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‘She will’

‘How can you be so positive?’ She was overreacting, but that was the mother in her

‘The scan’s normal Besides, it’s what I want Not a very medical answer, I know, but it’s how I feel’

Stacey stared at hi showed in his expression to suggest so Did she knohat she was looking for? He’d hide it, wouldn’t he? He could be waiting for her to fess up

‘For both you and Holly,’ he added

‘Oh, Noah’ If only he knew Well, he would, if she found the courage to tell him

A murmur came from the bed

Stacey spun around and leapt up to lean over the sidebar ‘Holly? It’s Mummy, sweetheart’

‘Mmm’

Reaching out, Stacey touched her cheek with the backs of her fingers ‘Holly I’m here’

‘Muain

Relief poured into Stacey and the tears flowed freely SoHolly see ‘Holly, you’re in bed and Muibberish

Holly was looking at her, confusion filling her beautiful grey eyes Her father’s eyes

Handing her cup to Noah, Stacey dropped the bar and sat on the bed, reaching for her girl, carefully slipping under her and holding her against her breast ‘There, sweetheart Muot you’

‘She looks like you,’ Noah said quietly

‘So people tell me’

Don’t look at her eyes

‘You don’t agree?’

‘Yes, I can see quite a few Wainwright genes in there’ She’d spent ns of Noah, and so far only her eyes ca fun’

‘Like her mum’

Deep breath ‘Noah I need to tell you so’ She couldn’t put it off for anotherher up Now or never Never wasn’t an option She didn’t want to do that to Holly or Noah They were bonded through Holly, and watch out anyone or anything that threatened to come between them

Heavy grey eyes locked onto her, not hter ‘This sounds serious’

‘It is’

Please, still like me when I’ve finished

‘Holly’s a little over two years old’