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Greg was nervous but excited as well, Babs sitting behind him with her hand on his shoulder as she whispered that she was so excited she might pee herself. "Taddy didn't even let Dad drive this one."

Stan climbed into the front passenger seat and turned to his son, looking at the blonde head nestled against his bald one as Babs leaned forward form the back and their matching grins were wonderful.

"So, the brake and the accelerator" Stan explained as he pointed down at the pedals, "Push the brake down and then we move it into gear here, you want D for drive."

They shot off into the field as Stan screamed with horror and Babs squealed with glee, her scarf flying back as Ton shouted from Rocky, "Get on the path, you'll scare the rabbits."

Stan was laughing now as he clung on for dear life, letting his son choose what to do as the car shuddered and pig jumped along, then took off at speed again as they all screamed now.

"Good thing the horses are in the other paddock" Jack said to Stan's wife as they stood at the gate with Ianto and he sighed as he turned to his husband.

"The creek. They do know about the bridge, right?"

"Um…Babs does" Jack said uncertainly as they watched, then sighed with relief as the car sailed over the small curved bridge, catching air as the occupants all screamed and stan's 'Jesus Christ' echoed around the village.

Manny walked up the drive with pizzas followed by his children who all took off for Ianto as other villagers started ot arrive and soon a little garden party had begun. They brought the car to a halt and all rolled about the seats laughing and slapping at each other, Stan choking as he tried ot tell them all about Babs sliding across the seat and grabbing his head.

Greg was lagging and Ianto nervously let him drive the car back to the house where it was parked in the sun.

"Why is it making that weird plunking noise?" Greg asked as his father knelt to listen to the weird sounds under the hood.

"Told you, Jack shot it" Ianto sighed, "The bullet has worked its way into one of the pistons I think."

Stan gaped as Jack walked past with a tray of fruit for the children and he snorted at them, "It was only a bloody .22 how was I supposed to know the daft old beggar had a loaded gun in the rafters. Old bugger. Heck had put it up there and forgotten about it I guess."

Stan laughed as he shook his head.

God this family were crazy.

Thank God for them.