This is the last chapter to this story. I hope everyone enjoyed. Lots of thanks to everyone who reviewed, favored and put on alert. *HUGS*


EPILOGUE:

November 2011

Ianto nearly spit out his drink as he watched Gwen start to place a paper plate with bows on Jack's head.

Jack started and stared at the Welshwoman. "What the hell is this?" he insisted, pushing her hand away.

"It's tradition, Jack," Gwen insisted and giggled.

Amy nodded her head in agreement. "It is."

Rhiannon, who was entering the sunroom in Alice's house where the baby shower was being held, and carrying refreshments, looked over and started to laugh. "Ianto, take pictures!" she demanded.

"Oh, suck it up, Jack. It's all about the fun," the Doctor advised him.

Ianto snorted and sat back, getting his camera ready.

"Easy for you to say, Doctor," Jack complained. "You're not expected to wear this."

"You obviously need to travel more with us," the Doctor stated. "The things Amy has forced us to wear."

"Like bloody ponchos," Rory muttered.

"Oh shush you," Amy said to her husband.

Alice laughed and walked over to hug her father. "Oh come on, Dad. Put it on for me? Please?"

Jack rolled his eyes. "This is so wrong," he sighed, but ever since his relationship with Alice and Stephen had improved, he found it as hard to say no to her as it was when she was a little girl.

Rhys started to laugh. "This is why men should not be having the kids, mate."

"Just remember, this is Torchwood, Rhys," Jack stated with a smirk. "Anything can happen."

"Not that!" Andy yelped at the same time Rhys looked fearful.

"Well Andy, first you need to get laid," Hart said with a laugh.

Ianto leaned forward toward Jack and said softly, "Jack." He waited for his husband's attention before continuing. "That's um..." he indicated the makeshift hat Alice was now tying on his head. Ianto gazed at Jack with a leer, and licked his lips. "Fun."

Jack suddenly sat up straight in his chair and turned to face Ianto. "Really?" he asked.

"Oh yes," Ianto replied, his eyes meeting Jack. "I already have a list."

Jack grinned at Ianto and gave no one any more problems with putting bows and ribbons from gifts onto the paper plate hat he wore. Jack decided the overflow should be stuck on Ianto's shirt.

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Once they arrived home and closed the door behind Amy, Rory and the Doctor, who had helped them bring back the gifts they received (actually, it was Rory and Amy who did all the heavy work, with assistance by Rhys, who left once the last item was in), Ianto picked up the bag filled with bows and ribbons.

"Come on, Jack," he said, grinning at Jack, his blue eyes sparkling with desire. "It's been a long day and I believe you earned yourself some pampering."

Jack's eyes fixed on the bag and with a huge smile went over to wrap his arms around Ianto. "I'm not going to argue," he stated and allowed Ianto to pull him toward the master bedroom.

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December 2011

Alice ran across the Plass. Toshiko stood near the paving stone for the Invisible Lift and waved. Once Alice came up to Toshiko, the Japanese technician hugged the dark haired woman. "There's still time. Ianto's sister is almost here, but I'll take you down so you could be with your dad and Ianto."

"Would you, Tosh? Thank you."

"It's my pleasure, Alice," Toshiko said as she guided Alice onto the stone for the lift. "Jack insisted that Owen was not to go near him to cut until you were there. Ianto is making sure Owen doesn't try it."

Alice laughed as the lift started to make its way down. "We're family," Alice said with a warm smile. "Me, Dad and Ianto. And Stephen, of course."

"I'm just so glad that you and Jack had a second chance."

"So am I. And pretty soon I'm going to have a baby brother." Alice laughed. "It should feel strange that my dad is having a baby and by another man who is almost half my age. And yet, I've been seeing Ianto more like one of my dads than someone younger than me. It just feels so great to have a family again. We have a real family and tonight there will be an addition."

"Jack and Ianto most certainly will have enough babysitters whenever they need some time alone," Toshiko laughed.

"And Rhodri will have plenty of loving aunts and uncles." She hugged Toshiko again. "You're all part of Dad's family, and that makes you part of mine."

Toshiko blushed and then watched as Alice made her way across the Hub toward Owen, who started to lead her into a tunnel that led to the room set up for the delivery.

When it was determined that Jack would be delivering in the Hub, Jack and Ianto decided they wanted family who were closest to them there for the birth. That meant Alice and Rhiannon, and both women were excited and honoured to be there. As it worked out, Jack and Ianto ended up living in the Hub for the last two weeks. Jack was overdue, and Owen still did not want to deliver until Jack went into labour. It was at the Doctor's advice and Owen found himself agreeing with the Time Lord after going over the material on male pregnancies Jack and Ianto had with them when they had returned from their trip to the future so Jack could get pregnant. Owen wanted Jack near the Hub from the week before his due date so there would be no complications in getting him to the Hub if he went into labour at home. He worried about a vast number of complications in getting Jack from their home in Pontypridd to the Hub, and any point in between when Jack went into labour.

Before that, for the last couple of months, Jack had been pretty much confined to the Hub or their house, with only a little relief using a perception filter here and there.

Jack was ready to have the baby and leave the Hub. He wanted to be in their home, in the quaint old house they renovated with the Taft River beyond their back garden.

Alice knocked on the door and heard Ianto call out for her to enter. She came into the room to find Ianto sitting in a chair next a bed where Jack was settled on. Ianto was holding on of Jack's hands in both of his as they talked softly. Both men turned and smiled when they saw Alice.

"Alice, welcome," Ianto greeted.

Alice went over to the men and hugged Ianto. "It's time!" she said excited.

