Annie was starting her third year of medical school and Teddy had been in Germany for almost two years when she received the invitation to speak at a conference on trauma being held at Harvard medical school. Not usually one to return to the states unless she had to for meetings she jumped at the chance to speak at Harvard. Her reasons for visiting were more personal than professional, she wanted to see Annie at school. Her daughter hadn't been able to come visit Teddy in Germany since Christmas, days together were precious. Teddy decided to surprise Annie as she was asked to teach the third year cardio class including the lab her first day at Harvard. She had also timed it so she could be with Annie for Easter. Facetime, emails and phone calls were not the same as actually seeing Annie.

From her spot in the wings of the large lecture hall Teddy could see Annie come in and have a seat near the front. She was shocked to see Annie come in with a young man. There had been no mention of a serious boyfriend, Teddy often heard about the horrible dates Annie went on. She frequently talked about Josh but he was just a friend she enjoyed spending time with. Reading between the lines of her texts and emails Teddy suspected more. But she also knew that Annie had been good friends with Josh Riggs since they first got to Harvard just over two years before. Teddy had never met Josh on her rare visits.

The professor began the class, "good morning ladies and gentlemen. I have two surprises for you for our lecture on cardiac trauma today. The first is that you don't have to listen to me for the second day in a row. The second is that we have a distinguished expert in her field here to present all the way from Landstuhl Germany who has published several papers on the topic and speaks from first hand experience in a variety of settings as well as pioneering a way to keep hearts beating for more successful transplants. She will be working with you for the rest of the week in lecture and lab. Impress her."

Josh whispered to Annie, "who do you think it is? I thought I saw a military uniform side stage."

"I have a guess ," Annie whispered back.

"Who," Josh whispered.

"Mama," Annie whispered.

"Who," asked Josh again.

"Teddy Altman from Med Com," Annie replied, "heart in a box was hers, I remember when she did that the first time. It was our first year she sent me a video of it."

The professor spoke, "it's my pleasure to introduce major Theodora Altman, the head of US Army Medical command in Europe and the Middle East."

Josh whispered, "Theodora not Teddy."

Annie gave him a playful smack, "Josh what's my last name? How long have you known me?"

"Altman," he replied, "since the first day here."

"Think," Annie teased.

"Your aunt," he guessed with a goofy grin.

"Where does my mama work," Annie asked.

"Germany," Josh replied.

Teddy strode onto the stage and took the podium, "good morning. Thank you for joining me this morning. I understand that this class is a requirement and I'm not as exciting or flashy as yesterday's speaker Christina Yang. Her and I will be presenting together on Thursday, please do not miss that lecture. I will be with you for both lecture and lab today and tomorrow we are going to be focusing on essential skills for cardiac traumas. The basics that will get you through 75 - 80% of situations. Are there any questions about that?"

Several students raised their hands, "Will you need help locating the lab Major Altman?"

Teddy replied, "I have already chosen Grace Altman to show me where everything is."

A buzz rolled through the lecture hall yesterday Grace Altman had been chosen by Dr Yang to escort her. What was going on? Why was Altman suddenly so special that two world renowned cardio goddesses wanted her to show them around.

"I see that asking my daughter to help me has created a stir," Teddy said, "between me being stationed in Germany and Grace being here we only see each other a few days a year."

Josh whispered, "she's calling you Grace your mama always uses Annie with you on FaceTime. I hear her but I've never seen her."

"Legally I'm Grace, Annie is a nickname from my old life that she doesn't want to let go of. You still call me Annie," Annie whispered.

"I'm your best friend you told me I could," Josh said, "and you're not really a Grace, it's not you. You're Annie."

"She almost named me Grace," Annie whispered.

The crowd babbled again, sweet, shy, introverted, gentle, but brilliant Grace Altman was the daughter of Theodora Altman? The woman who pioneered a beating heart in a box for transplant, who trained Christina Yang. It didn't add up. Grace was excellent but unassuming. She blended in well with the crowd, she was usually one of the last to speak up in discussions. Her friends knew she was aiming for surgery but no one knew why. The rest of the students in the front row were looking from Annie to Teddy and noticed the resemblance.

