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The kids were soon humming around their hot food as Em supplied drink, her eyes going between the two men standing in the doorway.
She couldn't get over the similarities, Ianto just being a shade lighter than his brother.
"Right, come on." Ianto said to his husband who had been standing behind him and he walked to their bedroom for whatever Jack needed to say.
Gene looked in their direction and Eugene called out to him, "Come sit down and have some pizza."
Gene sat and smiled as a little plate was handed over by an equally small child and Gene focused on Babbit.
"Thank you Babbit" he remembered to smile.
He looked at the man who swaggered in and slumped into a chair as Babbit ran over for a cuddle.
"Hart?"
John turned to face Gene and his face drained of colour.
"Hello John" Gene said calmly, "Long time, no see."
Eugene stopped chewing.
"Yes. I thought you were still … er … stateside" John said.
"It's over."
"Ah, Yes. So I heard but I thought … well … welcome home." John smiled softy.
"Papa? Don't you like Uncle Gene?" Babbit asked as he felt John's discomfort.
"We met a long time ago darling, when bad things happened. It was not his fault or mine but they were bad things that hurt people. It's just funny when you see someone or something that reminds you of a bad time" John explained as Babbit stared back with those wide blue eyes as Gene gaped.
"Like 'You are my sunshine' always makes Ton cry because he wants his Mama" Walter said softly as he placed his serviette down, "And the way I always say hi to my Mama when we go to the village by blowing a kiss at the mountain."
Babbit nodded and settled again, "my special thing is boots."
"Boots?" John asked softly, already having forgotten Gene.
"When I see someone in high boots I think of you and your cool boots" Babbit crooned, "Makes me happy."
"My star" John muttered as he kissed the little boy's curls.
In the bedroom Ianto was sitting on the bad with his slippers getting toed out from underneath.
"You brought him here, before the official debrief and he is not yet officially released" Jack growled, Ianto looking up with a sigh.
"He's my brother. Come on, you know it's all over, the other operatives are publically named, he's just fallen through the cracks." Ianto pointed out. "MI5 will have no problem with him."
"You know this is Gray's record here!" Jack huffed, "Until he is officially signed off it's an active file in my brother's name. I will not have the last thing recorded in his name a bloody mess-up."
Ianto rose with confusion, "What do you mean?"
"I'm going to have to report him to my superiors" Jack folded his arms, "Take him in for questioning and then hand him over to his superiors to debrief and decide what to do."
Ianto's disbelief turned to anger as he glared at his husband.
"Really. You will turn my brother in for yours?"
Jack nodded and Ianto growled as he pushed past him out into the main room. He then headed for the kitchen.
"Come on, we're leaving!" he barked to Gene, who rose.
"Teddy?"
Ianto was already out the door and heading for the Spaceship before Jack realized they were leaving.
"I do know the license plate ya know" he shouted and then felt childish as Ianto turned and glared.
Eugene hurried to get in the passenger seat, intent on keeping his boys in sight.
Jack sighed as Em entered the main room, checking the children couldn't see as she smacked the back if his head.
"You bloody fool! The kids heard that and so did I. What are you thinking? You sounded like a spurned lover!"
Jack could only hang his head and agree.