"You know you're glowing." Lindsay commented to Becky as they sat on the couch, they had been home a few days. Lindsay had managed to convince Lynne to drag Danny shopping with her so she could spend some time with Becky and Olivia alone.

"I guess marriage agrees with me."

"It's more than that." Lindsay looked at her for a minute. "You're pregnant."

"What does motherhood with some secret sixth sense?"

"Are you?" Lindsay asked.

"Maybe." Beck y admitted.

"How maybe?"

"I'm a week late, but I haven't taken a test or said anything to Matt."

"Come on." Lindsay handed her her jacket as she got up.

"Come on where?"

"There is a pharmacy down the block, we'll go and get you a test so you'll know one way or the other." Lindsay put the diaper bag over the handle of the stroller in which Olivia was still asleep in since she had returned for the walk Danny had taken her around the block.

"It can wait."

"It's better to know one way or the other rather than putting it off. Trust me."

"Okay." Becky agreed.

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"I'll order some drinks while you pee on the stick." Lindsay told Becky as they entered the coffee shop that was on the block where Lindsay and Danny lived.

"Here?"

"It will give you something to take your mind off waiting the three minutes for the results."

Becky headed to the bathroom whilst Lindsay ordered their drinks and went and sat at table in the corner where the stroller wouldn't be in the way.

"Okay." Becky came and joined her she had put the stick back in the paper bag and set it on the table. "Two and a half minutes."

"It will feel like a lifetime." Lindsay told her. "But it will be over quickly."

"What if I am?"

"Have you and Matt talked about having kids?" Lindsay asked.

"Matt likes kids, but we've never actually talked about having them."

"Do you think he'd be against it?"

"No, it's just..." She trailed off looking for the word she needed.

"Becky, Matt loves you. You can see that just by watching look at you. If you're pregnant, he'll love you even more." Lindsay squeezed her hand.

"Thank you."

"Times up. Do you want me to look?" Lindsay offered.

"Please."

Lindsay pulled the stick out the bag.

"I'd say congratulations are in order."

"I'm pregnant?" Becky paled.

"Congratulations Becky." Lindsay hugged her. "One piece of advice from your big sister, labour hurts get any drug they'll give you."

"Thanks."

Lindsay's phone rang; she recognised the ring tone she had assigned to Danny.

"That's Danny wondering whether we've run off to join the circus."

"You'd better answer it." Becky suggested.

"Hey Danny... We went out for coffee... Yes I know I'm not supposed to be drinking coffee when I'm breast feeding, that's why I'm drinking ice-tea... We'll be back in about half an hour, we'll order take out for dinner... Okay help Mom cook... See you soon." She hung up. "He's going to be a nightmare when she gets older."

"How exactly did tell Danny you were pregnant?"

"I gave him a jar with a positive chemical pregnancy test in it. When he didn't get it I gave him one of these. After a few splutters and a call to Hawkes to get him to explain the facts of life to Danny, he got his head round it. Try subtle first and then when he doesn't get you have to say it straight out. It was actually really funny watching it sink in. But you should probably do it in person, so wait until you get back."

"Matt's coming out Sunday. He's giving a guest lecture on Monday afternoon at NYU."

"You didn't mention it."

"He only told me yesterday, they've been after him to do it for months and with Liv it was good timing. Can you not say anything to anyone for a while, I just want to tell Matt and get used to the idea myself before the whole family finds out?"

"I won't even tell Danny. I managed to keep the fact that Liv was a girl from him for four months this shouldn't be a problem."

"Why didn't you tell him you knew?"

"The minute she was born he wanted to build a tower around her; he was bad enough when Clay sent him that mini-football uniform, which by the way she will be wearing when it will actually fit. Besides it was nice knowing it was just between the two of us."

"So no regrets?"

"None."

TBC