Teddy began her lecture by finding out where students' interest and experience lay. She asked them to stand up if their goal was surgery, then cardiology, then cardio thoracic surgery, then trauma, trauma surgery. She also gaged what students had seen in their rotations through hospitals, collapsed lungs, code blue, getting more and more complex until only Annie was standing for heart transplant, abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortic arch dissection. Annie's classmates looked amazed. They had wondered why Annie looked confident scrubbing in on surgical rotations while they panicked, why when she was asked to hold a retractor or look into a body she was cool and collected. It made sense now if that was her mom lecturing. Annie had probably been in the OR from birth with her mom, she had likely been in the OR before she was born.

In the front row Josh gave Annie's hand a squeeze. He knew her story. He was her best friend , her person and wanted to make it something more. He knew that would mean following her to Seattle in a year for residency. He knew Annie wanted to be trained by Christina Yang and that meant Seattle. What Josh also knew is that Annie really wanted to be trained by her mother but it wasn't possible with where her mom worked. So Christina Yang was the next best thing to her mom. Josh would follow her wherever for residency, he really hoped they could go together.

After the lecture ended Teddy dismissed the students stating that she would take questions after the lab. That she needed the next three hours to follow up on patients and check in with her teams. Teddy turned to speak with the professor after giving Annie a little wave and holding out her hand to tell Annie to wait. Annie stood with the rest of the class and waited for them to leave. Once she was sure all of the students had left she rushed towards the podium while Teddy made her way down the stairs.

"Mama," Annie said, throwing her arms around Teddy.

"Surprise sweetheart," Teddy said, returning the hug.

The professor smiled watching the enthusiastic greeting between mother and daughter. His student was good but usually very reserved unless she was working with Josh Riggs.

"Why didn't you tell me or meet me before the lecture," Annie asked.

"I thought I would surprise you. I barely made it here for the lecture," Teddy said , "I haven't even changed yet."

"I wondered why you were in uniform," Annie said , "it's not your best look."

"Comfortable enough to travel in though," Teddy said, "and nice not to have to think of what to wear to work."

"You have scrubs," Annie pointed out.

"In the office I dress up, some days I change 10 times at work," Teddy replied, "when's your next class?"

"I have 45 minutes before my trauma lecture and we have another guest speaker today," Annie said, "I promised Josh I would sit with him."

"45 is enough time for me to grab coffee and eat," Teddy said, "have you had anything to eat yet?"

"I had breakfast before my workout at like 5:30," Annie said, " an early lunch would be good."

"Let's grab a quick lunch then I'll come to your lecture with you," Teddy said.

Annie asked, "are you going to stay in your uniform all day?"

Teddy replied, "it's a work trip sweetheart I should and I don't have clothes with me. I would rather wear my own clothes and blend in with you."

"Fine," Annie replied, "still not your best look."

Teddy smiled at the young woman, Annie had really matured. Today she was stylishly dressed with skinny jeans tucked into black boots, a grey cardigan and pink top. Her once hip length hair had been cut to just below her shoulders. Annie's look projected confidence and maturity. Teddy was proud of her daughter.

"Who was that guy you were sitting with in my lecture," Teddy asked.

"That's just Josh," Annie said , "He doesn't like me like that."

"Are you sure," Teddy asked, "he grabbed your hand when everyone was staring at you."

"I am," Annie said, "he wants to be a trauma surgeon. He's talking about Seattle for residency so he can be trained by uncle Owen."

"He wants to follow you for residency," Teddy asked.

"That's what he says," Annie replied, "but his uncle Nathan is the guest speaker in trauma class today. It's an elective so there's only about 15 of us in the class."

"That was Josh Riggs you were sitting with," Teddy asked.

"He's been my best friend since I got here. You knew that ," Annie replied, "I know you don't like his uncle."

"I know your friends with Josh and I don't fully trust Nathan because of what happened with Meghan. But that doesn't look like just a friend," Teddy said, "I don't trust him. I didn't realize that was Josh Riggs. He looks nothing like Nathan."

"Mama just meet Josh then decide," Annie pleaded, "I've never met Nathan."

"I'm coming to the trauma lecture to see Nathan Riggs," Teddy said, "I haven't seen him since your first day here."

"Mama you already blew my cover here," Annie said, "no one new you were my mom, I could fly under the radar. I don't want to be Meredith or Jackson with a family name to live up to."

"You're not as under the radar as you think," Teddy said, "your cardio prof thinks you're amazing. He called you a natural which we knew. He also said you're very reserved in his class."

