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"I didn't know he was inside" Idris said for the fourth time as he watched Gene pace, Babs silent and solemn curled up in a chair. "I thought he was still in the doorway, I …he was behind me."
"BABBITY!" Ianto's roar galvanized her and she was screaming for him as he slammed through into the waiting room and he scooped her up as she ran to him. His father's blood on her clothing. "Oh gods, my baby."
Jack followed with a confused Ton and when he saw his sister upset he began to whimper, wriggling in Jack' arms. Jack looked down at Gene, "John is meeting your father at the airport so he doesn't have to be alone when he finds out, then he is bringing him here, OK?"
"Tonny" Gene croaked, reaching to hug him and kiss his cheek, "Grandy had a big ouch. The doctors are helping him feel better darling."
"Uncle Owie?"
"Here" Owen entered in scrubs, "Skidmark is out, it was a clean shot. No damage to tendons or anything. The worry is how hard he hit his head on the tiles at the front entrance. So far the swelling is minimal but we are watching him for the next few hours."
"Skiddy?" Ianto whispered with horror.
"He's OK" Owen assured him seeing his growing distress, "We have him."
"And Taddy?"
"Again, holding his own. Some lower intestine has been sacrificed but he is looking good. They are closing now and you can see him soon, OK?" Owen soothed, "He's taken a hit but he is a Jones after all. Bloody mental you lot. I think he will be OK."
Ianto sighed with relief as Gene sat and pulled the baby from Idris, kissing her little face, "Hear that Queen Neve? Grandy is going to be OK."
Idris slid his arm around his love and Jack rose to do the same, feeling the tight shoulders and minute shaking as Ianto freaked out internally.
"I have ruined my dress" Babs said morosely.
"Here darling" Chrys said as she bustled in with the boys in tow, Stephen heading for Ton as Walter opened his arms to his lovely sister and she sank into his hug with a soft sob. "Connor dropped us off and is just parking."
"Come on sissy, I have some clothes here. Let's go get you cleaned up. You know Grandy would be so upset to see that dress like that, it's one of his favourites." Walter crooned, kissing her forehead as he cuddled her.
He took her to the unisex bathroom and helped her get the dress off, her movements robotic as shock set in and he opened the bag he had with him.
"Right, I have your unicorn onesie, the little yellow dress with the orange flowers on it or the black skirt with the poodle on it with the pretty blouse that Daddy loves on you." He said as he checked, "What do you feel like Babs?"
"My onesie please" she sniffled and soon Walter was leading a unicorn back to the waiting room where Ianto silently opened his arms and she ran to cuddle with her fathers on the sofa.
Monkey appeared in the doorway and she looked up, then patted her Taddy's arm, "Monkey needs to see you."
"OK love, you stay with Daddy" Ianto kissed her and rose, following the fellow Hoodlum to the balcony outside where Monkey lit a cigarette, then offered it.
"Gods, I miss those" Ianto said softly as he waved it away and leaned on the railing to look out over Cardiff. "Talk."
"The maiden told us to dig" he told Ianto, "This was a member of a gang we had a sit down with last week. Things got heated. Looks like this is their answer to Idris's demand for them to stop transporting their drugs through our patch."
"What?" Ianto reared back ,"Drugs?"
"Fuckers have been moving the shit by lorry," he nodded, "They've not tried to peddle it here yet, the meeting was where they asked permission to put it on the streets and your brother got a bit pissy at them. Idris said he would cut their roads off if they didn't find alternate routes."
"So this was their alternate route" Ianto said as he sighed, then monkey blew smoke and Ianto felt it burn in his throat, "I see."
"Stink is still working on it and apparently he is narrowing down the company they use." Monkey turned to find Jack standing behind them silently with a look of thunder.
"Come to me, not Idris when you know" Ianto stood and took the cigarette from Monkey's fingers, dropped the butt and stubbed it out with his shoe "Seems they need a counter offer."
Monkey blinked at Jack and then looked at Ianto, "Sure Toto. Whatever you need."
"What I need right now is someone to tear apart" Ianto turned to look at him and he realised Ianto had know Jack was there the entire time and was not afraid to speak in front of him, "I want their routes, the haulage company they use, how they hide the merchandise and when they roll next."
"Sure thing Toto." Monkey slid past the imposing captain and Ianto turned to look at Jack.
"What are you thinking baby?"
"I am thinking that you might have another drill soon" Ianto frowned, "Can you set up a drill in quick time?"
"Tell me as you need to" Jack nodded, "I know you are chewing, let me know when you need me. I would need about 24 hours."
They headed back in and Jack looked back at the cancer stick ground out with anger.
These fuckers were not going to endanger his family, not in any way shape or form.