", 259], ["go", 274], ["goest", 274], ["anywhere", 283], ["picture", 308], ["pictures", 308], ["inwardly", 322], ["groan", 335], ["groans", 335], ["groaning", 335], ["groanest", 335], ["groaned", 335], ["need", 362], ["needed", 362], ["moment", 373], ["alone", 379], ["process", 390], ["processing", 390], ["thought", 403], ["thoughts", 403], ["everything", 416], ["outside", 455], ["usual", 465], ["world", 471], ["meet", 481], ["meeted", 481], ["meeting", 481], ["family", 504], ["prospect", 535], ["megan", 544], ["megans", 544], ["throw", 551], ["thrown", 551], ["well", 562], ["wells", 562], ["awkwardly", 574], ["stood", 585], ["stand", 585], ["standest", 585], ["around", 592], ["photographer", 610], ["come", 615], ["came", 615], ["proceed", 637], ["proceedest", 637], ["proceeding", 637], ["proceeded", 637], ["take", 645], ["several", 653], ["emma", 678], ["emmas", 678], ["noah", 689], ["okay", 750], ["okays", 750], ["need", 759], ["godparent", 774], ["godparents", 774], ["smooth", 797], ["smoothed", 797], ["tie", 810], ["tying", 810], ["allow", 822], ["allowed", 822], ["pose", 847], ["group", 864], ["shoot", 869], ["shooted", 869], ["shot", 869], ["four", 905], ["hand", 931], ["handing", 931], ["handed", 931], ["push", 1007], ["pushed", 1007], ["close", 1020], ["closing", 1020], ["closer", 1020], ["chest", 1042], ["glance", 1055], ["smile", 1090], ["cause", 1097], ["caused", 1097], ["heartbeat", 1111], ["heartbeats", 1111], ["accelerate", 1125], ["accelerates", 1125]] |
for the first time , he noticed the sweet aroma of her hair as the long , blonde strands brushed against him . he could also make out the alluring scent of her perfume . he liked the feel of her against him a little too much . it made him want to draw her into his embrace ... maybe do other things that he should n't be thinking when he was in a church . glancing over her shoulder at him , she joked , `` jeez , you 're like a giant standing next to me . '' `` am i ? '' he had n't noticed the differences in their heights-he 'd been focusing on her too much . `` just a little bit . of course , it does n't take much for someone to make me look short . '' `` you look perfect to me , '' he said sincerely . craning her neck back to look at him , she gave him a teasing grin . `` do i ? are you flirting with me , dr . nadeen ? '' he stared down at his feet , trying to avoid the heat of her stare . he tried to hide the red flush he felt entering his cheeks . `` okay , now just with the godmother , '' the photographer ordered . reluctantly , pesh stepped away from megan . | [["first", 13], ["time", 18], ["timing", 18], ["notice", 31], ["noticed", 31], ["sweet", 41], ["aroma", 47], ["aromas", 47], ["hair", 59], ["long", 71], ["longs", 71], ["longing", 71], ["blonde", 80], ["strand", 88], ["strands", 88], ["brush", 96], ["brushest", 96], ["brushed", 96], ["also", 124], ["alluring", 146], ["scent", 152], ["scentest", 152], ["perfume", 167], ["perfumed", 167], ["perfumes", 167], ["like", 178], ["liked", 178], ["feel", 187], ["little", 215], ["much", 224], ["draw", 251], ["drawn", 251], ["draws", 251], ["embrace", 272], ["maybe", 282], ["thing", 298], ["things", 298], ["think", 329], ["thinkest", 329], ["thinking", 329], ["church", 353], ["churching", 353], ["glance", 364], ["glancing", 364], ["shoulder", 382], ["shouldered", 382], ["shoulderest", 382], ["joke", 401], ["jokes", 401], ["joked", 401], ["jeez", 411], ["like", 426], ["giant", 434], ["standing", 443], ["next", 448], ["difference", 507], ["differences", 507], ["height", 524], ["heights", 524], ["foci", 544], ["focus", 544], ["focusing", 544], ["bit", 583], ["bits", 583], ["bitting", 583], ["course", 595], ["take", 614], ["look", 647], ["short", 653], ["perfect", 678], ["perfectest", 678], ["say", 697], ["said", 697], ["sincerely", 707], ["crane", 717], ["craning", 717], ["neck", 726], ["necked", 726], ["back", 731], ["give", 757], ["gave", 757], ["teasing", 771], ["grin", 776], ["flirt", 805], ["flirting", 805], ["dr", 818], ["drs", 818], ["stare", 842], ["stared", 842], ["foot", 859], ["feet", 859], ["try", 868], ["tryed", 868], ["trying", 868], ["avoid", 877], ["heat", 886], ["heats", 886], ["heated", 886], ["heating", 886], ["stare", 899], ["stared", 899], ["try", 910], ["tryed", 910], ["tried", 910], ["hide", 918], ["hides", 918], ["red", 926], ["flush", 932], ["feel", 940], ["felt", 940], ["enter", 949], ["entering", 949], ["cheek", 960], ["cheeks", 960], ["okay", 970], ["okays", 970], ["godmother", 1000], ["photographer", 1022], ["order", 1030], ["orderest", 1030], ["ordered", 1030], ["reluctantly", 1044], ["step", 1059], ["stepped", 1059], ["away", 1064], ["megan", 1075], ["megans", 1075]] |
as the flashes went off , snapping hers and noah 's picture , he kept his gaze on her . as she focused on the camera , megan 's blue eyes sparkled as she stretched her face into a wide grin . noah 's tiny fingers wrapped around some of the strands of her hair , causing megan to yelp in pain . `` easy now . i got ta keep that , '' she said to noah . `` okay , that should get it , '' the photographer said . `` here godfather , it 's your turn , '' megan said , as she handed noah to him . by now , noah was tired of being held and tired of being ensconced in yards of lace . he peered up at pesh before howling . `` i 'm sorry , little guy , '' he cooed , trying to bounce noah in his arms . as noah continued to cry , pesh looked apologetically at the photographer . just before he was ready to give up , megan came up and started clapping her hands and making noises at noah . the baby instantly stopped crying . `` that 's right , noah . give me a smile , '' megan urged , as she backed up to stand by the photographer . | [["flash", 14], ["flashes", 14], ["go", 19], ["goest", 19], ["went", 19], ["snap", 34], ["snapping", 34], ["noah", 48], ["picture", 59], ["keep", 69], ["keepest", 69], ["kept", 69], ["gaze", 78], ["gazes", 78], ["foci", 102], ["focus", 102], ["focused", 102], ["camera", 116], ["cameras", 116], ["megan", 124], ["megans", 124], ["blue", 132], ["eye", 137], ["eyes", 137], ["sparkle", 146], ["sparkled", 146], ["stretch", 163], ["stretched", 163], ["face", 172], ["wide", 184], ["grin", 189], ["tiny", 204], ["finger", 212], ["fingers", 212], ["wrap", 220], ["wraps", 220], ["wrapping", 220], ["wrapped", 220], ["around", 227], ["strand", 247], ["strands", 247], ["hair", 259], ["cause", 269], ["causing", 269], ["yelp", 283], ["yelps", 283], ["yelped", 283], ["yelping", 283], ["pain", 291], ["easy", 301], ["get", 313], ["got", 313], ["gotta", 316], ["ta", 316], ["tas", 316], ["keep", 321], ["keepest", 321], ["say", 340], ["said", 340], ["okay", 358], ["okays", 358], ["get", 376], ["photographer", 401], ["godfather", 426], ["turn", 444], ["hand", 476], ["handing", 476], ["handed", 476], ["tired", 514], ["hold", 528], ["held", 528], ["ensconce", 557], ["ensconced", 557], ["yard", 566], ["yards", 566], ["lace", 574], ["peer", 586], ["peered", 586], ["howl", 612], ["howls", 612], ["howlest", 612], ["howling", 612], ["sorry", 628], ["little", 637], ["guy", 641], ["coo", 655], ["coos", 655], ["cooing", 655], ["cooest", 655], ["cooed", 655], ["try", 664], ["tryed", 664], ["trying", 664], ["bounce", 674], ["arm", 691], ["arms", 691], ["continue", 711], ["continued", 711], ["cry", 718], ["look", 732], ["looked", 732], ["apologetically", 747], ["ready", 794], ["give", 802], ["come", 818], ["came", 818], ["start", 833], ["started", 833], ["clap", 842], ["clapped", 842], ["clapping", 842], ["hand", 852], ["handing", 852], ["hands", 852], ["noise", 870], ["noises", 870], ["baby", 889], ["instantly", 899], ["stop", 907], ["stopped", 907], ["cry", 914], ["crying", 914], ["right", 933], ["smile", 958], ["urge", 975], ["urged", 975], ["back", 991], ["backed", 991], ["stood", 1003], ["stand", 1003], ["standest", 1003]] |
she continued making the noises , and she even resorted to flashing one of the strands of her hair at him . finally , noah 's quivering lips broke into a grin . `` there we go , '' the photographer said . pesh quickly plastered a smile on his face . after several flashes went off , the photographer put down his camera . `` got it . '' both noah and pesh sighed in relief . gazing down at him , pesh asked , `` bet you 're ready to get home and get out of that dress , huh ? '' `` it 's a gown , not a dress , '' megan countered with a smile . he laughed . `` regardless of what it 's called , i do n't think he likes it very much . '' megan brought some of the lace between her fingers . `` probably a little itchy for him . '' `` did your son wear this gown ? '' `` no , this is aidan 's gown . mason wore my mother 's , which my brothers and i also wore . '' `` in your culture do they do anything special like this for a baby ? '' `` we have the namakaran , or naming ceremony . it 's sometimes held in a temple . | [["continue", 13], ["continued", 13], ["noise", 31], ["noises", 31], ["even", 46], ["evens", 46], ["resort", 55], ["resorted", 55], ["flash", 67], ["flashing", 67], ["strand", 86], ["strands", 86], ["hair", 98], ["finally", 115], ["noah", 122], ["lip", 140], ["lipped", 140], ["lips", 140], ["break", 146], ["broke", 146], ["grin", 158], ["go", 175], ["goest", 175], ["photographer", 197], ["say", 202], ["said", 202], ["quickly", 217], ["plaster", 227], ["plastering", 227], ["plastered", 227], ["smile", 235], ["face", 247], ["several", 263], ["flash", 271], ["flashes", 271], ["go", 276], ["goest", 276], ["went", 276], ["put", 303], ["camera", 319], ["cameras", 319], ["get", 328], ["got", 328], ["sigh", 362], ["sighed", 362], ["relief", 372], ["reliefs", 372], ["gaze", 381], ["gazes", 381], ["gazing", 381], ["ask", 406], ["asked", 406], ["bet", 415], ["ready", 429], ["get", 436], ["home", 441], ["homing", 441], ["dress", 467], ["dressest", 467], ["huh", 473], ["gown", 494], ["gowns", 494], ["gowning", 494], ["megan", 519], ["megans", 519], ["counter", 529], ["countered", 529], ["laugh", 555], ["laughed", 555], ["regardless", 571], ["call", 592], ["called", 592], ["think", 609], ["thinkest", 609], ["like", 618], ["likes", 618], ["much", 631], ["bring", 650], ["brought", 650], ["lace", 667], ["finger", 687], ["fingers", 687], ["probably", 701], ["little", 710], ["itchy", 716], ["son", 745], ["wear", 750], ["aidan", 787], ["mason", 803], ["wear", 808], ["wore", 808], ["mother", 818], ["mothered", 818], ["mothering", 818], ["brother", 841], ["brethren", 841], ["brothers", 841], ["also", 852], ["culture", 881], ["anything", 901], ["special", 909], ["like", 914], ["baby", 930], ["naming", 972], ["ceremony", 981], ["hold", 1004], ["held", 1004], ["temple", 1016]] |
