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Jack was looking for Ianto and he finally remembered the 'Control Room' the siblings had helped Ianto set up. He wandered in to see what was going on and froze, seeing the boxes and packaging everywhere, partially assembled workstations and Ianto sitting in a huge gaming chair mutation like you would see at some XBOX convention or something maybe, is feet up in it giggly as he worked the controls to make the electric chair move.
"Hey!" Beckett said happily as he noticed Jack first "what do you think? We are setting up twenty screens on each wall, one for each tactical team so if all three are on active, the three of us can take on each one."
"I see" Jack said as he stepped into the room and smelt the coffee. He looked at Ianto in silent accusation as he knew the rules about coffee with a pregnancy but Ianto laughed and pointed to a candle burning in the corner.
"I was bemoaning the fact you had cut my coffee down and I missed the smell, so that candle Lucy got me is coffee scented" Ianto told Jack with delight, "It is working. I still want coffee, but the smell is helping while I drink milk. Ergh."
"You like milk!"
"Not really. Daniel craved it, I drank it by the litre. Ergh" Ianto repeated the noise as he flopped back in the chair.
"Well… this looks like a real classy joint ya got here" Jack said in a lewd voice, seeing that Ianto needed cheering up "tell me… is the sex swing going in the corner?"
"Jack!"
Laughter as everyone watched Ianto blush then grin as he gave in and laughed as well. "Actually… this can be a game changer. With one of us in a chair here, Toshiko style, there is better coordination between team members and it also means an extra pair of eyes in a scene so that I may see something in the background not noticed by those on scene."
"Sturdy looking chair" Jack swaggered over "Reinforced?"
"Jack!"
More laughter as Ianto pretended to be offended, making the chair turn to power away as Jack whined and told him it would be like christening a new car.
"Cut it out" Ianto laughed openly now "you are terrible, you are!"
"Right! Where is the…" Gwen stormed into the room and slammed past Jack heading for the little penned off area "Great. Look at that! Perfect Ianto!"
Gwen knelt and placed her baby onto the mattress on the floor covered in a clean fitted sheet, bedding there as well, toys there… everything needed including a change table just beyond the bars of the pen so little hands can't smear everything all over the place. "Bloody hell Ianto … this is great."
"When mine is here as well, we can keep them continued while the bigger two can have the area next door where I will set up two little desks and chairs with some electronics, colouring things and toys. All that end of the room will be a Kiddie Corner." Ianto nodded absently as he fiddled with the chair some more.
"This is… you know. Rhys will be so jealous. I need to get him here to see, he needs to do this in … damn. We don't have room." She sighed.
"You need a bigger house anyway, the little one will need … sorry… Darren will need his own room. Your mother in with Anwen all the time? Separation might be good there too" Ianto agreed with her "a yard for a dog maybe? Anwen is quite taken with mine."
You know… you are bloody right!" she spat "Staying in that hovel because Rhys likes it that way. That man hates change, should hear him go on when I get new sheets! I can afford it … we can have a nice little four bedroom place … a yard… shit. A garage for my car, I hate the parking garage. Did you see the latest ding?"
"You know… the kids like each other, they know Torchwood so there is no need to keep up pretences around them … you need to look for one somewhere near us. There is a house or two in the area ya know. We can check it out" Ianto said as Gwen pulled a chair over to settle next to him and Jack looked around like he was invisible.
Then the little boy squealed.
Jack rushed to the tiny baby with glee, lifting him carefully to croon and then settling in the bedding. It was a natural thing for him to then fall asleep with the snuffling child in his arms.
Gown looked over and poked Ianto "Look. We need to shut the gate so they don't escape when they wake up."
Ianto giggled with her as Beckett closed the kiddie gate and covered the man with a blanket.
Then took photos for the wall.
Yes. Great idea.
