21
Next morning Kombi resembled a little gargoyle as he perched on the end of the bed with huge eyes and he watched Tosh breastfeed the baby.
Dendy had the right idea, running for the village below screaming like some banshee was after him … or maybe he was the banshee. It was enough to make several people explode from their houses with weapons to see what was attacking.
Soon the lighthouse was full of people all cooing and gently touching the baby's bare feet lovingly. Food too, they all brought so much food.
"Te Anahera" Whetu sighed happily and Tosh turned to Ianto for translation.
"Angel" Ianto smiled, "Anahera means Angel."
"Anahera, Anna or Annie for short" Tosh said as she patted Owen's hand and he looked at her long and hard before nodding, Whetu gasping with delight as he saw the name had been his choice. Now he scuttled off faster than a fat man should be able to, intent on telling the elders he had named the bub.
"Perfect name" Ianto said happily, even as he knew the house Tosh had liked was now being prepared for her and his days of coveting her would soon be over. Owen seemed to know, pulling him aside.
"Are you Ok?"
"Me? You just delivered your own child" Ianto snorted then nodded, "Just sad to see you go. I know you have to, I know that. This is no place for a baby I guess."
Owen frowned, "What are you talking about?"
"The house" Ianto frowned back, "You and Tosh moving out now she had the house ready and the baby here. I will miss you."
Owen's face told Ianto that he had no idea what he was talking about and Ianto groaned internally as Owen's face changed, "I am not moving. Nobody talked to me about this."
Owen flew into the other room and addressed Tosh, "a house? Was I invited too or are you leaving me here!"
Tosh looked at him with surprise, "Of course we are all going. Don't be silly. I want to be with the other women. This is my first child!"
"Owen, she's right. Besides, with three children here the noise levels will not be calming to Annie" Ianto soothed as he tried to save her and he knew she hadn't even considered Owen not wanting to go, "Come on, you want to set up a clinic in the old post office, right?"
Owen shrugged, still annoyed but them he sighed as he sat down next to Tosh, "But we are leaving them. Our family."
"We are still here, maybe you need to think of it more like spreading out?" Ianto tried again, "Sleepovers might be fun for the boys. I bet they will love having a room of their own to share at yours. You can babysit and the queen can have alone time with us sometimes. You know you will love being Uncle Owie in your own home with the boys."
Owen started to consider that, "How many rooms?"
"Four bedrooms, so one for us, one for Annie and one for the boys. I thought maybe one for little Bella too so when Jack and Ianto want a date night or something we can have a full house?" Tosh knew Ianto had given her a bone and she waved it. "You can do that fort thing on a rainy day with them and it also means when we want alone time Ianto and Jack can take Annie."
She watched him consider this, his face changing as he realised she was talking sense and he turned to Ianto with a puppy dog look, "Awww, breaking up the team."
"It's OK Owen, it means when we are having time together it will be all the more important, right? I will come to find you when I need you and you will know I really need you, I am not just bored." Ianto promised, making a silent note to himself to at least once a week need Owen for something.
"I guess" Owen sighed.
"Besides" Ianto suddenly had a thought, "It means a garage for your cool wheels."
Owen stalled out, then looked at Tosh, "A garage?"
"Yes, a two vehicle…..and he's gone" she snorted as Owen headed for the door and she laughed softly. "Thanks Ianto."
"Well, you should have told him" Ianto said without any anger, his face softening as he looked down at the now sleeping angel, "Ahhhhh. There had better be heaps of babysitting."
"Yeah" Jack agreed happily.
"It's a start, not an end" Ianto decided, "We are all entering a new phase and it's going to be OK."
Tosh smiled as she tried to encourage him but she knew he was still hurting and she wished she hadn't started down this road even though there was no way around it.
They were all expanding and needed space.