and like this , it 's all about offering blessings to the child-family and friends coming together in support of the new baby . '' `` i like it . '' they were momentarily interrupted by aidan and emma walking up . noah immediately reached out for emma . `` such a mama 's boy , '' aidan muttered , which earned him a glare from emma . he merely winked at her in response before starting down the aisle . pesh saw megan 's mother beckoning her with a wave . `` guess you need to go , '' he said . `` but i 'll see you at aidan and emma 's , right ? '' he swallowed hard . `` um , yes , i 'll be there . '' `` good , '' she replied , with an alluring smile . she gave him a small wave before walking off to join her parents . shaking his head , he mumbled , `` this is trouble . '' chapter four when megan arrived with her parents at aidan and emma 's , she was surprised to see a catering truck outside in the driveway . her surprise continued once she got inside the house . gazing out into the backyard , she saw where tables were set up alongside the pool . the tables were adorned with blue and white tablecloths and glittering blue and white centerpieces . | [["like", 8], ["offer", 40], ["offering", 40], ["blessing", 50], ["blessings", 50], ["child", 63], ["childs", 63], ["family", 70], ["friend", 82], ["friends", 82], ["come", 89], ["coming", 89], ["together", 98], ["support", 109], ["new", 120], ["baby", 125], ["momentarily", 170], ["interrupt", 182], ["interrupted", 182], ["aidan", 191], ["emma", 200], ["emmas", 200], ["walk", 208], ["walking", 208], ["noah", 218], ["immediately", 230], ["reach", 238], ["reached", 238], ["mama", 268], ["mamas", 268], ["boy", 275], ["mutter", 295], ["muttering", 295], ["muttered", 295], ["earn", 310], ["earned", 310], ["glare", 322], ["merely", 344], ["wink", 351], ["winks", 351], ["winkest", 351], ["winked", 351], ["response", 370], ["start", 386], ["starting", 386], ["aisle", 401], ["aisles", 401], ["see", 412], ["saw", 412], ["megan", 418], ["megans", 418], ["mother", 428], ["mothered", 428], ["mothering", 428], ["beckon", 438], ["beckoning", 438], ["wave", 454], ["waved", 454], ["guess", 465], ["need", 474], ["go", 480], ["goest", 480], ["say", 493], ["said", 493], ["see", 512], ["right", 545], ["swallow", 563], ["swallows", 563], ["swallowed", 563], ["hard", 568], ["um", 576], ["yes", 582], ["good", 612], ["reply", 629], ["replys", 629], ["replied", 629], ["alluring", 648], ["smile", 654], ["give", 665], ["gave", 665], ["small", 677], ["join", 709], ["joinest", 709], ["parent", 721], ["parents", 721], ["shake", 731], ["shaking", 731], ["head", 740], ["mumble", 753], ["mumbles", 753], ["mumbled", 753], ["trouble", 774], ["troubling", 774], ["chapter", 787], ["four", 792], ["arrive", 811], ["arrived", 811], ["surprised", 869], ["truck", 893], ["outside", 901], ["driveway", 917], ["surprise", 932], ["continue", 942], ["continued", 942], ["get", 955], ["got", 955], ["inside", 962], ["house", 972], ["gaze", 981], ["gazes", 981], ["gazing", 981], ["backyard", 1003], ["table", 1026], ["tabled", 1026], ["tabling", 1026], ["tables", 1026], ["set", 1035], ["alongside", 1048], ["pool", 1057], ["adorn", 1083], ["adorned", 1083], ["blue", 1093], ["white", 1103], ["tablecloth", 1115], ["tablecloths", 1115], ["glitter", 1130], ["glittering", 1130], ["centerpiece", 1158], ["centerpieces", 1158]] |
a low whistle behind her got megan 's attention . turning around , she saw casey shaking her head . `` wow , this is one epic baptism party , '' she remarked . `` it 's impressive . that 's for sure , '' megan agreed . as emma breezed into the kitchen with noah in a more comfortable outfit , casey cocked her head . `` so , i was just wondering where the ice sculptures were ? '' pink tinged emma 's cheeks . `` i kinda got carried away . with me not working anymore , the old marketing and pr side of me let loose . and with my connections , i was able to get everything ridiculously discounted . '' `` everything looks wonderful . you waited so long to have a baby that it makes sense you might go a little overboard . '' emma wrinkled her nose . `` i never wanted to be one of those moms who threw the over-the-top parties . '' while casey started to open her mouth , megan smacked her playfully . `` it 's just catered in food , right ? '' `` they did the tables , too . '' `` then i think you 're safe from being a momzilla party monster ... for now . '' casey laughed . | [["low", 5], ["lowed", 5], ["whistle", 13], ["behind", 20], ["get", 28], ["got", 28], ["megan", 34], ["megans", 34], ["attention", 47], ["turn", 57], ["turning", 57], ["around", 64], ["see", 74], ["saw", 74], ["casey", 80], ["shake", 88], ["shaking", 88], ["head", 97], ["wow", 106], ["epic", 125], ["baptism", 133], ["party", 139], ["remark", 157], ["remarking", 157], ["remarked", 157], ["impressive", 179], ["sure", 198], ["agree", 216], ["agreed", 216], ["emma", 226], ["emmas", 226], ["breeze", 234], ["breezing", 234], ["breezed", 234], ["kitchen", 251], ["kitchens", 251], ["noah", 261], ["comfortable", 283], ["outfit", 290], ["cock", 305], ["cockest", 305], ["cocked", 305], ["wonder", 345], ["wonderest", 345], ["wondering", 345], ["ice", 359], ["iced", 359], ["sculpture", 370], ["sculptures", 370], ["sculptured", 370], ["sculpturing", 370], ["pink", 385], ["tinge", 392], ["tinging", 392], ["tinged", 392], ["cheek", 407], ["cheeks", 407], ["kinda", 420], ["kindas", 420], ["carry", 432], ["carried", 432], ["away", 437], ["work", 459], ["wrought", 459], ["working", 459], ["anymore", 467], ["old", 477], ["marketing", 487], ["pr", 494], ["side", 499], ["let", 509], ["lets", 509], ["loose", 515], ["looser", 515], ["connection", 541], ["connections", 541], ["able", 554], ["abled", 554], ["get", 561], ["everything", 572], ["ridiculously", 585], ["discount", 596], ["discounted", 596], ["look", 621], ["looks", 621], ["wonderful", 631], ["wait", 644], ["waitest", 644], ["waited", 644], ["long", 652], ["longs", 652], ["longing", 652], ["baby", 667], ["sense", 687], ["may", 697], ["mays", 697], ["go", 700], ["goest", 700], ["little", 709], ["overboard", 719], ["wrinkle", 738], ["wrinkled", 738], ["nose", 747], ["nosing", 747], ["never", 760], ["mom", 791], ["moms", 791], ["throw", 801], ["threw", 801], ["top", 818], ["party", 826], ["parties", 826], ["start", 851], ["started", 851], ["open", 859], ["opening", 859], ["mouth", 869], ["mouthed", 869], ["smack", 885], ["smacked", 885], ["playfully", 899], ["cater", 923], ["catering", 923], ["catered", 923], ["food", 931], ["foods", 931], ["right", 939], ["table", 967], ["tabled", 967], ["tabling", 967], ["tables", 967], ["think", 994], ["thinkest", 994], ["safe", 1007], ["safed", 1007], ["safes", 1007], ["momzilla", 1029], ["monster", 1043], ["laugh", 1074], ["laughed", 1074]] |
