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she leaned into his side easily, as one arm slipped around his waist.
โ at least youโre home now. โ
she pulled back just enough to look up at him, with an understanding smile.
โ yeahโ still feels like forever away though! โ
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he's taking her into his arms to pull her into his side. "very, very long." murmmers out against her forehead.
"just a few more days until we go, though."
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meredith shook her cranium fiercely โ her mother taught her that emotions werenโt to be shown.
โ no, no. iโm fine. please, leave it. โ
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She doesnโt have to be embarrassed, the young resident was just worried when she saw her crying.
โSometimes I get so stressed I cry,โ sheโd would say next. โIf thereโs anything wrong and I could help, Iโd really like to,โ
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said, reaching over to gently ruffle his hair even though she knew heโd probably duck away.
โ and when it does, iโll still be right here reminding you that youโve got this. โ
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she couldnโt help the soft laugh that escaped her, watching that familiar little nose scrunch. some things never changed, no matter how grown he thought he was.
โ oh, trust me, itโll get plenty difficult soon enough. โ she
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โI actually want it to get a little more difficultโ I find focusing so difficult when I already know what we are learning.โ
he scrunched his nose up at his motherโs compliment, never being great at taking them.
โproud of me? thanks.โ
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โ thatโs what we all say until the first round of exams hit. โ she exclaimed, remembering ohโsoโwell her time in med school.
that felt like a lifetime ago now.
โ but you are doing well! iโm really proud of you! โ
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โoh pleaseโ you know Iโll go square eyed if I study any harder. i underestimated how much work med school would be.. but itโs surprisingly easy?โ
he announced as he began playing with the paper in front of him, waiting for his mom to weigh in on the subject.
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meredith moved a lump of paperwork over to her side a bit more, so he had more room on the bed.
โ you should be focusing on your own studying, instead of this, but iโll let you off โ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐. โ
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โhuhโ well, Iโd like to reassure you that youโre doing a * ( great ) job at pretending. you almost had me fooled.โ
he smirked and found a small space to jump onto on the bed, picking up a few pieces of the paper. โI need a break from my own studying so the distraction [ + ]
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โ yeah, i pretend to like all three of you. โ
a faint grin portrayed she was only joking with him once more.
her gaze drifted from bailey to the mountains of paperwork in front of her.
โ iโm sure youโve got better
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โI feel like as her mom, you have to at least pretend to like her.โ
he shrugged as he folded his arms over his torso, jumping off of his perch and shuffling closer to run his eyes over the papers sprawled over the bed.
โyou need any help?โ