well , in the first place , im not all that experienced at marking trees . `` what is going on here , dad ? '' `` should be back in a few hours . '' oliver , you have to believe me . `` but you 're on a waiting list - put you there myself . '' was that a smirk on her lined face ? she touched her belly , which was just beginning to swell . she was lying on top of him , her eyes glittering into his . 