`` i 'll anxiously be awaiting noah 's first birthday party . '' with a scowl , emma mumbled , `` whatever . '' realizing she did n't see mason , megan quickly excused herself and went outside . she did n't like the idea of him being close to the pool . even with everyone around , it was still too dangerous for her liking . just as her chest started to tighten , she saw him on her papa 's lap . the two of them sat at one of the tables underneath the shade of a massive umbrella . several of her other younger cousins sat around them , playing on their psps and other hand-held devices . `` we 're fine , honey , '' papa replied . `` let me know if he gets to be too much . '' cocking his head , papa demanded , `` are you trying to say i 'm old or something ? '' `` no , not at all . he 's a handful even for me . '' he waved her away with a hand gnarled with age and time . `` go on and enjoy yourself . i 'll keep an eye on mason . '' she smiled and leaned down to kiss his weathered cheek . `` thanks , papa . '' | [["anxiously", 18], ["await", 30], ["awaits", 30], ["awaiting", 30], ["noah", 35], ["first", 44], ["birthday", 53], ["party", 59], ["scowl", 77], ["scowls", 77], ["scowling", 77], ["emma", 84], ["emmas", 84], ["mumble", 92], ["mumbles", 92], ["mumbled", 92], ["whatever", 106], ["realize", 121], ["realizing", 121], ["see", 137], ["mason", 143], ["megan", 151], ["megans", 151], ["quickly", 159], ["excuse", 167], ["excused", 167], ["go", 184], ["goest", 184], ["went", 184], ["outside", 192], ["like", 211], ["idea", 220], ["close", 239], ["closing", 239], ["pool", 251], ["even", 258], ["evens", 258], ["everyone", 272], ["around", 279], ["still", 294], ["stilling", 294], ["dangerous", 308], ["liking", 323], ["chest", 343], ["start", 351], ["started", 351], ["tighten", 362], ["tightens", 362], ["see", 372], ["saw", 372], ["papa", 388], ["lap", 395], ["laps", 395], ["lapping", 395], ["two", 405], ["twos", 405], ["sit", 417], ["sat", 417], ["table", 438], ["tabled", 438], ["tabling", 438], ["tables", 438], ["underneath", 449], ["shade", 459], ["shaded", 459], ["massive", 472], ["umbrella", 481], ["umbrellas", 481], ["several", 491], ["young", 512], ["youngest", 512], ["cousin", 520], ["cousins", 520], ["play", 546], ["playest", 546], ["playing", 546], ["hand", 575], ["handing", 575], ["hold", 580], ["held", 580], ["device", 588], ["devices", 588], ["fine", 605], ["finer", 605], ["honey", 613], ["honeys", 613], ["reply", 631], ["replys", 631], ["replied", 631], ["let", 640], ["lets", 640], ["know", 648], ["get", 659], ["gets", 659], ["much", 674], ["cock", 687], ["cockest", 687], ["cocking", 687], ["head", 696], ["demand", 712], ["demandest", 712], ["demanded", 712], ["try", 732], ["tryed", 732], ["trying", 732], ["say", 739], ["old", 748], ["handful", 803], ["handfuls", 803], ["wave", 829], ["waved", 829], ["away", 838], ["gnarl", 858], ["gnarls", 858], ["gnarling", 858], ["gnarlest", 858], ["gnarled", 858], ["age", 867], ["time", 876], ["timing", 876], ["go", 884], ["goest", 884], ["enjoy", 897], ["enjoyed", 897], ["keep", 919], ["keepest", 919], ["eye", 926], ["smile", 951], ["smiled", 951], ["lean", 962], ["leans", 962], ["leaned", 962], ["kiss", 975], ["kisses", 975], ["kissest", 975], ["cheek", 995], ["cheeks", 995], ["thank", 1007], ["thanks", 1007], ["thankest", 1007]] |
`` you know , while you 're enjoying yourself , you might go spend a little time with the godfather . '' megan 's eyes widened . was he trying to set her up with pesh like he had with emma ? he gave her a knowing look . `` be good for both of you . '' `` um , okay . whatever , papa , '' she murmured , before she turned away . although she hated to admit it , she had been looking forward to talking to pesh again . she had tried to kid herself that she had n't secretly been searching the crowd for him when she was taking in all of emma 's decorations . when she did finally catch sight of him , her traitorous heart skipped a beat . she did n't mind if her body gave a reaction , but it pissed her off that her heart was affected by him as well . he 'd ditched his suit jacket along with his tie . with the first button of his shirt undone , she could see a tuft of dark chest hair . she bit her lip at the sight . she was a sucker for chest hair . her eyes dipped down to take in how the sleeves of his white shirt had been rolled up to his elbows , giving just a glimpse of his defined biceps . casey had been absolutely right-he was built like a brick shithouse . | [["know", 11], ["enjoy", 36], ["enjoyed", 36], ["enjoying", 36], ["may", 57], ["mays", 57], ["go", 60], ["goest", 60], ["spend", 66], ["spends", 66], ["spending", 66], ["little", 75], ["time", 80], ["timing", 80], ["godfather", 99], ["megan", 110], ["megans", 110], ["eye", 118], ["eyes", 118], ["widen", 126], ["widened", 126], ["try", 142], ["tryed", 142], ["trying", 142], ["set", 149], ["like", 171], ["emma", 188], ["emmas", 188], ["give", 198], ["gave", 198], ["look", 217], ["good", 230], ["um", 257], ["okay", 264], ["okays", 264], ["whatever", 275], ["papa", 282], ["murmur", 300], ["murmurest", 300], ["murmured", 300], ["turn", 320], ["turned", 320], ["away", 325], ["although", 336], ["hate", 346], ["hated", 346], ["admit", 355], ["look", 381], ["looking", 381], ["forward", 389], ["forwarding", 389], ["talk", 400], ["talking", 400], ["try", 430], ["tryed", 430], ["tried", 430], ["kid", 437], ["secretly", 471], ["search", 486], ["searching", 486], ["crowd", 496], ["crowdest", 496], ["crowding", 496], ["take", 524], ["taking", 524], ["decoration", 554], ["decorations", 554], ["finally", 577], ["catch", 583], ["catches", 583], ["catched", 583], ["sight", 589], ["traitorous", 613], ["heart", 619], ["skip", 627], ["skips", 627], ["skipped", 627], ["beat", 634], ["mind", 653], ["minding", 653], ["body", 665], ["bodied", 665], ["reaction", 681], ["piss", 697], ["pissest", 697], ["pissed", 697], ["affect", 733], ["affected", 733], ["well", 748], ["wells", 748], ["ditch", 764], ["ditched", 764], ["suit", 773], ["suited", 773], ["jacket", 780], ["jacketed", 780], ["along", 786], ["tie", 799], ["tying", 799], ["first", 816], ["button", 823], ["buttoning", 823], ["shirt", 836], ["undone", 843], ["see", 859], ["tuft", 866], ["tufts", 866], ["dark", 874], ["darkest", 874], ["chest", 880], ["hair", 885], ["bite", 895], ["lip", 903], ["lipped", 903], ["sucker", 935], ["dip", 968], ["dipped", 968], ["take", 981], ["sleeve", 1000], ["sleeving", 1000], ["sleeves", 1000], ["white", 1013], ["roll", 1035], ["rolled", 1035], ["elbow", 1052], ["elbowing", 1052], ["elbows", 1052], ["give", 1061], ["giving", 1061], ["glimpse", 1076], ["glimpses", 1076], ["define", 1091], ["defined", 1091], ["bicep", 1098], ["biceps", 1098], ["casey", 1106], ["absolutely", 1126], ["right", 1132], ["build", 1145], ["builds", 1145], ["built", 1145], ["brick", 1158], ["shithouse", 1168]] |
megan wanted nothing more than to get better acquainted with his body , especially with fewer clothes on him . at the sound of emma 's voice behind her , she jumped . `` ready to eat ? '' `` um , sure . '' emma gave her a puzzled look before nodding in pesh 's direction . `` why do n't you ask pesh to join you at aidan 's and my table ? he does n't know a lot of people , and i would hate to have him end up with the kids . '' megan quirked her brows in surprise . `` are you sure ? '' `` why would n't i be ? '' with a shrug , megan replied , `` i do n't know . maybe because you did n't like the idea of me getting to know him . '' `` i never said i did n't want you two to get to know each other-i said i did n't want you using him for a fling . '' megan could n't help rolling her eyes . `` the day is n't over yet . i could still turn on my powers of seduction and lure pesh into a night of seedy passion . '' emma stared at her in shock before busting out laughing . `` seedy passion ? | [["megan", 5], ["megans", 5], ["nothing", 20], ["get", 37], ["well", 44], ["wells", 44], ["better", 44], ["acquaint", 55], ["acquainted", 55], ["body", 69], ["bodied", 69], ["especially", 82], ["clad", 101], ["clothe", 101], ["clothes", 101], ["sound", 123], ["emma", 131], ["emmas", 131], ["voice", 140], ["behind", 147], ["jump", 164], ["jumps", 164], ["jumped", 164], ["ready", 175], ["eat", 182], ["um", 193], ["sure", 200], ["give", 215], ["gave", 215], ["look", 234], ["direction", 270], ["ask", 294], ["join", 307], ["joinest", 307], ["aidan", 320], ["table", 336], ["tabled", 336], ["tabling", 336], ["know", 355], ["lot", 361], ["people", 371], ["hate", 390], ["end", 406], ["ends", 406], ["endest", 406], ["kid", 423], ["kids", 423], ["quirk", 442], ["quirks", 442], ["quirked", 442], ["brow", 452], ["brows", 452], ["surprise", 464], ["shrug", 527], ["shrugging", 527], ["reply", 543], ["replys", 543], ["replied", 543], ["maybe", 570], ["like", 595], ["idea", 604], ["get", 618], ["getting", 618], ["never", 646], ["say", 651], ["said", 651], ["two", 674], ["twos", 674], ["use", 732], ["using", 732], ["flung", 748], ["fling", 748], ["help", 774], ["roll", 782], ["rolling", 782], ["eye", 791], ["eyes", 791], ["day", 804], ["yet", 820], ["still", 836], ["stilling", 836], ["turn", 841], ["power", 854], ["powers", 854], ["seduction", 867], ["lur", 876], ["night", 894], ["seedy", 903], ["passion", 911], ["stare", 928], ["stared", 928], ["shock", 944], ["shocking", 944], ["bust", 959], ["busted", 959], ["busting", 959], ["laugh", 972], ["laughing", 972]] |
