The Pairing (The Proposition #3)(34)
“I’d certainly hope not.”
“So what’s wrong with having an innocent dinner and maybe a movie?” Casey asked.
“Because that’s not fair to him. I’d just be leading him on, and I think we can all agree that he doesn’t need that.”
“Exactly,” Emma agreed.
Cocking her head, Casey eyed Megan thoughtfully. “Deep down, you like him, don’t you?”
Megan rolled her eyes. “Of course I do. Everyone likes him.”
“No, you really like him. You find yourself thinking about him more than you should. And you’re kinda wishing you weren’t such a stubborn ass about dating him. Because even though you’d kill to know how well he uses his wang, you’re even more intrigued about what being loved by him would be like.”
Dumbfounded, Megan could only stare at Casey. She’d certainly hit the nail on the head about her feelings. Finally, she sighed. “Look, it’s a no-win situation. I’m a nursing student. I can’t get involved with a physician. It just wouldn’t look good on my record. That’s just one of the many reasons it wouldn’t work between us.”
“Fine. You just keep telling yourself that.”
“Why don’t we talk about something else?” Megan suggested.
“Who’s up for a movie after we hit the mall?” Emma asked.
Megan chewed her lip. “Oh, I don’t know if I should be gone that long. I don’t want to take advantage of Ankle’s kindness for watching Mason.”
Emma shook her head. “He won’t mind. He’s happy to do it.”
As Megan raised her brows skeptically, Casey snorted. “Lemme guess, you bribed him sexually to get him to give up a perfectly good Saturday watching two kids who are under two.”
A red flush entered Emma’s cheeks. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Casey laughed. “Oh Em, you are so busted!” Leaning forward, she put her elbows on the table and stared straight at Emma. “So what was it? Green lingerie? A blow job? Maybe a b**w j*b while wearing green lingerie?”
Refusing to meet Casey’s inquisitive gaze, Emma finally murmured, “It was a b**w j*b in the shower this morning, okay?”
Casey snickered. “I knew you had done something. Hmm, that was fun. It was like solving a sexual game of Clue—it was Emma in the shower with a blow job.”
Megan brought her hands up to cover her eyes. “Umm, hello? That’s my uncle you’re talking about.”
“Sorry, sorry. I’ll refrain from making any more comments about Aidan and Emma’s sex life.”
“Thank you,” Megan and Emma replied in unison.
“Shopping and a movie then?” Casey questioned.
Megan reluctantly agreed. “I’ll just blame you two if Ankle gets all pissy.”
Casey winked. “Just blame Emma. Then he can take it out on her later…in the bedroom.”
“I seriously hate you,” Emma grumbled.
Thankfully, the food arrived then and all sex-based conversation was forgotten. At least for the moment.
Chapter Eleven
Brushing his hand across his sweaty brow, Pesh leaned back against the glass door of the trauma area. As the adrenaline began depleting from his system, he needed to prop against something hard for support. Regardless of how physically drained he felt, he was emotionally on cloud nine. A beaming smile lit up his face as he stared across the room at the gurney. On it, a young woman was getting acquainted with her newborn son. She had been brought in just twenty minutes before after a car accident sent her into early labor. The paramedics had gotten her through the roughest patches, but thankfully, they had made it to the hospital in time. Because her labor was so advanced, they hadn’t risked getting her up to the Labor and Delivery floor. Instead, they’d wheeled her in, and Pesh had gone to work. It really was an amazing moment considering he’d only delivered three other babies in the history of his medical career. Each one was an experience he treasured.
The woman glanced up at him and smiled. “Thank you so much, Dr. Nadeen.”
“You’re very welcome. They will be taking you up to maternity in just a few minutes.”
As he stepped out of the room, he found himself ambushed by Kara, one of the shift nurses. “Hey there. How’s the good doctor doing today?”
The way she spoke was more of a purr, which was a pretty apt summation since she basically acted like she was a cat in heat anytime he was around. He cringed as she ran her hand up his arm. “It’s fine, thank you. How are you?” he questioned politely.
“I’m better now that I’ve seen you,” she replied.
“Yes, well, I need to go see about my next case.”
Her heavily painted lips turned down in a pout. “Aren’t you ever going to want to get a drink again?”
Inwardly, he groaned. In a moment of weakness when he was still reeling after what had happened with Megan, he had allowed her to talk him into getting a drink after work. Once turned into several times, and then he did the unthinkable. He had made out with her in his car under the faded lights of the bar’s neon sign. Well, making out didn’t quite sum up the fact that she had given him a blow job. Although he had vowed to never let anything like that happen again, he found himself walking a fine line around her whenever they were at work.