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Ton stood in front of the full length mirror with a look of satisfaction.
His suit was lovely, dark charcoal with the palest of yellow pinstripes, the tie matched with a crisp white shirt. His fathers stood behind him, matching with Taddy's tie covered in sunflowers. Ton loved that one and knew Taddy would be able to pull it off. That man has style.
"Right. Look at me love" Ianto said as Ton turned, still shining as his hands slid over his jacket, "Darling. You look brills and I need you to focus for a second for me and Dadda. OK?"
Ton nodded happily thinking it was time for his buttonhole. He could see it sitting there, a little sunflower with that tiny pompom stuff he likes so much.
"Ton. This is your father's watch" Jack swallowed thickly as he spoke, Gray's wrist watch in his hand "We had it fixed and it … it still has the engraving on the back from when I gave it to him. See? It says "Love and Blood" and has his initials as well as mine. Now … me and Taddy added yours and his. See? The four of us on here. Gray, me, Tad and you. Blood and love."
"WOW!" Ton's eyes widened "It's …. It's got green bits."
"Glows in the dark" Ianto whispered and Ton shivered with glee as he let his Dad put it on his wrist and he looked at it with delight, holding out his arm.
"I… thank you" he finally chose words as he watched his Taddy put on the buttonhole, then pat his chest lovingly like he always does when he zips up his Jacket in the cold. "I love you Tadda. Daddy, I love you sooo much."
"We are so proud of you Carlton" Jack said as he held Ianto against him "Mama Rhiannon and Daddy Gray are watching today, and Taddy and me have their photo in the main tent, behind the cameras so you can see them and they can see you."
"That's OK. You are here, they are with you too. I know that" Ton said happily "you know… this is a little bit scary really. I didn't' think I would feel this. Is that normal?"
"Yes. Butterflies in the tummy are a sign that you are ready to change. Your relationship, you. Her. About to undergo a metamorphic change into something new. Like coming from the tent into the light is a butterfly struggling out of the chrysalis. No longer a caterpillar wriggling along on your own … you are going to be a new wing, her the other. Together you will be a beautiful butterfly."
Ianto stared at Jack in mute shock, the words divine and he knew Jack was also changing into something else as each time they had a new hurdle, he leapt with both feet these days.
Like all Harkness-Jones' do!
