4

Ianto's worst fears were realized the next day as Gray told the group at the table he was going to be a Daddy, only to get a terse reply from Gwen and Lisa at the next table like a couple of conspiring witches that he was an arsehole, followed by messages to Lucia with lurid comments about Gray's time with them.

To Ianto's relief she chose to laugh at them and refuse to believe her man would 'schlep one of those dregs'. Jack seemed a little quiet and relieved as well, telling Ianto that all's well that ends well. This got Ianto thinking about things and he then did something he has never done before… or since. He checked the CCTV cameras for the club where they watch the main entrance to the men's toilets where drug deals take place, or the occasional stabbing. The thought of Gwen in one of the stalls with Gray kept niggling and he had to see. Had to know if there was any chance she might come back at him with something, like an STD or something, ya know?

He knew how to hack in. Knew better the Toshiko how to hack these dated old systems and he watched with dread as they entered, then exited ten minutes later with clothing askew and passionate kisses. Oh god. He was done and was about to turn it off when something happened that made his hand pause on the toggle switch.

Gwen saw Jack.

Jack was at one of the urinals, waving back and forth on his feet as Gwen slid in behind him to reach around and gently take his dick from his hand and help him with his stream of piss. Instead of scolding, or jumping back, Jack laughed as he turned and kissed her. As she slid to her knees Ianto paused it.

Ianto sat with his mouth wide open, then slowly turned his head to the man in question who was in the bed beside him and just at that moment looking up from his magazine as he felt daggers of doom from his mate, to clock Ianto's screen on the laptop in the bed with them.

"Ah"

"Ah? All you have to say? That mouth that just saw to your little brother gets a hello from you and all you can say is… ah?" Ianto said sweetly, the soft low tones warning Jack that doom was imminent.

"It's just Gwen. Come on… don't be like that" Jack laughed, waving a hand at the screen "Everyone's done her in some form or other. Come on… it's Gwen. Not someone real. Come on… you know she will feed off that moment for weeks. I am her hot wet dream. Blowjobs don't count anyway!"

Ianto stared at him long and hard, his anger now threatening to set fire to their bed. Then, silently, he extracted himself and went to the bathroom to puke.

"You know you really need to see someone about that" Jack called after him "People are starting to think you are bulimic or something, all the puking all the time."

Ianto rose from the toilet bowl to reply but then thought better of it. He stewed on the problem.

Another week, another week to make sure this stuck and then he would be safe to tell Jack the news. Stick it to him!

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"What do you mean?" Ianto asked again, his news dying on his lips as he paused his walk though the kitchen, preparing to go out for the evening.

"I mean, Gwen fucking Cooper has come out and said she is preggers and it could be anyone's." Jack roared like it was somehow Ianto's fault. "I don't know how to tell mom and dad. She will lie down and die."

"Well… shit" Ianto sat heavily as he tried to work out what to do about this new development. He had been so ready to tell him, the evening meal booked at their favourite restaurant and the latest scans in an envelope to slide across.

The first scan, that little peanut one was in his journal where it would stay forever. His little precious bean. This could not be happening.

"And… and then there's Lucy. She's preggers too… can you imagine? TWO!" Jack was now bedside himself and Ianto knew this could not wait any longer. He had to throw himself in the ring… or at least the proof that things were more messy. Give Jack a chance to calm down and process the news. Maybe see a positive here?

Ianto reached into the pocket of his jacket hanging on the chair he was now sitting in at the counter and he felt for the envelope, starting to remove it. This would make it all go away. Right? No matter the mess Gray was in, this would make it all better.

He had it half way out when Jack said it.

"If there is a Harkness baby in one of those bitches, I am telling you now… it's a Harness baby all the way!" Jack spat viciously as he threw his car keys across the kitchen to slam against the far wall "By the time we are finished those bitches will be in the gutter, the babies will be in our care. God, can you imagine one of them raising a Harkness? No. No, no. If DNA proves a Harkness child is made out of wedlock, then it will be taken and she will never see it again. Hell… I will bury her!"

Ianto stared at him and then found himself saying "But that's Gray's problem right? His baby or babies… yours will be a different matter."

Jack roared with mirth like Ianto was talking silly "Darling, I love you but you are really silly sometimes. Look… if one of those is his… or mine… then it's not going to stay with her. Besides, I was only with Gwen once and it was before Gray so… Jesus, i guess mom will hire a great nanny for the babies."

The silence hung between them as Ianto stared at him. Everything suddenly making a horrid sense. The envelope slid from his fingertips back into the pocket as he sat staring at him and he then said more calmly then he thought he would "So you DID sleep with her. Why she was so familiar with you that night after fucking your little brother in the stall behind you. Not just a quick BJ here and there. You two… you shared?"

"It was only once… that we went all the way. You were off to see Rhiannon with little Davey being born and… I was lonely" Jack said softly "And it was only the once. I felt sick afterwards. I used a condom, I… I was careful. We had the huge argument about you going and you said you might not come back if I loved you so little… I as hurting."

Ianto did not know what upset him more. The fact he admitted to being unfaithful or the fact he pointed at their bedroom was he spoke.

"In our bed. In my bed?" Ianto asked.

"Ianto, come on… it was just a bit of slap and tickle and I told her… I told her it was wrong. I did." Jack whined "You know red wine is bad for me. You were gone. You left me all alone and I was lonely and… come on Ianto. Like you didn't' dally with Lisa while we were in that time out."

"Time out" Ianto choked out "Rhiannon almost died, I rushed to her side. Lisa… Lisa had NEVER seen my manhood let alone had a taste of it you wanker. You… you bastard. You fucking bastard. You cheated on me…. with… with HER!"

"Ianto come on" Jack sighed as he rubbed at his face "I wish I had never said now, it was over with before it started and I felt terrible afterwards."

"No. No, I am glad you spoke up now. About all of it. Everything. Wow. I am so sorry I forced that on you, how traumatic for you ya fucking bastard" Ianto moved towards the bedroom with his hands shaking "Wow. Just… wow."

Jack rose to follow but his phone was going off and he looked at the screen, pausing to answer it "Dad?"

Ianto stormed from the bedroom to throw something at Jack only to see his face and stop "What."

"Gray… Gray and… oh god. Gray and Lucy have been in a car accident" Jack said thickly as he started to search the kitchen for the keys he had just thrown "I have to get to the hospital. It sounds bad, he was crying."

"I'll drive" Ianto said as he snatched up his own keys, the can sort anything else later.

Right?