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Ianto seemed enthralled with the black vehicle with the cool doors so Jack stepped back and realized he had lost sight of the child. Oh gods…. The bloody little shit.
"Hawk!" Jack roared finally seeing a little harnessed cat sniffing a tyre.
"Hey Daddy" Hawk waved as he stood beside a huge black Impala.
Jack was in love, making noises as his hands flapped while he walked around it with awe. He popped the boot as Ianto and the salesman approached to watch.
"Right" Hawk said as he climbed into the boot and said calmly while closing it "Tell me if you can hear this."
The boot clicked shut and faint screaming started.
Jack laughed so much he had to hold onto something while Ianto rushed to release the boot again and Hawk lay there laughing hysterically before managing to choke out "see? We can fit a whole bad person in here Daddy"
"I thought you caught your fucking hand or something you little snot… god my heart." Ianto scolded, he said to the salesman "Gerry… please ignore them. We do not habitually kidnap people or anything."
"No" Hawk said as he sat up and straightened his clothes in a Taddy way "Only sometimes."
"HAWK!"
"Anyway…" the salesman said slowly as he stared at the child now falling out of the boot to lay on the ground like a dead thing "That is a classic."
"Sure is… always wanted one" Jack said, leaning over to hug the bonnet.
"Seriously?" Ianto asked as he stood next to it "An Impala?"
"No … a BLACK one" Jack gushed "Ooo… the chrome wheels… look….. oh Ianto… I want it. Can it have it? Please?"
Such a big kid, jiggling on the tips of his toes as he tried not to beg too hard. Ianto knew he was being such an amazing partner and parental, he deserved to have nice things too, even if they made no sense to anyone else … this made sense to Jack. And he HAD attacked their play money himself lately right?
"Of course Cariad" Ianto finally said with ease "We can purchase it now. Drive it off, I will drive the mover back home. I will order that one over there in the way I want and then we both get something new and shiny for shits and giggles."
"Well… mine will be giggles"
"Excuse me?"
Jack started at him and Ianto got te joke, roaring with mirth as he slapped at him then said "No… I want 'Madhouse' on the side of mine."
"Sounds about right" the salesman said before he could stop himself and then stood there with a look of chagrin ad they all laughed some more.
This man was getting to know them well enough, it seems.