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megan crossed her arms over her chest .
`` the food ?
i thought mom and my aunts were cooking . ''
holding up one hand , emma replied , `` just williamson brothers bbq .
nothing fancy . ''
`` anything else i need to know about ?
live band or celebrity bursting out of a cake ? ''
emma giggled .
`` nope .
that 's it . ''
megan watched emma bustle around the kitchen , setting up the plates and cutlery .
`` um , is there anything i can do ?
i mean , i feel pretty shitty considering this is my son 's adoption party , '' megan said , with a smile .
pink tinged emma 's cheeks .
`` i 'm sorry . ''
megan threw her arms around emma and squeezed her tight .
`` do n't be sorry .
you 're amazing to do all of this for us . ''
emma smiled .
`` you 're more than welcome .
i 'm so happy for you and pesh and for mason . ''
`` thank you . ''
when megan pulled away , emma said , `` oh , there is something you can do .
go tell aidan we 're about to start .
he went to get caroline up from her nap . ''
`` sure .
i 'll be happy to . ''
as megan started down the familiar hallway , she stopped outside of aidan 's boyhood bedroom .
through the crack in the door , she could see him walking around the room , bouncing caroline in his arms .
at the sound of his singing , she had to stifle a laugh .
ankle was many things , but a singer was n't one of them .
`` sweet caroline , dum , dum , dum .
good times never seemed so good , '' he crooned off-key .
when megan pushed open the door , aidan jumped .
`` um , hey , '' he said , a flush entering his cheeks .
`` i never really pictured you as a neil diamond fan , '' she said , with a smile .
`` yeah , well , sweet caroline seems like the right thing to sing to her . ''
he cleared his throat .
`` what are you doing in here ? ''
`` emma wanted me to come get you . ''
`` oh , '' he said .
in his arms , caroline began to whimper , her little fists flailed .
`` shh , it 's okay , sweet pea .
where was i ? ''
`` i 've been inclined , '' megan answered him .
`` right , '' he said , over caroline 's cries .
when he picked back up with the song , megan said , `` that 's really unfair to torture her like that . ''
as aidan scowled at megan , caroline began to quiet .
aidan 's expression then turned triumphant .
`` see ?
she likes it when i sing to her . ''
`` but you ca n't sing , '' megan protested .
aidan shrugged .
`` it does n't matter to her . ''
megan laughed .
`` she has a mother with a killer voice , yet she likes to listen to you ? ''
flashing his signature cocky grin , aidan replied , `` what can i say ?
all women love me . ''
with a roll of her eyes , megan said , `` give me a break . ''
glancing down at caroline , aidan said in a sing-song voice , `` do n't you have the sweetest , handsomest , and most wonderful daddy in the whole wide world ? ''
caroline cooed at his question and kicked her legs .
`` she 's a smart girl because she knows how lucky she is . ''
`` you 're terrible , '' megan said , with a grin .
aidan looked from his daughter over to megan .
`` you want to hold my most perfect little princess ? ''
`` i would love to . ''
she held out her arms as aidan passed caroline to her .
outfitted in a frilly purple dress and purple bow , caroline looked like she could be modeling baby wear .
unlike noah 's strawberry blond hair , hers was a deep auburn .
she had also inherited her mother 's green eyes .
`` i have to agree that you 're a lucky girl because you look just like your mother , '' megan said .
aidan laughed .
`` yeah , she is a little mini-emma , is n't she ? ''
`` she is .
boy , she 's going to give you hell when she 's a teenager , '' megan teased .
`` i know .
trust me , i know . ''
as caroline smiled up at her , megan could n't help sighing .
`` you 're a bad influence , missy .
you make me want to have another baby . ''
`` is that a bad thing ? ''
aidan asked .
`` no , it 's just ... '' `` just what ? ''
`` i asked pesh to give me a year of marriage before we start trying .
i know he 's ready right now , but i just want this time with him .
you know , just the two of us . ''
`` that 's understandable . ''
`` but holding her ... '' megan shook her head .
`` you 're just bad for business , miss caroline . ''
aidan laughed .
`` tell me about it .
whenever i hold her or noah , i think how much i 'm going to miss it when they 're not babies anymore .
it nags at me enough that i think i 'll be okay if we have more . ''
`` no vasectomy on the horizon ? ''
he grinned .
`` no yet .
still not ruling it out though .
and as far as you and more babies , you 'll know when the time is right .
and if anyone is patient and understanding , it 's pesh . ''
`` that 's true , '' megan murmured .

megan crossed her arms over her chest .

