Jack woke up really early even before the kids so he thought...
He went to make himself a cup of coffee well try to. he went down the stairs and heard the clash of toys coming from the living room.
He got to bottom of the stairs and slowly walked round the corner and found oliver sat on his own in the middle of the living room floor playing with his fire truck and cars. Ollie didn't take notice that jack was watching him so he carried on playing. Jack walked slowly and quietly with a confused look on his face. If ollie or mia woke up they would always go a wake up jack or ianto it was the first time ever this happened
"Morning ollie..." jack said crouching down in front of him frowning
Oliver was crossed legged on the floor looking at jack with big eyes but didn't say a word
"Why didn't you wake me up when you woke up ?" Jack asked and oliver looked at him and looked back down again and carried on playing with his truck
Jack got closer to ollie and put his hands in ollie's armpits and lifted him as he stood up oliver wriggled a little but gave up when jack sat him on his hip
Jack walked over to the sofa and sat down and put ollie on his knee.
"Do you feel okay ollie?" Jack asked and put his hand on Ollie's head but it wasn't warm. Oliver just looked at jack blankly. "Whats wrong oliver why are you not talking i miss my little boys voice" jack said seriously "and his little smile" he added while tickling ollies cheek with his finger hoping to get a smile but no. Nothing
Jack put ollie down and he couldn't run quick enough to get away he ran back to his cars and trucks and sat down and played with them again
Jack was so confused as to why oliver had not been talking. Jack stood up and made his way to make his coffee and oliver some breakfast
He made his coffee still not as good as iantos but i will have to do he made toast for oliver and put it on a plate and gave it to oliver. Oliver took the plate and carried on playing and jack noticed that his we'll mannered boy didn't say thank you like he always did. Jack and Ianto had taught the twins to say please and thank all the time. So jack gave him a little reminder to encourage him to say it "thank you dada?" Jack said and oliver didnt want to get put in the naughty corner for not saying it so all ollie did was put his hand to his chin and and then moved it out again in a forward motion jack was very confused put it was an effort and then he walked out and headed up the stairs to see if Mia was awake and she was she was lying in her bed rubbing her eyes indicating she just woke up
"Morning." Jack said smiling walking across the room and sat on her bed
"Morning dada" she mumbled
"I need to ask you a question mia ?" Jack said and she nodded then jack lifted her up and on to his lap for a morning cuddle "do you know why ollie is not talking? Does he talk to you?" He asked and she looked at him
"I not swurre" she said shrugging her shoulders
"Thats fine hun. " he said putting the subject to one side " Do you want some breakfast?" He asked
She nodded
Jack lifted Mia off his lap and they started walking to the kitchen hearing oliver still playing with his toys
Jack had just put a plate of toast and jam on the table for Mia then his phone rang
"Hello?" He said
"Hey jack its Gwen" she informed him
"Morning Gwen. How are you ?" Jack asked
"Im fine thank you, more importantly how are you?" She asked worried
"Well im fine trying to stay positive. showing my emotions to the kids is the last thing i want right now" jack said in a fed up kind of tone
"jack showing your emotions to the kids might help especially oliver if he is still not talking ?" She said
"Yeah hasn't said a word i gave him his breakfast and he didn't say thank you like always i reminded him hoping he would maybe say it but no he put his hand to his chin and moved it
Out?" Jack explained to Gwen very briefly
"Jack thats sign language for 'thank you' " Gwen informed him
Jack was very confused where had ollie learnt to sign 'thank you' in sign language and when did Gwen know sign language
"Where would he of got that from?" Jack ask trying to think if ianto had any relatives that used sign he couldn't think if any
"Well who knows but showing your emotions jack to him might make him know that you understand maybe why he's doing it he's showing his emotions to you through not speaking is what i think" Gwen tried to explain
"Maybe" jack replied
"Anyway the reason i called was i was thinking you would like to see ianto today maybe by yourself and i can come look after the kids while your gone while Rhys and Anwen are out shopping" she offered to jack
"Thats sounds amazing!! Thank you" jack said happy about seeing ianto again
"Ill be there at 10!" She said smiling
"Okay see you then" jack said hanging up the phone and turning round from the kitchen side and saw Mia in a complete mess with jam all round her face he smiled
"You messy thing come here" he said smiling while grabbing the wet wipe from the side and got one out and cleaned her up
"Right aunty Gwen is coming over so go upstairs and i'll get your brother and come help you get dressed" jack said to her and she happily bounced out the room and up the stairs
Jack smiled and walked into the living room to still see ollie playing with his cars
"Come on oliver" jack said walking up to him and picking him up and sat him on his hip and started walking to the stairs and going up them " Aunty Gwen is coming to look after you and Mia so dada can go see Tada" jack explained and a soon as he said "Tada" oliver put his arms round jacks neck and put his head against jacks chest. jack rubbed his back as he walked into the twins room
He eventually got them both dressed and he got himself dressed in his usual black trousers, blue shirt and red suspenders.
