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"When do you go back" Ianto asked as Fen fidled with the bed covers, a week in and he was still home?
"Well, I kind of had an argument about that" Stephen sighed, looking at his lovely Tad, thise eyes boring into him lke a lie detector.
"What happened?"
"I said I had to go as there was a family emergency and someone made a remark about Babs" Stephne frowned, "I sort of thumped him."
Ianot stared.
"Well, OK. It was a homophobic rant about trans people and I got pissed off, told him to watch his mouth and he taunted me, then shoved me. The CO told him to walk away and he swung at me, catching my chin. Nothing bad, he hit wirse than a girl, which I told him as I swung back and put him on his arse. I'm sort of on stand down for now."
"Oh shit" Ianto snorted, "They pushed the Harkness Button?"
Stephen smiled, realising he had been silly to have been afraid to tell his Tad, of course he would take his side, he was his tad right?
"The CO said we had a two week stand-down and then a disciplinary review" Stphen sighed.
"Well, get your Dad involved" Ianto nodded, "He might be a help there with wording of a speech is needed also Grandy no not Grandy, try Gramps. He is a speaker after all."
"Yeah" Stehpen's face lit up and then Ianto considered some more.
"Actially, you could try Grandpa Hallet too, he is ex military." Ianto suddenly remembered, "He has a keen mind for rules and regs."
"Thanks Tad, I will" Stephen went to get the phone, remembering the gruff man who Walter resembled when he frowned.
Maybe he could help.
"Old man Hallett was military?" Jack asked as he sat and placed a sandwich in front of his love, "Really?"
"Yeah, infintray, not air force but the rules are kind of the same. Don't' fuck off your CO and don't die, right?" Ianto quipped as he checked the snadwitch and then smelt it, something Ton did as well and Jack enjoyed watching.
"What rank did he get to?"
"Sargeant" Ianto said after considering, "Never got higher because he was an arguer too."
Jack snorted, believing that one.
The Hallets and their bloody temper, speaking of which Walter was storming through the room having overheard the phone conversation "Someone said something about Babs?"
"Calm down He-Man" Jack laughed, "Gods, you are such a neanderthol when it comes to her."
"Of course, she's my sister!" Walter glared, "I'll thump them can't courtmartial me can they!"
Ianto hoped this wasn't going to become a thing.
