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Curtis was standing back out of the way and Ianto saw with a twist in his gut that the man's tie was screwy. He knew Walter had missed it in all the chaos and also knew not only would Curtis be upset to see it in the run-throughs but would also hate it being pointed out.

"There you are" Ianto said gently as he stepped between Curtis and the world at large "I can't find Jack. No doubt wrangling a horse or shooting an elephant somewhere. Check me would you? I think I am slightly off."

Curtis automatically reached out, pulling Ianto's waistcoat into alignment with his hips as Ianto reached out and fixed his tie for him, then let his hands stay on the younger man's shoulders as Curtis also did a collar check.

"Thank you darling. You know I hate people seeing my ruffled feathers" Ianto whispered, leaning in to kiss Cutis gently on the cheek, "lovely man."

"You know … I can't see Walter either" Curtis whispered, grabbing for Ianto's hand and Ianto led him to their seats, letting Curtis settle next to him as all the children were in another area with Bethy and Babs entertaining them. He exhaled as they watched the crew finishing their setups and then Curtis sighed, leaning against him.

"This is going to be a long day, as they want to do this all in one shot, the lead-ups will take a while" Ianto explained to him "The kids are all in their best behaviour and it is nice that I do not have to be there to control them, those girls are scary."

Curtis snorted, nodding as he looked at his hand clasped in Ianto's.

"The thing is…" Ianto continued to speak softly "I might not be able to weather the entire day and might need a little time out of my own. These seats are too hard for me. Would you mind? I would feel silly sneaking away when not needed for some quiet time in the Chalets but … gods. I will be unable to stop myself from rearranging a flower arrangement or something, spoiling the continuity. You know my wandering hands."

Curtis laughed softly "Sounds good Taddy. You and me can be sneaky, I would love a cuppa soon."

"It's a date" Ianto hissed smiling as he patted their clasped hands "Hawk will no doubt come over at some point for some cuddles and we may even snag those twins."

"Oooo, now you're talking" Curtis hummed and Walter glanced over from where he stood with the director going over the script, smiling as he saw his Taddy tending to Curtis like he promised he would.

Walter would trust no one else.