`` the food ?

i thought mom and my aunts were cooking . ''

holding up one hand , emma replied , `` just williamson brothers bbq .

nothing fancy . ''

`` anything else i need to know about ?

live band or celebrity bursting out of a cake ? ''

emma giggled .

`` nope .

that 's it . ''

megan watched emma bustle around the kitchen , setting up the plates and cutlery .

`` um , is there anything i can do ?

i mean , i feel pretty shitty considering this is my son 's adoption party , '' megan said , with a smile .

pink tinged emma 's cheeks .

`` i 'm sorry . ''

megan threw her arms around emma and squeezed her tight .

`` do n't be sorry .

you 're amazing to do all of this for us . ''

emma smiled .

`` you 're more than welcome .

i 'm so happy for you and pesh and for mason . ''

`` thank you . ''

when megan pulled away , emma said , `` oh , there is something you can do .

go tell aidan we 're about to start .

he went to get caroline up from her nap . ''

`` sure .

i 'll be happy to . ''

as megan started down the familiar hallway , she stopped outside of aidan 's boyhood bedroom .

through the crack in the door , she could see him walking around the room , bouncing caroline in his arms .

at the sound of his singing , she had to stifle a laugh .

ankle was many things , but a singer was n't one of them .

`` sweet caroline , dum , dum , dum .

good times never seemed so good , '' he crooned off-key .

when megan pushed open the door , aidan jumped .

`` um , hey , '' he said , a flush entering his cheeks .

`` i never really pictured you as a neil diamond fan , '' she said , with a smile .

`` yeah , well , sweet caroline seems like the right thing to sing to her . ''

he cleared his throat .

`` what are you doing in here ? ''

`` emma wanted me to come get you . ''

`` oh , '' he said .

in his arms , caroline began to whimper , her little fists flailed .

`` shh , it 's okay , sweet pea .

where was i ? ''

`` i 've been inclined , '' megan answered him .

`` right , '' he said , over caroline 's cries .

when he picked back up with the song , megan said , `` that 's really unfair to torture her like that . ''

as aidan scowled at megan , caroline began to quiet .

aidan 's expression then turned triumphant .

`` see ?

she likes it when i sing to her . ''

`` but you ca n't sing , '' megan protested .

aidan shrugged .

`` it does n't matter to her . ''

megan laughed .

`` she has a mother with a killer voice , yet she likes to listen to you ? ''

flashing his signature cocky grin , aidan replied , `` what can i say ?

all women love me . ''

with a roll of her eyes , megan said , `` give me a break . ''

glancing down at caroline , aidan said in a sing-song voice , `` do n't you have the sweetest , handsomest , and most wonderful daddy in the whole wide world ? ''

caroline cooed at his question and kicked her legs .

`` she 's a smart girl because she knows how lucky she is . ''

`` you 're terrible , '' megan said , with a grin .

aidan looked from his daughter over to megan .

`` you want to hold my most perfect little princess ? ''

`` i would love to . ''

she held out her arms as aidan passed caroline to her .

outfitted in a frilly purple dress and purple bow , caroline looked like she could be modeling baby wear .

unlike noah 's strawberry blond hair , hers was a deep auburn .

she had also inherited her mother 's green eyes .

`` i have to agree that you 're a lucky girl because you look just like your mother , '' megan said .

aidan laughed .

`` yeah , she is a little mini-emma , is n't she ? ''

`` she is .

boy , she 's going to give you hell when she 's a teenager , '' megan teased .

`` i know .

trust me , i know . ''

as caroline smiled up at her , megan could n't help sighing .

`` you 're a bad influence , missy .

you make me want to have another baby . ''

`` is that a bad thing ? ''

aidan asked .

`` no , it 's just ... '' `` just what ? ''

`` i asked pesh to give me a year of marriage before we start trying .

i know he 's ready right now , but i just want this time with him .

you know , just the two of us . ''

`` that 's understandable . ''

`` but holding her ... '' megan shook her head .

`` you 're just bad for business , miss caroline . ''

aidan laughed .

`` tell me about it .

whenever i hold her or noah , i think how much i 'm going to miss it when they 're not babies anymore .

it nags at me enough that i think i 'll be okay if we have more . ''

`` no vasectomy on the horizon ? ''

he grinned .

`` no yet .

still not ruling it out though .

and as far as you and more babies , you 'll know when the time is right .

and if anyone is patient and understanding , it 's pesh . ''

`` that 's true , '' megan murmured .