"I don't need to be loud to be good," Annie said, "I can be good but I won't be annoying about it. No one liked when Christina bragged or Alex showed off."

"You learned some important lessons," Teddy said, "but it's time to let yourself shine. Don't be afraid to let your profs see you shine. You need the references from them."

As they finished their lunches they worked out the schedule for the week. Wherever they both had free time they planned on spending time together.

"I miss our summers in the cottage," Annie said.

"So do I," Teddy admitted, "those were good summers."

"It was nice to see Christina yesterday," Annie said , "reminded me of home. She still calls me thing one."

"Of course she does," Teddy said, "what did she say about Owen?"

"She doesn't say much about uncle Owen," Annie said , "their divorced."

Teddy winced, "I was going to invite him to come teach and operate in Germany for a few months. Stay in my guest room."

"Do it," Annie said, " Christina was mentioning a possible move anyway. She's had lots of offers since her almost Harper Avery."

Teddy and Annie walked into the seminar room and took seats side by side at the table facing the door.

Josh came in with the speaker for the day, "Annie you made it and brought your mom."

"Mama, this is Josh Riggs," Annie said , "Josh this is my mother, Teddy Altman."

"Major Altman," Josh greeted, "it's nice to meet you mam."

"Teddy Altman," Nathan called, looking surprised.

"It's good to see you Riggs," Teddy said. Teddy shook his hand awkwardly.

"Seems like my nephew and your daughter are good friends," Nathan said.

"They've been close for a while," Teddy said.

Nathan said, " Josh mentions her once in a while. I just didn't realize his friend Annie was your Annie. what are you doing here?"

" I knew which Josh she was talking about. I'm here for the trauma conference and I got asked to guest teach the third year cardio class this week with an old student of mine Christina Yang," Teddy said , "you?"

"Same conference and I was asked to teach the third year trauma elective today," Nathan said, "are you joining us?"

"Annie asked me to," Teddy said, "running med com I don't get nearly enough time with her."

"Med com where," asked Nathan.

"Germany," Teddy said, "I went about two years ago after Henry passed."

"Do you still talk to Owen," Nathan asked.

"Yes, not as much as we used to," Teddy said, "we're doing different things and in different time zones."

"What happened," Nathan asked.

"I had a falling out with him and his ex wife after Henry passed," Teddy said, "Christina Yang was my resident and I took my grief out on them. I blamed Owen and Christina for a while. But we're good now."

"You trained Christina Yang," a student asked, "was she the best resident ever?"

"Christina was a good surgeon," Teddy said, "but she had other areas she needed to work on. Everyone does."

"Do you still see her," asked another student.

"I talk to her but haven't seen her," Teddy replied, "Grace saw her after her lecture yesterday."

"I had dinner with Christina last night," Annie said , "she's good. As intense as always and I don't get why she still calls me thing one ."

"Dinner with Christina Yang," a girl in the class said , "how did you do that?"

"She has a nick name for you," a boy asked.

"Dr. Seuss themed," Annie replied, "by brother is thing two."

"How well do you know Dr. Yang," another guy asked.

"She was the resident teaching me when I was pre med. She was married to my uncle Owen," Annie said.

"So Christina Yang is your aunt, major Altman is your mom, who else do you know," the girl asked.

Teddy replied, "her uncle Owen is Doctor or Major Owen Hunt he's a trauma surgeon. I also taught Jackson Avery and Meredith Grey in Seattle so she knows them."

"The trauma god," asked one of the boys, "Owen Hunt is legendary."

"I'll tell him you said that," Teddy replied.

"I told uncle Owen that I could do breakfast tomorrow since he's coming to the conference," Annie said, "7:30 I'll tell him your coming mama."

"Reunion breakfast," asked Riggs, he looked hopeful.

"Family," Teddy said, "I don't usually share the few days a year I get with Annie. But I didn't tell Annie I was coming and she made plans with Owen. Owen is the exception to my not sharing time with Annie. The first time she got to participate in a surgery was his OR, she was 19. He was the one that ordered her first scrub cap with her favourite animal on it."

Annie had been texting someone , "uncle Owen is excited to see you mama. And the otter cap is still my favorite. But it's in the wash right now."

"Did you question that," Teddy laughed, "and what happened to the nice serious caps we ordered?"

"I wear them but I had a surgical rotation last week and they let us wear our own caps, my otters are lucky, you wear birds you can't say anything about my otters," Annie replied.

