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The place he was staying at had an indoor pool and Em wanted to spend every waking minute in it. So Xander was watching spent a few hours watching her closely to make sure she didn't drown. She had started shivering after that and he to pull her very reluctantly out of the swimming pool. He wrapped her in a towel and she had wrapped her arms around his neck as he was doing this. He smiled and picked her up and carried her to the short distance to their hotel room.

He gave her some clothes to change into and she disappeared into the bathroom. She came back after a minute changed into some green shorts and a blue t-shirt. She came to him again and wrapped her arms around his legs. He picked her up and sat her down on the second bed in their hotel, the one closest to the bathroom, and she smiled at him in a kind of sleepy matter. Xander checked the time it was only 6 o'clock, it was kind of early for her to be this tired. He had let her spend too much time in the pool, but at least he wouldn't have to fight her to sleep this time around but they hadn't eaten yet. He hadn't even thought about what they were going to eat.

"Daddy." Em said interrupting his thoughts.

"Yeah honey?" he asked. She yawned first, a great big yawn.

"I'm tired." she said then yawned again.

"I know sweetie."

"Daddy?"

"Yeah."

"Why aren't we with Uncle Sam and Uncle Dean?" he stroked her hair and her eyes started to close so he stopped. She looked up at him again her eyes imploring him.

"We're here to see Daddy's old friend." she blinked a several times, and he had a feeling she didn't even process his answer. Yep, he had definitely let her swim way too long.

"Daddy." she mumbled as her eyes kept closing.

"Yeah?" he said softly, she wasn't going to be staying up, so maybe he wasn't the best father but he was going to let her sleep even though they hadn't had dinner yet. It probably would have been fast food or take-out anyways.

"Daddy." she mumbled again and then she was asleep. He stroked her hair again. He loved Em so much, he got up from the bed after several minutes.

Since Xander had nothing to do till breakfast tomorrow he decided to make a few calls. He scrolled to a name on his phone and after a long moment of hesitation hit a name and waited as the phone rang.

"Hello."

"Hey Giles." he said awkwardly.

"Xander?"

"Yeah it's me." a few years ago he would have probably added an annoying nickname. He wasn't that person anymore, plus he wouldn't do that after years of not talking to him.

"How are you?" Giles asked him.

"Good...good...you?"

"Very well"

"Look Giles, I'm sorry about not remaining in contact with you over the last several years."

"I admit I have been a tad worried about you." Xander grimaced.

"Sorry about that Giles."

"Buffy tells me you have a daughter."

"Yeah her name is Em." he smiled as he looked down at his sleeping daughter.

"Do it suit you?" Xander grinned. He took a picture of Em with his phone and sent the picture to Giles.

"6 o'clock and she's out like a light." he said a laugh.

"How old is she?" Xander smiled dimmed a little as he was reminded of their separation.

"She's 5."

"And her mother?"Xander smile disappeared.

"Deceased." he managed to choke out.

"I'm sorry." Xander nodded then stopped when he realized he was on the phone.

"Thank you." he said instead.

"So you still hunt?" it wasn't exactly phrased like a question but he still answered it like it was.

"Yeah...yeah I do...just took out a ghost the other day." he added.

"That's well...very well." Giles said.

"Yeah." Xander said.

"How about you? You doing anything interesting."

"I'm still a watcher." Xander nodded, and opened his mouth to ask him about whether or not he enjoyed it when Giles suddenly said.

"I'm sorry Xander but I have to go right now."

"I'll call again soon."

"It's been a pleasure to hear from you Xander."

"Yeah you too." he hung up well Giles didn't seem particularly angry. That was good wasn't it? He looked down at Em and looked at her. He was a little hungry but he wasn't going to wake Em, just he could eat and there was no way he was going to leave her alone. He might as well make the second call he was planning on making. He scrolled down to Rona's name and hit the button and waited as it rung a few times before it was picked up.

"Hello." it was her voice.

"Rona?" there was a long pause.

"Xander is that you?"

"Yeah it's me."

"Where are you? Where have you been? Are you okay?"

"Headquarters, all around hunting, and I'm fine."

"You haven't thrown me or anyone else that I know of a line in years."

"Yeah I was kind of distant."

"Why?" Rona could at times very frank this seemed to be one of those times, no beating around the bush for her.

"Several reasons, none of them good enough." he said tiredly he should have done this tomorrow it more emotionally draining then he had thought it would be. "I am sorry though." he said earnestly. "Really sorry." he added again when Rona didn't respond right away.

"You okay though."

"A little worse for wear but I'm still kicking."

"That's good, I've been so worried about you."

"Sorry." he said said again it all he seemed to say lately. There was a long pause so long that Xander checked to make sure that the call hadn't been dropped.

"Rona are you there?" he asked.

"Yeah I'm here." Rona said then another shorter pause and then she asked.

"Your at Cleveland headquarters right?"

"Yeah why?" he asked.

"I'm on the next flight to Cleveland." the phone was disconnected.

"Oh okay." Xander said to the suddenly disconnected phone, then shut it and put it back in his jacket. Rona was coming to see him. She was coming to see him. That was just a lot of information and very draining. He got on the bed closest to the door which was more comfortable then it had any right to be.

So both of them were going to bed before 8 and without dinner...he found that kind of funny as he feel asleep.

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