Well, I realized that posting just one chapter wasn't a very strong start for any long fanfic, so here you have the second one. I hope you enjoy it, if you do please follow and fav.
Disclaimer: As I said when I posted the previous chapter, I sadly don't own Code Blue or any of its Characters, except my OCs of course.
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"She is a very good friend of your uncle. Not his only friend." Keisuke finally told his son as he held himself from laughing further, noticing Megumi's face couldn't get any more red and Kōsaku was glaring at him. "After all, we are his friends too. Right?"
"Yeah." The child replied happily and grabbed his uncle's hand.
"It's very nice to meet you then" Megumi said, kneeling down in front of the child and offering him her hand with a smile. "I hope we can be friends too." She added, making the little boy smile excitedly and nod in return before releasing Kōsaku 's hand and grabbing hers to drag Megumi inside and show her his room.
"I think you got yourself a rival." Keisuke said, patting his friend's back. "Stay with Sakura for a few minutes, I need to check on the food." He added, giving him the little girl again and leaving for the kitchen. Alone with the little girl Kōsaku, sat down and began to make faces and play with her.
He stopped after hearing a childish laugh. Satoshi and Megumi had returned from the little boy's room and were staring at him. The child was smiling happily while he watched his uncle play with his sister and the adult was staring at her friend with an amused smile on her face.
"What is it?" He asked, a little bit embarrassed by the situation he was caught in.
"I was just thinking about how you've changed since we met all those years ago." She answered. "It was hard to see your true, kind, self back then, even though it showed from time to time. And that I wish you hadn't noticed so soon, because I wanted to make a video and send it to the people back home." She added, letting out a laugh.
Although he normally would be annoyed at people who tried to tease him like that, hearing Megumi's laughter brought a small smile to his face. Seeing his expression, Megumi blushed a little. None of them spoke and just stared at each other. Satoshi stared at both adults, clearly not understanding the reason behind the sudden silence. Before he had a chance to break it though, his father entered the room.
"The food is ready" he said. All three people in the living room moved towards the dining table, where a succulent roasted chicken was waiting for them.
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After eating lunch, the birthday cake and a little dance number little Satoshi had prepared as a present for his little sister, Keisuke took his children to their bedroom to take a nap and returned with coffee for the adults. Taking her cup and thanking him, Megumi looked around the room.
"I've gotta say you've got a lovely house Dr. Arakawa" she said.
"Yeah, it's not bad. My ex-wife chose and decorated it." Keisuke replied. " To be honest, I wasn't a fan of either the apartment or the decoration at first. But now, I'm a bit sad that we have to leave it, even though I know the change will be good for us." He added.
"You are moving?" Megumi asked.
"Yes, I'm moving back to Japan as soon as I get a job there" the cardiac surgeon replied. "Kōsaku has actually been helping me."
"Really?" Megumi asked.
"You told me the heart surgery department back at Sohoku was hiring so I put him in contact with them. He's apparently passed 2 of the interviews. I doubt the final interview will be a problem." Kōsaku explained.
"I see. Well, I hope you get the job." She told Keisuke.
"I hope so too" Keisuke said, smiling gratefully. "I've been reading about your hospital and, from what I've seen, it's one of the best in the area."
"What does your ex-wife think about that?" She asked.
"I haven't really asked her." Keisuke replied, his smile turned a bit forced. "She divorced me and moved to the US around half a year ago. Apparently, Los Angeles is far better than Toronto for the plastic surgeon business." Megumi was going to ask something but Kōsaku stopped her with a look. Meanwhile, Keisuke continued speaking, his voice growing angrier. "Then again, during the divorce she signed a paper to give up her parental rights, so her opinion about the three of us moving out isn't important!" Neither Kōsaku nor Megumi spoke and Keisuke cleared his throat, embarrassed at having lost his cool in front of a guest. "I need a moment to go to the bathroom. Please excuse me." He added before getting up from the table.
"Perhaps you should have warned me about the story of him and his ex-wife beforehand" Megumi said. "I feel awful"
"Sorry" Kōsaku apologized. "I should have given you a heads up. I'm sure you could tell by his words, but his ex-wife and him didn't end things in a civilized manner. He doesn't like to talk much about her, he just tells anyone who praises this place that the apartment and the decoration were her choices. The divorce is still too recent."
Megumi nodded in understanding but couldn't say anything else as she heard Keisuke opening the bathroom and walking back to the table.
"I'm sorry, I just needed to wash my face" Keisuke said when he returned to the table, the anger completely gone from his voice and facial expression. "So, Dr. Shiraishi. Have you liked what you've seen of Toronto so far?" He asked, as if the conversation about his wife hadn't even happened.
"I have, it's a very nice city." Megumi answered with a smile. "I've been wanting to come for a while but I didn't find time until now"
"I have tomorrow free, if you want, we can go to the places you wanted to go today but couldn't." Kōsaku said. Megumi looked at him. What he was proposing sounded like a date. The thought made her blush.
"Why the wait?" Keisuke asked, smirking. "You can take her now"
"Eh?" Kōsaku and Megumi said at the same time, both equally surprised by Keisuke's suggestion.
"As much as I'm enjoying your presence, the party is pretty much over" Keisuke said. "When the kids wake up from their nap, we'll watch a movie until dinner. At least part of another one after and then it's bedtime for us."
Kōsaku looked at her "Do you want to?"
"I wouldn't mind. But aren't you tired?" She asked.
"Not too much, the morning nap really helped" he answered.
"Then it's settled" Keisuke said.
"We should really help you clean this up first" Megumi replied.
Keisuke waved his hand dismissively. "That's not necessary. You are my guests and I'm perfectly capable of cleaning all of this up on my own." He said with a smile.
"Then I will use the bathroom before we go." Megumi told Kōsaku, rising from the chair and leaving the room. Once she did, Kōsaku looked at his friend.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Giving you a push in the right direction" Keisuke said, finishing his cup of coffee. "Everyone knows if you are going to confess to someone, it's better to do so at night. It's more romantic."
"I'm not going to confess my feelings for her" Kōsaku said, although he didn't deny the existence of those feelings. It would be stupid to try to lie to his friend when he himself had to admit it was pretty obvious he had them. "It's not the right time yet."
"Why not?" Keisuke asked. "What are you waiting for?"
"I'll tell her when I return to Japan" Kōsaku replied.
"Why postpone it when you can tell her now?" Keisuke asked. "Do you have a reason why you don't want to tell her now?"
"I…" Kōsaku began but stopped when he heard Megumi's steps coming back from the bathroom.
"I'm ready to go" she said, rejoining the other two. Seeing the expressions on the men's faces, her own changed as well. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing" Keisuke replied, smiling at her a little unconvincingly. "We were just talking about not leaving for later things that you can do now. Especially the important things."
"What? What things?" She asked, clearly curious.