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"Cee-Cee" Maisey called, lighting up as her dog exploded from it's hiding spot to leap in the air before careening towards her. In the weeks since he had arrived he had decided Hide and Seek was a great game, always good if you were seeking or hiding. The other kids loved that too.
"OK Cee-Cee. Where is… Monkey!"
He loved this. It ws his jam as he tried to sort the different scents in the air, tiring to find the weird hooting one who was unusually quiet as he hid behind the rose bushes. Of course he was there, his scent was crazy like him. Cee-Cee …. Yeah he liked that too … liked the crazy one. So loud and full of life, he made his Mistress happy too.
Curtis was watching from the patio with Ianto, both men sitting with coffee and donuts. Tablets and diaries out. As per usual, Sunday was organizing the week ahead for all the kids. Curtis glanced at his tablet "I need to sort out some time aside for the cake for the first eposide with Ton. He wants an epic one and I know Walter wants to be surprised."
"I like the Star being his opening title screen" Ianto said as he sat back to watch the dog work, low on his belly as he stalked a child with Maisey following excitedly "Maybe a star?"
"Well … the tartan. What sort is it?"
Ianto said after considering for a moment "It is the Pride of Wales Red Standard. There is a blue version too. My mama was a Llewellyn. One of the most powerful of the original Welsh names, used by Welsh indigenous royalty. Ancient Welsh personal name and popular name of medieval princes. Some sources say it derives from British names Lugobelinus and Cunobelinus; while others say it derives from Welsh Llew 'lion'. In use in Wales and worldwide. Appears predominantly in Pembrokeshire and Glamorganshire. Actually it is close to the Scottish Clan McQueen which is Jack's Clan. His grandmother was a Scot."
"I thought it would be a green and blue … the red was a surprise but I like it" Curtis smiled "Of course, Walt has a lively physique for anything. Waistcoats do pinch his waist in and give his butt a nice… oh ..sorry Taddy."
"It's OK … the day I stop leering at my husband's butt I can scold you for your own leering" Ianto laughed, waving a hand. "Lisa had a nice butt too. Walter was destined with our mixed DNA to be a handsome man."
"I wonder what his own child would have looked like" Curtis said softly as h sat back to fiddle with some papers.
"I thought the same … felt a little cheeky but .. to see a white child with my DNA. Don't get me wrong, Walter has a lot of me in him but he is also very Hallett. Imp … I am sinfully proud of his handsome features. Silly but … I am."
"We have four kids now" Curtis shifted in his chair "But … I did wonder. If … in the future. Five or six years maybe …if I might convince him to have another … if we might consider a surrogate and have a biological one. My cousin has already done it for another of our cousins. A lively little girl. Not now … but … maybe in five or six years when we have a nice gap … I wonder if he would consider it."
"Well … never say never when it comes to kids" Ianto smiled as Hawk's little voice could be heard, screaming with glee as the dog found him.
The Gods provide the best gifts.