The House that Jack Built - Walter part 17

by Awatere11

Ianto's dream house is almost finished. His lovely husband and their Best boy have been sneaking down to put their own stamp on the place and you think everything is coming to full fruition for Ianto. Right? Nah. Spanners are flying all over the place and no matter how hard he tries, Ianto can't stop one or two from falling into the works. This is Alt Verse people!

6. Chapter 6

6

"hey"

Into looked up from the blueprints he was rolling up, now done with his thinking for the day as his head was about to complain.

"Thanks by the way, for not instantly thinking I had knocked someone up" Jack clarified, "I mean, a call from an abortion clinic and you don't instantly think I was having an affair."

"Oh Jack, I really don't ever think you sneak off for a quick piece on the side" Ianto smiled as he let him hug him close, "I never doubt you. Never. I think that is the thing that is most upsetting about this. I also know our kids might never get this level of happy. They will fail sometimes, they will have to learn about rejection, all the things we faltered with before finding one another and the saddest part is the knowledge that they will never know this. Us. This perfect, whole feeling."

"Oh? They can't have this too?"

"Nobody can have this too. Cariad, this? Us? No one EVER can have this" Ianto crooned as he smiled and squeezed Jack's butt, "This is not for sharing."

"Are you OK? Really love?"

"Yeah. I think it was just…surprising. Everything thrumming along and I didn't see the curve in the road. Almost wreaked it" Ianto snorted as he kissed Jack's nose, "And one more thing I really want to point out. Yeah?"

"Yeah?"

"The new house… I do not have a nursery in it. I accepted Ton would be our last, Imp was supposed to be more like a nephew we got to enjoy and give back. Now I finally have some time for me I know a baby now would seriously cramp our plans."

"They are scary" Jack admitted, "These things that come into our lives, eat our food, mess up our shit and then milk us dry. Then when we think there is nothing left their wee arms reach up and we find we have more to give."

Ianto kissed him and then slid away, "I need to go check the kitchen one more time before they finish lining in case the power points need moving up."

Jack watched him head out to Cherry and sighed knowing he would have fought for that baby, even as he would have held her hand and told Carrie there was nothing to forgive as he considered a light meal for her tum after the procedure.

Shame he wasn't given the chance to show her, Jack felt sad that she didn't see herself as part of the family because deep down he knew Stephen would see that too.