26

Ianto woke slowly to find Jack sitting on the edge of the bed watching him and he smiled as he yawned and stretched, his arms going above his head, lifting his shirt up to expose his belly.

Jack reached out and placed his hand on it, marvelling t the life within as he now felt a slight curve. A bump. How could he have missed it?

"Cariad"

"It's OK. I have sat here for a couple of hours going over my emotions and selfish feelings… plucked them out, examined them and gone over your reasoning. It's OK. I get it. You did try to talk to me … several times but your family kept sideswiping our news, I know that now." Jack sighed "Also… your sister. The gobby one? I don't' think I like her very much."

"Oh dear" Ianto said with fake upset, then grinned "I thought they were all a bit gobby, those sisters of mine."

"Well … now that you mention it" Jack lat next to Ianto, taking his face in his hands and kissing him deeply then whispering "You are all a gobby lot, you Joneses."

"Jack…"

"I know everything. Owen spilled in spectacular fashion like a kid telling me he saw Santa Claus. I think he had fun in the end actually" Jack grinned "Adham was the calm one."

"He found out about the twins. He said he asked questions of locals … do you think he hurt anyone?"

"His sort usually do. Driving through the village, there were no flags of sorrow in the street. So … no one has died but I do think we might find some injured townsfolk tomorrow." Jack paused "Today?"

"I need to go see. If that's not too forward given it's my fault they were hurt … I mean…"

"We need to get those twins up and go show them what they fought to protect. Our babies are the pride of this village. Boys from a male dam, twins no less. To see them untaken … that will be a reward within itself. Also … your family will get to see you walking tall. They have forgotten you are an alpha. I heard their snide comments to one another, bickering and snapping. They have no idea do they? They really think Sean is head of the family because he is the oldest?"

"Well … we have never had an Alpha Prime in the family before. It will be a new experience for them."

"And the one with the fake nails needs something to remove the stick from her arse. Rude mare."

"Did you not learn their names?" Ianto frowned "Which one has nails?"

"They all have nails" Jack giggled, ticking Ianto gently as he squealed and Elizabeth stirred on the other side of the bed. Then a noise and Jack saw that there was a twin in there after all as Kit peeked out form the covers. He had been burrowed in the pillows like a gnat.

"Dadda!"

"Kitty! I hear you did a great job of pretending. Could be an actor" Jack crooned as he plucked the toddler out, sitting him on his lap "Tadda tells me you were the bravest."

"Yeash. I has pink thins but they scratched. Tadda gots me some greens instead. I do not like shirts. They fluff!" the little one said and Jack gasped with delight t as he heard the longest group of sentences in one breath their son had ever offered.

"Jax will be waking up soon, go see if he is. Tell him Daddy is home and my family have come with him. You will all be waking to new children." Ianto whispered and Kit squealed, wriggling from Jack's lap to run from the room, arms flying.

"awwwww, did you hear him? Great annunciation too." Jack said with pride "He lets Jax talk all the time … I hardly ever hear his voice. So much like yours, he really sucked in your Welsh Vowels, even as Jax is more crass like me."

"Jack! Your voice is not crass. It's cheeky" Ianto scolded and Elizabeth laughed softly beside them.

"Husbands. Jack's voice is not cheeky … EVERYTHING about Jack is cheeky. An endearing quality, I must say." She giggled, rolling to hug Ianto and rub her face into his neck, a soft kiss then she sat up and leaned over to kiss Jack "Good morning husband. Did the flight go OK?"

"I got a few trinkets at a market planet in the way back for the little one's birthday" Jack whispered "I did remember Anwen is about to have one."

"My stars… I didn't even have to needle you. Well done!" she giggled a she moved to the edge of the bed and stood, stretching as she looked out the window "The house is down too. Good, they can be released to the back lawn before they do our heads in. Cabin fever does not suit them."

"Agreed" Ianto smiled, still maintaining eye contact with Jack as he stroked his cheek "We can all go outside. Maybe even have breakfast out on the picnic tables? My dining table is not long enough for everyone until we move the additions either end. This way the kids can all see one another and sort out their clicks."

"And so can the adults?"Jack asked cheekily.

"Oh don't worry Cariad… they all hate one another already. They will form alliances to tear another down, change alliances… burn someone alive… then defend them when another sibling is mean …. All my life I have watched my family tear at itself. Just remember … they will be gone again soon and it is all Sean's fault anyway."

Jack snorted as he leaned in, accepting a kiss.

He was not sure if he was ready for this madness at all.

But it was going to be fun watching Ianto slap them ALL down. Jack hopes it helps Ianto feel more in control too … seeing that he WAS an Alpha Prime might bring some calm to the madness of the Jones Clan.

A high pitched scream filled the house and Elizabeth gasped, running from the bathroom towards the children's wing as she pulled her robe around her.

Maybe not.