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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 .
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 .
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 .
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 ?
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 .
`` 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 ? ''
`` 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 .

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 .

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 .

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 .

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 ?

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 .

`` 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 ? ''

`` 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 .