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he squeezed it reassuringly as she ducked her head . |
`` um , well , i 'm sorry to say that i did . '' |
`` in megan 's defense , i totally deserved it . |
i punched alpesh and said some really shitty things . '' |
`` dev ! '' |
lavani cried . |
in true dev fashion , he rolled his eyes at his mother 's outrage . |
`` we 're fine now . |
everyone calm down . '' |
he met pesh 's gaze . |
`` i 'm happy for you , brother . |
you 've made a good choice . '' |
he cut his eyes over to megan . |
`` i hope you both will be very happy together . '' |
pesh was taken aback by the sincerity in both dev 's words and his expression . |
`` thank you . '' |
megan nodded . |
`` yes , thank you . '' |
dev leaned back in his chair , clasping his hands behind his head . |
`` and now to ensure that my news overshadows any excitement brought on by the two of you , i 'd like to announce that i 'm getting married next month- '' lavani once again gasped in horror . |
but dev was n't finished . |
`` and i 'm going to be a father . '' |
pesh 's mouth gaped open as the table erupted in absolute pandemonium . |
he wondered if his mother was going to pass out . |
turning to megan , he found her with her napkin over her mouth . |
from the way her shoulders were moving up and down , he could tell she was laughing . |
he leaned over to whisper in her ear . |
`` guess we 're off the hook , huh ? '' |
she grinned . |
`` yeah , i think we 're good . '' |
`` i love you . '' |
`` i love you more . '' |
chapter twenty now that he and megan were an official couple who had said the `` l '' word , pesh no longer had days off where he had to wonder how to pass the time . |
he wanted to spend every waking minute with her and with mason , and she always made sure that they had time together . |
today found him at patrick 's house , wedged on the couch between some of megan 's male family members . |
just like at his parents , the women were all stationed in the kitchen , putting the finishing touches on sunday lunch . |
as soon as becky came in the living room and announced it was time to sit down , there was a stampede to the dining room . |
he followed slowly behind the others , searching for megan who he felt like was his lifeline in the crowd . |
`` where 's aidan and emma ? |
they 're never late , '' angie remarked , as she sat a giant platter on the table . |
liz shrugged . |
`` they have n't called . |
we could go ahead and get started , and then they can start when they get here . '' |
john pulled out a chair . |
`` good . |
i 'm starving . '' |
becky rolled her eyes . |
`` you 're always starving . |
between you and percy , we 're going to be eaten out of house and home . '' |
pesh hung back as the others started taking their seats at the massive mahogany table . |
regardless of how welcoming the fitzgerald 's had been , he still could n't help feeling like an outsider . |
megan came in carrying a plate of ham . |
after she deposited it on the table , her gaze searched the room for him . |
when she spotted him , she gave him the smile that always warmed his heart before crooking her finger at him . |
as he started to join her , mason came running in . |
`` get me , esh , '' he urged , holding his hands up . |
pesh grinned as he stooped over to pick mason up . |
`` are you hungry ? '' |
pesh asked . |
`` uh , huh . '' |
`` are you going to sit with me or pesh ? '' |
megan asked . |
`` esh , '' he replied . |
`` is that okay with you ? '' |
megan asked . |
`` we 'll be fine . '' |
she motioned for him to have a seat . |
just as they sat down , aidan appeared in the doorway of the dining room with noah in his arms . |
`` sorry we 're late . '' |
`` where 's emma ? '' |
megan asked , as she took noah from aidan . |
with a grimace , aidan said , `` she is n't feeling well . |
it seems that with this pregnancy she 's having third trimester morning sickness . |
i told her i would stay home with her , but she insisted i come get a good meal . '' |
`` poor thing . |
we 'll fix her a plate for you to take home to her later on , '' megan said . |
aidan smiled . |
`` thanks . |
if she can eat it , i know she 'll be grateful . '' |
patrick clicked his fork against his water goblet . |
`` is everyone here that 's supposed to be here ? '' |
a chorus of , `` yes , '' rang around the room . |
`` good . |
let 's return thanks . '' |
pesh obediently bowed his head along with the others . |
when patrick finished , the dishes were passed around and food was served . |
it was certainly a lot different than how his family did it , but he still enjoyed being with megan 's family . |
while mason ate off his plate , megan gave aidan a break by feeding noah , or more appropriately letting him drape her in food while he fed himself . |
`` you 're a mess , '' megan said , into noah 's carrot-and-corn crusted face . |
his response was to grin at her . |
`` i 'm sorry , mister , but that cute little grin is n't going to work for me . '' |
`` he 's so stubborn , '' aidan said . |
`` a stubborn fitzgerald ? |
i 've never heard of such , '' becky joked across the table . |
aidan shook his head . |
`` i 'm serious . |
he refuses to let me or em feed him , and then he ends up wearing more than he eats . '' |
`` sounds like his father , '' angie mused . |
when aidan gave her an exasperated look , she said , `` you were the exact same way . |
i do n't think you ate a meal until you were two that mother did n't have to hose you off after you finished . '' |
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