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‘Abandoned babies, is?’ he asked ‘Not very often to any of theh on the rare occasions the police do bring in an abandoned baby, it usually turns out that theand very scared’

‘The police et her to hospital so she can be checked over,’ Amy said

‘Let’s hope so,’ Josh said, sounding very far from convinced

‘I’m sorry I rather hijacked you when you cauess now the police are on their way I ought to let you get on’

Josh didn’t know Amy Howes very well—just that she lived in one of the other flats on his floor and she’d taken in a parcel for hi or even if she had a job

But what he did knoas that her brown eyes were sad behind her s responsible for a baby, even for the short ti Especially as the baby didn’t even have the basics for any kind of care

He’d only been going to pick up some milk and bread anyway It wasn’t important The open-all-hours shop round the corner from the hospital would probably still be open when he’d finished his shift, even though it was Christmas Eve

Not that you’d knoas Christmas, in Amy’s flat There were a couple of cards propped up on the mantelpiece, and a few more stacked in a pile, but there wasn’t a tree or any presents Even when people were going away for Christmas, they usually displayed their cards and had some kind of decorations up Maybe she didn’t celebrate Christmas Was that because it was too painful for her—like it was for him?

Though it wasn’t any of his business

He shouldn’t get involved

He didn’t want to get involved

And yet he found hisout ‘I’m not due at the hospital until eleven, so I can stay with you until the police get here, if you like’

‘I can’t impose on you like that,’ she said