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"Well it makes sense" Jack nodded, "It is their playground I guess."

"It means I can fence the back yard in, they can be safe without me having a conniption each time the little miss gets the door open to escape and the doggy door can go in with fluffs being safe from predators" Ianto agreed. "Let's not even mention the fact she will try to fit out it at some stage, she is a little escape artist."

""What are we talking about?" Dylan asked as he entered, Lorenzo behind him as per usual. "Predator things?"

"Taddy is thinking of transforming the big back yard into a play area for you kids" Jack explained "Then you can have a swing set and sandbox or something."

"Awesome!" Lorenzo yelled as he ran to peer out the window, "We can have special flowers? A birdie bath?"

"Anything you like" Ianto said with delight, the little boy starting to feel safe enough to show himself and they could now see why Dylan had been drawn to him, his sweet little heart was tempered with a silliness that was catching, Jack prone to silly sock-feet dances in the hallway too.

"Well, let's first check where the fence will go to contain the beastette" Jack said, "Come on boys. We can bang these stakes in so we can see how big the area is."

Ianto settled on the patio to watch Jack and the kids stalk around the garden arguing about where things should go, the children revelling in it all as Carley squealed and clapped in the grass. Ianto heard a noise and looked up for the book he had started only to find Lorenzo looking at him with extreme interest, "Are you OK Tadda?"

"Yes love, tired today" Ianto said gently, "Sometimes I feel tired so I sit for a while and then I feel better."

Lorenzo canted his head as he considered, then he pulled a chair over and settled in it, "Then I will sit too."

"Oh, thank you darling" Ianto smiled, "I am OK ya know. If you wanted to help Daddy and Dylan."

"Nope" Lorenzo smiled happily, "I can see them step in the doggy plops quite well from here."

Ianto sniggered softly as he shoved his foot at the child and they grinned for a while, then Lorenzo looked at the books and chose a magazine, "What's this about?"

"That's a food magazine. Recipes and stuff" Ianto said as he went back to his own book, "I like to cook too."

Lorenzo was entranced, never seeing food like it before and he turned the magazine sideways at times to examine the pictures closer.

"They really eat this?"

"Yes love" Ianto said as he looked over, "That is quite yummy but a Grup kind of yummy. A bit too much pepper and garlic for little tums. See that one? That one I could show you how to make."

Lorenzo stared at the little tomato cut into a flower and he grinned as he looked at Ianto, "I like food."

"Me too" Ianto whispered.

"Uncle Andy is good with food, do you think he went to school for it?" Lorenzo asked with a serious look on his face, "You can go to schools to learn about food more, right?"

"Yes, cooking schools" Ianto reached out to stroke his cheek, "You could be a chef. Cook me wonderful meals that make me feel strong and fit. Maybe cook for your own babies one day, yeah?"

Lorenzo hummed happily as he turned the page and was soon turning the page to examine a little dinner roll filled with pesto and things. Ianto looked back towards the doorway to find Andy watching the little boy, "Enzo? I was going to make some sandwiches for a snack, want to help?"

Lorenzo lit up, throwing the magazine on the table as he leapt up, "Yes please Uncle."

Ianto watched Andy gush as he lifted the little boy to his hip, a little kiss as he wandered back inside with him and Ianto smiled as he turned his attention to the little girl confidently waddling towards him with a flower in her chubby little hand, a look of determination as she looked carefully at each foot fall.

"Oh sweetie, is that for me?" Ianto thought he might melt into a pool of Welsh delight as she grinned and held out the flower.

"Ta?"

"Oh Ta darling" he said as he accepted the flower.

"Ta? Up Ta-Ta?"

"Oh Cariad, did you hear that" Ianto sobbed happily, "She's trying to say Tadda."

"Well, I think Tata is a great version, well done" Jack praised the child as he leaned in for a kiss, sweeter than candy. His lips meeting Ianto's as little wet ones smacked against his cheek.

Perfect really.