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Ianto knew they were up to something, Hawk engineering one of his magical thingamajigs or something as Imp and Ton moved things about in the main room. Ianto was not sure he wanted to look but knew he had to once the noise of the grand piano grinding across the floor had him wincing.

He entered the room to find Hawk waiting by the bed Mi' Lady was reposing in with her pups, his face stern like a little boss as the others did his bidding. Ton seemed quite excited to Ianto had a feeling whatever this was… Maisey entered with a camera in her hands "Here we go, this one has a zoom lens for the close up bits."

OK. Something big.

The other kids were doing things too and Ianto leaned against the doorframe to watch them decorate the room with balloons and fake candles(Not allowed real ones) and then came flowers. This had Ianto freezing with true horror as he recognized some of the prize blooms from around the village and he hoped like hell the kids had asked before filing jam jar after jam jar with a crazy collection of flowers, weeds and even a few fake ones in there for extra colour.

He glanced over to find Babs and Bethy watching as well, their faces as conflicted as his and finally the entire family as well as a few Hoodlum were crowded around the sides of the room as the lights were dimmed. Ringo was now sitting with his 'missus' watching with interest as the kids set the scene and made the room so damned romantic that is was cringe worthy, then came the coup de grace.

Imp started to play the piano as he sang 'Lady' with as much depth and romance as Kenny Rogers did. Ton entered with a plate of spaghetti and placed it down, the meatballs perking both dogs up and then he sat back with Hawk to watch their matchmaking take shape, the dogs both tucking in energetically as they were serenaded.

Once done both dogs spent time licking each other's faces to get the last of the spaghetti sauce and Imp finished his song, sitting back with a deep sigh as the other kids clapped enthusiastically.

"YAYYYYYYY" they all yelled "They still love each other!"

Jack blinked as he turned to Ianto for explanation… as always.

"Apparently they read somewhere that after a baby the romance in a relationship may… wane. Looks like they want to reaffirm the relationship for the sake of the children," Ianto supplied, knowing the books Curtis was currently reading while waiting on his sister to finish growing the lasted Harkness-Jones baby maybe have been perused by little eyes that did not know the baby in Auntie's belly was for them.

Jack looked back at ianto and then said softly "Date night in here tonight Tiger?"

Ianto felt the blush forming as he nodded.

Would be a shame to waste it.

Ton swung and pointed "YES! We will help."

Oh bloody hell.