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"Jack?"
Ianto padded from the bedroom where he had woken to find his beloved laying on the floor with the newborns, both babies giggling as their father cooed and pulled faces.
"Hey babe, didn't want to wake you" Jack smiled up at him, "You feel better?"
"Yeah, I really needed that extra snooze after last night's colic" Ianto smiled back, then his smile widened as Jack scooped up the colicer they had just spoke of, depositing him on his Taddy's lap.
"I swear he's been looking for you, a real Taddy's boy this one" Jack smiled leaning in to kiss Ianto. Although they still hadn't had sex with Ianto still recovering from the birth, their affection was now thrumming and Ianto was now more than welcoming when Jack requested attention.
"You still meeting Tosh today?" Jack asked as he went back to his wee princess, cooing as he checked her nappy.
"Yeah, wedding stuff" Ianto said and he watched Jack light up with glee, swinging to look at him. "Yes Cariad, I am starting to gather things. I figure, before the cold comes while we still have the balmy afternoons. I was thinking of a little service up there on our hill, overlooking the bay. Near the baby. An archway you stand under while we join and it can stay for the rose garden I want there, some seats and the wild flowers growing in the grass will look divine. The colours will be red and gold, since you like them as much as I do."
Jack had scooped the wee tot onto his shoulder and it occurred to Ianto that Jack hadn't replaced the nappy, the naked wee bum in his palm as he nodded excitedly at him, "I haven't asked yet, do you want matching rings, or they be a surprise? We each pick the ring for the other?"
"Well, not many secrets between us so…yeah. I like that, out rings should be a personal gift to each other" Jack beamed.
"Cariad, you need to put a nappy on" Ianto said and Jack frowned to show he didn't understand.
Then she peed.
"Shit" Jack gasped and Ianto giggled softly.
"No, but I think that's next since he is doing that right now judging from his serious frown here" Ianto smiled down at his wee prince.
"Ahhhhh" Jack rushed from the room as Ianto laughed softly and a soft chime announced someone at the outer gates. Ianto looked at the screen and saw Tosh and Owen so he keyed in the opening code, letting them in.
"Cooeeee" Owen called as he entered and reset the inner doors.
"In the main room" Ianto called out and he watched them enter, Owen's face lighting up as he rushed to snatch the baby off Ianto's knees.
"Good colour, looking fine, smells bad" Owen muttered, "Gonna need a change."
"He may not be finished" Ianto called, then settled back as Owen disappeared for the nursery where Jack was still yodelling.
"What's wrong with him?" Tosh asked as she settled next to Ianto and reached for his hand in the familiar squeeze of welcome.
"He forgot to nappy Daisy and she peed down the front of him" Ianto laughed, "I did warn him."
"So fatherhood suits him?" she giggled.
"Well, it seems to look OK on him" Ianto snorted back and the two firm friends grinned happily. "I told him where we are going."
"Oh, I bet he almost wet himself" she grinned, "Oh…oops."
More giggling as they enjoyed the air in the room, so full of pleasure, then Ianto rose.
"Come on missus, let's leave the menfolk to their babying and go shopping" Ianto said with a drawl that was so Jack-like that Tosh couldn't stop giggling as she followed Ianto down the hall to the nursery.
"We're off now Cariad" Ianto said as he stepped into Jack's arms and they kissed softly.
"You have my wallet?" Jack asked as he rubbed Ianto's arms, "Anything you want, don't even think about it. Buy all of it. We can look later and anything we wind up not using can be put into the Christmas party, right? We will have the same colour theme?"
Ianto squeezed Jack around the waist before he stepped away, still glowing from their shared love and Tosh kissed Owen who then yanked his own wallet out, "here toots. Whatever ya want too, just…not the gold card, use the blue card and not over 300. Er…nah, wait….er…the green credits."
She smacked him knowing full well the gold card in both their names was loaded thanks to Jack's generous security payments for the new house still under construction and Owen would deny her nothing, his cheeky playing so normal that none of them took him seriously when he grinned like that.
"Have fun, bring us back food" Jack called out as he turned back to show Owen the new nappy bag he had found in a store the day before, Owen looking interested in the extra pockets.
"Someone's clucky" Ianto said softly.
"Yeah" she sighed, "I'm still waiting for test results to see if I can breed"
"Oh Tosh" Ianto realised the dilemma, "You might have contracted the virus?"
"Don't know, it's a possibility. I was a sickly child" she said sadly and Ianto looked at her with open concern.
He couldn't imagine a world without his babies.