those words and pesh will never , ever go together in the same sentence . '' `` are you saying that you and aidan have never had seedy passion ? '' `` aidan and pesh are not in the same league of men . i love aidan , but he 's not necessarily a gentleman . pesh is . '' `` yeah , but you 're a lady , '' megan protested . `` maybe in the street , but she 's one hell of a freak in the bedroom , '' aidan said behind them . emma squealed before whirling around to smack him . `` people could hear you , '' she admonished . as aidan chuckled , megan shook her head . `` forget other people . me having to hear it was painful enough . '' crossing his arms over his chest , aidan said , `` i came over here to ask if we were going to eat or not ? people are getting restless . i had no idea i was going to interrupt such an interesting conversation . of course , i do n't think i want to know why the two of you are discussing emma 's and my sex life right now . '' emma waved her hand dismissively . `` we were n't . and yes , we 're ready to eat . let 's round everyone up . '' | [["word", 11], ["wording", 11], ["words", 11], ["never", 31], ["ever", 38], ["go", 41], ["goest", 41], ["together", 50], ["sentence", 71], ["sentencing", 71], ["say", 94], ["saying", 94], ["aidan", 113], ["seedy", 134], ["passion", 142], ["league", 192], ["leagued", 192], ["man", 199], ["mans", 199], ["manned", 199], ["men", 199], ["love", 208], ["necessarily", 242], ["gentleman", 254], ["yeah", 277], ["lady", 298], ["megan", 309], ["megans", 309], ["protest", 319], ["protestest", 319], ["protested", 319], ["maybe", 330], ["street", 344], ["hell", 366], ["hells", 366], ["freak", 377], ["freaking", 377], ["bedroom", 392], ["say", 408], ["said", 408], ["behind", 415], ["emma", 427], ["emmas", 427], ["squeal", 436], ["squealed", 436], ["whirl", 452], ["whirls", 452], ["whirling", 452], ["around", 459], ["smack", 468], ["people", 484], ["hear", 495], ["hears", 495], ["admonish", 519], ["admonishes", 519], ["admonished", 519], ["admonishing", 519], ["admonishest", 519], ["chuckle", 539], ["chuckled", 539], ["shake", 553], ["shook", 553], ["head", 562], ["forgot", 574], ["forget", 574], ["painful", 622], ["enough", 629], ["cross", 643], ["crossing", 643], ["arm", 652], ["arms", 652], ["chest", 667], ["come", 692], ["came", 692], ["ask", 709], ["go", 726], ["goest", 726], ["going", 726], ["eat", 733], ["get", 761], ["getting", 761], ["restless", 770], ["idea", 786], ["interrupt", 811], ["interesting", 831], ["conversation", 844], ["course", 856], ["think", 873], ["thinkest", 873], ["know", 888], ["two", 900], ["twos", 900], ["discuss", 922], ["discusses", 922], ["discussest", 922], ["discussing", 922], ["sex", 941], ["life", 946], ["lifes", 946], ["right", 952], ["wave", 972], ["waved", 972], ["hand", 981], ["handing", 981], ["dismissively", 994], ["yes", 1021], ["ready", 1036], ["let", 1049], ["lets", 1049], ["round", 1058], ["everyone", 1067]] |
as emma walked off to call people to sit down , aidan grinned at megan before saying , `` total freak . '' megan closed her eyes as if in pain . `` spare me . please . '' `` just saying . because you never know if your gentleman might be a super freak too . '' and with a wink , he walked off to join emma , leaving megan to wonder why everyone seemed so concerned with hers and pesh 's love lives . as the sunlight started fading , most of the party guests began to trickle out the door . by the time it was dark , it was only a few of aidan and emma 's close friends left . megan had let her parents take a sleepy mason home , vowing she wanted to stay to help emma clean up . the truth was she wanted to spend as much time as she could with pesh . thankfully , she found herself sitting next to him at one of the poolside tables . somehow they managed to end up by themselves after some of the other guests had left . leaning forward in her chair , she asked , `` did you always want to be a doctor ? '' `` for my fifth birthday , my father bypassed the usual play doctor 's kits by giving me a real medical bag with tools from the hospital . | [["emma", 7], ["emmas", 7], ["walk", 14], ["walked", 14], ["call", 26], ["people", 33], ["sit", 40], ["sat", 40], ["aidan", 53], ["grin", 61], ["grinned", 61], ["megan", 70], ["megans", 70], ["say", 84], ["saying", 84], ["total", 95], ["freak", 101], ["freaking", 101], ["close", 119], ["closing", 119], ["closed", 119], ["eye", 128], ["eyes", 128], ["pain", 142], ["spare", 153], ["please", 165], ["pleasing", 165], ["never", 205], ["know", 210], ["gentleman", 228], ["may", 234], ["mays", 234], ["super", 245], ["wink", 276], ["winks", 276], ["winkest", 276], ["join", 300], ["joinest", 300], ["left", 315], ["leave", 315], ["leaving", 315], ["wonder", 331], ["wonderest", 331], ["everyone", 344], ["seem", 351], ["seeming", 351], ["seemest", 351], ["seemed", 351], ["concerned", 364], ["love", 391], ["life", 397], ["live", 397], ["lives", 397], ["sunlight", 415], ["start", 423], ["started", 423], ["fade", 430], ["fading", 430], ["party", 450], ["guest", 457], ["guests", 457], ["begin", 463], ["began", 463], ["trickle", 474], ["door", 487], ["time", 501], ["timing", 501], ["dark", 513], ["darkest", 513], ["close", 560], ["closing", 560], ["friend", 568], ["friends", 568], ["left", 573], ["leave", 573], ["let", 589], ["lets", 589], ["parent", 601], ["parents", 601], ["take", 606], ["sleepy", 615], ["mason", 621], ["home", 626], ["homing", 626], ["vow", 635], ["vowing", 635], ["stay", 654], ["help", 662], ["clean", 673], ["cleans", 673], ["truth", 688], ["spend", 712], ["spends", 712], ["spending", 712], ["much", 720], ["thankfully", 761], ["find", 773], ["found", 773], ["sit", 789], ["sat", 789], ["sitting", 789], ["next", 794], ["poolside", 824], ["table", 831], ["tabled", 831], ["tabling", 831], ["tables", 831], ["somehow", 841], ["manage", 854], ["managed", 854], ["end", 861], ["ends", 861], ["endest", 861], ["lean", 928], ["leans", 928], ["leaning", 928], ["forward", 936], ["forwarding", 936], ["chair", 949], ["chairing", 949], ["ask", 961], ["asked", 961], ["always", 981], ["doctor", 1001], ["doctores", 1001], ["doctoring", 1001], ["fifth", 1022], ["birthday", 1031], ["father", 1043], ["fathered", 1043], ["bypass", 1052], ["bypassed", 1052], ["bypassest", 1052], ["usual", 1062], ["play", 1067], ["playest", 1067], ["kit", 1082], ["kits", 1082], ["give", 1092], ["giving", 1092], ["real", 1102], ["medical", 1110], ["bag", 1114], ["bagged", 1114], ["bagging", 1114], ["tool", 1125], ["tools", 1125], ["hospital", 1143]] |
i examined everyone who would stand still long enough , including the two dogs . '' megan laughed . `` i bet you were a cute little doctor . '' `` my mother has some embarrassing pictures , '' he replied , with a smile . `` so your father was also a doctor ? '' `` yes , he had a general medicine practice for forty years . he just recently retired . '' `` did he pressure you to follow in his footsteps ? '' he grinned . `` i 'm starting to feel like i 'm being interrogated . '' `` i 'm sorry if you feel that way . i 'm just trying to get to know you . '' `` you 're certainly a very attractive interrogator , '' he said . `` i think you 're avoiding the question by flattering me . '' `` there 's flattery and then there 's the truth . '' cocking her brows , she replied , `` and then there 's not answering my question . '' he held up his hands in defeat . `` fine , fine . no , i did n't feel pressure to become a doctor . my father would have never wanted me to pursue a profession where i did n't feel useful . '' `` so you 've always had a need to help people ? '' `` pretty much . | [["examine", 10], ["examinees", 10], ["examined", 10], ["everyone", 19], ["stood", 35], ["stand", 35], ["standest", 35], ["still", 41], ["stilling", 41], ["long", 46], ["longs", 46], ["longing", 46], ["enough", 53], ["include", 65], ["including", 65], ["two", 73], ["twos", 73], ["dog", 78], ["dogs", 78], ["megan", 89], ["megans", 89], ["laugh", 97], ["laughed", 97], ["bet", 108], ["cute", 124], ["little", 131], ["doctor", 138], ["doctores", 138], ["doctoring", 138], ["mother", 156], ["mothered", 156], ["mothering", 156], ["embarrassing", 178], ["picture", 187], ["pictures", 187], ["reply", 203], ["replys", 203], ["replied", 203], ["smile", 218], ["father", 238], ["fathered", 238], ["also", 247], ["yes", 268], ["general", 287], ["medicine", 296], ["medicines", 296], ["practice", 305], ["forty", 315], ["year", 321], ["years", 321], ["recently", 340], ["retire", 348], ["retired", 348], ["pressure", 372], ["pressured", 372], ["follow", 386], ["footstep", 403], ["footsteps", 403], ["grin", 419], ["grinned", 419], ["start", 438], ["starting", 438], ["feel", 446], ["like", 451], ["interrogate", 475], ["interrogated", 475], ["sorry", 494], ["way", 515], ["ways", 515], ["try", 534], ["tryed", 534], ["trying", 534], ["get", 541], ["know", 549], ["certainly", 579], ["attractive", 597], ["interrogator", 610], ["say", 623], ["said", 623], ["think", 636], ["thinkest", 636], ["avoid", 653], ["avoiding", 653], ["question", 666], ["flatter", 680], ["flattering", 680], ["flattery", 709], ["truth", 737], ["cock", 750], ["cockest", 750], ["cocking", 750], ["brow", 760], ["brows", 760], ["answer", 811], ["answeres", 811], ["answerest", 811], ["answering", 811], ["hold", 836], ["held", 836], ["hand", 849], ["handing", 849], ["hands", 849], ["defeat", 859], ["defeatest", 859], ["fine", 869], ["finer", 869], ["become", 917], ["never", 955], ["pursue", 975], ["profession", 988], ["useful", 1016], ["always", 1042], ["need", 1053], ["help", 1061], ["people", 1068], ["pretty", 1083], ["much", 1088]] |
