Her shoulders relaxed, and that grimace she had been carrying around started to fade.
She glanced at the ceiling, almost asking if this could be real, and then caught my eye, quickly looking away as if not wanting to give me the satisfaction of being right. Yet, I could see it—the disbelief slowly turning into relief, the tension melting away.
Finally, she couldn't hold it any longer. She got up, walked over, and just hugged me. No words were needed, her expression said it all. Livia was actually working.
Let me tell you, as a mom, that moment was absolutely priceless.