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Daddy's Girl

Catherine stood in her apartment looking in the mirror over the dressing table in her bedroom. Sighing heavily she tried to style her blonde hair. She was due to go to Harry and Ruth's for lunch and was not looking forward to it. She brushed her hair over the bruise over her cheek trying to make the bruise look slightly better. A picture of herself with Graham, Ruth and Harry sat on the table staring back at her. It had been taken after Harry and Ruth had been married. She returned her attention to the mirror.

"Dad, look don't worry" She spoke to herself rehearsing what she would say to her father when she saw him. She knew Ruth would immediately be worried and that Harry would be angry. Yet again you have made a mess of your life Catherine, she thought to herself. Dad is going to freak.

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Ruth pottered around the kitchen getting things ready. She was exhausted after the events of the day before but was glad things had turned out well. Lucas, Ros and little Amy had headed off on honeymoon. There was going to be no sign of them for at least the next week. Ruth smiled as she filled the kettle; she hoped that Ros and Lucas had a better time away than she had with Harry. Waiting for the kettle to boil she wondered why her step daughter was insistent on coming to see her and Harry. She also regretted the last whiskey Harry had poured for her before heading home from the Grid. She jumped as the front door slammed and a small terrier bounded towards her.

"Hello girl, your back then?" Ruth stated the obvious as the little dog licked her. Harry appeared in the doorway and smiled.

"How's the head?"

"Urgh, don't ask. Never again Harry. Never again" She narrowed her eyes as Harry laughed.

"Until the next time eh? Think I quite like you slightly drunk. Some of the things you said. I couldn't wait to get you home"

"Oh shut up Pearce" Ruth glared as she filled two mugs with coffee

"Good job Wes was nowhere near you or Adam would be having a difficult conversation this morning" Ruth glowed red as Harry approached her. She groaned as he wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her neck.

"Was I really that bad? It's your entire fault if I was. Plying me with alcohol" She rested her head on his shoulder as he squeezed her tightly to him before kissing along her collar bone.

"No" He kissed her again "Not that bad at all. Quite sexy really" Ruth turned an even deeper shade of red.

"Harry!" He chuckled as she turned in his arms to face him.

"What? Is it a crime to say I find my wife incredibly sexy?" He loved making Ruth blush. Ruth nodded slightly.

"No, but when I'm stood here looking like this" She gestured to the dressing gown she was wearing and the unbrushed mess her hair was. "It makes me wonder about your sanity" He kissed her as she spoke, effectively silencing her. Scarlet had given up on the humans and wandered through the house in search of Fidget and Muggles, intent on causing mischief while the humans seemed oblivious to them.

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Lucas watched Amy as she played on the mat in the hotel room. Her pink elephant was sat next to her as she crawled around, showing him different toys occasionally. Ros stepped back in to the hotel room as Lucas looked up.

"How's the head?" Lucas was still worried.

"Ok" She smiled as her daughter began to crawl across to her. "Morning shorty" Amy grinned at her Mum's new nickname for her.

"I still can't really believe we got away from the Grid for a whole week. Adam agreeing to cover for you is a miracle." Lucas pulled her to him as she sat on the small sofa.

"Not really he's wanted my job since he got back. As long as he realises it's only temporary" Lucas smiled as she rested her hand on his knee. His were still wrapped around her.

"Ros, we are away for a whole week. Even Adam can't destroy the Grid in seven days. It'll be fine. It will" He kissed the top of her head as she rested her head on his chest.

"Yeah, just the three of us. Why here? I wasn't even expecting to go away" Ros raised her head to stare at him.

"I knew if we stayed in England we'd end up going back to the Grid for something or other. If we went abroad something would go wrong, so here seemed the perfect compromise." He smiled as she rolled her eyes. "And you did tell me once that if you were running away you'd pick the seaside"

"I was thinking more Barbados rather than here."

"You don't like it? Sarah and Malcolm helped me organise it."

