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‘I can help there,’ Jane said ‘We have things in the office I can bring you a Moses basket, bedding, nappies and spare clothes, and I can organise milk Do you have any bottles?’

‘Two,’ Josh said, ‘and I bought a couple of cartons of ready-h with very hot water to sterilise them for now’

‘If you don’t aniseequipment,’ Jane said ‘What about the baby’s mum?’

‘We haven’t got much on the forensics side,’ PC Walters said ‘The best we can do is to put out a press release and ask the local et in touch’

‘If she’s as young as I think she ht be,’ Josh said, ‘she’ll be worried that she’s in trouble—especially if she nancy’

‘Strictly speaking, it’s a cries are always lenient in the case of newborns and very young, very frightened mums’

‘She really needs to get to hospital or a doctor and let them check her over,’ Josh said ‘That’s important because, if she’s retained any of the placenta or she tore during the delivery, there’s a high risk she’ll develop an infection—and if it’s left untreated she could become really ill’

‘We’ll make sure everyone says she won’t be in any trouble and we’re worried about her health,’ PC Graham said

‘And tell her the baby’s absolutely fine and being looked after The poor girl’s probably going to be worrying about that, too,’ Amy added

Josh looked at his watch ‘Sorry I’ to have to leave you now I need to be at work’ He scribbled a nuot my mobile number, Aet a ht this evening—unless there’s a crisis in the departe to you as early as I can’

A to have to use that nu that this probably sounded like a coestion it actually was ‘Look, as you’re helping ht as well have dinner here It’s as easy to cook for two as for one’

‘That’d be nice’

They exchanged a glance, and another frisson of desire ran down her spine—which was cole, but this was all about caring for Hope, not having a wild fling with her neighbour