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The SUV screeched into the camp site and Jack was already out as Owen struggled to get the parking brake on form the passenger seat, yelling at Jack as the headlights lit up the scene.

The woman and the boy were inside the toilet block with no doors so Ianto had dragged a rubbish bin in front of the doorway so each time the Weevil tried to get to the entrance he kept slapping at it with a piece of wood. Jack could see blood dripping on the concrete and knew it was Ianto's as the little one watched from the camper's window with tears rolling on her face.

She was magnificent.

Jack was taken with her little eyes, so much like Alice at that age except for her smooth Ianto chin and little Ianto nose that had him grinning at her insanely. To his delight she smiled back and two dimples appeared.

OH GOD.

Jack saw his mother.

He stood transfixed as Owen yelled "A little help ya mad fucker!"

Jack turned to find Owen trying to spray the weevil as Ianto swung again, this time breaking the piece of wood across it's back and he yelled as Owen looked back to Jack once more while standing directly in the Weevil's path.

Ianto didn't think twice, reaching out to seize Owen as the Weevil struck, Ianto screaming as the weevil's claws slashed through his arm instead of Owen's chest and Jack fired as he ran towards them, watching Ianto and Owen drop to the ground as they had been trained so he could empty the Webley into the monster.

Owen seized Ianto's arm as Ianto writhed on the ground groaning and Toshiko screamed down the coms for an update. Ianto looked up at Jack and hissed through his pain "Evie, get Eve safe."

Jack rose and headed to the camper and the door flew open as she ran from it with her dog racing behind her "DADDY!"

Jack dropped to a knee, overcome as he heard her call to him. Ianto had told her, had clearly shown hr pictures. She knew him. She knew he was her Dad and was excited. He lifted her up and carried her to the SUV as Owen saw to Ianto then the little girl leaned out the door of the SUV and yelled "OWEN HURRY UP!"

As the little dog leapt into the SUV Owen yelled back "Keep your hair on damn it."

Ianto laughed softly as he let Owen help him to his feet, his arm wrapped in a pressure bandage as he said to him "The dog. She called the dog Owen. So she could have a best friend the same as Daddy."

"Bullshit" Owen laughed panting as he struggled Ianto into the back seat.

Hey baby" Ianto grinned, grimacing as he let Owen hold his arm up and a little face looked at him with excitement. Ianto knew why "Back seat here by me I know there is a front seat but there is no car seat. What is rule number one Eve?"

"Safety first" she said, her little head nodding on the last word for emphasis. Jack couldn't stop looking at her, his heart swell gin as he saw so much of his mother in this child, even as he saw Alice. That little spot of Ianto in her cheeky grin or that slide sideways of her eyes… wow.

They drove to the Hub and Owen promised he would go back with Toshiko later to collect the Camper and their stuff, not caring as UNIT passed them en route to collect the weevil body and clean the site. They had strict instructions not to touch that camper and if Owen returned to find one single thing moved he would 'cut a bitch' as he screamed in the phone as Ianto growled softly.

"Little ears Owen" Jack said softly.

"You are an Owen too? Oh... you are Daddy's Owen?" a little voce asked "Owens are good. I like Owens. Taddy said that an Owen is a good friend."

Owen looked at Ianto and asked "That why she chose th name?"

"I tried to talk her out of it but she had her father's stubborn streak. The more I tried to argue the more determined she became."

"Sounds familiar" Owen snorted.

They entered the Hub to find Toshiko there, the med-bay ready as well and Jack half carried Ianto down there for Owen to work on as the little one wandered around the Hub with interest.

"NO TOUCHING" Ianto roared up at the ceiling and a little voice yelled back that was then drowned out by loud shriek.

"Myfanwy?"

"The big Leather Bird came back. Hates us, thinks we are keeping you from us and shits on everything!" Owen muttered.

"You do let her out mornings and night for the toilet right?" Ianto asked and Owen stared at him.

"Fair enough."

Ianto laughed through the pain and then let Owen cut back the clothing, Jack standing back to wring his hands as he watched Owen see to Ianto. Soon the sonic scalpel was closing wounds and Ianto was done with the entire thing, looking up to watch little shoes run about, the hand on the railing as she ran in circle, reassuring him that she was OK.

He did not look at Jack.

Would not make eye contact and Jack knew he was afraid. Deathly afraid for what might happen next.

And that broke Jack's heart.

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last one for tonight ... last two chapters tomorrow guys xxx