"It'll be fun," the Doctor mocked, his arms crossed as he watched Owen wrap a bandage around my upper shoulder.

I glared up at him, wincing slightly as I moved my arm around. "Seeing my dads is always fun."

"I'm glad you think so."

I looked past the Doctor to see both of my dads standing by the stairs, and I felt happiness overtake me. I hopped out of my seat and rushed over to them, pulling them both into a hug.

"Oh, I've missed you!" I smiled, kissing both of their checks.

"And we've missed you," Ianto said as they hugged me tighter.

We stayed like that for a good minute, letting the happy vibes fill the air. Once he let me go, dad walked over to the Doctor.

"Doctor."

"Jack."

They stared at each other for a minute before dad smiled and pulled the Doctor into a hug. The Doctor looked at me with a startled look, and I couldn't help but laugh at his face.

"So, I love getting to see my daughter, we always do, but why are you guys here?" dad asked, and I sent a look at the Doctor. "You did take us to the right day, right?" I asked, and the Doctor sent me a funny look.

"Why do you assume this has to do with me?" I crossed my arms and stared at him. "Which one of us is the one flying the time machine?"

"Alright, children, break it up," dad jokingly said, stepping between us.

"You sent us me a message asking us to visit, so here we are," I said, pulling out my phone and handing it to him, showing him the message.

"I sent that three months ago," he said, handing it back. I once again sent the Doctor a glare before apologizing to my dad.

Pulling me into a hug, he told me that it was okay.

"I did have something I wanted to talk to you about, but we can talk about that later. Let's go do something fun!"

"Now, this is fun!" I said, my eyes closed as I felt the sun on my skin. "I can agree with that," the Doctor said from beside me. Peeking one eye open, I saw the Doctor reading the rest of Les Miserables and my dad reading over some files from work.

"Man, it has been so long since we've been to the beach," I sighed, loving the smell of the salt water coming from the ocean.

"We should bring Rose next time," the Doctor suggested and I hummed in agreement. "I feel kind of bad. We're here on the beach while Rose is at home with Jackie grieving the loss of Mickey."

"I know you miss Mickey too. I was hoping seeing your dad would keep your mind off of Mickey," the Doctor admitted. "Thank you."

After that, we all fell into a comforting silence. I smiled sleepily, beginning to doze off as I listened to the sound of the waves roaring and the occasional shifting of paper coming from the Doctor and my dad.

This truly was nice, just getting to relax with the people I trust the most, excluding Ianto, and sift through my thoughts.

I never expected myself to get this close to the Doctor. Never in a million years, but here he is, confiding in me and being my best friend. He knew almost as well as my dads did, and that scared me a little. Never before have I let someone get this close to me that wasn't part of my Torchwood family and my dads. He seemed to always know how to make me smile or how to comfort me when I was sad. He knew lots of little things about me and that made me happy, knowing he cared.

Rose Tyler, the fantastic girl who you couldn't not be friends with. Even though things were rough in the beginning, she still became my friend and showed me the ropes when the Doctor couldn't. She was just brilliant, and I loved her for that.

Life with the Doctor seemed to get crazier the longer I stayed, and all it did was make me want to stay more. It was nice knowing that my dad supported my choice, but it seemed he knew more about my future than he was letting on. But, from the looks of it, it was going to be a good one with lots of ups and downs. And I couldn't wait.

"Vie?"

I groaned a little and opened my eyes to come nose to nose with the Doctor. "Yes?" I asked, feeling a bit of a blush creep onto my checks. I was fascinated by the freckles sprinkling the Doctor's face.

"I think it's time we get your dad back to his team," he explained softly, and I couldn't help but pout, not really wanting to leave yet.

"So soon?" I groaned and smiled as the Doctor let out a laugh. "Your dad still needs to talk to us, and I don't think a beach is an appropriate place for a serious conversation."

"I'm not leaving. Not yet, anyways," I said, crossing my arms, waiting for the Doctor's next move.

"You're coming with Jack and me into the TARDIS whether you like it or not," he threatened. I couldn't help but smirk as I felt confidence flash in me.

"I told you, I'm not leaving," I smirked, but it quickly flew off my face and the Doctor reached down, hooking his arms under my legs and back, and picked me up.

"Doctor!" I cried with laughter as my dad ran over to us. "Dad, help me! Make him let me go!"

"No can do, Sweetheart," he said and I laughed, throwing my head back as pure happiness flowed through my body.

"You're giving me a pocket watch?" I asked as my dad rummaged through the things in his office.

"Ianto and I were given it when we adopted you, but there wasn't much I could do with it if I didn't have the Doctor," he explained, making a noise of happiness as he found the watch.

He placed it in front of the Doctor and me, and just by looking at it I got an odd feeling. I looked over in surprise when the Doctor took a sharp breath while staring at the watch with wide, surprised eyes and a stiff body.

Laying a hand on his shoulder, I asked "Are you okay?" feeling generally worried by his silence.

"Why did you need the Doctor to give me the pocket watch?" I asked, feeling very confused and concerned.

A tense silence filled the air as I looked between the two men. "Doctor?"

"Do you remember what I said about Time Lords hiding their essence?" he whispered, and I couldn't help but look at him as if he were crazy.

"You're saying that I'm a Time Lady?" I asked incredulously and he nodded.

"But, wouldn't you have noticed?" I questioned and he shook his head. "Since whatever Time Lady is in the watch, I can't tell they are there. The only way I'd be able to know who it was is if you opened the watch."

"What will happen to me?"

"You'd become a part of the Time Lady. You'd still be there in her personality or actions," he explained quietly.

"Do I have to open it now, or can I have some time to talk to people and say goodbye?" I questioned as a tear fell down my face.

"Of course you can say goodbye to people. We'll have to explain to Rose too," the Doctor told me and I nodded.

"No matter what you do, you will always be my daughter. You will always be a Harkness-Jones," he told me, reaching and grasping my hand, and I couldn't help but burst into tears.

I felt two sets of arms wrap around my body, holding me tight as Dad stroked my hair.

"I don't want to go!"