A/N: Reviews are amazing- it didn't occur to me that you'd be so surprised, but then I knew all along what would happen, mwahahaha! I apologise you've waited so long for this drivel.

"Waaahh Waaaaah" someone was getting a little impatient for mummy to hurry up and make dinner. The routine was pretty much second nature to me by now. Siobhan usually got hungry around 12:30, and boy did she let me know about it! Once I'd made up the solution I took Siobhan from her seat and rested her beautiful little body in my arms, balancing her delicate head in the bend in my elbow.

"Here's dindins you little monster"

As soon as she saw the bottle she grasped it in her palms whilst I held it and gulped it down rapidly. Anyone would think I never fed her.

Not long after she'd finished lunch she drifted off into a restful sleep. I should have spent the time doing something productive, like cleaning or sending emails to the ten million people that requested for baby pictures, but I couldn't conjure up the strength to leave her in her cot. Instead I watched her sleep. Her tiny chest heaved up and dropped down as she breathed softly, that sweet little sound I'd learnt to associate with my daughter. It made me smile. I soon joined her in a dreamy land, snoozing away.

It didn't seem a minute since I'd drifted off until I became suddenly conscious. My instant view was the cream ceiling as opposed to the wall I'd been facing before. My heart sped when I realised I was no longer holding Siobhan, but my fears were soon calmed when I heard the familiar voice of my husband along with soft laughter.

I turned my head slightly, trying to ignore the 'just woken-up' neck pains. Both of them were on the floor, Siobhan lying on her play-mat, whilst Adam played this little piggy with her. As he ran his fingers up her animated body she squealed and giggled with delight, and he joined in laughing with her. He tickled and tickled her causing a flying foot to kick him, smack in the nose.

"You little monkey!" she continued to giggle "No wonder you've worn mummy out."

"And now daddy's going to have a lovely purple face in the morning!" I chipped in, pushing myself into a sitting position.

"Oh , good afternoon." He smiled twisting his body to face me. I unravelled myself from the blanket Adam had wrapped round me and crawled- I'd always felt the need to do this since we'd had a baby- across to where they both lay. "Feeling more refreshed?"

"Yes" Our lips met, both our mouths curving into a smile, now that we could see each other after what had felt like ages, but was realistically only a few hours. Somebody got a tad stroppy that all attention had been taken away from her. "Sorry sweetie are we ignoring you?"

"How rude of us!" Adam added. Our daughter's sneaky ways never failed to amuse us. At such a young age she'd already got us both wrapped around her little finger.

"Was she ok when you got here?" I was concerned that I'd drifted off and dropped her or something.

"She was fine." He beamed "Actually she was awake, but she wasn't moving a muscle, just staring very intently at you."

"I'm sorry you've been at work all day and I'm just sleeping." I started.

"All day?" he raised an eyebrow. I glanced over at the clock.

"Why on Earth are you home at 2:00?"

"Safer not to ask really." I winced. A year and a half on and I still thought of Waterloo Road as my responsibility. Adam kept his promise not to talk about the place, but whenever Steph came round for a coffee she had a good moan about it. Then there were the headlines that were impossible to avoid, 'Students of Local School discovered in drug dealing scandal' or 'Local school at bottom of results table'. It pained me to think about, after all the hard work I'd put in there. Had it really all gone to pot in this short amount of time?

"Is Chris ok?" the last time I'd seen him he was looking... well tiered really. Kim had said something about his extra work load.

"To be honest, I don't think it'll be too long before they throw him in the hot-seat. I can't really see Karen lasting much longer"

"I suppose he'll be able to change things a bit." Even though he was a brilliant deputy for me, I was still slightly doubtful.

"It'll be fine. It's not your responsibility to worry about the school anymore." He placed his hand on mine. "Beside's this one's getting restless, I think the three of us should go to the park."

I'd soon forgotten all about Waterloo Road once we'd gotten to the park. Siobhan fidgeted excitedly in her pram whilst we strolled down the path. She'd wriggled and giggled when one of us pushed her on the swing and the other stood in front playing peek-a-boo. She tried to fling herself forward when she spotted the ducks bobbing about in the pond. By the time we got home all three of us were shattered.

I decided to get Siobhan into bed early so me and Adam could have a night to ourselves, something we hadn't had for a while. She splashed around happily in the water when we bathed her and howled uncontrollably with laughter when I blew raspberries on her tummy. However as soon as I placed her in her cot she was flat out.

After we'd done this we ordered Chinese- we couldn't be bothered to cook- and curled up on the sofa. We chatted idly about anything that came to mind. Our conversation somehow diverted to Grantly who was retiring at the end of year. Talking to my husband was so easy and therapeutic after a hectic day. Two years ago I would have thought of this as an uneventful day.

We finally headed off to bed at about 10:00. It was early, but we were both desperate for some rest. We both watched Siobhan sleeping again, something that had become very addictive.

"I think we're doing a good job with her." Adam commented.

"Yeah, me too." I smiled.

I stumbled into the bathroom to brush my teeth and that was when I noticed it on the side. I'd taken it that morning at forgotten all about it when Siobhan started crying, but there it was. I wasn't quite sure why I'd taken it; I knew it couldn't have been, so why try to convince myself otherwise? My hand reached out shaking and grabbed it; I took a deep breath before proceeding. A blue line.

I hurtled myself out of the bathroom and straight into Adam's arms.

"Woah Rach, you alright?"

"You're never going to believe this." I gasped.

"Believe what?" he was looking baffled.

"I'm pregnant."

His jaw almost hit the floor. We both laughed as he picked me up and spun me round. He gently placed me on the bed and sat next to me. He placed his hand on my tummy and gently massaged it. I put mine on top.

"I can't believe it." He was breathless "Hello baby." He whispered to my tummy. The tears were rolling down my face. I couldn't believe it either. Growing inside me was life where I'd been told it couldn't be, and it felt magical.