Five years ago

Owen glanced up as Jack more or less hobbled into the med bay, it was quite amusing really since Jack didn't have much of a bump, well not like he had with Griffin and Tucker, during the later stages of his pregnancies with the boys, he had been huge.

"Problems?" Owen asked with a slight smirk. "I'm fine! Just a very kicky baby this one. She almost kicked Yan out of bed last night" Jack chuckled, running a hand over his stomach affectionately.

"Really? Makes a change from it being you then Harkness" Owen smirked, rolling his eyes as Jack gave him a death glare. "I didn't kick him out of the bed on purpose! I was uncomfortable and forgot he was there…" Jack trailed off, shrugging lamely.

"Your hormonal mood swings are a lot to be desired Harkness. But I can foresee a certain daughter of yours being the one in the middle of the bed when she's in the toddling stages…am I right?" Owen asked. "Well the boys used to sleep in the middle when they were small…" Jack shot back, a little too defensively.

"What are you doing here anyway Harkness? You're nearly in your sixth month and you should be resting not bothering me. So go and find Ianto and have a bit of a bonding session with Little Miss Kicky" Owen ordered, turning and going back to what he was doing, working on an alien autopsy.

Jack rolled his eyes and took a breath, already heading up the stairs before hunching over and gasping in pain. "Owen…something's wrong!" he cried out, looking back at the young medic with fear in his blue eyes. "Wrong?" Owen asked as he darted up the short flight of steps to Jack's side and trying his best to manoeuvre Jack so he could get to his stomach.

"As in it really hurts and I can't feel the baby moving!" Jack snapped, watching Owen carefully as the medic recoiled and pulled him up. "With me now! You're bleeding! Tosh…Gwen! Get down here now! Where's Teaboy?" Owen shouted, commanding Jack first as he helped him down to the med bay again and connecting to Tosh and Gwen's comms.

"He's took the boys out for a McDonalds" Gwen replied on her comm., "what's happening Owen?" she added in concern. "Jack's losi…. it's the baby" Owen started before clearing his throat and went with the simple reply. He couldn't afford Jack freaking out, he had to keep him calm and he had to do his damn job and save this baby.

"We're on our way" Gwen replied, breaking into a run.

"Owen, please don't let anything happen to my child. I picked you because you were the very best medic now prove it to me!" Jack growled at him as he lay down on the gurney and pulled his shirt up. "I know Jack and I know you're not going to like my answer. The baby needs to come out; I need to perform a C-Section. The rest is up to her but I have a feeling she's a little fighter since she was playing beat up daddy inside you with the kicking rounds Harkness!" Owen informed him.

"What? You can't do that! I'm barely in my sixth month like you said Owen! I could lose her!" Jack snapped, his voice slightly high pitched. "And we can't take the risk of leaving her in there and losing her anyway!" Owen snapped back, giving Jack a 'don't you trust me?' look.

"Alright! I get your point…just take care of her" Jack sighed, looking up as he heard the thundering footsteps of Gwen and Tosh on the stairs. "Is she alright? Jack?" Gwen and Tosh asked together, stopping in midstep as Owen raised a hand at them. "Stop right there you two. No panicking, you've just become nurses. Tosh, I need you to calm Jack down. Gwen, help me on this end. Towels, water and whatever else I need. You know the drill we've done this twice before" Owen ordered.

"Yes but that was years ago. Why do you and Ianto have the huge age gaps so we forget everything? Tucker's eight years old and Griffin's twelve for crying out loud" Gwen complained.

"Because we've been busy….I need Ianto here" Jack told him with a look that said don't even try to argue with me. "I'll go, shouldn't take me long" Tosh smiled, already grabbing her handbag and heading up the stairs. "Don't worry Jack, Owen will make everything right" she added with a look of affection towards Owen who completely missed it since he was in the middle of injecting Jack with some substance or other. "Thanks Tosh" Jack smiled, the smile quickly turning into a grimace as another rush of pain went through him.

"Gwen, have you got the incubator set up?" Owen asked as he started to work on opening Jack up, ignoring the occasional whimper from Jack. It was plain disturbing to hear his boss in such a vulnerable mood. "Yep! All ready for the little one…right, what do you need me to do?" she asked all business like. "I need you to hold Jack's hand, tell him that Teaboy is on the way and that the baby is going to be just fine" Owen replied, talking like it was the most obvious thing in the world and Gwen supposed that it was.


