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kara glanced around them before she spoke .
`` i want you to back off of pesh . ''
`` excuse me ? ''
narrowing her eyes , kara said , `` i know you 're into him .
i can see it in the way you look at him ... it 's in the way he looks at you , too .
and i do n't like it . ''
`` well , i 'm terribly sorry that you do n't , but frankly , i do n't see how any of that is any of your business . ''
`` oh , he is very much my business considering we 've been together . ''
`` um , okay .
whatever , '' megan replied , feeling slightly shattered by kara 's proclamation .
in the rational side of her mind , she knew there was no way pesh could be involved with kara .
but at the moment , it was the irrational side that seemed to be winning out over whether pesh was truly hers .
kara jerked her chin in the air .
`` besides the fact of what pesh and i are to each other , i 'm sure it would be very interesting business to your professor .
last time i checked , a nursing candidate was n't supposed to get involved with a doctor .
bad for one 's reputation . ''
`` are you threatening me ? ''
after a casual shrug of her shoulders , kara replied , `` just stating facts .
you do n't impress me as one of those bimbo girls who likes to be used by a man for sex , which i 'm afraid that 's exactly what pesh is doing with you .
but more than not wanting to be a sex toy , i imagine you would n't want to do anything to harm your future career . ''
`` i 'm not discussing this any further , '' megan muttered , as she started past her .
`` i wo n't be either as long as you stay away from pesh . ''
without giving kara a final glance , megan continued walking down the hallway .
she did n't know where she was going , but she knew she wanted to put as much distance as she could between herself and kara .
the rest of the day she felt haunted by kara 's words .
more than anything , she could n't wait until she could be alone with pesh to talk to him about it .
pesh jerked his head up at the loud bang behind him .
the garage door leading into the kitchen was thrown open with such a force that it rattled on its hinges .
megan stalked into the room , her mouth turned down in a determined frown .
she threw her purse down onto the floor beside one of the bar stools .
with a frustrated breath , she blew back a few errant strands of blonde hair that had escaped the loose knot at the back of her neck .
`` bad day ? ''
he asked , with thinly veiled amusement .
she glared at him .
`` yes , as a matter of fact it was . ''
`` what happened ? ''
`` well , where do i start ?
when i went to drop mason off at papa 's house , there was a woman there with him . ''
pesh 's brows rose in surprise .
`` patrick is dating ? ''
`` he claims she's- '' megan paused to make air quotes with her fingers , `` just a friend .
but i do n't buy it . ''
as he stirred the rice , he glanced at her over his shoulder .
`` would it be wrong if he were dating ? ''
a long sigh escaped megan 's lips .
`` no , he deserves to be happy .
my nana has been dead for six years , so it 's not like he raced out the moment he was free and started going through women like kleenex . ''
pesh chuckled at her summation .
`` did you not like her ? ''
crossing her arms over her chest , megan replied , `` that 's the other part .
she seemed really nice .
and mason loves her .
i guess she 's been there before when he stayed with papa . ''
after abandoning his place by the stove , pesh placed his hands on the marble countertop and leaned in close to megan .
`` it sounds to me like patrick has found a good woman who loves him and his family .
i do n't think you could ask for a better scenario . ''
she stared into his eyes for a moment before she smiled .
`` you 're right .
i do n't know why i got so upset about it all . ''
`` because as much as you love your grandfather , you 're still protective of your grandmother 's memory . ''
`` you 're so wise , '' she murmured .
`` it comes with age , '' he replied , with a wink .
`` whatever . ''
he gave her a quick kiss on the lips before returning to the stove .
`` so besides patrick 's new lady friend , what else happened to get you so upset ? ''
when megan did n't reply , pesh turned around .
`` what else is it ? ''
`` you need to have a serious discussion with kara . ''
his brows rose in surprise .
`` i do ? ''
`` yes , you do . ''
`` megan , you do remember that i 'm not in charge of nurses . ''
she rolled her eyes .
`` yes , i realize that .
but you are in charge of your dick , are you not ? ''
`` excuse me ? ''
crossing her arms over her chest , megan said , `` kara seems to think that the two of you are an item . ''
pesh chuckled .
`` oh that 's nonsense .
we 're just friends from working together . ''
megan narrowed her eyes suspiciously at him .
`` you 've never seen her outside of work ? ''
this was one area of questioning he had n't bargained on ever having to answer .
the truth was something he really did n't want to admit to megan .
carefully choosing his words , he replied , `` we got together for drinks a couple of times after work a few months back .
i hardly think that categorizes us as an 'item . ' ''
`` it must be enough for her to think she can tell me that you 're only using me for sex . ''
pesh winced at the words .
he would have never taken kara for being someone who was jealous .
he put down the spatula and turned off the stove .
he knew he could n't go forward without coming clean .
`` megan , i have n't been honest with you . ''
`` what do you mean ? ''
she asked .
`` i told you that kara and i had only had drinks a couple of times .
but that is n't the whole truth . ''
megan 's eyes widened .
`` what are you saying ? ''
defeated , his shoulders drooped a little .
`` after the night of noah 's baptism , i could n't get you off my mind .

kara glanced around them before she spoke .

