The House that Jack Built - Walter part 17

by Awatere11

Ianto's dream house is almost finished. His lovely husband and their Best boy have been sneaking down to put their own stamp on the place and you think everything is coming to full fruition for Ianto. Right? Nah. Spanners are flying all over the place and no matter how hard he tries, Ianto can't stop one or two from falling into the works. This is Alt Verse people!

37. Chapter 37

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Jack had left the house, driving for the chalets and Connor was soon blearily helping them get keys from the office.

"Are you sure? We are still in the cottage as Em wanted to paint before we move into the Big House" Connor said as he looked over at Ianto in the doorway.

He looked at the bloody hand dripping through the tea towel, the pale face and shaking bottom lip then changed tack, "Who do I call?"

"Give me the keys for Chalet number 9. Stay out of the Big House tonight…actually all spare keys. We will be full come morning anyway. Hope the village is ready for a clan. Call Doc Heny" Jack said as he snatched more keys.

Ianto found himself sitting in the very first chalet they had ever stayed in, that fateful week they had come to stargaze and he had gone up a mountain to almost never come down.

"No nerve damage" the doc muttered as he worked "when the phone went I thought it was Doris to say that her cat was finally dropping it's litter. Damned woman panics with each one but will not get the cat fixed… there we go. Your knee lac bled more but that's because you moved about so much. At least your hand is a clean cut, should heal in no time."

"Thanks" Ianto said as he watched the final stitch go in, "Not your usual animal."

"No, but it makes a change" the elderly Vet straightened up and smiled softly at his Mayor, friend and part time boss with all the work the menagerie of animals gave him.

"Toto" Idris said softly from the doorway, "All done?"

"All good" Ianto nodded.

"Right" Idris entered to sit next to Jack who was watching from the sofa, "We are done cleaning up at the house. Every free bed is full, we are all here and alert. Get some sleep if you can, you know you are gonna do one of those slumps soon."

"I know, I just need to stop shaking" Ianto nodded, "That was too close man. Too close."

Idris went to speak and the phone went that he had placed on the table. He picked it up and spoke "Yo."

He ended the call without speaking and leaned back.

"It's done. We traced it back to the man who installed the kitchen. He then gave us the name of someone who had a little shrine to Babs in one of his rooms. He was the guy we wanted. He's gone now." Idris said as he rose, "I need to debrief and let you get off to bed. Tomorrow you can go home."

Ianto went to watch the children all crammed into the one king sized bed, all of them with limbs everywhere.

His chicks in the nest.