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‘He undressed ed tone, and Bev’s eyes widened

‘Wow You lucky thing’

Libby looked at her blankly ‘Lucky?’

‘Libby, he’s gorgeous,’ Bev breathed wistfully ‘He is theman I’ve ever laid eyes on’

‘Precisely His rat factor must be off the scale’

Bev rolled her eyes ‘If soh to pay £1000 for a date, then as far as I’m concerned they could have me for ever It’s incredibly romantic’

‘It’s not ro And, thanks to you, fro to ith a h!’ Libby rolled her eyes in frustration and at that moment one of the more junior nurses hurried up

‘Libby, can you take a look at Rachel Miller for h te down I don’t like the look of her She’s still waiting to be seen by one of the doctors but they’ve been caught up in clinic and I wasn’t sure whether to bother the new consultant’

With a last ue down the ward and into one of the side rooms that had cots and beds for parents anted to stay

The baby was in a side ward and Libby could see instantly that she was very poorly She lay still in the cot, her breathing noisy and her cheeks flushed Immediately Libby snapped into professional otten

The baby’s mother was by her side, pale and worried ‘She’s really floppy and so, so hot’

‘Can you tell me what happened?’ Libby spoke softly, her eyes fixed on the child, assessing her breathing ‘When did she become ill?’

‘She was a bit under the weather yesterday ot worse and worse By teati on the sofa’

And she was just lying now Totally unresponsive It wasn’t a good sign

‘Could you get her interested in anything—toys, books?’ TheShe just lay there Finally I panicked and took her to the GP and he sent us in here’

‘And when did she last have paracetamol syrup?’

‘Two hours ago’ Theto happen?’

‘I’ to check her temperature now and then ask one of the doctors to see her straight away’ Libby reached for the thermometer ‘Has she had all her immunisations, Mrs Miller?’