with a shrug , megan replied , `` dating him or just having some fun with him . sounds like he could use some . '' emma grimaced as she wiped noah 's face off . `` this is exactly why i told aidan not to try and fix you two up . '' `` what do you mean ? '' `` pesh needs a relationship , not a hook-up after all he 's been through . besides his wife 's death , he has n't had it easy on the dating front . '' `` what happened ? '' when casey snorted , emma shot her a death glare . `` nothing . it 's just he does n't need to get involved with someone who is n't interested in a long-term relationship . '' `` em , you might as well tell her , '' casey urged . megan glanced between the two of them . `` tell me what ? '' `` fine , '' emma huffed resignedly . she handed noah to casey . `` make yourself useful by changing his diaper . '' as casey got busy cleaning up noah , emma turned to megan . `` when aidan and i broke up- '' `` what you meant to say is , after you left aidan when he did n't show up for noah 's gender ultrasound because he was cheating on you ? '' casey interrupted , waving around the wet wipe in her hand . emma closed her eyes for a moment before shaking her head . `` yes , that 's right . thank you so very much for bringing up that aspect of our break-up on today of all days . '' casey gripped noah 's ankles and hoisted up his little butt to slide on the new diaper . `` you 're welcome . '' `` anyway , as you were saying , '' megan pressed . `` right . so it was when aidan and i were broken up that i met pesh . i was with your papa fitzgerald the day of his heart attack at the vfw , and pesh was the doctor who treated him . '' `` so ... you both struck up a friendship then ? '' megan asked . emma grimaced . `` not exactly . you see , patrick wanted to force aidan to really fight for me , and he felt the best way to do it would be for him to have some competition . '' megan felt her eyes widening in surprise . `` papa wanted pesh to date you ? '' `` yeah . '' `` did you ? '' emma was momentarily distracted by casey blowing raspberries on noah 's stomach . a smile spread across her face as noah kicked his legs and giggled at casey . `` want me to get him in his dress ? '' casey asked , as she glanced up . `` if you do n't mind . '' bringing her hand to her hip , megan huffed out an exasperated breath . `` um , could you please focus for just a minute considering the bomb you just dropped on me ? '' `` i 'm sorry . i did n't want to tell you at all . i mean , whatever was between us is all in the past . neither one of us really cared for each other like we thought we did . '' `` did you ... '' megan said . at emma 's confused expression , she wiggled her eyebrows suggestively . emma 's face flushed . `` no , of course not ! '' casey eyed emma as she took the baptism gown off the hanger . `` you did make out with him though . '' `` one time . and he certainly did n't get to second base , '' emma argued . with a wicked grin , casey added , `` pity . wish you could inform us on what he has going on below the waist . '' `` you 're impossible . '' she snatched the gown away from casey and then started wrestling noah into the yards of fabric . `` it was n't like we were in a relationship . we did n't really even go out together . he came to the house once to bring me dinner and check on me when i was on bed rest , and then he took me to the opera . that was it . '' `` was there no chemistry between you two ? '' without responding , emma pulled noah up into a sitting position and started fastening the row of buttons down the back of the gown . `` em ? '' megan pressed . she gave a heavy sigh before picking noah up . she stared into his face before she responded . `` we had great chemistry together . he was an amazing kisser who got all my senses up and running in all the right ways . besides the physical part , he is smart , kind , and intelligent-any woman 's dream . '' she shook her head . `` but it did n't matter because he was n't aidan . i could never , ever love another man like i do him . ''