AN: I do not own The Bill or any characters mentioned in my story.
Uncovered
Heartbeat
Max was stunned by what Millie had just said. Everyone in the room just looked at him awaiting his reaction. Silently Max stood and went to take the letter Millie was extending to him.
"That was all she said". It was the first sentence he had spoke since been told he had become a father to a five year old daughter who was now sleeping in his office. Max took the letter and stalked back to his office intending to slam the door but on seeing the sleeping face of Lily sat down at the nearest desk to the door. Max was totally aware that every officer in the briefing was now watching him as he read line after line of Beth's writing with each letter feeling more and more compelled to see her. To hold her in his arms but this was Max Carter and he didn't show emotion to anyone. Max folded the letter up sharply and shouted Will. Max was just about to bark out an order to find Beth when he was interrupted by the hushed tones of his daughters crying. Lily Isabella was stood in the doorway of his office looking at him as if he might attack her at any second. Will was the first to move he went over to where Lily was stood bending down to her level immediately she ran for the door.
It had been two hours since Lily had ran. Max had shouted at several different people and Will several times.
"Lily". Max turned around and walked into the soft room nearest to the door. He was sure she was there. An instinct calling him to that room. "Lily". Max opened the door and felt Mel's hand on his arm.
"We checked in there". Mel looked at him with a look he had seen no officer use on him. Pity.
"Well clearly not well enough". Max strode over to the the sofa and there she was was, his tiny little girl curled up in a ball, hugging a pink blanket he had seen her exit with.
"Lily". Max shook her slightly and watched in awe as she opened her eyes. The thoughts of what if that had been running through his mind stopped. It all stopped in the second his daughter looked into his eyes for the very first time.