`` i want you to back off of pesh . ''

`` excuse me ? ''

narrowing her eyes , kara said , `` i know you 're into him .

i can see it in the way you look at him ... it 's in the way he looks at you , too .

and i do n't like it . ''

`` well , i 'm terribly sorry that you do n't , but frankly , i do n't see how any of that is any of your business . ''

`` oh , he is very much my business considering we 've been together . ''

`` um , okay .

whatever , '' megan replied , feeling slightly shattered by kara 's proclamation .

in the rational side of her mind , she knew there was no way pesh could be involved with kara .

but at the moment , it was the irrational side that seemed to be winning out over whether pesh was truly hers .

kara jerked her chin in the air .

`` besides the fact of what pesh and i are to each other , i 'm sure it would be very interesting business to your professor .

last time i checked , a nursing candidate was n't supposed to get involved with a doctor .

bad for one 's reputation . ''

`` are you threatening me ? ''

after a casual shrug of her shoulders , kara replied , `` just stating facts .

you do n't impress me as one of those bimbo girls who likes to be used by a man for sex , which i 'm afraid that 's exactly what pesh is doing with you .

but more than not wanting to be a sex toy , i imagine you would n't want to do anything to harm your future career . ''

`` i 'm not discussing this any further , '' megan muttered , as she started past her .

`` i wo n't be either as long as you stay away from pesh . ''

without giving kara a final glance , megan continued walking down the hallway .

she did n't know where she was going , but she knew she wanted to put as much distance as she could between herself and kara .

the rest of the day she felt haunted by kara 's words .

more than anything , she could n't wait until she could be alone with pesh to talk to him about it .

pesh jerked his head up at the loud bang behind him .

the garage door leading into the kitchen was thrown open with such a force that it rattled on its hinges .

megan stalked into the room , her mouth turned down in a determined frown .

she threw her purse down onto the floor beside one of the bar stools .

with a frustrated breath , she blew back a few errant strands of blonde hair that had escaped the loose knot at the back of her neck .

`` bad day ? ''

he asked , with thinly veiled amusement .

she glared at him .

`` yes , as a matter of fact it was . ''

`` what happened ? ''

`` well , where do i start ?

when i went to drop mason off at papa 's house , there was a woman there with him . ''

pesh 's brows rose in surprise .

`` patrick is dating ? ''

`` he claims she's- '' megan paused to make air quotes with her fingers , `` just a friend .

but i do n't buy it . ''

as he stirred the rice , he glanced at her over his shoulder .

`` would it be wrong if he were dating ? ''

a long sigh escaped megan 's lips .

`` no , he deserves to be happy .

my nana has been dead for six years , so it 's not like he raced out the moment he was free and started going through women like kleenex . ''

pesh chuckled at her summation .

`` did you not like her ? ''

crossing her arms over her chest , megan replied , `` that 's the other part .

she seemed really nice .

and mason loves her .

i guess she 's been there before when he stayed with papa . ''

after abandoning his place by the stove , pesh placed his hands on the marble countertop and leaned in close to megan .

`` it sounds to me like patrick has found a good woman who loves him and his family .

i do n't think you could ask for a better scenario . ''

she stared into his eyes for a moment before she smiled .

`` you 're right .

i do n't know why i got so upset about it all . ''

`` because as much as you love your grandfather , you 're still protective of your grandmother 's memory . ''

`` you 're so wise , '' she murmured .

`` it comes with age , '' he replied , with a wink .

`` whatever . ''

he gave her a quick kiss on the lips before returning to the stove .

`` so besides patrick 's new lady friend , what else happened to get you so upset ? ''

when megan did n't reply , pesh turned around .

`` what else is it ? ''

`` you need to have a serious discussion with kara . ''

his brows rose in surprise .

`` i do ? ''

`` yes , you do . ''

`` megan , you do remember that i 'm not in charge of nurses . ''

she rolled her eyes .

`` yes , i realize that .

but you are in charge of your dick , are you not ? ''

`` excuse me ? ''

crossing her arms over her chest , megan said , `` kara seems to think that the two of you are an item . ''

pesh chuckled .

`` oh that 's nonsense .

we 're just friends from working together . ''

megan narrowed her eyes suspiciously at him .

`` you 've never seen her outside of work ? ''

this was one area of questioning he had n't bargained on ever having to answer .

the truth was something he really did n't want to admit to megan .

carefully choosing his words , he replied , `` we got together for drinks a couple of times after work a few months back .

i hardly think that categorizes us as an 'item . ' ''

`` it must be enough for her to think she can tell me that you 're only using me for sex . ''

pesh winced at the words .

he would have never taken kara for being someone who was jealous .

he put down the spatula and turned off the stove .

he knew he could n't go forward without coming clean .

`` megan , i have n't been honest with you . ''

`` what do you mean ? ''

she asked .

`` i told you that kara and i had only had drinks a couple of times .

but that is n't the whole truth . ''

megan 's eyes widened .

`` what are you saying ? ''

defeated , his shoulders drooped a little .

`` after the night of noah 's baptism , i could n't get you off my mind .