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They made it out of the office and Owen walked them back towards the front doors, past the examination room.

As they got half way through Babbit stopped and turned to Owen, theatrically declaring, "I do love you Uncle Owen. I even love you more than chicken...well actually no, a hen, well, I love you more than a sausage...coz I really like hens too."

"Er, thank you Babs" Owen blinked.

"Even if you did nearly kill me" Babbit said loudly as he stomped off rubbing his arm.

Ianto burst out laughing, his head thrown back as Owen looked at him and smiled as he saw the joy in the man's face.

"That boy is such a monkey!" Owen said with affection and Ianto nodded as he wandered to the doors to watch Babbit stalk a small child in a wheelchair with a broken leg in plaster. They watched as Babbit engaged in conversation and the child's face lit up as Babbit re-enacted when he broke his arm, even laying on the ground and fake crying.

Ianto and Owen got outside as Babbit said, "Then we went in the space ship."

"Quite an imagination, that one" the mother said as she leaned on the back of the wheelchair.

Ianto pointed to the bright orange SUV dominating Owen's parking space and softly told her that was the spaceship.

Now she was laughing softly as she looked at it and Babbit was now talking about his father's butt in Speedos getting burnt on the leather seats and the way he squealed. The woman looked at Ianto with surprise as Babbit said his Daddy always does bum clapping in the hot water.

"My husband" Ianto said calmly, "I do not … clap … in company. Jack lets the wild winds fly."

She giggled as she saw where the child got his dramatics from and Owen walked them on to the SYV.

"I was hoping to talk to you, actually" Owen said as the beast was helped into his car seat.

"Tosh and I are getting hitched" Owen said with glee and Ianto gasped with delight.

"I was wondering if you would return the favor and be my best man" Owen asked and Ianto frowned.

"Why didn't Tosh tell me?" he asked with as much calm as he could, "I thought … well. I thought she would want me on her side, ya know?"

"She's asked her mate to be matron of honor and I don't think you would fit the bridesmaid's dresses mate!" Owen was bending into the vehicle to get a kiss goodbye form the Babbit and didn't see Ianto's fallen face.

"Yeah" Ianto moved to get into the SUV, "I would be honored to return the good luck you gave me."

"Great!" Owen said with gleam "Sorted."

"Does Tosh need help with any …"

"Nope! She said I wasn't to tell you until now so you didn't get involved" Owen huffed and Ianto's heart plummeted even more. "It's next Saturday. Jack has the invite."

"Jack has … he knows?" Ianto was now beyond hurt, he was starting to steam.

"Right. See ya there, gotta go buddy" Owen walked off with his hands in his pockets, unaware of the shit storm starting to brew in the Spaceship as Ianto headed home.

He chewed over the conversation and all he could see was his inadequacy as a friend that Tosh didn't think he should know or help when she knew damn well he loved wedding planning.

Well.

If she didn't want his help then that's fine too.

Ianto decided to let it go, the annoyance and upset not good for his stomach as the steak was already planning to throw a hostile revolt.

Babbit noticed his Taddy had gone quiet and thought about what might have upset him, realizing it was talk of the wedding.

They were married.

Right?

As Ianto sat on the sofa with a cold cup of tea in his hands Babbit went though the photo albums of his parent's wedding, comforting himself with the knowledge Daddy had made an honest man of Taddy. Of course Taddy was going to make his wedding plans; Bethy had already agreed that Taddy should do their wedding because he does the best parties.

Why didn't Aunty Tosh remember that?

Silly woman.