Their One Night Baby. Carol Marinelli

often brought patients here—but it felt bland to Victoria, and her father worked here too.

      She felt closer to a building than her own parents. It was sad but true, and that was why she asked the favour.

      ‘They only take complicated cases,’ Professor Christie said.

      ‘Not always,’ Victoria refuted. And she didn’t point out that she’d been born there and that members of staff tended to choose, where possible, to have their child there, but she would not be fobbed off.

      ‘It’s closing.’

      ‘Not necessarily,’ Victoria said. ‘And if it does close before the baby comes along, then I’ll be referred elsewhere, but I’d really like to have my antenatal care there.’

      As an adult she had never asked her father for anything, not one single thing. ‘Can you get me in there?’