Authors Notes: Next chapter will have a lot more Percy and Margo in it. I promise. Just wanted a bit of the guys being goofy.

Rescue Me?

Chapter 11

Tony Babysitting?

Eve walked off the bus and up to the house. She fumbled in her pocket for her phone. She poked a few buttons and the door opened up for her. The auto lock on her phone was able to open the door as well as a few other choice things within the house. There was actually one door that didn't open for her and that was the armory, but she didn't argue about that. She understood that kids and guns don't mix…even though Hastings taught her how to properly hold and fire a gun. She wasn't every good at the aiming part, but Hastings says its probably because shes so small and needed a smaller gun. He promised to get her one when she got her gun license when shes older.

One inside Eve looked around the living room where there was a 72in screen TV which wasn't on at all. It was hardly ever touched actually. Eve tended to read a lot more then watching TV and if she wanted to watch something, she and Percy would sit back together and watch something.

Eve walked over to the table and pulled off her back pack. She had to much homework to do and wanted to get it done before her daddy got home in an hour or two depending on weather Professor Cooper was going to let him out on time today. Poor man smelled of Coffee and stale sandwiches. Or vice versa…depending on the day.

Before Eve realized what time it was the door opened. She looked up expenting to see her dad, but actually it was Tony and he had a box of pizza in his hands.

"Hey there squirt!" Eves face went from confused to happy. Tony was the playful one, and tended to help her with her math…which she really needed help with at that very same moment.

"Uncle Tony!" She hugged his midsection and giggled. "Dads don't here yet." She explained and sat back down on the floor where her notes were strone out so she didn't have to go searching through a stack for them.

"Oh I know that, he called me about thirty minutes ago. He's with a woman he met earlier at a diner?" He said and Eves face turned red for a moment.

"Yeah…Marguerite. She's pretty I suppose they both got better acquainted then I thought they would. Dad isn't known for his suaveness when it comes to women he really likes. Although…I never really seen him react to any woman like that." Eve said and went back to her homework.

"How did he react?" Tony asked pointing at something on the notes.

"Well…he was just staring at first, then she asked about our vacation…and it kinda went down to going to having a coffee…but I suppose it went…better from there." Eve said not really understanding much about relationships just yet.

"I see." He really didn't understand much himself. He didn't' have that many infatuations himself she and he were in the same boat. "Well I grabbed a pizza on the way over here if your hungry. Your dad apologizes and hopes that you understand about his absence." Tony said and watched Eve shrug her shoulders.

"I always figured dad would get married some day and I'd end up with a mama." Eve explained turning a few notes over. "He doesn't have to apologize for falling in love and wanting to date someone." Eve finished the paper and started to gather the notes.

Tony narrowed his eyes at Eve trying to see if she meant what she said.

"I see…" He said and opened the pizza box. "Pepperoni and Pineapple…your favorite." He said and chuckled when Eve squealed and picked up a piece careful not to get any grease onto her notes still on the ground.

"You really know how to show this girl a good time." Eve walked over and turned on the radio. Soft music began to play, she sat down on the couch and began to move her feet to the beat.

"Andrew still has to finish teaching you how to dance." Tony said. Eve giggled into her hand a habit she picked up from Percy.

"I think his feet and ego are still healing."

"Oh haha." Someone said from the door. She looked up to see Andrew walking in with an arm load of the third man in the company. Hastings was red in the face and slightly bleeding.

"What the…whats happened to him?" Eve threw down her pizza onto the coffee table.

"He got drunk…and got into a fight."

"Woulda beat him too…if'en you hadn't stopped me." Hastings said. Eve walked over to him and looked down at him. Her arms were crossed over her chest.

"I see…well this man you would have beaten. Would beating him up solve the problem Uncle Timmy?" She asked. Hastings looked a little put off by the words.

"I think not…fighting doesn't solve all our problems, clever thinking, and careful planning wins the day sir. It'll do you some good and less bloody if you follow dads example. Does the man fight to do his Pimpernel work?" She asked. Hastings shook his head. "I thought not. I know there are times they he has to defend himself. Fighting is the final result and should only be used as such. You'll find that the person who walks away from a fight tends to be braver then the one who threw the punch." Eve said and Hastings looked up at Andrew.

"Is it odd that I'm being lectured by a little girl? Or even worse…everything that's coming out of her mouth…is right?"

"No…just means your sobering up." Andrew said helping the man to sit up.

"Good now I ask you to go wash your face and hands. You're getting blood all over dads couch." She said pointing to the hallway.

"Yes ma'me." Hastings said and hurried out of the room before she started a new lecture.

"You sound like a grown up sometimes Eve." Tony said and Eve sighed stretching.

"Someone has to in this ragtag gang on dads." Eve said and walked back over to her pizza.

Soon enough Eve was yawning and putting her books back into their proper place in her bag. Most of the guys were sitting back watching football now…or what they called football. Looked like soccer to Eve. Oh well…language barrier probably. She walked over to each one and kissed on the cheek and said her good nights before leaving them to their game.

"Want me to come tuck you in Mousey?" Hastings asked her. She shook her head with a smile. She left them alone and walked into her bedroom. Pulling off all her clothing and put on her gown. She put her phone on the charger and texted her father her good nights since he wasn't home. Climbing into bed she suddenly had a foreboding feeling. But she brushed it aside and climbed back into bed.