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baby?”  Asked Terri.
    Liv beamed and her cheeks pinkened.  “Everything’s perfect, Alec’s convinced we’re having a girl.  He’s already started decorating the nursery.  I’ve never felt more healthy, although... my hormones are all over the place.  I keep getting these hot flashes where I’m really horny.  One minute I’m fine and the next minute I’m throwing myself at Alec.  He says the hormones are a bit worse for me because I’m not a shifter, but we’ll get through it.”
    Rosalee snorted.  “Yeah it must be such a chore for poor Alec having you demanding sex from him over and over.”
    Terri looked down quickly. Married and pregnant, Liv was so lucky .  Angry jealousy coursed through her.
    “ So how are things with your young wolf?”  Asked Rosalee gleefully, eyebrows waggling.
    “ Ummmm... Okay I guess...”
    Rosalee pouted.  “Only okay? Do I need to have a word with the boy? Anything short of outstanding is a let down for a wolf, they’re usually quite energetic in that department .”
    Red dusted Terri's cheeks. “That's not what I meant.”
    “ So everything's great in that department ?” 
    Terri giggled in spite of herself. “Yes in that department it’s ... amazing. It's just that I need to break up with him.”
    Rosalee and Liv both cried “What?!” and “Why?!” at the same time.
    Terri fiddled nervously with the plastic tablecloth.  “ I enjoy being with him but I'm at an age where I'm ready to settle down now.”
    Liv paused slightly.  “And Mal doesn't want that?”
    Terri exhaled sadly.  “ He's 19 of course he doesn't.”
    The two women exchanged troubled looks . Rosalee cleared her throat.  “Have you asked him?”
    “ We'll not directly no, but I can tell...”
    “ How?”  Demanded Rosalee.
    Terri threw up her hands.  “ All we do is have sex,” she said in exasperation, “we're not really dating. There's no future in that.”
    Liv pursed her lips.  “It doesn’t look that way from here, he's practically been panting after you like a love sick pup all night.”
    Rosalee raised an eyebrow and gestured to her right.  “Still is in fact.”
    Terri surreptitiously looked over her shoulder to see Mal stood wit h his friends, Casey, James or Jimmy perhaps, Hunter and a few others she didn't know. The young wolves were talking and joking raucously.
    A pretty young wolf called Felicity walked by and the men leered at her and made suggestive comments.  She gave them a one fingered salute and carried on walking.  They roared with laughter.  Mal sipped at a soda and half-heartedly laughed with them, but his face was serious and was fixed in her direction. He lit up when he saw her looking and winked.
    She spun her attention back to Rosalee and Liv.  “That... that doesn't mean anything, men are always nice when they're after sex” she said bitterly.  “And there’s the age difference... it’s too much.  A couple of years would be okay, but nine is too much.”
    Rosalee pouted.  “Terri, it’s smaller than the difference between Liv and Alec.”
    Liv said nothing, smiling serenely.
    Terri stammered out an apology.  “I... I’m sorry Liv, I didn’t mean to be rude.”
    “ It’s fine, I don’t take offence.  If it bothers other people that’s their problem because it doesn’t bother me.”
    “It doesn’t bother me I just think it’s different for me and Mal.  Did you... umm, ever have a problem with the age difference?”
    Liv shrugged.  “Not really, neither of us really minded the age difference the problem was we worried that each other minded.  Once we actually talked to each other and realised the truth it wasn’t an issue.”
    “I just think people are laughing at us, that they think I’m a cradle robber.”
    “Who says that?”  Demanded Rosalee sternly.  “Whoever it is you leave them to me!”
    “Well... no one has said it out loud.”  Rosalee looked at her in disbelief.  “But I know that’s what