A/N: good news! Today Ianto and Jack have decided it's Tosh's turn to meet the family, and James is there too! So just a quick chapter to introduce Tosh to something very different, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I wish I owned Torchwood, but I don't.

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Jack had to admit that night he was glad he surrendered and let Ianto win. What a night that was. He was still grinning about it nearly a week later and the fact that the rift had been so busy for the last week, it left Jack with something to look forward to. Since the week had been so hectic with things getting spit out here and there, they had both usually been so exhausted that they'd collapse on the bed down in Jack's bunker for a couple of hours of sleep before the rift alert would sound again, waking them up.

But today he was grinning for a different reason. Somehow the rift had gone completely silent for the day, even the weevils were being quiet, and it was the day of the Big Bay family festival in San Diego.

Of course now that he had figured out the doors, when a red door appeared in his office, he really wasn't all that surprised. Especially not when Tara came running through before hopping into his lap.

"Good morning Jack." she said hugging him around the neck with a grin.

"Good morning? It's already noon here!" he said with a smile.

"Well it's morning at home!" she said. "Now are you and Ianto comin' home or not?"

"Let me go get him and Tosh." he said.

Tara stood up and went back through the door as Jack went to go find Ianto, who was in the kitchen.

"Where's Tosh?" he asked.

"She is up in the boardroom, why?" Ianto asked.

"We should probably go get her."

Ianto smiled. "Let me guess, one of Uncle Malachai's doors?"

"Tara came running through and jumped right into my lap." he chuckled.

"Sounds like Tara. Anyway, I'll go get Tosh."

Jack watched as he ran upstairs to the boardroom. Then he walked back into the office and peeked through the door to see all of the kids, and even James waiting in the living room of the massive house.

"Are you guys coming?" Niles asked.

"Yeah, we've been waiting all week for you to come home!" said Katie.

"Tosh doesn't know yet." he said with a smile. "We decided to surprise her, so be quiet okay?"

The kids all giggled then nodded in understanding.

"Do I even want to know what you two are up to?" Tosh sighed as Ianto led her into the office, with her eyes closed.

"Probably not." Jack chuckled.

Ianto gently led her a couple of steps through the door with a smile. "Okay, you can open your eyes now."

Tosh did so and was automatically speechless as the kids all started saying hello.

Ianto and Jack chuckled as Tosh looked around then back at the office. Then back in the living room, and back into the office. But as she turned back to the living room, James hopped in front of her and gave her a full kiss on the lips, causing her to almost fall over in surprise.

"Well hello Gorgeous. Nice to have you join us." he said with a smile as he caught her to keep her from falling.

"James? Okay, I'm lost, what have you two done?" Tosh asked, looking at Jack and Ianto accusingly, but staying in James's arms.

"Uncle Malachai can make doors!" said Tara. "This is one of them!"

"Now, are you going to come say hello to our family or not?" James asked.

Tosh looked back at Ianto and Jack.

"It's either spend the day with us, or sit here alone in the hub." Ianto shrugged with a smile.

"We figured you could use a day off." said Jack with a grin. "Why else do you think I told Owen and Gwen to stay home?"

"So, wait, are you saying California is on the other side of this door?" she asked.

"You and I are standing in California." James confirmed. "Jack and Ianto are still standing in Cardiff. And you got here without needing a passport too."

"Now are you coming?" Jeremy asked.

"We've been waiting for a while now." said Tucker.

"And I need to go change because I'm not wandering around in a suit." Ianto added, looking at his watch.

"Come on Tosh, we're a friendly bunch. If not a bit out there." said James, gently pulling her towards the children.

Jack and Ianto smiled at each other, then followed them through the door, before the door closed behind them and disappeared.

"Welcome to our home Tosh." said Ianto with a smile.

"You left my jacket and my purse." Tosh protested.

Jack smiled and held up both which he had grabbed as Ianto went to go get her. He wasn't going to let her get away so easily, and he knew she was going to try and make up some excuse, so he had made sure to grab her belongings for her.

"Nice try Tosh." he said with a smile, handing her the two items.

