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Ianto rolled his eyes as he explained again what was happening.
A voice asked him to wait and he gaped at the phone as he was put on hold.
With a soft growl, he reached for the library phone and called Jack.
"Hey gorgeous, we gonna have phone sex? Because we'll have to hurry. My husband finishes work in an hour" Jack boomed through the phone.
"Jack."
"Sorry hon, I knew it was you. Your work phone comes up on my caller ID as Sexy books hahahahahha" Jack chortled as he sped along the road in the SUV.
"Jack, sweetie"
"Jesus, where did you get your license?" Jack roared at someone. "A wheaty box?"
"Jack, I need you to pull over."
"Oh god, what's happened now" Jack sighed.
"Jack, I think there's a gunman in the school. I heard four loud bangs, like gun shots"
"Fuck" the screech of brakes came down the line.
"Where are the boys?" Jack demanded, all business.
"With me" Ianto said softly, "Babbit, Fen and Walt are in the inner office with Stephen's classmates and his teacher."
"The door is locked. I also locked the library door and have pulled shelving in front of it." Ianto said quickly.
"Are you OK?"
"Jack, I'm scared."
"I love you" Jack said softly, "Be safe, I love you. I need you, our children need you."
"I love you too."
"Don't be a hero" Jack begged, "Please don't leave that library for anyone. Stay safe with our babies."
"I know" Ianto sighed, "I'm not leaving them. God, I want to go out and get more kids but I know I can't. I know I have to protect the ones I have."
"Good Mr Harkness-Jones" the other phone spoke. "How many of you are there."
"Jack, love. I'm on the other phone"
"Don't hang up, don't leave me" Jack's fear thrummed down the phone.
"I have eight children, including three of mine and a teacher, Celia Grant in my inner office." Ianto informed the phone, letting Jack hear, "I have both doors locked and am between them, inside the library."
"Your partner is right," the voice said, "Please stay inside. We are trying to monitor the gunman's movements and need to keep all heat signatures accounted for."
"Name?" Jack demanded and Ianto asked the voice for ID.
"I know him." Jack said, "Listen to him."
"I am, I just want to listen to you" Ianto whined, hating the sound he was making.
"I love you" Jack repeated, "Just stay down and it will soon be over, we'll be home and our babies can all sleep with us tonight."
Ianto took a deep breath and wished for it to be true.