"It is," Ianto agreed. "You're about to become a big sister."

"Really big sister," Alice said with a laugh as she pulled away from Ianto and turned to her father. "Dad, how are you doing?"

"Better now," Jack said, giving her a huge, dopey smile.

"You're lucky you just got here," Ianto said. "Owen decided he had to get Jack ready for surgery and the drugs are just hitting. Before that, I think Jack was ready to ban me from the Hub until the baby was born."

Alice laughed, hugging her father. "Oh Dad! Please say Mum did that to you."

"She tried, but she couldn't," Jack replied, shifting carefully so Alice could sit on the edge of the bed with him. "It turns out that I was most sympathetic to her difficulties during pregnancy and shared the better times." He gave her a lopsided grin. "Pissed the shit out of her and yet she couldn't do anything mean to me."

Ianto snorted. When Jack looked at him, Ianto leaned over to caress the swell of Jack's belly with a soft smile. "And you said you'd never do this again."

"Never mind all my threats before," Jack said, covering Ianto's hand. "I'd do this again for you."

"You might have to if my sister doesn't get here bloody soon, because she'll miss the birth this time."

Alice laughed, feeling at ease with both men. Ever since her renewed relationship with her father, she took the time to get to know Ianto, knowing he was going to be a part of Jack's life for a very very long time. That meant that Ianto would be a part of her and Stephen's life. She appreciated that Ianto never attempted to be her stepfather, and yet the younger man had a maturity about him that she forgot that he was about half her age. She found herself going to Ianto for advice as much as she would go to Jack. Maybe more, because Ianto had the knack of acting more mature than Jack.

Stephen had taken to Jack going from his uncle to grandfather very well, and once he realised that Ianto was his grandfather's partner, the boy took to calling Ianto 'Tad-cu'. Ianto never let on one way or another if it bothered him that he was considered a grandfather at his age. One thing Alice did know was that Ianto absolutely adored Stephen and treated him like family. Stephen and Ianto's nephew, David, had also become good friends, and the adults suspected that Mica had a crush on Stephen.

In the aftermath of the 456, when Alice decided to let her father completely back into their lives, she gained more than just her father. She gained a family that also included Ianto, his sister and his sister's family.

Alice had no regrets.

They heard a knock on the door and it opened to allow Owen to enter. "Ianto, your sister is pulling into the carpark, so it's my cue to finish getting Jack prepared.

Alice hugged Jack again and kissed his cheek. "Stephen says he can't wait to see the baby." She stood up and hugged Ianto again. "I'll go get Rhiannon and we'll meet you back here."

Owen shook his head as he watched Alice leave the room. "She definitely has your energy, Jack," he commented.

Jack grinned. "She lost it for a while," he said. "So it feels so good to see her like this. Especially over having a baby brother at this point in her life."

"Well, are we going to have a baby or what?" Ianto asked.

As Owen started to get his equipment ready, Jack said. "I'll be having this baby, thank you. Maybe in a few centuries you can have your turn."

Ianto stuck his tongue out for a response.

By the time Alice returned with Rhiannon in tow, Owen was ready to make the first incision.

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Ianto sat in the rocking chair Alice had given them as a gift. For the moment it was in the bedroom, since they were going to keep Rhodri in there with them for a while before putting him in his nursery. Jack had delivered Rhodri the night before. After a few hours of sleep, Jack woke up already starting to heal. Rhodri had passed Owen's certification of good health, so he had allowed Ianto to bring the newly expanded little family home.

Martha was due to arrive later that evening with her husband, Tom. Martha was to provide a second opinion on Jack's recovery, while Tom was to give Rhodri another examination. Jack and Ianto had already asked Tom to be the baby's paediatrician. Martha was given an offer transfer Torchwood Three because Jack and Ianto were looking into expanding the staff. Mickey and Martha had a full staff in London, including enough doctors to spare Martha. Tom was open to moving to Cardiff and opening a practice there while trying to start a family. During the visit, Martha was to get all her options to make the decision.

They had recently had a late lunch and while Jack seemed to be recovering quickly, thanks to his immortality, he was still tired and currently asleep on his side of the bed while Ianto cuddled their newborn son, rocking gently in the chair. He was just enjoying the moment. Rhodri was also just fed and falling asleep. It was peaceful in the house, something that Ianto knew would be a rare moment, and vowed to take advantage of it whenever the mood presented itself. Not that he would ever complain about the other times involving a newborn and later a child growing up. Hopefully maybe more than one.

"I need a picture," came Jack's sleepy voice from the bed.

"What?" Ianto asked, starting to stand up.

"No, stay there. I want to watch you and Rhodri like that a while. But I also need a picture. And get a special frame. You and our son in that chair. I can stare at it all day."

Ianto smiled and gazed down at the baby in his arms. As much as he hated to disappoint Jack, he finally stood up and walked over to the bed. "We should be fair about this. I love watching you with Rhodri too." He held the baby out to the older immortal.

Jack took his son without complaint, cradling the baby in his arms. Ianto moved around the bed and climbed on. He settled next to Jack, smiling when Jack shimmied forward enough so Ianto could sit behind Jack. He slipped his arms around his husband and rested his chin on a strong shoulder. He let out a deep content sigh.

Jack twisted his head to lightly kiss Ianto. "Thank you," he said.

"No, thank you. It was you that did all the hard work for all these months."

"Yes, I know, but I had help making Rhodri. And that was more than just Rhodri. He only makes it more perfect. Thank you for loving me, Ianto."

"We're even, Jack."

They settled down as they were, deeply content and happy. They were quite content to stay like that until Ianto had to get ready to go meet Martha and Tom at the train station.