"So…. I'm in California, and this is you family?" she asked Ianto and James slowly.

"These are our brothers and sisters Tosh." said Ianto.

Jack smiled as little Cody walked over and tugged on his pant leg.

"Up up Jack?" he asked, reaching towards him.

"Alright, up you go little buddy." he said picking him up with a smile.

"Cuddles!" Cody giggled, curling up against Jack's chest with a smile.

"This is the youngest in the family, Cody." Jack said, introducing him. "Can you say hi to Miss Tosh, Cody?"

"Hi hi Miss Tosh!" waving at her with a smile.

"Hello Cody."

"Come sit with us Miss Tosh." said Tara hopping up and gently tugging on her hand.

Jack watched with a smile as Tosh followed Tara and the rest of the children made room on the couch for her to sit, as Ianto ran upstairs to his bedroom. Then he went to join them all, sitting on the floor besides James, Cody in his lap.

"So, you're all brother's and sisters?" she asked.

"Yup!" said Tucker. "I'm Tucker."

"Hi Tucker."

"I'm Niles."

"And I'm Jeremy."

"Irish Twins?" Tosh asked in surprise.

The two nodded with smiles.

"I'm Cookie!" said Cookie with a smile.

"Cookie?"

"The explanation I got was that he's either as sweet or as flaky as a cookie depending on the situation." Jack said.

"I'm kinda flaky today." Cookie said grinning.

"Kinda? Personally I think you're always a little flaky Cookie." he said honestly.

"I am!" he agreed with a laugh.

Jack just rolled his eyes and shook his head at the strange boy.

"So who wants to introduce themselves to Miss Tosh next?" James asked with a smile.

Soon all of the kids were introducing themselves and Jack was happy to see Tosh smiling with every one of them.

But they were all surprised when they heard shouting and laughter from the upstairs landing, and suddenly Ianto came running down the stairs with a large smile on his face. Then another man came chasing after him, jumping forwards and tackling Ianto sending the two of them flying and tumbling to the floor. But then they jumped up and ran out of the house.

"What was that?" Jack asked astonished.

"That would be Tim." said another young man walking down stairs. "Hi, I'm Jim."

"Hi Jim." said Jack and Tosh together.

"We should probably go check on the roughhousing brothers." Jeremy said standing up.

"Might be a good idea." agreed Jack, standing up and setting Cody down on the floor.

So everyone got up and headed outside to find Ianto and Tim wrestling in the sand, running around the children's playground.

"Are we sure that's Ianto?" Tosh whispered.

"Are you kidding? Ianto's usually one of the first ones to initiate the playful tussles." said James with a smile.

Jack watched with amusement as he saw another side of Ianto that he rarely got to see. It reminded him a bit of the night that they had a playful wrestling match the week before, and now he understood where it had come from.

Ianto continuously knocked Tim to the ground and Tim would get up and tackle Ianto. Then the two would run around the jungle gyms till at one point Ianto climbed up on top of the monkey bars and dropped down on top of Tim, knocking him to the ground.

"Admit it Tim, you lost again!" Ianto said with a smile, as he sat on the man's chest, pinning his wrists to in the sand.

"No way!"

"Then you're not getting up!" he laughed.

"Then I guess we'll just sit here." Tim shot back.

"Admit you lost Tim!" said Jim who was standing beside Jack.

"That's too easy!" Tim protested.

"Then you're right, we'll just sit here." said Ianto, shifting to sit cross legged on Tim's chest.

"Oh no, what have the children gotten themselves into this time?" came a voice behind them.

Jack turned to see Sarah smiling at them.

"Hello Mrs. Midnightstar." he said with a smile.

"Hello Jack, dear." she said hugging him and giving him a kiss on the cheek. Then she looked over at Ianto and Tim. "Tim, give up and admit you lost honey!"

"I'll do no such thing mom!" Tim shouted back.

"Are they normally like this?" Jack asked her with a smile.

"The two of them are true brothers, they love each other, but always wrestle." she said with a giggle.

"I've never seen Ianto act like this." said Tosh looking up at Jack.

"They say he's the most rambunctious one in the family." Jack told her.

