There's No Feeling There (4/?), Body of Proof, PG-15, Megan/Peter
Title: There's No Feelings There
Fandom: Body of Proof
Word Count: 1050
Author: Freekydisaster
Pairing: Megan/Peter
Rating:PG-15
Warnings: N/A
Spoilers: Broken home. 1.09
Summary: Megan's angry that Peter can even think that she still has feelings for Todd. How could he think that?
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters
Beta: No one
Authors Note: I suck at writing this.
[There’s No Feelings There]
No matter what she said to him, Peter knew that she was avoiding him and he was sick of it. He knew that he had pissed her off with his statement about still being in love with her ex-husband, Todd, but he could not understand why else she would be so mad about Kate sleeping with him. Seriously, it had been five years since their divorce so surely she expected him to have moved on?
Grabbing hold of a coffee mug, he slammed it down on the counter as a method to vent his frustration before grabbing hold of the coffee. "I will charge you for any damage done in here, Peter." Kate's teasing voice sounded from behind him causing him to whip round, coffee splashing over the side of his mug onto his shirt causing him to curse. She just smiled as she grabbed hold of a towel and moved towards him.
"Thanks," he mumbled sheepishly, as he accepted the towel and dabbed at his shirt.
"You rarely lose your cool, Peter." His boss pointed out as she poured herself a cup of coffee before learning on the counter, next to him. "And when you do, I can always find the route of the anger in one impossible medical examiner."
Chuckling, he nodded his head. "Are you sure Megan isn't turning you into a Nancy Drew too, Kate?" This caused her to smile too as she nodded her head, her face turning to look at him. "Is your relationship with Todd worth the wrath of Megan?"
"It's not a relationship, Peter. It wasn't meant to be anything but…" Kate sighed. How could they have been stupid enough to phone each other at the office? Poor little Lainey must have been over the moon when she realised her parents had finally got over their differences and were making a second go of their relationship. "We were foolish and didn't cover our tracks."
"So it was meant to be a seedy sexual affair?"
"No!" Kate gasped at the suggestion, glaring at Peter in shock for having suggesting she could do such a thing. Despite their positions in the lab, Kate had always found it easy to talk to Peter and he knew the right steps to get her talking too. Grinning, she shook her head at his face. "Yes, okay. It could have eventually been a relationship but now everything has been forced out into the open."
His anger had disappeared now as he looked at Kate, saw the confusion etched on her face and smiled at her. "Don't worry about it, Kate. Things will turn out alright."
"Yes but Megan has now gone back to step one with me and will think I want to replace her as Lainey's mother and I don't have the patience to deal with petty cat fights, or everyone taking sides."
"Switzerland," he joked again, meaning that he was neutral in the argument even though it seemed he had pissed off his partner more than he had pissed off his boss.
"And that's not how she sees it, is it?"
"She'll just need to get over it."
"Megan Hunt doesn't simply get over things, Peter. She runs from them." Kate pointed out before turning to look at him. "Do you understand why she's mad at you?"
"Because I've made her realise that she was still in love with Todd?"
Kate stared at him with wide her eyes, her jaw slightly ajar in shock as she heard the man's sentence. Was that really what he believed? How could man who was such a good detective be so damned blind to everything around him? Shaking her head, she bit back a laugh as she reached out and squeezed his shoulder.
"Peter, I admire you. I think you're one of the best medical detectives we have but at the same time, you're incredibly stupid." She laughed. "You'll work it out soon enough." Kate promised finishing her mug of coffee and placing it in the dishwasher. "And I hope you do it before it's too late and you've completely alienated her."
"Work out…" but Kate had already left the break room.
Closing his eyes, he pinched the bridge of his nose and took a deep breath. They wanted him to be able to understand Megan Hunt? Damn, he didn't even think she understood herself at times! The woman was a law unto herself. Raking his hand through his blonde hair, he took a drink of his now cool coffee and glared out into the empty room. His thoughts had gone silent, and he wasn't sure if he liked that fact.
This, however, didn't last for long as the elevator doors pinged indicating that someone was either getting off or on and he heard her laugh; the warm throaty laugh that made him always made him smile; and watched as she walked past the window, Ethan's arms waving enthusiastically as he shared another story with her.
What confused him more than Megan's laughter with the young doctor was the fact that he felt like punching the man for taking Megan out for dinner when it was his job to do that. He felt like he'd overcome Everest when she had first agreed to leave the office and go eat lunch with him, a feat that only he had achieved, but now she was going out to eat with Ethan. Ethan? Why would she be going out to eat with Ethan? Was his chat really that more impressive than she would get from him?
Closing his eyes again, he laughed as he realised that he was jealous of the lanky doctor. Jealous. He could not believe it. Why would he be jealous? He had no reason to be unless… No, that wasn't a thought he had ever experienced. But it had to be the truth. It all made sense. He was pissed at Megan for being angry with Kate because he thought that meant she was still in love with Todd, which was a fact that would not best please him, and was close to punching Ethan because he had spent a precious few moments that he would usually get to see Megan, not Dr. Hunt.
Now he understood why he was being an idiot and moody, but why was she?