as the oldest , i always looked out for my two younger brothers and sister . my mother has always called me an old soul . '' `` i can see that about you . '' leaning forward , he rested his elbows on the table . `` now it is my turn to be the interrogator . '' `` okay , i do n't mind . '' `` what about you ? did you always see nursing in your future ? '' `` yes and no . originally , i wanted to be a doctor . '' his brows shot up in surprise . when she nodded , he asked , `` what happened ? '' there was no way she was going to tell him the truth about her past and why she had been forced to abandon medical school . instead , she shrugged . `` life happened , i guess . i decided on the next best thing , which was nursing . '' pesh stared thoughtfully at her . `` was it your son ? '' `` excuse me ? '' `` was it your son who changed your plans about medical school ? '' `` no , it was before i had mason . '' `` does he ... are you ... ? '' pesh shook his head . `` forgive me . i was being too forward . '' `` no , go ahead . i told you i was n't afraid to answer your questions . '' he grimaced . | [["old", 13], ["oldest", 13], ["always", 24], ["look", 31], ["looked", 31], ["two", 46], ["twos", 46], ["young", 54], ["youngest", 54], ["brother", 63], ["brethren", 63], ["brothers", 63], ["sister", 74], ["mother", 86], ["mothered", 86], ["mothering", 86], ["call", 104], ["called", 104], ["old", 114], ["soul", 119], ["see", 137], ["lean", 165], ["leans", 165], ["leaning", 165], ["forward", 173], ["forwarding", 173], ["rest", 185], ["rested", 185], ["elbow", 196], ["elbowing", 196], ["elbows", 196], ["table", 209], ["tabled", 209], ["tabling", 209], ["turn", 232], ["interrogator", 255], ["okay", 268], ["okays", 268], ["mind", 284], ["minding", 284], ["nurse", 336], ["nursing", 336], ["future", 351], ["yes", 363], ["originally", 383], ["doctor", 409], ["doctores", 409], ["doctoring", 409], ["brow", 424], ["brows", 424], ["shoot", 429], ["shooted", 429], ["shot", 429], ["surprise", 444], ["nod", 462], ["nodding", 462], ["nodded", 462], ["ask", 473], ["asked", 473], ["happen", 492], ["happened", 492], ["way", 514], ["ways", 514], ["go", 528], ["goest", 528], ["going", 528], ["tell", 536], ["truth", 550], ["past", 565], ["pastest", 565], ["force", 593], ["forced", 593], ["abandon", 604], ["medical", 612], ["school", 619], ["instead", 629], ["shrug", 644], ["shrugging", 644], ["shrugged", 644], ["life", 654], ["lifes", 654], ["guess", 673], ["decide", 685], ["decided", 685], ["next", 697], ["good", 702], ["best", 702], ["thing", 708], ["stare", 745], ["stared", 745], ["thoughtfully", 758], ["son", 786], ["excuse", 801], ["change", 840], ["changed", 840], ["plan", 851], ["planning", 851], ["plans", 851], ["mason", 911], ["shake", 959], ["shook", 959], ["head", 968], ["forgive", 981], ["forgived", 981], ["forgiving", 981], ["go", 1026], ["goest", 1026], ["ahead", 1032], ["tell", 1041], ["told", 1041], ["afraid", 1062], ["answer", 1072], ["answeres", 1072], ["answerest", 1072], ["question", 1087], ["questions", 1087], ["grimace", 1104], ["grimacing", 1104], ["grimaced", 1104]] |
`` but it 's rude to pry , and it 's not my business . '' `` just ask your question , '' she replied . after a resigned sigh , he finally asked , `` were you married ? '' `` no , i 'm not divorced . and no , mason 's father does n't have anything to do with him . '' anger flashed in pesh 's dark eyes . `` even though i know nothing of him , i know that he is not a man . a man does not abandon his children and his responsibilities . '' `` you would be right . he 's just a boy playing at being a man , '' she replied , glancing down at the table . when pesh took her hand in his , she jerked her head up in surprise . in a soft voice that vibrated with empathy , he asked , `` he hurt you very much , did n't he ? '' as she shifted in her chair , she tried downplaying the moment by wagging her free finger at pesh . `` now you 're really turning the heated questions on me , are n't you ? '' he quickly released her hand . `` i apologize . '' she sighed . `` no , it 's okay . '' she raked her fingers through her hair as she tried processing if she was really going to be honest with pesh . | [["rude", 17], ["pry", 24], ["business", 52], ["ask", 69], ["question", 83], ["reply", 100], ["replys", 100], ["replied", 100], ["sigh", 124], ["finally", 137], ["ask", 143], ["asked", 143], ["married", 165], ["divorce", 196], ["divorced", 196], ["mason", 213], ["father", 223], ["fathered", 223], ["anything", 246], ["anger", 272], ["flash", 280], ["flashed", 280], ["dark", 296], ["darkest", 296], ["eye", 301], ["eyes", 301], ["even", 311], ["evens", 311], ["though", 318], ["know", 325], ["nothing", 333], ["man", 370], ["mans", 370], ["manned", 370], ["abandon", 395], ["child", 408], ["childs", 408], ["children", 408], ["responsibility", 433], ["responsibilities", 433], ["right", 460], ["boy", 479], ["play", 487], ["playest", 487], ["playing", 487], ["glance", 530], ["glancing", 530], ["table", 548], ["tabled", 548], ["tabling", 548], ["take", 565], ["took", 565], ["hand", 574], ["handing", 574], ["jerk", 594], ["jerks", 594], ["jerked", 594], ["head", 603], ["surprise", 618], ["soft", 630], ["voice", 636], ["vibrate", 650], ["vibrated", 650], ["empathy", 663], ["hurt", 687], ["hurts", 687], ["hurting", 687], ["much", 701], ["shift", 734], ["shifted", 734], ["chair", 747], ["chairing", 747], ["try", 759], ["tryed", 759], ["tried", 759], ["downplay", 771], ["downplaying", 771], ["moment", 782], ["wag", 793], ["wagging", 793], ["free", 802], ["finger", 809], ["really", 841], ["turn", 849], ["turning", 849], ["heat", 860], ["heats", 860], ["heated", 860], ["heating", 860], ["question", 870], ["questions", 870], ["quickly", 906], ["release", 915], ["released", 915], ["apologize", 941], ["sigh", 957], ["sighed", 957], ["okay", 978], ["okays", 978], ["rake", 993], ["raking", 993], ["raked", 993], ["finger", 1005], ["fingers", 1005], ["hair", 1022], ["process", 1046], ["processing", 1046], ["go", 1070], ["goest", 1070], ["going", 1070], ["honest", 1083]] |
gazing into his eyes , she did n't detect any judgment or prying-there was only compassion . `` yes , he hurt me . he continues to hurt me each time i look at mason and realize what he 's being denied . '' she jerked her chin over to where aidan cradled a sleeping noah in his arms . as the others talked and laughed around him , aidan stared down at his son with such love in his eyes and adoration on his face that it cut a jagged hole in megan 's chest . her chin trembled as she replied , `` i want that for my son . '' pesh 's dark eyes pooled with empathy as he once again took her hand in his . `` it is n't the same pain , but i do know how you feel . i experience it every time i see a husband and wife sharing a loving moment . it drives home what i do not have ... what i have lost . '' megan wiped her eyes with the back of her hand . `` emma told me about your wife . i 'm very sorry . '' `` thank you , '' he murmured . nibbling her bottom lip , megan then hesitantly asked , `` what was she like ? '' by his raised eyebrows , pesh seemed surprised by her question . | [["gaze", 6], ["gazes", 6], ["gazing", 6], ["eye", 20], ["eyes", 20], ["detect", 41], ["detectest", 41], ["judgment", 54], ["prying", 64], ["compassion", 90], ["yes", 99], ["hurt", 109], ["hurts", 109], ["hurting", 109], ["continue", 127], ["continues", 127], ["time", 148], ["timing", 148], ["look", 155], ["mason", 164], ["realize", 176], ["deny", 200], ["denys", 200], ["denied", 200], ["jerk", 216], ["jerks", 216], ["jerked", 216], ["chin", 225], ["aidan", 245], ["cradle", 253], ["cradled", 253], ["noah", 269], ["arm", 281], ["arms", 281], ["talk", 304], ["talked", 304], ["laugh", 316], ["laughed", 316], ["around", 323], ["stare", 342], ["stared", 342], ["son", 358], ["love", 373], ["adoration", 399], ["face", 411], ["cut", 423], ["hole", 437], ["megan", 446], ["megans", 446], ["chest", 455], ["tremble", 475], ["trembles", 475], ["trembled", 475], ["reply", 490], ["replys", 490], ["replied", 490], ["dark", 536], ["darkest", 536], ["pool", 548], ["pooled", 548], ["empathy", 561], ["take", 583], ["took", 583], ["hand", 592], ["handing", 592], ["pain", 628], ["know", 644], ["feel", 657], ["experience", 672], ["experienced", 672], ["every", 681], ["see", 692], ["husband", 702], ["husbanding", 702], ["wife", 711], ["wifes", 711], ["share", 719], ["sharing", 719], ["love", 728], ["loving", 728], ["moment", 735], ["drive", 747], ["drives", 747], ["home", 752], ["homing", 752], ["lose", 792], ["lost", 792], ["wipe", 809], ["wiped", 809], ["back", 832], ["emma", 854], ["emmas", 854], ["tell", 859], ["told", 859], ["sorry", 896], ["thank", 910], ["thanks", 910], ["thankest", 910], ["murmur", 931], ["murmurest", 931], ["murmured", 931], ["nibble", 942], ["nibbling", 942], ["bottom", 953], ["bottoming", 953], ["lip", 957], ["lipped", 957], ["hesitantly", 981], ["ask", 987], ["asked", 987], ["like", 1010], ["raise", 1029], ["raised", 1029], ["eyebrow", 1038], ["eyebrows", 1038], ["seem", 1052], ["seeming", 1052], ["seemest", 1052], ["seemed", 1052], ["surprised", 1062], ["question", 1078]] |