Oliver still not speaking but now watching paw patrol on the big tv in the living room.
10 o clock came around soon and not long after a knock at the door was heard through out the house. Jack went to answer it and Gwen was there
"Hello" she said
"Hello , thank you for doing this" jack said letting her in the house
"No problem jack!" She said taking her leather coat of
"AUNNTIIEE GWEENNNN" Mia shouted coming racing through the hallway and into Gwens arms
"Hello Mia" Gwen said smiling at the little girl
Jack got his great coat on and boots and went to say bye to oliver who was led on his stomach with his blanket on the floor watching tv jack picked him up "you be good for auntie Gwen" jack said hugging him and kissed him " i love you" jack said and oliver hugged him around the neck then jack put him down and walked back to the door where Gwen was still standing with Mia
Jack kissed Mia in the head and opened the door and waved bye then Gwen shut the door and put Mia down.
Gwen walked into the living room to see ollie on the middle of the floor under his blanket so he couldn't be seen all Gwen could hear was little sniffles coming from underneath the blanket
"Ollie?" She said walking closer and kneeling down on the floor and slowly lifted the blanket to see ollie silently crying. Gwen opened her arms out and ollie crawled into her lap and she hugged him crying a little louder. Gwen held him as she stood up and walked to the couch and sat down with him "whats wrong" she asked and oliver looked at her and put his hed back on her chest and she just soothed him as he cried.
Mia came back with Olivers tiger. His favourite thing apart from his taddy
"Hwere you go ollie" she said giving oliver the teddy tiger and he hugged it.
Gwen knew he missed ianto a lot but she had to try and calm him down before he made himself sick . She rocked him,hugged him, stood up and walked around the living room, everything. She hated hearing him cry
Gwen sat back down again and looked at him and he looked back eyes red raw "hey oliver its okay..look you'll see tada soon and maybe later you can use my phone to call daddy at the hospital" she said and he hiccuped and stopped crying and nodded "does that sound good?" Gwen asked and he nodded "now what was all that for your fine" she smiled, hugged him,kissed his head and wiped his tears from his face.
"Now you look exhausted why dont you go for a nap then when you wake up you can call daddy" she suggested and he cuddled her as she stood up and he was already falling asleep while Gwen walked up the stairs with him to his room. Gwen put him down on his bed and undone the botton on his jeans so he wasn't uncomfortable and then pulled the covers over him and kissed her nephew.
She headed back downstairs to Mia who had pulled out loads of toy dolls and clothes from the toy box "can you play with me please?" Mia asked politely
"Sure we can then while your brother is sleeping me and you can make some lunch " Gwen suggested as a she knelt down on the floor with Mia and picked up a doll and Mia nodded
Meanwhile at the hospital
Jack arrived at the hospital 20 minutes after he left the twins with Gwen. He knew Oliver missed Ianto so much but if ianto was t better today then it might of made the not talking situation worse so jack went by himself
He checked in and walked to ianto room and saw ianto in the same condition as he was the other day but there was a bunch if flowers with a note, chocolates and two little teddy bears dressed in a paramedics outfit on the desk beside ianto's bed. Who where they from ?
Jack walked over to the side of the bed and picked up the envelope that was taped to the plastic of the flowers he then opened it
Dear Jack and Ianto
Im leaving you these flowers to wish ianto a speedy recovery and i hope Oliver is okay he was always asking for his Taddy when i was looking after him and i couldn't tell him when he could see him next. Such a sweet young man with a big heart with big dreams that i hope will come true for him!
