Ianto woke up to the cries of Destiny. He expected his girlfriend would wake up as well and feed the little girl, but he was wrong. The other side of the bed was empty and cold. On the baby cam installed in the little girls room he didn't see his girlfriend either so he stood up and walked to the cot in the kids room.

He had loved his girlfriend from the beginning, but Rhiannon had been going on that she bad influence on Ianto. That she was no good and that she would eventually leave him.

"Hey shush now little girl just a moment daddy's going to make you something to eat." He said to her as he held her in his arms and walked to the kitchen. He warmed up a bottle and sat down, smiling at Destiny as she drank the milk. Once she had finished she fell asleep in Ianto's arms. He laid her back down in her cot and went to his bedroom to change. He noticed a note on the bedside table.

I'm sorry Ianto but I can't do this I can't take care of a child. I'm not ready for that. You're a great guy and you deserve better than me. I hope you'll find someone.

Good bye

Tears fell down his face and he knew his sister was right about her. He lay down and cried for about an hour. Destiny had woken up and was screaming. It made Ianto feel responsible he made a promise to himself that he would get through and that he would take care of Destiny. He quickly changed clothes and took care of Destiny. Once finished he put her in the buggy and they walked over to his sister's house.

Rhiannon saw it all on Ianto's face. "You were right about her." He said once they sat down with a cup of tea. They talked for a while on what his options were. Rhiannon offered to take care of Destiny during the day so Ianto could go and look for a job.

They left for home and night fell. In the morning Ianto brought Destiny to his sister and back home to look for job applications.

He spent the day calling and writhing emails applying to several jobs, but got only one reply it was a job at some factory nearby. He made an appointment for the next day to stop by. By four in the afternoon he was at his sister's to pick Destiny up again. He took the long way home through the park just to relax a bit.

His job interview the next day went great. He could start next week. Working hours were from half past eight till five o'clock. So now he had 3 days to find a babysitter for Destiny. He couldn't depend on Rhiannon forever. After a couple of calls to his friends he finally found a girl who could watch her during those hours.

From then on every day he was working hard to keep everything standing. During the day he was working at the factory, in the evening he took care of Destiny and himself. After that he would sleep and do everything over again the next day. During the weekends he would spend quality time with Destiny. She was growing quickly, learning a bit more every day.

Soon Destiny's 1st birthday was coming up, they celebrated with Ianto's family and friends. And the busy routine kept on as months flew by with nothing really special happening. Ianto stayed on his own with his daughter because he was too busy to be dating.

Destiny was now 2 years old.

Ianto decided to bring Destiny to a day-care instead of hiring a babysitter. She would get to see other people and Ianto now had the money to afford it. On normal day he would bring her to day-care go to work and on the way back he would pick her up again. On busy days Ianto would ask Rhiannon to bring her.

At the end of the day they had dinner together. After that they usually watched an episode of some children's program and went to bed. The little girl loved music and dancing. So by the age of 4 when she started going to school he signed her up for dancing lessons on Thursdays after school. It was a simple life Ianto loved it, loved his daughter and he had made some great friends at work. However, he still missed something in his life but he also was afraid that the past would repeat itself. That if he did found someone they would leave him again.

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