megan hoped she had n't stepped over a boundary in asking . he leaned back in his chair and drew in an agonized breath . `` she was my world-the sun , the moon , and the stars . '' he met her intense gaze , checking to see if she really wanted him to continue . after she gave a brief nod , he began to talk . he told her how they had met and all the little attributes that jade possessed that made her special . as megan listened to him speak with such reverence and love about his late wife , she could n't help feeling just a little bit jealous . she 'd never had a man possess such intense feelings for her . she could n't imagine ever being loved so completely by a man that not even death could lessen his feelings . `` what you had with jade , what you still feel for her , it 's really beautiful , '' she murmured when he finished . pesh jerked a hand through his thick hair . `` it 's interesting to hear you say that . i think most women are turned off by what they perceive is a man who ca n't let go of his dead wife . '' megan shook her head . `` i do n't think so . | [["megan", 5], ["megans", 5], ["hope", 11], ["hoped", 11], ["step", 31], ["stepped", 31], ["boundary", 47], ["ask", 57], ["asking", 57], ["lean", 69], ["leans", 69], ["leaned", 69], ["back", 74], ["chair", 87], ["chairing", 87], ["draw", 96], ["drawn", 96], ["draws", 96], ["drew", 96], ["agonize", 111], ["agonizing", 111], ["agonized", 111], ["breath", 118], ["breathest", 118], ["world", 140], ["sun", 148], ["suns", 148], ["sunned", 148], ["moon", 159], ["moons", 159], ["mooning", 159], ["star", 175], ["starred", 175], ["stars", 175], ["meet", 187], ["meeted", 187], ["meeting", 187], ["met", 187], ["intense", 199], ["gaze", 204], ["gazes", 204], ["check", 215], ["checking", 215], ["see", 222], ["really", 236], ["continue", 259], ["give", 276], ["gave", 276], ["brief", 284], ["nod", 288], ["nodding", 288], ["begin", 299], ["began", 299], ["talk", 307], ["tell", 317], ["told", 317], ["little", 357], ["attribute", 368], ["attributes", 368], ["jade", 378], ["possess", 388], ["possesses", 388], ["possessed", 388], ["special", 410], ["listen", 430], ["listens", 430], ["listened", 430], ["speak", 443], ["spoken", 443], ["reverence", 463], ["love", 472], ["late", 487], ["lates", 487], ["wife", 492], ["wifes", 492], ["help", 513], ["feel", 521], ["feeling", 521], ["bit", 539], ["bits", 539], ["bitting", 539], ["jealous", 547], ["never", 562], ["man", 572], ["mans", 572], ["manned", 572], ["possess", 580], ["possesses", 580], ["feeling", 602], ["feelings", 602], ["imagine", 634], ["ever", 639], ["love", 651], ["loved", 651], ["completely", 665], ["even", 688], ["evens", 688], ["death", 694], ["lessen", 707], ["still", 765], ["stilling", 765], ["feel", 770], ["beautiful", 803], ["murmur", 821], ["murmurest", 821], ["murmured", 821], ["finish", 838], ["finished", 838], ["jerk", 852], ["jerks", 852], ["jerked", 852], ["hand", 859], ["handing", 859], ["thick", 877], ["thickest", 877], ["hair", 882], ["interesting", 905], ["hear", 913], ["hears", 913], ["say", 921], ["think", 936], ["thinkest", 936], ["woman", 947], ["womans", 947], ["women", 947], ["turn", 958], ["turned", 958], ["perceive", 984], ["perceiving", 984], ["ca", 1000], ["let", 1008], ["lets", 1008], ["go", 1011], ["goest", 1011], ["dead", 1023], ["deadest", 1023], ["shake", 1045], ["shook", 1045], ["head", 1054]] |
who would n't be turned on by a man who feels so deeply that he did n't stop loving his wife just because she died ? '' pesh 's eyes widened at her statement , and he sucked in a harsh breath . `` most women do n't want to share your heart , '' he challenged softly . `` then they 're obviously insecure . all of us have the ability to love people in infinite capacities . i love my son with all my heart and soul , but there will still be room for a man ... someday . '' he stared at her for a moment , unblinking and unmoving . `` i have to say that i find your reasoning absolutely fascinating . '' `` you do ? '' `` yes . '' the intensity of his gaze caused her to laugh nervously . `` i do n't think a man has ever called me fascinating . '' `` that 's a pity . '' before she could try changing the subject , aidan came by their table with noah in his arms . `` after i put him down , i 'm going to make some drinks . emma wants one of her margaritas . you game ? '' he asked megan . she nodded . a drink would certainly help cool her off after the conversation she 'd been having with pesh . `` sure . i do n't think i 've had one in forever . '' `` neither has she . | [["turn", 23], ["turned", 23], ["man", 35], ["mans", 35], ["manned", 35], ["feel", 45], ["feels", 45], ["deeply", 55], ["stop", 76], ["love", 83], ["loving", 83], ["wife", 92], ["wifes", 92], ["die", 114], ["died", 114], ["eye", 132], ["eyes", 132], ["widen", 140], ["widened", 140], ["statement", 157], ["suck", 173], ["sucking", 173], ["sucked", 173], ["harsh", 184], ["breath", 191], ["breathest", 191], ["woman", 207], ["womans", 207], ["women", 207], ["share", 228], ["heart", 239], ["challenge", 258], ["challenged", 258], ["softly", 265], ["obviously", 294], ["insecure", 303], ["ability", 332], ["love", 340], ["people", 347], ["infinite", 359], ["capacity", 370], ["capacities", 370], ["son", 386], ["soul", 413], ["still", 436], ["stilling", 436], ["room", 444], ["roomed", 444], ["someday", 466], ["stare", 481], ["stared", 481], ["moment", 501], ["unblinking", 514], ["say", 546], ["find", 558], ["reasoning", 573], ["absolutely", 584], ["fascinating", 596], ["yes", 623], ["intensity", 642], ["gaze", 654], ["gazes", 654], ["cause", 661], ["caused", 661], ["laugh", 674], ["nervously", 684], ["think", 704], ["thinkest", 704], ["ever", 719], ["call", 726], ["called", 726], ["pity", 764], ["try", 790], ["tryed", 790], ["change", 799], ["changing", 799], ["subject", 811], ["subjectest", 811], ["aidan", 819], ["come", 824], ["came", 824], ["table", 839], ["tabled", 839], ["tabling", 839], ["noah", 849], ["arm", 861], ["arms", 861], ["put", 878], ["go", 900], ["goest", 900], ["going", 900], ["drink", 920], ["drank", 920], ["drinking", 920], ["drinks", 920], ["emma", 927], ["emmas", 927], ["game", 966], ["ask", 980], ["asked", 980], ["megan", 986], ["megans", 986], ["nod", 999], ["nodding", 999], ["nodded", 999], ["drink", 1009], ["drank", 1009], ["drinking", 1009], ["certainly", 1025], ["help", 1030], ["cool", 1035], ["conversation", 1066], ["sure", 1105], ["forever", 1147], ["neither", 1163]] |
i may be peeling her off the ceiling tonight , '' he teased . `` you have seriously got to stop with the innuendo . you are my uncle , and it is mortifying and disgusting to have to think of you in that capacity . '' `` i am so terribly sorry for scaring your sensitive mind . '' grinning , aidan turned to pesh . `` beer okay with you , or would you like something fruity , too ? '' `` i 'm fine with a beer , '' pesh replied . aidan bobbed his head . `` be right back . '' after aidan headed in the house , pesh caught her staring at him . `` what ? '' `` just surprised you wanted a beer , that 's all . '' `` and why is that ? '' she shrugged . `` you just seemed a little too refined for beer . '' he tilted his head at her . `` what other preconceived notions do you have about me ? '' `` none really , '' she lied . in her mind , she could n't help thinking how she wanted to make him be dirty just for her . she wondered what other surprises he might have up his sleeve . `` for some reason , i do n't believe that . '' he crossed his arms over his broad chest . `` let me guess . | [["may", 5], ["mays", 5], ["peel", 16], ["peeling", 16], ["ceiling", 36], ["tonight", 44], ["tease", 59], ["teased", 59], ["seriously", 83], ["get", 87], ["got", 87], ["stop", 95], ["innuendo", 113], ["innuendos", 113], ["uncle", 132], ["mortify", 155], ["mortifying", 155], ["disgust", 170], ["disgusting", 170], ["think", 187], ["thinkest", 187], ["capacity", 211], ["terribly", 236], ["sorry", 242], ["scare", 254], ["scaring", 254], ["sensitive", 269], ["mind", 274], ["minding", 274], ["grin", 288], ["grinning", 288], ["aidan", 296], ["turn", 303], ["turned", 303], ["beer", 321], ["okay", 326], ["okays", 326], ["like", 355], ["fruity", 372], ["fine", 396], ["finer", 396], ["reply", 426], ["replys", 426], ["replied", 426], ["bob", 441], ["bobs", 441], ["bobbed", 441], ["head", 450], ["right", 464], ["back", 469], ["head", 493], ["headed", 493], ["house", 506], ["catch", 520], ["catches", 520], ["catched", 520], ["caught", 520], ["stare", 532], ["stared", 532], ["staring", 532], ["surprise", 572], ["shrug", 646], ["shrugging", 646], ["shrugged", 646], ["seem", 667], ["seeming", 667], ["seemest", 667], ["seemed", 667], ["little", 676], ["tilt", 712], ["tilting", 712], ["tilted", 712], ["notion", 765], ["notions", 765], ["none", 799], ["really", 806], ["lay", 820], ["lie", 820], ["lied", 820], ["help", 855], ["think", 864], ["thinkest", 864], ["thinking", 864], ["dirty", 900], ["wonder", 928], ["wonderest", 928], ["wondered", 928], ["surprise", 949], ["surprises", 949], ["may", 958], ["mays", 958], ["sleeve", 977], ["sleeving", 977], ["reason", 998], ["reasonest", 998], ["believe", 1017], ["cross", 1038], ["crossing", 1038], ["crossed", 1038], ["arm", 1047], ["arms", 1047], ["broad", 1062], ["broads", 1062], ["chest", 1068], ["let", 1077], ["lets", 1077], ["guess", 1086]] |
