Steve sat by the hospital bed and wept. His father, at the age of just 55, had had a massive stroke and was paralysed down one side. As the son's tears fell, the father opened his eyes, and suddenly Steve knew everything was going to be all right.

Zoe stared down at the pregnancy predictor. Positive. This was at least three years before she had planned a baby. She looked in the mirror to check her response, and found she was grinning from ear to ear.