Hello, hello. How are all you lovely readers today? I know it's been a long time and I apologize. It won't happen again…and this time I mean it.

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Megan and the boys or any other of Kate Brian's characters. The rest of the characters that do not fit in this category are mine.

Last Time:

I turned around and almost ran further into the hospital right up to a smirking Sally who was the one to call me before.

"Soooo," she started.

I put my hands up, "Don't even."

She just laughed.

Damnit, Megan. Why did you just have to fall in lust with a McGowan boy?

Chapter 4:

I was exhausted the next day. I couldn't go to sleep the night before, my dreams plagued by angry eyes, hateful words, and bitter loneliness.

I had gotten out of bed at 4:30, tired of staring up at my ceiling and starting my day early.

To say that I don't like mornings is an understatement.

Sally hadn't come in yet and I hadn't seen Sean since yesterday at the café. It was just me and the patients this morning.

I grabbed my clipboard with my schedule for the day on it by the front desk. I didn't bother to say hi to the receptionist. She was possibly the biggest bitch I'd ever met.

Looking down at my schedule, I smiled seeing the names on my list. Today, it would seem, I would be looking after the children in room 304.

I walked to the elevator and pushed the button, waiting for it come down from the floors above me. The only thing that made me happy in the mornings were the children in the hospital, these children in particular. Yes, it made me sad that I had to see these happy children ill, sometimes weak and frail. But seeing their toothy, happy grins always made me smile and always brightened my mood.

Several minutes later, I walked through the door of room 304 and immediately smiled as I saw the kids talking to each other.

"Megan!" one shouted once he saw me, his smile stretching over his face.

I didn't want to have favorites but this young boy always struck something in my heart.

I smiled at him, walking towards his bed and pushing his curly, brown hair aside to kiss his forehead. "Morning, Gabriel."

Gabriel was a happy kid, his smile could light up the entire room despite what had happened to him.

I turned to look at the rest of the room. Gabriel was the closest to the door with a petite girl in the bed to his right. Her name was, appropriately, Fyre. Her tightly coiled hair was a vibrant red with amber colored eyes to go along with it. She was a bubbly child, a bit wild at times. Fyre smiled at me, her small teeth flashing at me.

Across from Fyre was Kayley. Kayley was like any other child, looking at everything around her with an inquisitive stare and a taste of wonder. However, her accident had left her without her right leg, from the knee down. Nevertheless, Kayley was still a happy child.

Next to Kayley was Lucas, a seven year old blond boy with a penchant for throwing his pillow across the room when he became frustrated. He was the oldest out of the bunch, an older brother to the three.

"Megan, can I have a hug?" Kayley asked, playing with her ink black hair. Her almond shaped eyes looked at me with that ever present wondering glint in them.

I smiled and walked over to the five year old. "Of course, Kay."

I gave her a kiss on the forehead and then walked to the rest of the beds to give Lucas and Fyre their morning hello.

"So," I started, "shall we get started?"

oOo

An hour and a half later found me sitting at my desk in my office going over paperwork.

The door slammed open suddenly, and there stood Sally. I sighed as she hurriedly closed the door and bounced over to one of the two chairs in front of my desk.

"I want to know everything," she demanded.

I sighed again, knowing she wouldn't stop until I gave in. "Alright, where should I start?"

"Start with you running out of the café like you did!"

"Ok, Ok," I chuckled. I told her what had happened with Sean the other day. I even admitted to her the feelings I had when I interacted with him.

She squealed in the end, "Ohmygod, you like him!"

My eyes widened and I sputtered. "W-what?! No, no, I don't like him, I can't like him!"

"Oh, don't deny it. And why not? Why can't you like him?" she asked.

"I just, I promised myself that I would never fall for another McGowan boy ever again if I ever met them again. I can't, not after all of that bullshit happened in high school," I answered.

"But, Megan," Sally got up and walked around the desk and took hold of my arms to stand me up. "High school? It's over, ok. You're all adults now, people change. Yes, I know, they were acting like fools in the café but once you left they felt so bad. They wanted apologize but Sean said he would deal with it and went off after you. Now, if they can't accept you being with one of them or someone else, they should respect that. And if they don't? Well, screw them!"

I laughed and hugged her. "Thank you, Sally."

"No problem, hot stuff," She winked and squeezed my shoulders then let go. I sat down and watched as she walked towards the door. "I need someone to help through the McGowan boys anyways if I myself am going to be dating one of them, too."

I laughed and shook my head. That was one weird girl.

oOo

I was at home looking down at his number, biting my lip and wondering if this as really a good idea.

I had asked Sally for Doug's number and then asked him for Sean's, taking a chance.

I stood up from the couch in my living room and paced across the plush gray carpet that sat on top of my cherry hardwood floor. I shook the phone in my hand, my thumb hovering over the call symbol. I stopped pacing and took in a deep breath.

"It's ok, Megan. What's the worst that can happen?" I told myself. "Oh, I know, he could reject me or laugh at me. Oh god, what if he's with another girl. Maybe I shouldn't call him. No! I will, I'll call him and if he doesn't like me in that way, then I'll tell him I just want to be friends. Ok, yeah, that's good. Good, yeah."

I stopped talking once I noticed that I was pacing again and stopped that, too. I sat down, closed my eyes, took a couple of deep breaths, and pressed call.

Putting the phone up to my ear, I jiggled my leg and chewed on my lip.

"Hello?" was his raspy answer.

"Hey, Sean? It's Megan."

How was it? Loved it, hated it, liked it? I was thinking of actually making Gabriel a more permanent character in the story than just a kid that Megan looks after in the hospital. What do you think about that? Also, the next chapter will appear in the next two weeks and no longer than that. The same pertains to all of my other stories in case any of you are reading one of those as well.