Sean shakes his head, never taking his eyes off the baby for more than a second or two. How could anyone? Knowingly, he means. "No," he says, his voice steady, not betraying the unease he feels over his answer. "They weren't e'en hidin', nae really." She was always there, just waiting for him to come and get her. All those wasted years, when all he ever had to do was just open his eyes and look.
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