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Ianto knew he was growling but could do no more than cling to his husband as the pain threatened to tear him apart.
His other husband was hysterically screaming at the doctor to do better, work harder and … "fix my eye-candy."
Ianto would have laughed if he had the strength but it was all focused on the baby coming into their worlds.
Ianto took a deep breath and pushed, a silent scream as no more strength could be wasted on sound.
The baby was reluctant to enter the madness and Ianto felt Jack's hands slide around to encourage the baby forth.
John pushed the doctor aside and crouched, looking at the embarrassing area called the birthing hole.
"Come here you little beast!" John demanded, "If you don't come out right now I'll …."
The head crowned and he shrieked and flapped his hands as the doctor calmly levered him back, having already witnessed this drama with the previous royal baby's birth.
When little Princess Anthea was born it took the good king John all his might to control young king John who was sure his husband was dying and proceeded to tell the handsome prince Jack that he was the root cause! Pardon the pun.
Ianto bore down one more time and the wee babe entered the air, opening his little mouth to roar at the indignity of it all.
Jack was looking excitedly at the wee mite and grinned at John who was also craning his neck to see their new son.
"Strong lungs" John crowed, gaining more excitement as the little hands waved. "Strong arms too!"
"My little man" Jack crooned as the baby was placed on Ianto's chest.
"Oh Cariad, he has your chin" Ianto laughed with joy as the love flowed between the three men.
"I'm going to tell the family" John ran from the room and ran straight back in, "Gods! Name!"
"Bearic!" Jack said with pride and Ianto gaped.
"What the hell makes you think I would allow that name!" Ianto blustered, then saw the twinkle.
"Bastard" Ianto laughed as he relaxed.
"Theo!" Jack offered and Ianto hummed.
"Anthea and Theo. I like Theo," John said with a frown. "Short for Theodore?"
"Oh, John Theodore Hart Harkness-Jones!" Ianto sighed. "Lovely."
"What?" John gasped.
"All our names are there and we can call him Theo" Ianto yawned as he started to flag.
"John Theodore Hart Harkness-Jones, nicknamed Theo!" Jack smiled, "There we are!"
"Oh, he will be so spoilt by the children!" John cooed as he ran out again.
Jack sighed as he relaxed then swore as John entered once more.
"Um, Thea and Theo. Ya think?"
"Husband, piss off!" Ianto growled and John giggled as he slammed out.
"Our little princess will be so happy to have a brother so close in age" Jack murmured, still unable to wrap his head around how quickly Ianto had fallen pregnant after their little girl had been born.
"Ianto?" Jack said softly and Ianto hummed.
"You added his names for the treaty, didn't you" Jack said softly, the deadline for the ships a mere months way.
"Your father's as well, cariad" Ianto sighed as he snuggled into the bedding, his job one. "You can clearly see this is your spawn. I meant what I said about you being my only lover. John has been chaste."
"Wow, Daddy is going to go nuts over another heir" Jack grinned, "I now have an heir and a spare!"
"Don't even joke about that" Ianto growled, "If anything happened to Stephen it would kill you!"
"Like whistling when passing the graveyard, sweetest" Jack smiled, accepting the baby and a bottle as his husband began to breathe deeply.
Jack carefully walked out onto the balcony where Myfanwy was perched waiting.
He held up his son and she took a deep sniff, revelling in the new life.
She opened her lungs to blow warm air over the baby who stopped fussing and stared up with wonder. The dragon earned an instant fan.
"Typical, a dragon lover like your Taddy" Jack huffed with a smile as Myfanwy laughed softly, blowing more air.
"Go tell the winds" Jack whispered and she gracefully rose into the sky, her bellow answered by the mountains.
A new life is come.