Ianto ran into the med bay looking a little dishevelled as his boys came trotting up behind him. "Jack?" he called glancing around. "Over here…come on you three, I have someone I want you to meet" Jack called back.

Jack was looking a little too comfortable on the gurney and it was only when Ianto looked properly, he spotted the incubator next to Jack. "I told Owen that I didn't want her out of my sight. We almost lost her. She wasn't breathing.." Jack explained to Ianto, his voice breaking slightly. "But she is now. That's all that matters" Ianto soothed, moving to look at the tiny body.

"She's really tiny. I was scared to hold her, she filled my two palms…" Jack chuckled, turning on the bed slightly, grimacing at the slight pain in his abdomen then reached over to take the tiny hand.

"You can hold her if you want Teaboy, just be careful. The boys…they can meet their new little sister but no touching until she's stronger. Last thing we need is her being accidentally dropped or them being a tiny bit rough with her" Owen warned.

"The boys would be gentle with her. They usually are with things smaller than them. We raised them right" Jack frowned, watching as Ianto got the small baby out of the incubator and smiled as the Welshman rocked the baby. "And Ianto has always been a great father to the kids" Jack added.

"Have we thought of a name?" Gwen asked as she and Tosh came into view. Jack looked at Ianto who nodded at him. "We've decided to call her Emily Rose" Jack announced proudly.

"Bit American isn't it? Poor Yan only got away with a welsh name for Griffin because you thought it was catchy" Owen smirked. Ianto rolled his eyes and moved so his boys could see and kiss their sister. "I happen to like the name Emily and well Rose was Jack's friend. I got to name Griffin and middle name Tucker…Jack's carried them for nine months so he gets the right" Ianto shrugged, defending his husband.

"That was a bit of a mouthful that didn't make much sense Teaboy" Owen smirked before looking to Gwen and Tosh who were looking like they wanted to leap on top of the baby girl and cover her with girly cuddles and kisses. "Right you two…out! Leave the parents and their young to bond over the new arrival…move faster" Owen ordered, winking at Jack and Ianto before making his own leave. "I'll be back in half hour to check on her, then you are resting Captain Harkness. Don't care if you're immortal or not, you follow the Doctor's orders" he added.

Jack rolled his eyes and brought his attention back to his family, his daughter sleeping in his arms. "Can't we hold her daddy?" Tucker asked with a pout. "We can't, you heard what Uncle Owen said Tuck" Griffin replied instead. "In a few days boys, right now you can just look" Jack told him, gazing up at Ianto. "We're doing it again…trying to run Torchwood with a small baby". Ianto just smiled at that, ruffling Griffin's and then Tucker's hair. "Makes it all the more fun Jack. Call it a challenge".


Now

Owen, Tosh and Gwen both tried to keep themselves still as the SUV tore through the streets of Cardiff. "Oi Harkness! Slow down! Unlike some people we can't come back to life when we die!" Owen shouted, turning in the front passenger seat as Jack overtook a black mini.

"I know you're worried about your daughter but like Owen says, we're not going to be much use if we crash Jack!" Gwen joined in. Jack took a breath, and glanced at them before bringing his attention back to the road.

"I know how to drive guys! I just need to get to where my child is! You've all agreed that I'm the faster driver and the safest! Now just let me drive!" Jack reminded them sharply. Everyone didn't have a comeback for that and they just nodded. All of them worried about Emily's fate.


Ianto kept himself busy by making the boys their lunch. They had installed a few basic items so they could keep their kids off the junk food. For quickness, Ianto was working on making them a sandwich each. For Griffin, a cheese and salad and for Tucker, a tuna and cucumber.

He wasn't completely forgiving of Jack. Every single time he had to stay behind with the children. Of course, he would rather keep an eye on his own brood but sometimes he wanted to be out helping, doing his job. Especially when one of his own children was in danger and he wasn't allowed to leave the hub.

"Right boys, what drinks do you want?" he called, raising an eyebrow as Tucker came into the small kitchen. "Coke and Griffin's gone…." Tucker smirked. Ianto closed his eyes and turned around to face his middle child slowly. "What? What do you mean that your brother is gone? Tucker!" Ianto asked sternly. "As in he left a few minutes after Dad and the others. You know what he's like Da" Tucker shrugged.

Ianto sighed in frustration and walked out of the kitchen. "Right, you're coming with me to find your brother! The Sudan isn't as impressive as the SUV but its transport. Griffin is beyond grounded" he grumbled, directing his son out of the Hub.