"It's perfect Lucas. As long as you, me and Amy are together I don't care where we are. I can see why Sarah likes it here too. Pembrokeshire is a beautiful part of Wales" Lucas smiled slightly as Amy seemed to be lost in her own conversations with the Pink Elephant and Rag Doll she was playing with.

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Ruth jumped a mile as she heard the knock at the front door. Having finally extricated herself from Harry's embrace she was dressed and looking a little more presentable as she opened the front door.

"Hi" Catherine looked at the floor as Ruth ushered her inside, leaving the door open for Catherine's new boyfriend to enter. She couldn't help but worry as she saw how upset the younger woman looked.

"Are you ok? Where's Ryan?" Ruth saw the Catherine shrug.

"I should have called. Ryan and I are over" Ruth nodded; noticing for the first time the purple bruise on Catherine's left cheek.

"Where is he?" Her voice was low, barely able to conceal her anger. Ruth knew Ryan had been the cause of the bruise even though Catherine hadn't said anything and she'd never met the young man.

"I don't know. Where's Dad?"

"Gone to the shop. He's gone to get the paper."

"He'll be ages then. He always is when he goes to the newsagent. Ahmed is a sleeper, always has some Intel for him" Catherine shrugged off her denim jacket as Ruth nodded. She didn't know how Catherine knew that but it was true. Ahmed had given them some vital information over the years.

"Tea? You and I need to talk."

"Please Ruth. Dad is going to go spare. I don't know what to do. I nearly didn't come here today. But I haven't seen you both for so long" Catherine took the steaming hot mug from Ruth as Muggles made himself comfortable in her lap. Catherine absentmindedly scratched the cat behind the ears. Ruth knew Catherine was keeping something back. Not only was she an analyst, she knew her step daughter too well not to suspect something.

"I'm glad you came. But what is going on? Apart from the fact Ryan has assaulted you why will Harry go spare?" Ruth sat next to her on the leather sofa holding her own mug.

"Oh God" Catherine began crying as Ruth wrapped her arm around her.

"What is it?"

"Ryan left me because." She took a shuddering breath as her father walked in to the room. Harry was immediately concerned as Ruth shook her head at him slightly.

"Catherine?" Harry dropped the newspapers on the table with a thud as Catherine looked up.

"Dad I'm sorry. I've made a mess of everything again"

"What happened?" Ruth knew Harry was trying to keep his temper. His daughter covered in bruises and crying with no sign of her new boyfriend made him immediately suspicious. He knew what he was seeing he just needed one of the women in his life to confirm it.

"Ryan and I are over." He nodded relieved that she sounded so determined. "I told him about Mum being in prison. He went crazy. He went even more crazy when I told him I'm" She covered her face in her hands as Ruth looked towards Harry.

"It's ok Catherine. Whatever it is it's ok. He doesn't deserve you. He'll never touch you again. I promise you that" Harry kept his voice low as Ruth rested her hand on his arm, silently telling him to be quiet and let Catherine finish.

"No Dad, no more trouble. He's gone and that's that" Harry nodded as Ruth smiled slightly. Her step daughter was braver than she was.

"Why did he go even more crazy?" Ruth gently prompted as Catherine rubbed the tears away from her eyes.

"Because" Catherine knew she had to bite the bullet and tell them both "Because I not only told him I'm the daughter of a traitor but that I'm pregnant too and whatever he says or does I'm having this baby" Ruth caught Harry's eyes aware that the colour had drained from his face.

"Dad?" Catherine looked at him as Ruth prayed he'd say the right thing rather than open his mouth and put his size 9s straight in.

"I'm going to be a grandfather. I think I can live with that" He smiled as his daughter let him pull her in a hug. Ruth was relieved but she couldn't help but think this was not the last they would see of Ryan. She wondered for a moment what Harry would do when he caught up with the younger man and decided it wasn't worth thinking about.

authors note: This idea just popped in my head last night. Please let me know what you think. I think it will either be dropped or go on to be a multi chapter. Not sure yet.