Hope you enjoy the chocolates jack and ianto and i hope the twins enjoy the two teddy bears
Lots of love
Hazel (paramedic) xx
Jack was reading the note over ianto so it felt like ianto could hear jack read the note in his head jack was in tears with what Hazel had put and how thoughtful it was of her to give them these gifts
A tear ran down jacks cheek and down to his chin and fell onto iantos hand that jack was holding jack was always emotional at these things a few seconds later a very audible sigh was made by ianto he breathing became more stronger which was a good things?
Jack panicked a little with excitement and with nerves he had to get help
He let go of ianto hand and walked out the door to ask a nurse to come help him and he found one who agreed to help him as she was free
"His breathing got faster i wasnt sure if that was a good thing" jack questioned as he walked through the door of the room
The nurse checked iantos pulse and smiled "yes that is a good thing! Sometimes something that is special or has a sentimental value and means a lot to the patient in the coma usually gets them out of it as it looks you may of been part of that you must mean so much to ianto i making him want to come back to you maybe of you do something else he loves it might bring him back" the nurse said to jack and jack knew exactly what ianto wanted
The nurse left and jack smiled knowing hell get his lover back
He knew exactly what to try and wake up ianto. Oliver!
Ianto is a big worrier and jack thought he would of been so worried about ollie in the car accident so jack wanted to get ollie and bring him back
Back at jack and Iantos house
Gwen stood up from playing with the dolls from Mia "come on lets go make some lunch" Gwen said holding her hand out and Mia stood up a and took Gwen hand smiling they then walked to the kitchen and Gwen picked up Mia and placed her on the counter top and then Gwen opened the fridge and got a packet of ham and some cheese and she placed then next to Mia
Gwen got the bread and put the butter on and then gave them to Mia so she could put the ham and cheese on them
"Done !" Mia squealed when she had put the bread on top of the other
"Well done they looks yummy!" Gwen complimented
Mia nodded smiling while Gwen got a plate from the cupboard and put a sandwich on it and cut it up into four small squares she then picked up Mia and put her on the floor and she ran to the table while Gwen got her plate and then put it on the table and
"Fank you!!" Mia squealed and began to eat her sandwich
Gwen smiled and walked out the room and went up the stairs to wake up Oliver as he had been asleep for good hour or two. She walked in and he was still put like a light. She knelt down to the hight of his small bed and pushed his hair out his face "ollie time to wale up" she said and it didn't take long for Oliver to open his eyes and stretch and then his arms went flimsy "come on me and Mia have made some lunch and after lunch you can call Daddy yeah?" Gwen suggested and he looked at her with tired eyes
"You can come down with your fluffy blanket" Gwen said grabbing it from the end of his bed and standing up. Oliver eventually stood up but on the bed leaning against Gwen for balance Gwen wrapped the blanket around him and hugged him "lets take these trousers off they look really uncomfortable" Gwen said smiling as she pulled them down to his ankles then he put his hands on her shoulder and stepped out them separately leaving him in just his underwear . Gwen placed them on the end of his bed And then wrapped him back up in his blanket Oliver put his head against Gwen shoulder sleepily and the Gwen picked him up and started walking out the room and down the stairs with ollie
They got the dining table where there was another plate of sandwichs on the table opposite where Mia was sat Gwen placed Oliver in the chair and pushed him closer to the table and he began to eat his lunch Gwen went to get her own lunch from the side and sit down with the twins
The soon finished and Even though Ollie wasn't talking Gwen knew he really wanted to call jack so she quickly cleaned them up and helped them down from the the table and then she grabbed her phone from her pocket and followed the twins who where racing into the living room and jumping on the sofa. Once Gwen sat down Oliver sat on her lap with his blanket and watched the phone as Gwen clicked Facetime.
