31 – Ianto

Well I did NOT expect this. Not only has Jack accepted the 'Black Quarter' he is actually excited for Jessie to have some cultural family. That is how he put it and I tried not to laugh. He is trying hard. Martha came with her siblings and the sweet little dumpling that has Jessie enamoured, touching her frizzy hair with wonder.

Jack sits and talks to Idris who came as well, I am pleased to see the men like him. Laughter filling the air as the children play. Tish has wet-wipes and reminds me of myself as she scolds for dirty hands. Jack is calm, easy and then he suggests we all go for Maccas as Jessie roars with glee, as does everyone else and I am now wet-wiping EVERYTHING before we sit down.

Tish helps and Idris asks if I will do the playground as well, gaining laughter as Jack tells him that the wet wipe mania was for us, not the kids. Jack has my back as he says I am happy for my child to gain immunities though germs.

Even though Jack knows my skin does crawl each time our son goes into the playground, he is sweet to defend me. Once again, I am reminded of how wonderful he is. It is while we are moving towards the vehicles that Jack asks Idris about tar-sealing our driveway to the holiday house as the gravel is a bastard to keep salting in winter.

Idris nods and agrees, telling Jack a fair price.

I did not even know Idris had connections that could do that… but Jack does. Part of me thinks Jack did research or something... the other part of me simply tells me Jack knows Idris already… why he knew the name. This was not a sudden interest.

I am even more satisfied as Jack offers his hand before we leave showing he likes Idris.

We drive home and I get Jessie sorted as Jack heads to Lucia's to get the older two kids who went to her after school. The tiny little cherub is growing and I find it hard to leave … I want to cuddle for ever… so Jack tries to distance me for short visits. I can never go under half an hour of gushing.

While he is away I clean. I think about things and I find myself singing softly sometimes too. I am happy. Who knew. I hear the vehicle and put away my things then am surprised by a knock.

Huh?

I open the door to find a suspious looking women with a vicious hairdo and matching glare "Mister Ianto Jones?"

"No" I say with unusual annoyance. Whoever this is, they do not know me at all, do they. I do not answer to that name now… I have evolved. This Harkness-Jones is such a cool guy ya know. I much prefer being him now.

"Is he here?"

"No. No one by that name lives here" I say slowly and she turns about to leave before she pauses, turns and asked "So… who are you?"

"Not that it is any of your business, I am Doctor Ianto Harkness-Jones" I enjoy her face change to confusion and anger.

"So it IS you."

"No. You asked for the wrong name. If you are here to sell me something you should at least get me name right!" I cannot be bothered and I start to close the door.

"I am here on your father's behalf. He wants…"

I slam the door so hard it is a wonder the entire thing, frame and all, did not fly out of the side of the house to crush her like a bug. I like that image, thinking of one leg stuck out twitching from under the doorframe, her stockings baggy.

She knocks so I pick up the phone without a care in the world "Gwen? You working today pet? Listen there is some woman here saying she is here on behalf of me Da. …. Yes…. Yes….. yes it is still in effect….. that's right."

I place down the phone and walk to the window to watch her pound in my door and demand… yeah… DEMAND I let her in. The Heddlu car crawls along slowly as Gwen hangs out the driver's side window watching the woman as she yells loudly that my father need to be heard.

"OI!" Gen roars, still in the car "What are you doing!"

"I am here on behalf of Mister Jones' father who wants to see his grandchildren!" the woman said with her hands on her hips. Ianto watches Gwen slide from the vehicle and start to walk towards her, Andy coming from the other side to the vehicle to flank the woman who has no idea that two velociraptors are about the attack.

"So… you know there is a No Contact Order against him right?" Gwen asked "You do know that any contact either by him or a representative of his is a breach punishable with a possible prison sentence, right?"

The woman stares as Gwen like she is mad "It's his father!"

"It's the man who murdered his mother in front of him" Gwen counters "The man who tried to kill him as well."

The woman lurches back from Gwen, straight into Andy who seizes her and slams her into the bonnet of her own car.

Different yelling and screaming now as cuffs are employed.

I am not happy now.

Will he ever leave us alone? This time… this time I am pressing charges.

Against all of them!