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Chapters (82)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. ONE
  4. TWO
  5. THREE
  6. FOUR
  7. FIVE
  8. SIX
  9. SEVEN
  10. EIGHT
  11. NINE
  12. TEN
  13. ELEVEN
  14. TWELVE
  15. THIRTEEN
  16. FOURTEEN
  17. FIFTEEN
  18. SIXTEEN
  19. SEVENTEEN
  20. EIGHTEEN
  21. NINETEEN
  22. TWENTY
  23. TWENTY-ONE
  24. TWENTY-TWO
  25. TWENTY-THREE
  26. TWENTY-FOUR
  27. TWENTY-FIVE
  28. TWENTY-SIX
  29. TWENTY-SEVEN
  30. TWENTY-EIGHT
  31. TWENTY-NINE
  32. THIRTY
  33. THIRTY-ONE
  34. THIRTY-TWO
  35. THIRTY-THREE
  36. THIRTY-FOUR
  37. THIRTY-FIVE
  38. THIRTY-SIX
  39. THIRTY-SEVEN
  40. THIRTY-EIGHT
  41. THIRTY-NINE
  42. FORTY
  43. FORTY-ONE
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  45. FORTY-THREE
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  50. FORTY-EIGHT
  51. FORTY-NINE
  52. FIFTY
  53. FIFTY-ONE
  54. FIFTY-TWO
  55. FIFTY-THREE
  56. FIFTY-FOUR
  57. FIFTY-FIVE
  58. FIFTY-SIX
  59. FIFTY-SEVEN
  60. FIFTY-EIGHT
  61. FIFTY-NINE
  62. SIXTY
  63. SIXTY-ONE
  64. SIXTY-TWO
  65. SIXTY-THREE
  66. SIXTY-FOUR
  67. SIXTY-FIVE
  68. SIXTY-SIX
  69. SIXTY-SEVEN
  70. SIXTY-EIGHT
  71. SIXTY-NINE
  72. SEVENTY
  73. SEVENTY-ONE
  74. SEVENTY-TWO
  75. SEVENTY-THREE
  76. SEVENTY-FOUR
  77. Suggested topics for reading-group discussion
  78. Keep Reading …
  79. Lisa Stone also writes under the name of Cathy Glass.Don’t miss her latest book …
  80. About the Author
  81. Books by Lisa Stone
  82. About the Publisher

‘Yes. It’s noted on our system.’

Ian continued to check his emails every fifteen minutes or so and then again as he left work at 5.30. Still no results. He’d be the first to admit he wasn’t good at waiting, never had been, especially when it relied on someone else’s efficiency. He hadn’t told Emma the results were expected this evening. He wanted time to read and digest them before he shared what he learnt. She was still convinced that a professional clinic wouldn’t make errors in their record-keeping. Quietly Ian agreed. He knew it was a long shot and he suspected that the results would vindicate the Mollers and he’d have to accept that.

Emma, having returned to work on Monday, was home just before Ian. As he let himself in, he could hear her in the kitchen preparing their evening meal. The talk she’d had with their midwife and then returning to work had done her a power of good. The last couple of days she’d been in a much better frame of mind, so Ian was looking forward to coming home and seeing her again.

‘Hi, love,’ he called as he hung his coat on the hall stand.

‘Hi!’ she returned from the kitchen.

He dropped his briefcase in the living room on his way through to the kitchen where he kissed Emma’s neck. She didn’t immediately pull away, which gave him hope that before too long they’d be completely back to normal.

‘Anything I can do?’ he asked.

‘No. Dinner will be about a quarter of an hour.’

‘I’ll change out of my suit then.’

Ian went upstairs to their bedroom where he took the opportunity to check his phone again for an email. Still nothing from MyGeneticHistory.com. He would look again after dinner and then every so often during the evening, furtively, so Emma couldn’t see. Their relationship was improving and he didn’t want to risk doing anything that might spoil that.

At 7.30, after they’d eaten and washed up, Emma settled in front of the television to watch a soap, and Ian surreptitiously stole another glance at his phone. A new email had arrived in his inbox from MyGenticHistory.com with a large attachment marked Confidential. Their results! His heart missed a beat. He took his laptop from his briefcase and sat at the dining table. Emma glanced over. ‘Work,’ he said.

She nodded and returned her attention to the television.