14

Ianto parked and let Eve out to run around the campground, excited to see other children thera already and soon the laughter of little ones filled the playground. A lovely balmy time of year, perfect for mixing with others and letting his little one be just another kid again… for a while he could hide in plain sight, right?

"Hello there" a woman called out as she watched Ianto set down the stabilizing feet to his camper "I am Lilly."

"Ianto" Ianto said in return "Hi. That's Eve being a monkey over there."

"Welsh" she said "Lovely. We are from Sweden, here travelling for six months, so far it's been lovely."

"It is, I've travelled the world ya know ... before her. Now I just want be home" Ianto sighed and did not add (close to him) as he settled at a picnic table and picked at the faded wood "I am back to see my ex. We parted badly and I don't know if it will be a nice reunion of a 'throw things' kinda one. She is asking questions and … I can't stave off the inevitable I guess. I always knew in the end I would have to bite the bullet."

"God" she grimaced "Sounds messy."

"Live always is" Ianto nodded wistfully, grinning as he watched Eve flick from the bars like she was so much older than her little three year old self.

"She has gorgeous dark hair, look at that big flop in front" she smiled.

"Her father's hair" Ianto nodded "He looks like a movie star, all smoldery and sexy."

She stared then said in a small voice "oh."

"Surrogate" Ianto explained quickly "I did the raising of her, he provided the jizz and the attitude it seems. It's him I have come to see, to let her meet him so she understands why she is different to me. She asks so many questions and…well… I hate lies."

She relaxed and smiled again as he made sense, the weird feeling evaporating as she looked back at the kids "Well… if you need to go see him without her in tow… best leave her with us. You know… feeling the water before introducing her might be a good idea."

Ianto nodded as he wondered if that was the right thing to do. OR if turning up without her would seal his fate.

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"Tadda" Eve whispered in the dark and Ianto grunted, rolling over in his bed before a little hand grabbed his head and yanked the handful of hair, making him yelp. "TADDA!"

"Christ on a Harley" Ianto said as he sat up and rubbed his eyes "Better be a fucking bogeyman for this!"

"There is" she said with wide eyes "Look. He's ugly and snarly."

Ianto got to the window and peered out as she clutched her little dog to her, her eyes wide as the dog growled low in his throat.

"Shut up Owen" Ianto muttered to the little Jack Russell "Not helping."

"Hush Owie" she whispered patting the little brown head as the Jack Russell looked out the window with wild eyes and Ianto let his eyes focus as he finally saw the reason lurking near the shower block.

"Ahhhhh fuck. You have go to be joking" Ianto sighed to himself "A weevil?"

Ianto sat back knowing this was it. It had to come sooner to rather… now the Doctor saw him it was only a matter of time so… Ianto made a noise if alarm as he saw the door of the shower block open and Lilly stepped out with her little boy, talking to him without noticing the weevil that had frozen to watch them head back to their camper near Ianto's.

"Eve… get the emergency phone and use it. Tell them a Weevil is here and Taddy has to save the lady OK?" Ianto said as he slid out the door, and Eve nodded, moving to the drawer where the special phone was. Tadd had trained her over and over again in how to use it, never turning it on but making her punch the keys and say the words like they were playing a game. This was no game, this was the real thing and she was her father's daughter as she pushed the 'Don't touch' button and watched the screen light up, then she pushed it to ring the only number in the memory.

She listened until a voice answered on the other end, the speaker phone already on to make it easier for her little hands "Hello? Is that Daddy?"

Silence.

Then… "Eve?"

"Taddy said to call you and tell you it is the Bad Day Today. A Weevily is here in the camping ground and he is gonna eat the lady called Lilly and her little boy coz he had to use the loo in the dark. Taddy had gone to save her and told me I have to ring you and tell you to come because it's you turn to be a hero."

Silence, then a soft noise of a breath taken then… "Eve darling. Tell Daddy where you are?"

"The Camping Ground Daddy. In Cardiff, by the sports ground Silly. W are next door so you are close for me. Taddy said we were going to come visit you and not just peek at you like normal, really meet and have ice cream or something but the Weevilly is here now so you have to come to us, OK?"

"Sweetheart… my darling sweetie, stay there. Stay there love and keep the door shut, Daddy is coming. Can you see Taddy?"

"He has a stick and it telling off the Weevilly man but he is still trying to grab the little boy. His name is Nathan and he is a nice boy. I locked the door like Taddy said to so... are you coming Daddy?"

"Yes love I am in the SUV, we are coming to you" Jack said and in the background someone was talking, yelling instructions and directions as he tried to find the campground on the map.

"Shut up Owen!" she scolded her dog who growled in response to the new voice and Jack started to laugh softly. "Naughty boy."

Owen squeaked "What the hell?"