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lunchtime confirmed her early-morning suspicions and from then on in, Olivia might as well have been on a different planet.
    Alma noticed it immediately.
    “Well spit it out,” the centre manager challenged Olivia soon after helping her administer worming tablets to a particularly skittish Alsatian.
    “Spit what out?” Olivia laughed, trying desperately to keep her news to herself but annoyed with herself for being so transparent. An open book, Peter always called her, and he was right. She could rarely keep a secret or her feelings from anyone. Her open face and particularly her wide, expressive blue eyes always gave her away.
    “Whatever it is that’s got you beaming like a Cheshire cat all afternoon,” Alma teased. “Although being married to a hunk like yours would probably be enough,” she added with a wink. “But you’ve been married a while now, so what’s different?”
    “Nothing,” Olivia said, unable to stop grinning and unwilling to look Alma in the eye. “I’m just in a good mood today, that’s all.”
    Just then the telephone rang, and as their budget couldn’t stretch to a full-time volunteer and Olivia was closest to the door, she went out to answer it.
    “Paws & Tails Refuge Centre.”
    “Hi love,” Olivia heard Peter’s familiar voice and she grinned even more broadly.
    “Hi yourself,” she replied, although she was dying to blurt it out there and then, dying to share it with the world. “What’s up?”
    “Nothing really, just checking that you’re definitely on the eight to four shift today, right? You’re not on a split or anything?”
    “Nope – I’m out of here by four. Do you want me to pick up something for you?”
    “No, no – just checking. I could even be home before you yet, but I’m not sure – it depends on how things go here.”
    Olivia could tell by her husband’s weary tone that he was up to his tonsils – again. She hoped he would get away from the hospital that bit earlier today, not just because she had something to tell him, but also because he was working way too hard. He hadn’t been himself lately, and tended to be tired and a little moody, the stress of working all those long hours obviously taking its toll.
    “Did you get yourself seen to by any of the doctors yet?” she asked him. “About those palpitations you had last week?” It was probably a result of the stress he was under, but still Olivia didn’t want him taking any chances. And working as he did in a hospital, he was in the best place possible to get himself checked out. It was probably fine, but still –
    “It’s nothing, Olivia,” Peter replied, a little testily, and she thought she’d better not push it, and just let him get back to work. The sooner he did that, the sooner he’d be home.
    “Right, well, take it easy, love, and I’ll see you at home this evening.”
    “Talk to you later then.”
    Most definitely Olivia thought, smiling softly to herself as she put the phone down. Hopefully Peter would be home before her, because this particular evening they had plenty to talk about.
    She glanced up at the clock. Time for a quick afternoon tea-break. Olivia didn’t normally bother with tea-breaks, viewing them as a surefire way to unhinge her attempts at keeping her figure. Still, her tummy was rumbling, she’d had very little for lunch and, in fairness, she wouldn’t have to worry about her keeping figure for too much longer. And starving herself surely wasn’t good for the baby.
    Olivia’s heart leaped. The baby! She was actually having a baby. She and Peter, her college boyfriend, the long-time love of her life, after all these years they had finally, finally conceived. It was weird she thought, it still wasn’t quite real to her, not until she told Peter anyway. Even though the doctor had congratulated her on the news and given her the due date, to Olivia it wouldn’t be true, it wouldn’t be real until she told Peter. After three years of marriage, and two