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mason appeared in the doorway then .
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`` 'mon , mommy .
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want ice cweam ! ''
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megan laughed .
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`` okay , let me give your little bad influence back to you , '' she said , handing caroline to aidan .
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she then took mason 's hand and started out of the bedroom .
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`` daddy says i have ice cweam first . ''
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`` did he ? ''
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megan said , as she planned to strangle pesh .
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`` uh huh .
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'cause it 's my 'doption day . ''
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when she met pesh 's eye , she raised her brows .
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immediately , his face flushed .
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`` spoiling him rotten already , are n't you ? ''
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she questioned in a low voice .
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`` i could n't help it .
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it 's a special day . ''
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`` mmm , hmm , and when this special day turns into an all nighter because he 's hyped on sugar , you 're going to deal with him . ''
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pesh grinned .
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`` i will .
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i promise . ''
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megan leaned up to kiss him .
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`` you 're too sweet for your own good .
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you 're always going to have me playing bad cop when it comes to discipline . ''
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`` but you love me anyway , right ? ''
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he murmured against her lips .
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`` so much i was almost ready to reconsider our plan about when we 're starting a family . ''
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his eyes bulged at her response .
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it took him a few moments to speak .
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`` that means a lot that you would do that , but deep down i know how you really feel .
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so , i 'm going to be good and patiently wait ten more months before confiscating your birth control . ''
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`` it 's a deal , '' she replied , before kissing him again .
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epilogue as soon as he finished with his last patient , pesh practically sprinted from the exam room .
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he hustled into the doctors ' lounge , trying hard to keep his head down and not call any attention to himself .
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he wanted to be able to get out the door without anyone calling him back for a consult or to pull a longer shift .
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once he had retrieved his things , he started for the parking lot .
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`` dr .
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nadeen ! ''
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kristi called .
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inwardly , he groaned .
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`` yes ? ''
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he questioned , as he turned around .
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`` you were n't leaving , were you ? ''
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she asked .
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he exhaled a defeated breath .
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`` i was planning on it .
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does someone need me to cover for them ? ''
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kristi winked at him .
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`` thought you were screwed there for a minute , did n't you ? ''
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a relieved laugh escaped his lips .
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`` i did . ''
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she smiled .
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`` i have something for megan . ''
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`` honestly kristi , you did n't need to do anything else for us . ''
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waving her hand dismissively , she handed a pink gift bag to him .
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`` i wanted to do this . ''
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after peeking inside , pesh smiled before he leaned down to hug kristi .
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`` thank you .
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i 'm sure she 'll love it . ''
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`` you tell her we miss her around here . ''
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`` i will . ''
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she patted his back .
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`` now go on home to your girls . ''
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he nodded and then hurried out the door .
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today had been his first day back after taking both paternity leave and some of his many amassed sick days .
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as he slid into the seat of his jaguar , he felt a rush of embarrassment at how he had actually gotten teary on the way to work that morning after leaving megan .
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it had been the longest shift of his entire life .
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he thought he would never be through so he could get home to her .
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even now , the usual ten-minute drive home seemed to take an eternity .
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he anxiously drummed his fingers on the steering wheel .
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he 'd tried not to pester megan with too many calls and texts , but after the tenth , `` how are you guys ? ''
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text , she 'd told him to lighten up and get his head in the game at work .
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that 's why he did n't even bother telling her he was on his way home .
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as he pulled into the driveway , he noticed emma 's suv .
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he was glad to know that megan had n't been alone without him .
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when he pushed through the garage door into the kitchen , emma was at the stove .
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`` hello , '' he called pleasantly .
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whirling around , she gave him a beaming smile .
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`` hello to you , too . ''
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`` how are my girls ? ''
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`` good .
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they 've slept most of the day . ''
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pesh nodded .
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noticing how quiet the house was , he asked , `` where 's mason ? ''
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`` patrick came by and got him , along with noah and caroline , a little while ago . ''
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she cocked her head at pesh and grinned .
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`` although he swore to me that he would n't ruin their dinner , i have a feeling they 're having ice cream right now . ''
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pesh smiled at the mention of his son .
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although he was n't mason 's biological father , the love he felt for him was just as strong as if he had been a part of his conception .
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from the moment he 'd been able to adopt him , he had felt an even stronger bond than before , especially whenever he saw `` mason nadeen '' written on his pre-school paperwork .
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more than anything , he relished being a father .
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he had been forced to wait so long , while desiring it so hard , that it made it all the more sweeter .
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because mason adored baseball , pesh had bought season tickets to the braves , rather than the opera .
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even though pesh had never been athletically inclined , he signed up to help coach mason 's little league team as well .
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every time he heard mason say `` daddy , '' it warmed his heart the same as it did to hear megan say `` i love you . ''
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pesh eyed the dishes on the stove .
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`` it 's awfully kind of you to come stay with megan on my first day back .
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but we certainly did n't expect for you to cook . ''
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`` it 's my pleasure .
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besides , it kills two birds with one stone-i can feed my family and yours .
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