"Teddy, do you mind helping me with the simulation part of the class," Nathan asked," just giving directions and helping them when they get stuck. Make sure no imaginary patients die."

"I can but I still out rank you," Teddy said.

Nathan huffed, "yes mam."

Teddy and Nathan talked about the plan for the class.

"How much coffee have you had," Josh asked.

"Only four cups," Annie said, "why?"

"Four cups by 10 am, your nuts Altman," Josh said, "your bouncing off the wall."

"I'm excited," Annie said.

"She seriously didn't tell you," Josh asked.

"Not this time," Annie said, "which is totally unlike her."

"Why are you bouncing," Josh asked.

"Probably too much coffee and a short run this morning," Annie replied.

"How much coffee have you had," Teddy asked.

"Only four cups," Annie said, "and I only had a short run because I wanted to go over notes before Cardio."

Nathan began the lecture explaining different trauma situations and how they presented in the field away from the safety and walls of the hospital. Teddy added more information from her perspective and experience. The students were broken into teams to deal with pretend traumas each taking their turn to be a patient. Annie was quick and decisive when she was running the team. Teddy smiled, Annie was capable and quick, she looked at all the data and made decisions that she could explain to her peers.

They had a few minutes to walk to the cardio lab Annie led the way across campus.

"So you and Josh, what's happening there," Teddy asked.

"He's a good friend. My person I guess ," Annie said.

"Just a friend," Teddy pressed.

"I wouldn't mind if it was something more but I don't think he likes me that way," Annie said.

"I think he might if you let him," Teddy said, "you can let him in."

"He's just a friend mama," Annie said.

"Why didn't he know about me then," Asked Teddy

"Because I call you mama or Teddy and have purposely been vague about exactly where you work. My friends know you're a cardio surgeon in Germany," Annie said, "and that you're really busy so I go see you more than you can come to Boston."

"Why don't you tell people, " Teddy asked.

"I want to stand on my own merit, not my last name. It's something Meredith and Jackson talked to me about after I changed my name," Annie said.

Teddy asked, "do you still talk to any of them?"

"April and Jackson," Annie replied, "they're married and she's pregnant."

"They were best friends through residency," Teddy said , "took them a long time to acknowledge they loved each other."

"Uncle Owen is single," Annie said, "him and Christina are done, she said so."

"Annie, he lives in Seattle and won't move to Germany . I can't ask him to do that ," Teddy said.

"Then come home," Annie said.

"It's not that simple," Teddy replied, "my contract goes until next July. I can look at coming back when you're a resident."

"Seattle," Annie asked, "I want to go home to SGMW and the cottage."

"I never sold the cottage so if you get a residency in Seattle you can go home," Teddy promised, "that house was too special to both of us to let go of. Owen takes care of renting it out for me there's a couple of interns living there now."

"If I go to Seattle I want to live there," Annie said.

"You will," Teddy said, "that's our home."

In the cardio lab Teddy gave the students a task to do with a pig then walked around briskly both praising and criticizing the students work. She was quick and matter of fact with her feedback. She was very hard on Annie, finding the most minute errors that she would have let slide with other students at the same level. Teddy had to stop multiple times to remember to use her legal name of Grace in class.

"Grace," Teddy directed, "your patient will live. You can close."

"Yes mam," Annie replied. She felt like they were playing a part.

Annie waited in the back of the lab as Teddy answered questions from her classmates. Annie's ears perked up at her former roommates question.

"Major Altman," Amy asked, "could you explain how you were able to have the career you have and raise your daughter."

Teddy pauses, "Miss Black it's not only my story. Grace do you mind if I tell the story?"

"Go ahead mama," Annie replied.

Teddy motioned for Annie to come stand with her, "help me tell it please."

"Okay," Annie replied standing beside Teddy.

The professor had been observing and saw the change in Annie. She was usually quiet and reserved however, with her mother present she seemed to be more confident. He had also seen how far it was possible to push Annie, her mother was demanding senior resident quality work from her near perfection and she rose to the occasion. He made a mental note to keep pushing her that hard, but at the same time wondered if it was the fact that it was her mother that made it easier for her to be pushed.

Teddy began, " Grace Altman who I usually call Annie which comes from her middle name was not exactly planned. I got pregnant my last year of pre med and had her my first year of medical school. She was adopted at birth because I wasn't prepared to be a parent on my own at 21."

