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.' She didn't turn round.'What are you up to?''There's these things called Hansard documents which let you see what's been debated in the House of Commons and I've been on Number Ten Downing Street's site.I can't find anything on civilian deaths in Iraq and I've been here for bloody hours.'For fuck's sake, he thought, put another bloody record on will you? He knelt down and looked at Holly on her play mat.'Hello, princess, how are you doing?'Her head jerked at the sound of his voice and her arms began to wriggle back and forth.'Daddy's home.You coming for a cuddle?'He slid a hand under her nappy to lift her up.'Ali, she's soaking wet.'No reply.He unbuttoned the base of her babygrow and was hit by a cloying smell.Brown stains were leaking out from the edge of her nappy.'She's filthy.How long has she been lying here?'He spotted the shadow of a frown as she glanced with tired eyes at their daughter.'Well, change her then.''I will.But I'm asking how long she's been left here.''Since her last feed.I'm not sure.She wasn't crying.''Surely it's not a good idea for her to be lying in her own shit?'The comment was intended to goad her, but all it provoked was another backward glance.'When's the last time you changed her nappy?'He opened his mouth, but said nothing.'Exactly,' she answered, eyes on the screen once again.'Do your fair share before having a go at me.'But that's not the point, he thought.You should be concerned that Holly was being neglected.She clicked the mouse and another text-heavy page filled the screen.There was a detached air about her, as if attending to Holly was just another household chore.You're using this Iraq thing as a way to screen her out, he thought, remembering something about depressed mothers being unable to connect emotionally with their babies.'Come on then, you,' he whispered, carrying Holly upstairs to the nursery.After bagging up the dirty nappy and wiping her clean, he wrapped a fresh nappy around her.'We don't want a dirty bottom, do we?' he whispered.She grinned at the sensation and he wondered whether to call down that their daughter had just produced her biggest smile yet.Then he changed his mind, afraid Alice would just grunt a reply back up the stairs.He gazed down at the tiny human before him.So totally helpless.She stared back, eyes fixed on his.He actually felt something shift in his chest as the realisation suddenly hit him.You're ours.Ours.The word was filled with new significance.No one else will care for you in the same way because no one else is responsible for you in the same way.We created you.But now your mum doesn't seem able to cope with you.Which leaves me.I've got to take care of you until Alice is better.He leaned down and brought his face so close to hers he could see his entire head captured in her unwavering pupils.There he was, as much a part of her as she was of him.He picked her up and held her close, waves of emotion flooding out.Then he bowed his head and held a kiss to the top of her skull, drinking in the delicious warmth coming from her soft skin.The voice came and went, music drifting lazily over it.Then someone spoke over an urgent drumming.Words caught in Jon's semi conscious mind.Key 103 bulletin.Dramatic new theory.No official comment.River Medlock.Other world news.Attack on the Rashid Hotel, Baghdad.Paul Wolfowitz narrowly escapes.He struggled to bring himself awake, eyes opening just as the newsreader announced, And now to our main story.This morning Manchester awakes to a dramatic new development in the hunt for the Monster of the Moor.Jon looked to his left.Alice was sitting up in bed, Holly silently feeding at her breast.Analysis shows that all three victims were attacked within a short distance of the Medlock, a river that rises on Saddleworth Moor and runs into the very heart of the city.What worries experts is the possibility that, if the Monster is following the river in its hunt for new victims, it will end up in the centre of Manchester itself.So far, no one from Greater Manchester Police has been available for comment.'Christ!' He kicked the duvet off and looked at the clock.Seven.He should have been up an hour ago.Flipping open his mobile, he scrolled through to Carmel's number and pressed connect.'Who fed you that information?''Sorry, is that DI Spicer?''Who was it? Do you realise the shit this story will stir up?''You know I can't tell you that.''No?' He stood up, walked over to the window.Grey drizzle was falling outside.'You don't need to.I saw you yesterday atBuxton Zoo.It was Hobson.''You're wrong actually.' Her voice had softened
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