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They had to tell people, especially with Her majesty declaring it so they went to the Hub were Rex was holding forth, discussing the latest clean-up while John sat with a cat in his lap making rude noises.
Clearly John had done the hard graft and Rex had tagged along holding his coat for him. God, so obvious. John was losing his sense of humour as Rex started to grate and Becket was long past caring as he leaned over the seat and asked a question, letting his hand linger on John's shoulder for a moment before pulling away.
John looked surprised by the blatant offer then looked furtive for amount while pondering before shifting in his seat and making another rude noise for Rex. Ianto watched as John blew the younger man off and Becket had a moment of surprise on his face, then amusement. He was teasing. Not seriously offering, just for some reason… teasing John. Ianto canted his head as Beckett tried another tack, leaning over to tie his shoe with his arse so slappably lose.
Again John ignored him.
Ianto looked at Jack who simply sent an image of Rhiannon and Ianto's eyed widened with horror. Oh god, really? Jack nodded. Apparently John had chosen his latest squeeze and he wanted to hold on tight for the ride.
Jack thought of a bucking bronco, John the cowboy as the horse tired to buck him off and Ianto sent back one of a bull goring a hapless man to death with malice.
Jack sniggered, and then cleared his throat as some staff memebers glanced their way. Ianto of course looking innocent of it all.
"OK, thank for that riveting drivel" jack said as Rex opened his mouth for another go "Now I have an announcement. I mean… me and Ianto have an announcement."
"You're shagging." We know Beckett said smugly. He reached back to his sister who slapped a fiver into his hand with annoyance.
"Lucy?" Jack gasped.
"I really thought he would hold out a little longer, punish you a bit more" she muttered.
"Sorry Lucy. I learned long ago that withholding sex is a punishment to us both" Ianto sighed theatrically.
"And that's not the announcement" Jack added, Lucy holding out her hand to her brother again. Jack laughed and said ""But we are shagging."
Beckett snorted as he slid the money into his pocket.
"The news is that Jack and I are having a child" Ianto said calmly.
"Danny. A bit late for a birth announcement" Rex said with a snide leer.
For some reason that angered John who swung to glare at him and tap the sidearm he had somehow managed to wear in the base "Keep it up laughing boy."
"No. We are… expecting" Ianto grimaced as he tried to find the words "Jack…er…"
"Knocked him up again!" Jack said with pride. "Probably our first time back at it."
"at it!" Ianto spluttered "really? That what we do? We don't dabble any more… we…. What… Go at it?"
"Yeah… like rabbits" Jack sighed dreamily as Ianto face palmed and everyone laughed.
"So... hold on a sec. Really? You are preggers?" Gwen asked, her own child attached to her boob as Anwen sat nearby colouring in like nothing was going on at all.
"Yes." Ianto nodded.
Everyone stared.
"So? Why are you all looking shocked?" Jack asked with a frown. "Not like it's not been done before. You all just mentioned Daniel, our first born. First born. I like that. Sp powerful… the first born!"
"Jack. Shush."
"Yes dear."
"Wow" John finally said softly "another little one. You know… Jack … you are almost domesticated."
"No… can't do that. He might have to actually use a knife and fork to eat then" Ianto muttered to himself and they caught it, laughing as the air lightened and everyone started to warm to the idea.
"So. No more field work for Ianto. I am going to implement body cams for our front line workers, this way Ianto has a good look at everything, can liaise with more than one site at once and hopefully we can get this Decay locked down." Jack said with that boundless energy of his.
Gwen nodded then said softy to Ianto "look at him. It's the old Jack. Torchwood Jack. I've not seem him since…. Well. Not in a long time. So nice to see him energized again."
"Well … I guess we are all focused on the prize for the sake of our children" Ianto agreed, patting her little one's head affectionately "So sweet."
"Rhys wants to know if you can all come to dinner. He really wants to get a look at Daniel."
"Wow. Rude and to the point. I have to give you that Gwennie, you do not hold back." Ianto smiled.
"I've missed you ya know."
"And I, you" Ianto assured her.
"I have some baby things from this one, clearly this will be our last so …"
"Oh Gwen" Ianto said with mild horror that he hid well "that sounds lovely."
Ianto hid the cringe that Jack caught and laughed softly about. Of course their child might have some second-hand hand-me-downs but the stained things Gwen forced her baby into would not make the grade. After all, Ianto had bee purchasing clothes for her little one since she came back to work, changing the baby almost daily into clean things and muttering about milk stains.
Oh no.
Their child would shine like a diamond.
