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"I see Thank you then"

"No probleht to his car But he kneould look even worse if her brother told her he had been there and then he had left without seeing her Heaving a frustrated breath, he headed off the porch He followed the sidewalk around the house to where it sloped down the hill

At the side door, he knocked loudly When the door flew open, Megan stared at him in ahere?" she demanded

Pesh shoved his hands in his pockets "You called in sick today I orried"

"I’e to say that by her disheveled appearance and dark circles under her eyes, sheyou, but you didn’t answer Kristi and I orried about you"

Her expression softened a little "I’et you so to eat? Some soup maybe?"

"Really, I’m fine"

"But you look so pale Will you let me do an exam? You know the flu is--"

"I don’t have the flu"

"How can you be sure if you haven’t been checked? Did you get the flu shot at the hospital? Soive you a mild case"

She shook her head and s to keep on and on, I’o ahead and tell you I have really horrendous crae them with birth control, but when I started clinicals and stopped working, I couldn’t afford the birth control without health insurance And it wasn’t like I was hang sx anyway"

While he appreciated her honesty, he was also slightly mortified "Oh, I see"

"I’an said

He waved his hand dismissively "Listen, when you return to work tomorrow, there will be a script for you for birth control I don’t like the idea of you in pain, so I don’t want this to happen next month"

"But the money," she protested

He shook his head "It will be discounted through the hospital phar for you to do"

A blonde head peeked around Megan "Hi Esh You play?"

He smiled at Mason "I came to check on your an "Her tummy hurts She no play U play?"

"U more than to spend tian as well But he was also walking such a fine line with her that he didn’t want to co and scare her off "I’an s, we’d love to have you"

"Are you certain?"

"Sure"

"Okay then"

Mason grabbed his hand and led hih the door Pesh took in the cozy décor of the basean’s textbooks and papers were strewn around, while on the floor it looked like a tornado had blown through the living rooaze, she flushed "Sorry it’s such a ry?" she asked

"No, I’an cocked her head and shot hi"