you think that i 'm a 'refined ' man who drinks wine , would never think of cussing or have inappropriate thoughts , organizes his underwear drawer , and who considers doing the crossword puzzle a fun friday night ? '' megan could n't help snorting at his summation . it was a good distraction not to focus on how he had mentioned inappropriate thoughts and his underwear drawer . at the moment , she was having inappropriate thoughts about his underwear ... or hopefully lack thereof . of course , she could n't help judging him as not being the commando type . `` no , that 's not what i think of you . '' `` i would hope not . i know that since i 'm a little older than you- '' `` just a little ? '' the corners of his lips turned up . `` obviously you think i 'm an old man . '' `` no , i do n't , '' she blurted . `` how old do you think i am ? just shy of adult diapers and a walker ? '' she scowled at him . `` i was not insinuating that at all . i think you 're probably close to ankle 's age . '' pesh 's brows furrowed in confusion . `` ankle ? '' she laughed before explaining where the nickname came from . `` i see . so just how old is ankle again ? '' `` thirty-four . '' `` hmm , '' pesh murmured . | [["think", 9], ["thinkest", 9], ["man", 36], ["mans", 36], ["manned", 36], ["drink", 47], ["drank", 47], ["drinking", 47], ["drinks", 47], ["wine", 52], ["never", 66], ["cuss", 83], ["cussing", 83], ["inappropriate", 105], ["thought", 114], ["thoughts", 114], ["organize", 126], ["organizes", 126], ["underwear", 140], ["drawer", 147], ["consider", 167], ["considers", 167], ["crossword", 187], ["puzzle", 194], ["fun", 200], ["friday", 207], ["night", 213], ["megan", 224], ["megans", 224], ["help", 239], ["snort", 248], ["snortest", 248], ["snorting", 248], ["summation", 265], ["good", 281], ["distraction", 293], ["foci", 306], ["focus", 306], ["mention", 330], ["mentioned", 330], ["moment", 394], ["hopefully", 471], ["lack", 476], ["thereof", 484], ["course", 496], ["judge", 525], ["judging", 525], ["commando", 555], ["commandos", 555], ["type", 560], ["hope", 623], ["know", 636], ["since", 647], ["little", 661], ["old", 667], ["corner", 714], ["corners", 714], ["lip", 726], ["lipped", 726], ["lips", 726], ["turn", 733], ["turned", 733], ["obviously", 751], ["old", 773], ["blurt", 816], ["blurted", 816], ["shy", 858], ["shying", 858], ["adult", 867], ["diaper", 875], ["diapers", 875], ["walker", 888], ["scowl", 905], ["scowls", 905], ["scowling", 905], ["scowled", 905], ["insinuate", 939], ["insinuating", 939], ["probably", 978], ["close", 984], ["closing", 984], ["ankle", 993], ["age", 1000], ["brow", 1019], ["brows", 1019], ["furrow", 1028], ["furrowed", 1028], ["confusion", 1041], ["laugh", 1069], ["laughed", 1069], ["explain", 1087], ["explaining", 1087], ["nickname", 1106], ["come", 1111], ["came", 1111], ["see", 1127], ["thirty", 1175], ["four", 1180], ["hmm", 1192], ["murmur", 1211], ["murmurest", 1211], ["murmured", 1211]] |
`` are you younger than that ? '' `` older actually . i 'm thirty-seven . '' damn , he was a lot older than her . twelve years to be exact . `` did i shock you ? '' he asked , with a teasing lilt in his voice . `` i 'd hardly call thirty-seven old . '' `` it 's considerably older than you are , right ? '' `` i suppose , '' she lied . he grinned at her as he leaned on the table with his elbows . `` and just how old are you ? '' `` twenty-five-i 'll be twenty-six in a few months . '' `` twenty-five going on twenty-six . '' `` i must be positively ancient to you . '' he held out his hand and examined it . `` i might have a liver spot or two . '' she smacked his hand playfully . `` shut up . thirty-seven is not old . '' `` see any grey hairs ? '' he asked , bending over to where his delicious head of hair was in front of her face . her fingers itched to run through the dark strands . | [["young", 18], ["youngest", 18], ["old", 42], ["thirty", 65], ["seven", 71], ["damn", 81], ["damned", 81], ["lot", 96], ["twelve", 120], ["twelves", 120], ["year", 126], ["years", 126], ["exact", 138], ["shock", 155], ["shocking", 155], ["ask", 173], ["asked", 173], ["teasing", 190], ["lilt", 195], ["voice", 208], ["hardly", 225], ["call", 230], ["old", 247], ["considerably", 274], ["right", 301], ["suppose", 319], ["lay", 333], ["lie", 333], ["lied", 333], ["grin", 346], ["grinned", 346], ["lean", 366], ["leans", 366], ["leaned", 366], ["table", 379], ["tabled", 379], ["tabling", 379], ["elbow", 395], ["elbowing", 395], ["elbows", 395], ["twenty", 440], ["five", 445], ["fived", 445], ["six", 465], ["month", 481], ["months", 481], ["go", 507], ["goest", 507], ["going", 507], ["must", 536], ["musts", 536], ["positively", 550], ["ancient", 558], ["hold", 578], ["held", 578], ["hand", 591], ["handing", 591], ["examine", 604], ["examinees", 604], ["examined", 604], ["may", 620], ["mays", 620], ["liver", 633], ["spot", 638], ["two", 645], ["twos", 645], ["smack", 662], ["smacked", 662], ["playfully", 681], ["shut", 691], ["see", 732], ["grey", 741], ["hair", 747], ["hairs", 747], ["bend", 771], ["bending", 771], ["delicious", 799], ["head", 804], ["hair", 812], ["front", 825], ["face", 837], ["finger", 851], ["fingers", 851], ["itch", 858], ["itches", 858], ["itched", 858], ["run", 865], ["dark", 882], ["darkest", 882], ["strand", 890], ["strands", 890]] |
her mind ran straight to an illicit image of her fingers tugging on his hair as he went down on her , jerking too hard when he sucked and licked her until she came , and then stroking the damp hair back from his forehead as he rose up to cover her body with his . she cleared her throat that had run dry . `` no , of course not . '' he jerked his head up to wink at her . `` then there 's hope for me yet . '' `` i would think so . '' aidan appeared then , carrying all the drinks on a tray . `` i expect a tip when you guys finish , '' he teased . `` i 'll remember that , '' megan replied . after jerking his chin toward the table next to him , aidan said , `` why do n't you guys come over here with us ? '' she fought the urge to slap him . she was enjoying having pesh to herself . `` um , sure . okay , '' she said , reluctantly rising out of her chair . when they changed tables , she was glad to see pesh take the empty chair beside her , rather than across from her . once she got settled in , she was n't lamenting her seat change too much . between casey , and emma 's other best friend , connor , the table was kept in raucous laughter . it was good being with a group of friends . after she had gotten pregnant , she did n't have much in common with her sorority sisters anymore . | [["mind", 8], ["minding", 8], ["run", 12], ["ran", 12], ["straight", 21], ["illicit", 35], ["image", 41], ["imaged", 41], ["imaging", 41], ["finger", 56], ["fingers", 56], ["tug", 64], ["tugging", 64], ["hair", 76], ["go", 87], ["goest", 87], ["went", 87], ["jerk", 109], ["jerks", 109], ["jerked", 109], ["jerking", 109], ["hard", 118], ["suck", 133], ["sucking", 133], ["sucked", 133], ["lick", 144], ["licked", 144], ["come", 163], ["came", 163], ["stroke", 183], ["stroking", 183], ["damp", 192], ["damps", 192], ["damped", 192], ["back", 202], ["forehead", 220], ["rise", 231], ["risen", 231], ["rose", 231], ["cover", 243], ["body", 252], ["bodied", 252], ["clear", 275], ["clearest", 275], ["clearing", 275], ["cleared", 275], ["throat", 286], ["run", 299], ["dry", 303], ["drying", 303], ["course", 323], ["jerk", 342], ["jerks", 342], ["jerked", 342], ["head", 351], ["wink", 362], ["winks", 362], ["winkest", 362], ["hope", 393], ["yet", 404], ["think", 426], ["thinkest", 426], ["aidan", 440], ["appear", 449], ["appeared", 449], ["carry", 465], ["carrying", 465], ["drink", 480], ["drank", 480], ["drinking", 480], ["drinks", 480], ["tray", 490], ["trays", 490], ["expect", 504], ["tip", 510], ["guy", 524], ["guys", 524], ["finish", 531], ["tease", 546], ["teased", 546], ["remember", 566], ["rememberest", 566], ["megan", 582], ["megans", 582], ["reply", 590], ["replys", 590], ["replied", 590], ["chin", 615], ["toward", 622], ["table", 632], ["tabled", 632], ["tabling", 632], ["next", 637], ["say", 657], ["said", 657], ["come", 687], ["fight", 721], ["fightest", 721], ["fighting", 721], ["fought", 721], ["urge", 730], ["slap", 738], ["slaps", 738], ["slapped", 738], ["enjoy", 761], ["enjoyed", 761], ["enjoying", 761], ["um", 792], ["sure", 799], ["okay", 806], ["okays", 806], ["reluctantly", 834], ["rise", 841], ["risen", 841], ["rising", 841], ["chair", 858], ["chairing", 858], ["change", 878], ["changed", 878], ["table", 885], ["tabled", 885], ["tabling", 885], ["tables", 885], ["glad", 900], ["see", 907], ["take", 917], ["empty", 927], ["beside", 940], ["rather", 953], ["across", 965], ["get", 989], ["got", 989], ["settle", 997], ["settled", 997], ["lament", 1024], ["lamenting", 1024], ["seat", 1033], ["change", 1040], ["much", 1049], ["casey", 1065], ["emma", 1076], ["emmas", 1076], ["good", 1090], ["best", 1090], ["friend", 1097], ["connor", 1106], ["keep", 1127], ["keepest", 1127], ["kept", 1127], ["raucous", 1138], ["laughter", 1147], ["good", 1161], ["group", 1180], ["friend", 1191], ["friends", 1191], ["get", 1214], ["gotten", 1214], ["pregnant", 1223], ["common", 1257], ["commons", 1257], ["sorority", 1275], ["sister", 1283], ["sisters", 1283], ["anymore", 1291]] |
