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ease up for her when we get to Hawaii where there will be plenty of distractions. The beach. Shopping. Sightseeing. And, um … more boys. Oh well. At least there are two of us to wrangle Nat to the ground, put some blinkers on her and keep her out of bronzed beach-boy trouble. I just hope Brad Pitt isn’t taking his holidays. If he is, he’d better watch out.

    â€˜Oh wow!’ Nat gushes, stretching her legs beside me. ‘Oh wow!’
    For once, she’s something pretty close to right. We’ve only just hit the tarmac and already I can’t believe how gorgeous Hawaii is. As soon as we step off the plane into the dawning day, it hits me straight in the face. Everything’s so green and tropical-warm and sweet-smelling and everyone’s so laid back. In some ways it reminds me of home – of Australia (well, okay, apart from the green bit).
    Fifteen minutes later, it seems things are working on island time (read: when people can be bothered to do whatever you’ve asked them to do). It’s taking simply ages for the guy to come and pick us up in his little golf buggy because the pj landed in the middle of nowhere at the airport. Still, I don’t care, because after the grey streets of NYC, just standing around waiting on the tarmac in Hawaii is pretty close to heaven. And it looks like Nat agrees.
    â€˜Oh wow!’
    â€˜Nat!’ Alexa gives her cousin another nudge and gives me another eye-roll. But Nat doesn’t stop …
    â€˜This is great, Holly! Just great!’
    Holly laughs. ‘I’m, um, glad you like it.’
    Alexa tries to change the subject. ‘So where are we staying, Holly? Did B and G agree on somewhere in the end?’ Alexa’s also been hearing a lot about B and G lately and almost believes in their abilities to make food and accommodation choices like members of this family who have actually, you know … been born.
    â€˜Who are B and G?’ Nat pipes up again.
    Standing beside Holly, I point first to the left side of her belly, then to her right. ‘Boy and Girl.’
    â€˜Wow! You even know which sides they’re on? That’s so cool!’
    Holly agrees. ‘It’s a pretty weird feeling. Oh! There you go. Another weird feeling. G’s saying hello.’
    Instantly, three hands dart out to the right side of Holly’s belly and G gives Dad, Alexa and me another good kick. ‘Hey, G!’ I say. ‘I think she’s happy to be in Hawaii.’ I look up at Holly.
    â€˜Ow! Well, so’s B, by the feel of things.’
    Again, our three hands dart over to the left side of Holly’s belly and, with perfect timing, we get another, bigger kick from B.
    â€˜I think he wants to go surfing,’ Alexa says.
    Nat sidles up next to us. ‘I’ve never felt a baby kick before. Um … can I …?’
    â€˜Of course!’ Holly says, grabbing Nat’s hand and pulling her in as close as the rest of us. She places Nat’s hand on her right side. ‘Hmmm. Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it … there!’
    â€˜Oh wow! Wow! That’s so cool! G kicked me!’
    The four of us laugh at Nat’s surprise.
    â€˜Hang on.’ Holly moves Nat’s hand over to her left side. ‘There! One from B, too. They must like you. They’re picky. They don’t kick just anybody, you know.’
    â€˜Really?’ Nat looks up at Holly, unsure if she’s joking or not.
    â€˜Really. They’re a naughty pair. The first time we tried to find out what sex they were they both crossed their legs so we couldn’t see.’
    Nat laughs at this and then, I think, realises she still has her hand on Holly’s belly. ‘Um, thanks. Thanks, Holly.’
    â€˜My pleasure, sweetheart.’ Holly reaches out and ruffles Nat’s hair. And as I stand there and watch her, I think about what a great mum Holly is going to be. It’s been hard for her, being