Annie interrupted, "I've known this since I was about 10 and don't hold it against her, I would make the same choice in the same situation."

Teddy continued, "Annie was adopted at birth and lived with her adoptive parents and siblings just outside of Vancouver BC. When she was 19 Annie contacted me and from there we became really close."

Annie continued, "about two years ago after a few incidents with my adopted sister I changed my name from the one I was given at birth Annabeth Grace McKellar to Grace Annabeth Altman. Mama and I are really close now and I miss her because she's in Germany most of the time. When I was pre med we lived in Seattle."

"So you gave up your baby to be a surgeon," asked one woman.

"No," Teddy replied, "I was not prepared to give Annie the life that she deserved and that I wanted for her. So I chose adoption to make sure she had the best chance possible. It was an act of love not selfishness."

" I'm not upset. I know mama did what she thought was best for me at the time. It worked out well," Annie replied.

Teddy cut off the conversation, "enough of my personal life. If there are no more questions about medicine I will see you all for tomorrow's lecture."

Annie grabbed her backpack and they walked out of the lab.

"Sorry about that sweetheart," Teddy said.

"Mama don't worry. It's a confusing story for people who aren't us or uncle Owen," Annie replied.

"When did you cut off your hair," asked Teddy.

"A week ago," Annie said, "I wanted a change. And it's just hair it will grow back. It was so long and heavy, I really how easy it is to deal with. Do you not like it?."

"I really like it. It suits you," Teddy said, "your hair has always been so long. Trying to catch a guy's attention?"

"Not at all," Annie said, "you know I don't have time to date."

"You spend so much time with josh and finish each other's sentences," Teddy said, "if I didn't know better I'd think you were dating him."

"It's no different than you and Owen," Annie replied, "Josh is just my person. People who don't know us assume wrongly all the time. But it's great at a bar when there's creeps."

Annie and Teddy walked back to Teddy's hotel then to Annie's apartment.

"What's really happening with Josh," Teddy questioned.

"Nothing," Annie replied, "he's Josh. I don't want to date and you told me to be careful with him because of what you told me about Meghan and Nathan."

Teddy said," I didn't tell you the whole story. They had a rocky relationship. She had an attitude and a temper. She could be really hot and cold with him. "

"You always said she was fiery," Annie said.

"She was the opposite of Owen," Teddy said, "Meghan was driven and dedicated but she was a risk taker and would try anything. Owen at the time was pretty uptight."

"Was up tight," Annie asked.

"Still is," Teddy admitted.

"Why don't you trust Josh," Annie asked.

"I didn't know him," Teddy said, "I was being over protective. I was wrong."

"You knew he was my best friend. But I wonder if it could be more if I wasn't scared, " Annie said, "what do you think?"

Teddy thought, "He likes you the way he looks at you he loves you. He really likes you but you're not giving him any sign you like him that way."

Annie pauses, "I think I might like him that way but at the same time he's my best friend. I don't want to ruin that. Josh knows too much about me. He knows about Jessica. He's seen all my scars."

"He's seen the scars," Teddy asked.

"Hard to hide in a bathing suit," Annie said, "he knows how they happened. No one who knows about that would want to be with me."

Teddy shook her head, "your scars are a sign of your strength. You overcame things that would have destroyed others. Josh would see the strength in that."

"The one on my stomach is worse than the one on my back," Annie said, "you were much neater. But I don't like that part of my story. Most people don't know a lot about my life before I came here. Only Josh and Stephanie."

Teddy asked," why don't you talk about it?"

Annie responded, "people will think I'm crazy. You don't talk much about your life before the army."

Teddy shook her head, "your learning some bad habits from me. Annie you can let people in. Your past, what you've overcome has made you so much stronger than you know."

Annie said, "I'm not having nightmares anymore."

Teddy cheered, "yes no more nightmares."

Annie said, "it's been a month."

"Tell me about Josh," Teddy said, "what is it about him that makes him your best friend?"

Annie gushed, "he gets me. He accepts me for me. We go do things and ride our bikes and walk. He runs and swims with me. He's kind, funny, supportive, brilliant, compassionate and outgoing. We study together and hang out here on the weekend with a bottle of wine and talk. He loves to play soccer and I like watching him play. He comes to see me dance when I do those random little performances that the highland group needs a spare body for. Mama he gets me. I can just be me around Josh. I don't have to hide who I am. And his story isn't easy either. He doesn't really talk to his parents, he only has his uncle. We connect that way, he gets the issues with that. He's lived in a family where mental illness runs the house. But he's strong and kind and supportive. We have fun together, he's my best friend."