then when she became a mom , she rarely saw anyone from her old group . her life moved in an entirely different orbit than theirs now . the conversation and laughter flowed as easily as the drinks . megan found herself halfway through her second margarita when she started feeling funny . a flush filled her cheeks at the same time she felt clammy . as aidan came back with another beer , she asked , `` did you put something different in this one ? '' `` yeah , we ran out of the tequila i got for the party , so i gave my favorite niece a good dose of sierra silver . '' megan demanded . aidan 's brows furrowed behind his tipped back beer bottle . once he swallowed , he asked , `` does it taste bad ? '' megan pinched her eyes shut . the room was beginning to spin around her a little . as she brought her hand to her forehead , she heard a smack across the room and aidan cry , `` ow , dammit , em ! '' `` that tequila is a hundred and fifty proof alcohol , aidan , '' emma chastised . `` sorry . i did n't realize it . i just thought it was the better stuff because it was white tequila . that 's your drink of choice , not mine . '' | [["become", 20], ["became", 20], ["mom", 26], ["moms", 26], ["rarely", 39], ["see", 43], ["saw", 43], ["anyone", 50], ["old", 63], ["group", 69], ["life", 80], ["lifes", 80], ["move", 86], ["moved", 86], ["entirely", 101], ["different", 111], ["orbit", 117], ["conversation", 152], ["laughter", 165], ["flow", 172], ["flows", 172], ["flowed", 172], ["easily", 182], ["drink", 196], ["drank", 196], ["drinking", 196], ["drinks", 196], ["megan", 204], ["megans", 204], ["find", 210], ["found", 210], ["halfway", 226], ["halfways", 226], ["second", 245], ["seconded", 245], ["margarita", 255], ["margaritas", 255], ["start", 272], ["started", 272], ["feel", 280], ["feeling", 280], ["funny", 286], ["flush", 296], ["fill", 303], ["fills", 303], ["filled", 303], ["cheek", 314], ["cheeks", 314], ["time", 331], ["timing", 331], ["feel", 340], ["felt", 340], ["clammy", 347], ["aidan", 358], ["come", 363], ["came", 363], ["back", 368], ["another", 381], ["beer", 386], ["ask", 398], ["asked", 398], ["put", 415], ["yeah", 460], ["run", 469], ["ran", 469], ["tequila", 488], ["tequilas", 488], ["get", 494], ["got", 494], ["party", 508], ["give", 520], ["gave", 520], ["favorite", 532], ["favoritest", 532], ["niece", 538], ["good", 545], ["dose", 550], ["doses", 550], ["sierra", 560], ["sierras", 560], ["silver", 567], ["silvered", 567], ["demand", 587], ["demandest", 587], ["demanded", 587], ["brow", 604], ["brows", 604], ["furrow", 613], ["furrowed", 613], ["behind", 620], ["tip", 631], ["tipped", 631], ["bottle", 648], ["swallow", 668], ["swallows", 668], ["swallowed", 668], ["taste", 698], ["bad", 702], ["pinch", 721], ["pinched", 721], ["eye", 730], ["eyes", 730], ["shut", 735], ["room", 746], ["roomed", 746], ["begin", 760], ["beginning", 760], ["spin", 768], ["spun", 768], ["around", 775], ["little", 788], ["bring", 805], ["brought", 805], ["hand", 814], ["handing", 814], ["forehead", 830], ["hear", 842], ["hears", 842], ["heard", 842], ["smack", 850], ["across", 857], ["cry", 880], ["ow", 888], ["ows", 888], ["owest", 888], ["dammit", 897], ["hundred", 936], ["fifty", 946], ["proof", 952], ["proofs", 952], ["proofed", 952], ["proofest", 952], ["alcohol", 960], ["emma", 978], ["emmas", 978], ["chastise", 988], ["chastised", 988], ["sorry", 999], ["realize", 1019], ["think", 1039], ["thinkest", 1039], ["thought", 1039], ["well", 1057], ["wells", 1057], ["better", 1057], ["stuff", 1063], ["white", 1084], ["drink", 1113], ["drank", 1113], ["drinking", 1113], ["choice", 1123]] |
oh god , she was in so much trouble . she 'd barely consumed any alcohol since she got pregnant and had mason . now she 'd had one regular dosed margarita and almost a full one of straight alcohol . a gentle hand landed on her thigh . `` are you all right ? '' pesh asked . she opened her eyes to see two blurry images of him staring at her with concern . `` not exactly . '' `` would you like me to take you home ? '' `` yes , please . while i can still walk . '' as she rose out of her chair , she swayed a little in her heels . after taking two steps , aidan 's apologetic face appeared before her . `` i 'm sorry , meggie . '' `` it 's not your fault . and i 'll be fine . '' she wagged a finger at him . `` but when i get shit for coming home drunk , i 'm so telling mom it was your fault . '' `` i 'll gladly take the blame and fear angie 's wrath . '' he leaned in to hug her . `` thanks for today-you know , for being noah 's godmother . '' `` you 're welcome . thanks for me asking you . '' `` i mean , thanks for asking me . '' | [["oh", 2], ["god", 6], ["much", 27], ["trouble", 35], ["troubling", 35], ["barely", 51], ["consume", 60], ["consumed", 60], ["alcohol", 72], ["since", 78], ["get", 86], ["got", 86], ["pregnant", 95], ["mason", 109], ["regular", 138], ["regulars", 138], ["margarita", 154], ["margaritas", 154], ["almost", 165], ["full", 172], ["straight", 188], ["gentle", 207], ["gentler", 207], ["hand", 212], ["handing", 212], ["land", 219], ["landing", 219], ["landed", 219], ["thigh", 232], ["thighs", 232], ["right", 255], ["ask", 271], ["asked", 271], ["open", 284], ["opening", 284], ["opened", 284], ["eye", 293], ["eyes", 293], ["see", 300], ["two", 304], ["twos", 304], ["blurry", 311], ["image", 318], ["imaged", 318], ["imaging", 318], ["images", 318], ["stare", 333], ["stared", 333], ["staring", 333], ["concern", 353], ["concernest", 353], ["exactly", 370], ["like", 393], ["take", 404], ["home", 413], ["homing", 413], ["yes", 425], ["please", 434], ["pleasing", 434], ["still", 454], ["stilling", 454], ["walk", 459], ["rise", 476], ["risen", 476], ["rose", 476], ["chair", 493], ["chairing", 493], ["sway", 506], ["swayed", 506], ["little", 515], ["heel", 528], ["heeled", 528], ["heeling", 528], ["heels", 528], ["take", 543], ["taking", 543], ["step", 553], ["steps", 553], ["aidan", 561], ["apologetic", 575], ["apologetics", 575], ["face", 580], ["appear", 589], ["appeared", 589], ["sorry", 616], ["meggie", 625], ["fault", 654], ["faulting", 654], ["fine", 674], ["finer", 674], ["wag", 690], ["wagging", 690], ["wagged", 690], ["finger", 699], ["get", 726], ["shit", 731], ["come", 742], ["coming", 742], ["drunk", 753], ["tell", 771], ["telling", 771], ["mom", 775], ["moms", 775], ["gladly", 814], ["blame", 829], ["fear", 838], ["fearest", 838], ["angie", 844], ["wrath", 853], ["lean", 868], ["leans", 868], ["leaned", 868], ["hug", 878], ["thank", 894], ["thanks", 894], ["thankest", 894], ["today", 904], ["know", 913], ["noah", 930], ["godmother", 943], ["welcome", 967], ["ask", 990], ["asking", 990], ["mean", 1009], ["meanest", 1009], ["meaning", 1009]] |
god , this was bad . after exchanging hugs with emma and reassuring her at least twenty times that she would be fine and that she did need to go home , pesh led megan out the front door . he slid a strong arm around her waist to steady her as they went down the porch steps . as she staggered to the car , she moaned . `` i ca n't go home yet . not like this . '' she stared up into his face . `` i ca n't let mason see me like this . '' he pushed a strand of hair out of her face . `` do n't worry . i 'll take you to my house then . '' `` just so i can sober up ? '' she questioned , although she really did n't mean it . she wanted to go to his house for a lot more , especially after being so close to his fabulously built body . `` yes , of course . i 'll make you some strong , black coffee . '' `` thank you , '' she murmured , trying to still the spinning of her head . always the gentleman , pesh opened the door for her , and she collapsed onto the seat . once he made sure she was comfortable , he closed the door and went around the front of the car . | [["god", 3], ["bad", 18], ["exchange", 37], ["exchanging", 37], ["hug", 42], ["hugs", 42], ["emma", 52], ["emmas", 52], ["reassure", 67], ["reassuring", 67], ["least", 80], ["twenty", 87], ["time", 93], ["timing", 93], ["times", 93], ["fine", 116], ["finer", 116], ["need", 138], ["go", 144], ["goest", 144], ["home", 149], ["homing", 149], ["lead", 160], ["leaded", 160], ["led", 160], ["megan", 166], ["megans", 166], ["front", 180], ["door", 185], ["slid", 195], ["strong", 204], ["arm", 208], ["around", 215], ["waist", 225], ["steady", 235], ["go", 252], ["goest", 252], ["went", 252], ["porch", 267], ["step", 273], ["steps", 273], ["stagger", 292], ["staggered", 292], ["car", 303], ["moan", 316], ["moans", 316], ["moanest", 316], ["moaned", 316], ["ca", 326], ["yet", 342], ["like", 353], ["stare", 374], ["stared", 374], ["face", 391], ["let", 409], ["lets", 409], ["mason", 415], ["see", 419], ["push", 447], ["pushed", 447], ["strand", 456], ["hair", 464], ["worry", 498], ["take", 511], ["house", 527], ["sober", 560], ["sobering", 560], ["question", 583], ["questioned", 583], ["although", 594], ["really", 605], ["mean", 618], ["meanest", 618], ["meaning", 618], ["lot", 663], ["especially", 681], ["close", 702], ["closing", 702], ["fabulously", 720], ["build", 726], ["builds", 726], ["built", 726], ["body", 731], ["bodied", 731], ["yes", 740], ["course", 752], ["black", 789], ["coffee", 796], ["thank", 810], ["thanks", 810], ["thankest", 810], ["murmur", 832], ["murmurest", 832], ["murmured", 832], ["try", 841], ["tryed", 841], ["trying", 841], ["still", 850], ["stilling", 850], ["spinning", 863], ["head", 875], ["always", 884], ["gentleman", 898], ["open", 912], ["opening", 912], ["opened", 912], ["collapse", 949], ["collapsed", 949], ["onto", 954], ["seat", 963], ["sure", 983], ["comfortable", 1003], ["close", 1015], ["closing", 1015], ["closed", 1015]] |
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