AN: Sorry about taking so long to update. I've had so much to do at work. And I've been helping my parents whit preparations to my siblings prom. It's been so much fun. And both of my siblings were so beautiful when they left with their dates. Sure, I'm their sister so I have tothink they looked good. But they were so elegant and grown up. I felt so old. Came to think about my own prom and that was five years ago. I'm so old...
But any way, here's the new chapter.
Ianto had been standing in the tourist office packing up some newly bought coffebeans when he got Owens distresscall. And he knew it was serious. It always was when Owen called him Ianto and not some stupid nickname. All the way down to the hub he was thinking about what could be so serious that he had to come down. But he did have a nagging feeling in his stomach that it had something to do with Jack and the new artifact. Allthough, as the typical britt he was he didn't let his feelings show. A cool face and alert eyes as always.
He came down to the hub and looked around. At first he couldn't see Owen anywhere, nor Jack. He looked up and saw Owens back standing by Jacks desk in Jacks office. So he ran up the stairs, two steps at the time.
"What's happen Owen?" he said as he entered the open door.
Owen turned around, looking at him with shock in his eyes as he pointed to the empty chair behind Jacks desk.
"That's what happened."
Ianto didn't understand so he moved closer to the desk. When he stood just by it he could see Jacks coat lieing there. And he could see something else too. Suddenly he could understand the shock in Owens face as he could feel it happen to himself as well.
"Is that...?"
"Yeah. I think it is." Owen answered as he backed away.
Ianto kept staring at the chair, not quite able to grasp what he's seeing. In the chair, under the coat, there's a baby sitting. And the baby was laughing, giggling and clapping its hands.
"Jack?" Ianto couldn't help but ask, even though he knew that the baby wouldn't be able to answer him. And he's right. All the answer he got was a wider smile and some strange babywords.
As the baby moved more and more Ianto realised that sooner or later it would fall of the chair. So in order to prevent it he went around the desk picked the baby up. And when he separeted the baby from the coat he saw that it was naked, naked as the day he was born.
"Where are the girls when you need them?" he could hear Owen say from the door.
"What do you mean?" he asked as he pulled the baby closer to himself.
Owen turned around and looked at him.
"We have a baby here, and all the girls are away."
Ianto couldn't help but to look very crossed at the other man. The baby in his arms began to reach after Iantos well groomed hair and tried to pull it.
"Just because we're men doesn't mean that we can't take care of a baby."
"Talk for youself. I can't stand those...things. Not even when I was one."
Ianto was just about to say something when he felt his shirt become damp just beneath where he held the baby. He sighed, knewing exactly what had happened. He had to go change his clothes as soon as possible. But before he had time to say anything the baby began to cry.
"What does it want?" Owen yelled puting his fingers in his ears.
"I think he needs food."
"Food! We just ate!"
Ianto was starting to get anoyed.
"Well, he did just went trough a very tough transformation. Or he just needs a change."
"A what?"
"Nappies Owen, nappies. Seriously, don't you know anything about babys."
"Like I said, I can't stand them."
"Fine."
"Can you make it shut up?"
Ianto began to rock the baby in his arms to make him calm, which was easier said than done.
"Okay Owen, we need to handle this. You go to the store and pick up some nappies, some food and some clothes."
"Me? Shop? You must be crazy."
A sly smile quickly spread across Iantos face.
"Okay. I can go and shop while you stay here and take care of the baby."
A look of horror was what met him from Owen as the though of beeing alone with the baby went though his mind.
"No. I'll go." He said as he turned in the door and walked out of the room.
"Food and clothes for fifteen months olds. I guess that's about right."
"Fine. Quit nagging." And with that Owen disappeared through the cogdoor.
Ianto looked after him for a second before turning his atention back to the now quiet baby in his arms. He looked down and saw that the baby was looking up at him with a somewhat knowing look. Ianto smiled.
"Don't worry Jack. I'll take care of you. I promise."
So, what did you think? Tell me everything :)
Next chapter will be up soon, and then we will se how Owen shops :) Hope you'll like that. So stay tuned.
XOXO
