‘I hope this little baby knows how incredibly lucky it is to have you as its mum.’ I smiled as I turned on the bench towards him. ‘I think in all the years I’ve known you, that might possibly be the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me. Thank you. You’ve no idea how badly I needed to hear that, because now that it’s a reality rather than just a dream, it’s as scary as hell to be doing it on my own.’
