Chapter three enjoy!:-)

As they sat down to a table covered in all the variations of a pasta was amused as Megan began her first bite with an 'ooh' clearly showing her approval for her this appealed to other parts of him the conversation beagn,

Jen:'so Megan we have invaded your apartment and none of us know much about you'

If Megan could shrink anymore into her chair to avoid becoming the topic of conversation, she would become part of the the corner of her eye she could see Peter earnestly waiting for her answer too,Megan always intrigued Megan caught his stifled cough into his napkin she knew it wasnt from food.

Megan:'well I am an M.E who I've been told communicates better with the dead than the living' pointedly staring at Peter for emphasis,the girls are oblivious to their secret bickering.

Peter:'hey I said that a long time ago,you are surprising me more and more everyday'

Another blush,god how did he pull that off,he could sway a jury to accuse a priest,she th attention off herself she tried to take it down a different alley.

Meagan:'I almost forgot to thank you three for influencing Peter so much growing up,he really is great with me and my daughter'

Unfortunately this brought the conversation back to her and gained a few eyebrow raises.

Jen:'we really did throw Peter an obstacle course over the years quite literally tripping him a few times with barbie dolls and of course that one time we painted his nails pink while he was asleep'

Anne:'yeah,he was late for school the next morning so the next thing we knew he was rushing out of the house...lets just say high school was a tough time after that'

Lily:'by the time I came along Peter was well and truly groomed although their was this one phase where I made every bedroom have Cyndi Lauper posters,he didnt let his friends come over for the next week'

These were the kinds of memories Megan could bribe Peter with when she was annoyed at him,she grinned like a cheshire cat that caught the proverbial cream.

Anne:'getting back to the point you have a daughter?'

Megan dropped her for once didnt point out her condition so as to save her that particular line of questioning but he did show his anxiety as he fidgeted in his seat.

Peter:'come on girls what is this an interrogation?'

Megan:'no Peter its ok' Megan showed she could handle this 'they are just being curious,Lacey is my daughter yes,she is twelve,god she is so smart and her greatest passion is ...uh...she lives with her father but we spend a lot of time together we are constantly getting together'

strike one for Megan as she lied barefaced to these innocent people who didnt know any better and what felt worse was that she knew Peter would back her up if was their thing she supposed.

Peter knew this subject was always going to be a sore spot for Megan and it hit her hard having to bare it to three strangers,all at once.

At that moment Megan could have kissed whoever was on the other end of her phone but when she saw the caller id was Lacey it tugged at her tear ducts even more,the lie had haunted her long before she had to answer to it the outside world she gave the impression that her relationship with Lacey was solid,she was calling her know wasnt she?

Meagan:'excuse me,I have to take this?'

'Mom is that you?'

Megan:'Yes Lace its me,is something wrong whats up?'

'Mom,its ok I'm fine I just wnated to check in and let you know I arrived'

'oh sweetheart,thank you' this affected Megan in a way noone except a mother would understand.

'Mom are you crying,please Mom calm down you dont want to freak your guests out do you?'

'What?what are you talking about Lacey how did you know about that?'

'oh well I heard dad and taking bets and something about upsetting people and how long it will take'

'thank you Lace for that insightful bit of info and tell your father i'd like him to call me when he gets home please actually tell him Id like in on that bet'

'oh ok mom are you sure you are ok,you sound mad...oh wait have I got dad in trouble again'

'no,no honey,but I really have to go I have guests waiting on me but enjoy your retreat and I will see you next week ok'

what turned into an uplifting phonecall had Megan fuming from ear to ear.A tough hand on her shoulder startled Megan.

Peter:'hey Im sorry about that back there they are way too curious for their own good'

Megan:'it was Lacey calling to check in even when she's away she calls me'

Peter:' what does that tell you? you clearly are a constant in her life Megan becaus eeven when she's not with you she is thinking about you'

Megan:'Peter why are you being especially nice to me tonight? I dont deserve it really I dont,I lied to your sisiter's who have been nothing but truthful to me and even todd doesnt hink I can do this without messing it up'

Peter: hand on her arm now in a comforting fashion 'Megan,my sisters' have done nothing but compliment you on your hospitality skills not to mention how hard it must be for you to be separated from Lacey,they now see you as an incredible supermom aswell'

Megan:'yeah or in other words pity'

Peter:'they like you is all, so forget about todd you have won,perhaps they like you too much though?'

Megan:'why's that?'

'well they do this thing with close friends...'

'what thing Peter?'

'uh well they set them up with other friends and all that'

'so they have a friend I might be interested in?'

'well no not exactly they have someone else in mind for you'

'how does that work exactly,have one get one free'

'this isnt that funny Megan believe me'

'come on Peter who is it give me a name...pierre...gerard...

'its me'

But she couldnt voice her gasp as by this time they had reached the table began the topic of parents rights and desert...two deserts to be exact,she broke the rules again but so did he.I guess that was their thing.