"Then make it work sweetheart," Teddy said, "tell him. It sounds like you love him."

"It would scare him off," Annie said, "it would ruin what we have. I need to show him somehow."

"What does he like," Teddy asked.

"Sports, cycling, hiking, when I cook he's a horrible cook, camping," Annie said.

"What if you got rid of Stephanie for a night and made him dinner," Teddy suggested.

"I do that at least once a week," Annie replied, "then we drink a couple bottles of wine and he crashes on my couch."

"Your couch," Teddy asked.

"I'm a relationship girl," Annie said, "Josh doesn't go in my room."

"It would be a good idea for you not to have him in your room until you're in a relationship," Teddy said.

"I know that mama," Annie sighed, "but there's days I just want to kiss him. He does this thing sometimes where he hugs me and spins me around and I really like it."

"We'll come up with something," Teddy said, "but I'm starving. Do you want to order dinner? My treat."

Nathan and Josh sat down in a bar.

"So your friend Annie is Annie Altman," Nathan asked.

"I thought I told you that," Josh said.

"She's a miniature version of Teddy, how did you not tell me that," Nathan said.

"Today was the first time I met Teddy," Josh explained, " Annie usually goes to Germany to see her. I've heard conversations between them, I recognized the voice but didn't know it was Teddy from your Iraq stories."

"That's Teddy from those stories," Nathan confirmed, "so you and her daughter?"

"I like Annie," Josh said, "but she doesn't like me that way. She's my best friend and it's not worth making a move and messing that up."

"Teddy will have told her about everything that happened with Me and Meg," Nathan said, "she'll have told Annie to be careful."

"How do I show Annie that she can trust me," Josh asked, "she tells me a lot of things that she doesn't tell anyone else."

"You have her trust then mate," Nathan said, "try asking her on a date."

"We go out all the time," Josh said.

"A date," Nathan said, "make it clear it's a real date. Is she why you're looking at residencies in Seattle?"

"She is," Josh confirmed, " she wants to go home and have Owen Hunt and Christina Yang train her. I want to do trauma surgery so Owen would be a good teacher for me."

"If that's what you want I will support you," Nathan said, "she seems like a special girl."

"Uncle Nathan she's amazing," Josh said, "sweet, kind, smart, shy, she would do anything for her friends and family. She loves the beach and long walks with a cup of coffee. She's a bit of a caffeine addict. Weekends we hang out at her place with a bottle of wine and chat. She's an amazing athlete, she runs every day and we swim laps together. But you should see her dance, she did ballet and highland and she can move. She floats when she dances, it looks like she doesn't touch the ground. But she's been through a lot. She was given up for adoption at birth and her adoptive sister has physically hurt her, she has some horrible scars from it. She had to cut out her adoptive family except for the brother for her own safety. It's just been her and Teddy for a couple years now. She understands where I'm coming from when I talk about my parents issues and how it runs the house and I can't go back there. She's the strongest most amazing person I know. It doesn't matter what's going on she's always positive and upbeat."

Nathan laughed, "you're in love with mini Altman. I used to talk about Meghan the same way."

"I remember Meghan when I was a kid," Josh said, "she was pretty cool."

"She was special," Nathan said, "I still miss her. I always will. But I did and said some things that sent her into harm's way and I lost her. Don't lose your Annie."

"She's my best friend," Josh said, "I love her but she won't see past the friendship."

"I get a feeling she's like her mom," Nathan said, "Teddy didn't tell someone she liked him because she was afraid to destroy the friendship. Annie will have learned from Teddy."

"How do I show her she can trust me and that I love her," Josh asked.

"I don't know," Nathan said, "keep spending time with her. Show her you love her with your actions. Slowly win her over."

"I need an idea," Josh said, "she's not a flowers and candy type girl."

"Picnic on one of your beach walks," Nathan suggested.

"That would be good," Josh said, "I'll need an extra blanket she gets cold really easily."

"You know her well," Nathan said.

"Three years of hanging out and crashing on her couch most weekends will do it," Josh said, "always her couch, she's not that type of girl. And I won't be the guy that pushes her."

"I taught you well," Nathan said.