The phone rang out and Mia was sat Next to Gwen and waited. Then the ringing stopped and jack was seen on the screen
"Hello everything okay!?" Jack asked a bit concerned over the phone
"Yup Oliver had a little meltdown so i told him he could go for a nap and then we can call daddy at the hospital after lunch!" Gwen explained to jack
"Ohh okay why did he have the meltdown?" Jack asked a little worried
"He started as soon as
You left he was under his blanket crying so i cuddled him then Mia brought him his Tiger. didn't you?" Gwen said looked at Mia and she nodded with a little "yep"
"Hows ianto?" Gwen asked jack
The screen moved when jack turned the phone to Ianto lying on the bed in the hospital
"Hes doing okay his breathing has got better which is a good sign that he waking up the nurse said he might wake up to something that mean a lot to him so i was wondering if you would bring the twins to the hospital?" Jack asked now the phone was back on him
"Yeah thats fine" Gwen said smiling and Oliver was exited he started kicking his feet eventually the blanket fell off
"Why is ollie in just his pants did he have a acci..." jack was interrupted he looked concerned
"Oh no i just took his trousers off after his nap as i undone the button before his nap and when he woke up they where already half way off so just took them off" Gwen explained jack was now
Understanding
"Oooooohhh" jack said
"We'll get ready and get going" Gwen said smiling
"Yeah see you soon ! " jack said smiling and the FaceTime calle ended Gwen put the phone down
"Ollie go get your trousers back on then well go see daddy" Gwen said helping Oliver down from her lap and he couldn't run fast enough up the stairs.
Gwen got up and help Mia get her shoes on then her coat then soon enough Oliver was sliding down the stairs on his bum all dressed again Gwen helped him into his coat and shoes then she got herself ready and they left.
Gwen didn't have car seats for the twins so they walked there wasn't that far but for four little legs it was
They where half way there when Mia stopped and held her arms up to indicate she wanted lifted
Gwen turned to her "we're not far Mia come on" Gwen encouraged
"Me tirwed" Mia said pouting
"Fine" Gwen gave in and walked back to her and picked her up held her with one hand then her other hand was held by Oliver
Soon they arrived and Gwen got to the reception desk to ask where Iantos room was but Oliver was pulling her hand desperately trying to get her to move but she wasn't The nice nurse told her where the room was and then Oliver let go of Gwens hand and walked in front as he remembered where it was
Oliver got their first and pulled the door handle down and walked in and race to the bed he tried to get up but the bed was too high for him to climb up. Gwen came in with Mia.
"Hello " jack greeted smiling
"DADA!" Mia squalid as she pleaded to be let down from Gwen arms so Gwen let her down and she ran to jack and hugged him
"Hello hun!" Jack said as he hugged his daughter little groans where heard from where Oliver was trying to get up onto the bed where ianto was he was getting frustrated jack noticed and laughed to himself he let go of Mia and stood up from where he was sat
"Ollie if you want to get up your
Going to have to take your shoes off you dont want to kick Tada with them on" jack laughed kneeling down to undo Oliver shoes once they where off Oliver was still trying to climb up. jack loved how he wasn't giving up Oliver was so frustrated with his non success he started to cry.
Jack eventually lifted him up and onto the bed "you have to be gentle!" Jack warned as he watched Oliver get into the same place he was when he fell asleep with Ianto not long ago
Jack and Gwen chatted for while then Gwen got a text from Rhys to say that he and Anwen where home.
" i should get going if thats okay?" Gwen said looking at jack
"Yeah thats fine thank you so much for looking after them" jack thank smiling
"Anytime!" She replied as she left the room
Ianto had not woken up yet and Mia was getting bored then a nurse cane in to check up on ianto
"Dada me bored !" Mia said to jack
The nurse heard her and smiled when she finished checking ianto
"I could take you to the toys in the childrens ward if thats okay with your daddy?" The kind nurse said to Mia and Mia smiled
"Dont see why not." Jack said smiling
Oliver didnt take any notice he was too busy cuddled next to ianto on the bed
The nurse took Mias hand and took her to go play with the toys.
Jack sighed wishing that Ianto would wake up soon he missed him so much and he needed the bathroom so much he hadn't been in a few hours. He stood up from the chair and walked over to where Oliver was led next to ianto
"Hey Oliver." He said trying to get his attention Oliver looked at him with big eyes. "Dada needs to go to the bathroom do you?" Jack asked frowning Oliver shook his head no "okay ill be gone for a few minutes okay ?" Jack said and Oliver nodded
Jack left the room he wasn't worried about leaving ollie by himself he trusted the hospital so he went to the bathroom without any worry
When jack left Oliver let his emotions slip he was only a little boy but with big emotions he cried on his taddy with his little tears falling on Ianto's chest making his hospital gown a bit damp. A few more tears fell onto his chest and then Oliver could feel a warm feeling on his back it felt like a hand but he was alone in the room apart from ianto