The pregnancy test showed two pink lines Mara stared at it for a long moment , her hands trembling slightly as she sat on the edge of the bathtud in their London flat . Through the thin bathroom door , she could hear Noah mining around in the kitchen , the familiar sounds of him making his morning coffee . " Noah ? " she called softly . " What is it , love ? His voice carried the warm erms that had drawn her to him in the first place . She opened the door and held up the test without a word . Noah's coffer mag slipped from his fingers , shattering against the kitchen floor , Coffer splashed across the white tiles , but neither of them moved to clean it up . His eyes went from the test to her face , searching " Are you … how do you feel about this ?" he asked carefully . Terrified Happy Overwhelmed . " She laughed shakily . " All at the same time , " He crossed the room in three quick strides and pulled her into his arms , spinning her around until she was breathless and laughing . When he set her down , his hands cupped her face gently . " I love you , " he said . " And I'm going to love this baby . We're go going to be a family . " Three months later , as Mara's morning sickness finally began to subside , Noah came home with news that would change everything . " There's an opportunity back in Country B , " he said , settling heade her on their small sofa . " Medical technology startup . The market is wide open, and I have the connections to make it work " Mara looked up from her laptop , where she'd been reviewing Al algorithms for her research project . Her artificial intelligence background from university had been gathering dint since they'd moved to London , but she'd never stopped studying . " What about the clinic ? " " I can leave . This is higger , Mara . This could set us up for life , especially with the baby coming . " Two months later , they were on a plane back to Country . 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