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usually , he would be tearing around the living room , playing with his toys .
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but just one look at a minion sent him practically catatonic .
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that had been megan 's plan when she got him dressed earlier .
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he 'd seen the movie almost by mistake , considering he was a little young for the pg cartoon , but with older cousins , along with her brothers , mason was often exposed to things that were older .
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she liked to think being surrounded by adults and older kids was one reason why he was a such a good talker for his age .
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`` are n't you being a good boy ? ''
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she said .
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mason barely acknowledged her .
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instead , his baby blues remained focused on the television .
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since the movie was almost over , megan knew she better slip into the bedroom and finish getting ready .
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each time she looked into mason 's face , she was grateful that he looked nothing like his father .
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his platinum blond hair and blue eyes were completely hers .
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it was only his build that he was taking after his father .
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where megan was a diminutive 5'3 '' , davis was 6'1 '' and two hundred pounds .
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mason was already registering off the charts in height and weight according to his pediatrician .
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davis had seen mason only twice in his lifetime-the day he had been born and the day he came home from the hospital .
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after that , he had n't been interested in any of the pictures and emails megan sent .
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with his professional football career on the rise , davis had n't wanted to be shackled with the responsibilities of a baby .
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instead , he wanted to spend his time off the field partying until all hours of the night .
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he only paid child support when megan threatened to have his wages garnished .
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she dreaded the day when mason was old enough to ask about his father .
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she never wanted anything in the world to hurt him , and she knew that being rejected by his father would .
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with a sigh , she stepped into the dress and slid it over her hips .
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wrestling around to get the zipper all the way up caused her to huff and puff .
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standing back from the mirror , she turned to and fro to take in her appearance .
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she 'd always loved how the dress made her feel sexy , but at the same time was very respectable .
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while it boasted a sweetheart neckline , the hemline fell just below her knees .
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she put on her pearls-a high school graduation gift from her uncle aidan , or `` ankle '' , as she often called him .
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aidan was her mother 's baby brother and only son of the family .
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when she was born , he was only eight and a half .
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as the first grandchild , megan spent a lot of time with her grandparents , and that in turn , meant she spent a lot of time with aidan .
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he had devoted hours to holding her and spoiling her rotten .
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when it came time for her to talk , she just could n't seem to get `` uncle aidan '' out .
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instead , she called him `` ankle . ''
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it was a nickname that had stuck with him even now that he was thirty-four and married .
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while it had been no question that she wanted him as godfather for mason , she had been extremely honored when he and his wife , emma , had asked her to be their son , noah 's , godmother .
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she loved her newest cousin very much and planned to be the best godmother she could for him .
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as she stepped out of the bedroom , she found that mason had yet to move .
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`` okay buddy , time to go . ''
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when he started to whine , she shook her head .
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`` we have such a fun day ahead of us .
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it 's noah 's baptism , and then there 's a party at uncle aidan and aunt emma 's house . ''
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`` beau ? ''
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he asked .
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she laughed .
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`` yes , you 'll get to see and play with beau , too . ''
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as she went to the couch and picked him up , she could n't help finding it amusing that out of everyone he was going to see today , he was most excited about being with aidan and emma 's black lab , beau .
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one day when they had their own place again , she would get him a dog .
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he loved them too much to be denied .
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`` oomph , '' she muttered , as they started up the basement stairs .
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`` heawy ? ''
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he asked .
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`` yes , you 're getting to be such a big , heavy boy . ''
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when they made it to the kitchen , megan paused to catch her breath .
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she only had a second before her mother breezed in with sean , and her youngest brother , gavin .
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`` ready ? ''
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she asked .
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megan nodded .
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feeling like she was once again a teenager , she filed behind her parents as they headed into the garage .
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`` i want to drive , '' gavin said .
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with a smirk , sean replied , `` like i 'm gon na let you drive my car . ''
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he then slid into the driver 's seat as gavin reluctantly walked around to the passenger 's side .
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`` we 'll see you there in just a few , '' her mother called .
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sean acknowledged her with a two finger salute before cranking up and pulling down the driveway .
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megan worked to get mason into the car seat in her parents ' land rover .
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once he was safely strapped and buckled in , she hopped in beside him .
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her parents rattled along to each other as they made their way through the tree-lined suburbs where megan had grown up .
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while some might look on her as having a mark against her character being an unwed mother , she had lived a relatively non-rebellious life .
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even though she 'd been a cheerleader and ran with the popular crowd in school , she rarely partied to excess .
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instead , she had focused on getting good grades .
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at that time , she had her heart set on going to medical school and becoming a doctor .
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from the time she was a little girl , she had wanted nothing more than to help people .
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she was always mending birds with broken wings or trying to resuscitate squirrels who had been hit by cars .
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she ditched playing princess for playing `` hospital . ''
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her desire to become a doctor was why she needed the best scores and best activities and why she generally shunned any temptations to lead her off the right path .
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she had even managed to bypass the usual freshman craziness when she went off to the university of georgia .
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it was n't until she fell in love for the first time in her life that she threw everything away .
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sadly , she could n't say that her first love was davis , mason 's father .
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instead , it was another football player , this time a running back at uga , who captured and later broke her heart a year later .
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carsyn ran with the fast crowd , and when she was with him , she partied and drank too much .
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he was controlling and possessive , and he wanted all of her time .
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when she was with him , she had little time for studying .
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with her grades already in the toilet , she was unprepared for the emotional breakdown she experienced when carsyn broke up with her .
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devastated , she stopped going to class and ended up flunking the semester .
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by the time she got back on track with her grades , she had abandoned any hope of medical school .
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instead , she decided that she would become a nurse , which would fulfill her need to care for sick people .
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of course , her relationship with davis ended up derailing shortly before graduation when she got pregnant unexpectedly .
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she had to take several semesters off after mason was born .
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she was a few years off from when she had originally planned on graduating , but she was excited after everything had that had happened , she was finally finishing .
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her mother 's voice brought megan out of her thoughts .
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`` here we are , '' she said pleasantly .
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leaning forward in her seat , megan eyed the clock on the dashboard .
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she was n't surprised to see they had arrived half an hour before the baptism started .
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one thing her mother prided herself on was being on time and lending a hand .
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as they started into the church , her mother reached for mason .
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`` we 'll take him so you can go see if emma needs any help . ''
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megan bent over to kiss mason 's cheek .
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`` see you in a little while , sweetie . ''
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he grinned and then happily dodged her mother 's arms for her father 's instead , which made megan smile .
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he was such a man 's man already .
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