After many hours of looking through the calendar and trying to work out Jack's exact due date, Owen rolled his eyes as he looked at the date in disbelief. Jack was due in another two months and surprise surprise, the baby was going to make an entrance. Strolling back into the main hub where Jack was resting on the sofa whilst the others worked, the older man raised an eyebrow at Owen in amusement as the medic waved the calendar in front of his face, fast enough for Jack to feel the cool breeze from the movement. "Is there a reason you're waving your cute kitten calendar at me Owen?" Jack asked with a little chuckle. "Excuse me? This isn't my calendar. I borrowed it from Gwen, since she's extremely sappy" Owen replied, completely ruffled at having the cute calendar mistaken for his. Like he would have animals! He was all car or hot chick calendars, they were just…not here, they were at home, of course. "Anyway Harkness, you have to be all about having a birth that we'll remember forever don't you? Did you and Teaboy do it on purpose? Christmas eve?? Seriously, I want to be at home for Christmas, not doing a bloody delivery!" Owen grumbled. "Owen, don't shout at him and Jack might be early or late. Babies never come on time" Ianto shouted over to him as he handed Tosh her afternoon cup of tea with a couple of chocolate digestives on the side. Ianto had been getting quite generous with the sweets since Jack had become pregnant, more so since Jack had gotten a craving for anything chocolate and the girls being chocolate freaks were getting their fill whenever they could.
"Thanks Ianto, that makes me feel so much better" Jack chuckled, stroking his bump in slow circles as the baby moved. "Personally, I just can't wait to see the little one" Gwen grinned. "Yes, with parents like you and Ianto that baby is going to be super cute!" Toshiko added. "You two are going to be trying to kill my child with affection aren't you?" Ianto laughed lightly. "Well I'm just saying, you could have been a bit more considerate about my holiday. One day out of Torchwood business, one small day off to spend it being merry and look what happens. I become a mid-husband" Owen grumped with a roll of his dark eyes. "Great save there, I could just imagine you in a little apron though Owen" Jack teased before groaning as the baby shifted and pressed against one of his organs that he would obviously be needing. "Hey! Cut it out in there! Daddy just got comfortable!" Jack moaned, nodding at Ianto as his younger lover started trying to coax the baby back in its original position. "No matter how much you try baban, you're never going to get out the natural way" Ianto chuckled as he got Jack comfortable again. "That would be quite amusing to watch…" Owen trailed off as Jack gave him a death stare. "We're doing this properly Owen. You are not putting my child at risk" he warned the medic, relaxing as Owen gave him an apologetic look. "Of course, I wouldn't put the baby in danger. I'm not that evil" he apologised and everyone knew by the look in his eyes, that Owen would rather be eaten alive by a weevil than let anything happen to his 'nephew' or 'niece'.
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Ianto had gotten Jack home and was busy downstairs, preparing a meal for them both. The rest of the team had promised to work overtime tonight and keep an eye on all rift activity and to alert Ianto if he was needed, Jack was to go to the Hub and help there. Noticing that it was quite quiet around their home, Ianto had checked the oven to make sure that everything was cooking right and wouldn't get burnt before grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge, he had added a little bit of lemon and lime to the water so it had a better taste since Jack wasn't enjoying the normal tap water or even the specially bought mineral water. Ianto just planned to leave it on the bedside table and head back to the kitchen again since Jack was probably asleep since from the later half of his fifth month, he had become more tired easily and slept most of the time when he was at home or sometimes even in his office, that was when Ianto had put his foot down and got Gwen to pull rank and get Owen to order Jack on maternity..or would that be paternity leave? Jack had been very reluctant on taking time off but after a very long explanation from Owen and Ianto on what would happen if he didn't, Jack had agreed and deep down, Ianto knew that Jack was a little relieved and happy about the rest and that Torchwood was in good hands with the rest of the team, since they had coped extremely well when Jack had disappeared that time with The Doctor.
Instead of finding Jack asleep in their bed, Ianto's eyes widened as he found Jack scrubbing at the floor in the bathroom. "Cariad?" Ianto asked quietly, watching as Jack worked on a spot with full concentration. By the looks of it, Jack had already cleaned the shower head, bath and toilet amongst other things. "Yes Ianto?" Jack asked as he looked up, a strand of hair flicking over his forehead as he did so. "Erm…what are you doing? You should be resting" Ianto asked him, watching him with amusement in his blue eyes. "I was…I just felt like having a spring clean. I plan on doing the living room next…what?" Jack asked with a frown. "Nothing Cariad, guess we've reached the resting period that's all. Spring cleaning though? We're in October, it would be more fitting to leave the cobwebs ready for Halloween" Ianto teased, helping Jack up as gently and carefully as he could. "Yeah well, who needs a cleaner when you have a pregnant person in the house? Plus, I guess I really should be cleaning the nursery. I'll do that next" Jack told Ianto decisively. "Yes Cariad, its not dirty in there by any means but you can do it after you've had your meal and a sleep, sound fair? I'll even help you" Ianto compromised, rubbing Jack's lower back gently. "Yeah that would be great…so dinner?" Jack asked with a grinned, already pulling off his alarmingly pink rubber gloves. "Yes, much to common knowledge, I can put something together" Ianto chuckled, handing Jack his drink as he made his way back downstairs again, it was hard to believe how much his life was settling into place. They were going to be parents and both of them were going to make sure that they gave their little one a damn great life.