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if she 'd left her hair down , it would cover more of the exposed skin that the spaghetti straps and neck of the dress showed .
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glancing at her phone one more time , she cringed .
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`` fuck it , '' she muttered , before spritzing on some perfume .
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after the fragrant cloud faded , she headed out of the bathroom .
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she grabbed her purse and headed upstairs .
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when she came into the kitchen , a loud , cat-calling whistle pierced her ear .
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she scowled at sean .
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`` seriously ? ''
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he shrugged .
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`` you look hot , sis . ''
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gavin , who stood beside sean at the counter , nodded .
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`` we never see you in anything but scrubs . ''
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megan could n't help smiling at her brothers .
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`` thank you . ''
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wagging his brows , gavin asked , `` got a hot date , huh ? ''
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`` not exactly , '' she replied , as she went to grab her purse .
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`` yeah right , '' he mumbled under his breath .
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after slinging her purse on her shoulder , she whirled around to pin him with her stare .
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`` and what 's that supposed to mean ? ''
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`` it means that chicks do n't get dressed up like that for nothing .
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you obviously want to impress this guy .
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so , it 's obviously a hot date . ''
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`` since when did you become the love guru ? ''
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she questioned .
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sean grinned as he elbowed gavin .
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`` she 's getting riled , man .
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being irrational about little things usually means love . ''
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megan opened her mouth to lay into her brothers , but then found herself speechless , so she closed it back up .
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without another word to her brothers , she went into the living room .
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she found her dad lounging in his chair with mason snuggled to his side .
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when her dad looked up , he did a double take .
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`` do n't you look beautiful , sweetheart , '' he said .
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she bent down and kissed his cheek .
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`` thanks , daddy . ''
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mason tore his gaze away from the television to look at her .
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`` mommy , bye-bye ? ''
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this was one question she had n't anticipated explaining .
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`` yes , mommy is going to go see a friend today , and you 're going to stay here with grammy and granddad . ''
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his tiny brows furrowed .
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`` mace no go ? ''
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guilt rocketed through her .
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how could she spend one of her few off days away from her son ?
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the doorbell rang , and she was forced out of her self-loathing to answer the door .
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taking a deep breath , she opened it .
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her heart did a funny little flip-flop at the sight of pesh on the porch .
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it was n't just how handsome he looked in his khaki pants , red button-down polo shirt , and black blazer .
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it was also the fact he held a dozen red roses in his hand .
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`` hi , '' she said shyly , after they had stared at each other for a few seconds .
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he smiled .
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`` hello . ''
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`` would you like to come in ? ''
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as he nodded , she stepped aside to give him room to come in the door .
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he turned back to her and held out the roses .
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`` these are for you . ''
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after the words left his lips , he grimaced , as if what he had said offended him .
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`` they 're beautiful .
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thank you . ''
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`` bye-bye kiss , mommy ! ''
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mason called from the living room .
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she smiled apologetically at pesh .
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`` i 'm sorry .
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i 'll just be one minute . ''
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`` take your time . ''
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she hurried across the foyer and into the living room .
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she deposited the roses onto one of the tables .
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`` i 'll be back tonight .
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you be a good boy , okay ? ''
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she said , when she got to her father 's chair .
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she leaned over and kissed both of mason 's cheeks .
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`` give mommy a kiss . ''
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he gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek .
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`` bye , my love , '' megan said , before turning and heading out of the room .
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she 'd just reached pesh 's side when he glanced past her .
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`` what ? ''
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she asked .
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`` i think we have a potential stowaway , '' he replied , with a smile .
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she whirled around to see mason standing in the foyer .
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`` what 's wrong , baby ? ''
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`` no go , '' he whimpered .
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she glanced up at pesh .
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`` i 'm sorry .
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he usually is fine about me leaving him . ''
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she knelt down beside mason .
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`` i wo n't be gone long , and you 'll have much more fun here with grammy and granddad .
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pesh and i are doing boring , big people stuff . ''
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`` no go ! ''
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he cried , as big tears pooled in his eyes .
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pesh knelt down beside her .
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`` hey buddy , do n't cry .
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i 'm not going to take your mommy away from you . ''
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`` mace go ? ''
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he asked hopefully .
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megan shook her head .
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`` no , sweetheart , i told you that we were going to do big people things today . ''
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`` that 's true , '' pesh said .
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then he smiled at mason .
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`` but that does n't mean we ca n't take a little detour first . ''
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megan 's widened her eyes in surprise .
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`` what do you mean ? ''
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`` why do n't we take mason to lunch at his favorite place ? ''
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