"Oh he is." Sarah confirmed with a smile.

"I don't think they're gonna get up mommy." said Tara.

"I don't think so either." agreed James.

"Tim! Admit you lost so that we can all go back into the house!"

"Never!"

"Do I have to bring your father out here to make the call, because it's quite obvious to everyone else that you've lost!" she told him.

"Fine! Fine! Ianto won!" Tim finally relented, making Ianto laugh.

So the two of them got up before playfully shoving each other around.

"It's Ianto, wearing a t-shirt and jeans, and roughhousing. I never thought a sight like that existed." Tosh said in awe, making Jack chuckle.

"He's a very different person here." said Jack with a smile. "Just watch him, he's so much more comfortable around his family, it's like he's at peace with everything around him." and Jack loved how happy Ianto was when he was with family. Of course, Jack loved Ianto no mater what he was like. But he loved seeing the cheerful, peaceful side of Ianto the most.

After Tosh was introduced to Sarah, she sent the children inside to go get ready to leave.

"So, we're really in California." Tosh said surprised as they stood on the porch.

"It takes some getting used to." Jack agreed with a smile. "Though that was officially my first time through a door." 'And it's way easier then travel by vortex manipulator.' he thought to himself.

"So then, what are we doing here?" she asked.

"Today is the Big Bay family festival." Ianto explained. "It's fleet week, and a lot of our family is military."

"And the little ones already told me that they wanted me to come during fleet week." Jack admitted, as he remembered the group of children telling him what they all wanted him to see.

"So we decided to invite you along for the day Tosh." said James with a smile.

"It's a lot warmer here." she said smiling a little. "I guess a day away from Torchwood in a warm sunny place isn't so bad."

"That's a great way of thinking Tosh." Jack chuckled. "I remember that one of the first things I missed when we got home was the weather." He jumped slightly when he felt something cold touch his hand. Jack looked down and smiled at the giant tigress at his side. "Hello Miss Sapphire." he said politely.

"Are you going to just say hello, or are you actually going to pet me?" she purred.

Jack laughed and reached down, gently scratching behind her ears.

"A talking tiger." said Tosh in awe.

"She's not the most unusual thing here. Trust me." said Jack.

"I will….. Keep that in mind." she said slowly. "So, we're spending the day here?"

"We're spending the day here." Jack confirmed.

"You'll get to meet Gareth today." said Ianto with a smile.

"Is he really identical to you?" Tosh asked.

"The first time I ever saw Gareth, I remember looking at him and going, 'Ianto? When did you join the navy, I thought you were in London.' Then he said his name was Gareth, and Alistair explained that he was Ianto's twin." James admitted.

"If they ever decided to wear the same clothes, you wouldn't be able to tell them apart, until you heard them speak." Jack agreed.

"Not true, he can do a perfect imitation of me." Ianto said with a smile. "So I guess it's more about which man we stand beside."

Jack laughed. "Well don't go switching around on me, got it?"

"I wouldn't dream of it. You don't need to accidentally end up with Gareth in the hub instead of me."

"What would he do if that happened?"

"We'll he'd probably freak out over the hand you have in a jar." Ianto pointed out.

"A hand in a jar?" James inquired.

"Long story." Jack sighed, not really wanting to go into detail about where the hand in the jar really came from.

"He stole the hand out of what was left of Torchwood one's archives when Torchwood three went through what was left." Ianto shrugged.

Jack starred at him. "How do you know where it came from?"

"How do I know? Because I catalogued it myself!" Ianto admitted.

"Oh, I forgot you ran the archives there." Jack sighed.

"Anyway, why don't we take Tosh to go meet some of the more interesting residents here?" Ianto inquired.

"Just don't let Lulu sneeze on you." James said, making everyone laugh.

And with that, Jack new Tosh was in for quite a day, and so was he. It was the start to another adventure, and if he were honest with himself, Jack would admit that even though it was just beginning, it was one that he would never forget.

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A/N: so what happens next with Tosh getting into the family? Well, if you leave me a review, I'll write the next chapter and you'll find out tomorrow!