Chapter 122: A Day in the Life

The high-pitched shriek of the alarm clock roused Olivia from the silence of the early morning, and she groaned into her pillow, burrowing a little deeper under the covers. Before she could find her way to the snooze button, she felt the bed shift as Mark reached over her to silence the insistent noise. "Rise and shine, you lazybones," he growled—still with a voice that was rusty from sleep. "Big day ahead." Olivia poked her head out of under the blanket, blinking into the thin light that pierced the curtain at the window. "Really, do we have to?" she whined, knowing full well the answer. Mark chuckled, dropping a kiss on her forehead, before sliding out of bed. "Doctor's appointment at 9, remember? I'll start the coffee." Olivia took a quick moment to stretch and give herself some time to think before Mark padded out of the bedroom. Appointments with doctors always filled her with anxiety and determination, but having Mark by her side made them infinitely more bearable. By the ti