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Pesh laughed "Let’s just say, during a very heated ether, she ith Aidan, and I ith Jade"

Megan was surprised by his candor "I see" There was one item in the Pesh and Emma equation she had alondered about "You didn’this head, Pesh replied, "It just h so uess I was drawn to her because she had life groithin her"

"That’s really beautiful," Megan h "One of uess it’s one of the reasons I became a doctor I saw Eo on bed rest, I wanted to be her knight in shining ar a hero is not exactly a bad character trait"

"It is when you can’t save soan’s heart ached at the pain on his face Sensing she needed to lighten the lad to hear you actually have a bad character trait I mean, you seemed a little too perfect to me"

A shadow of a smile played on his lips "Did I mention I’m a terrible slob?"

"You? Never," she replied

"Oh yes If I didn’t have a housekeeper, I’ht end up on World’s Nastiest Houses"

Megan laughed "I find that hard to believe"

"It’s the truth I also have no athletic ability whatsoever"

After chewing thoughtfully on her bite of salad, Megan said, "But you’re built like a football player"

"I’ym to work off stress But if you put me on the field, I’d be a serious disappointment"

She shook her head "That doesn’t turn me off at all I’ve had h he was trying to be nonchalant about it, she kneanted to hear the full story

"Dating jocks for me is poison, and when I did date one, I ame My first athlete’s influence caused me to ruin my chances at medical school"

"That’s horrible"

"Yes, it is But what’s worse is I didn’t learn anything from my mistakes because I fell for another one" With a rueful sot Mason out of that one"

Pesh laced his fingers together "Mason’s father is a professional athlete?"

"Yes, he plays football for the Falcons"

"You know I’m friends with the tea for him Maybe a little Icy Hot in his cup?"