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Ianto was opening the front door with annoyance. First of all… who knocks around here and secondly… he was not in the mood. He had clearly overdone it and had his limp back, Jack soon to notice and get upset about it.
He stood staring at the man who stood in the front steps with a look of total misery, those with him glowering as one of them held a…. leash? What the hell?
Ianto stepped aside to let them enter and he saw the back of Skidmark's jacket. The Hoodlum patch the younger ones liked to wear now covered with a large yellow square that had a black L in it. He looked at Idris who swaggered in after him while holding the leash "hey Toto."
"Idi"
They went to the kitchen and sat, Ianto still glancing at the man who was squirming in the chair. Finally Skidmark said "I want to apologise for upsetting yuo with my thoughtless and mind di… fuck … ah … I want to apologise for upsetting you with my thoughtless and mindless disregard for safety."
Ianto looked at Idris, Walter and Bones who all nodded and then Idris yanked the leash slightly.
"And… and… by way of showing my extreme sorrow… I …. Awwwwww." Skidmark took a deep breath and glanced at the men then said in a voce full of pain "And by way of showing my extreme remorse I will help with the baby classes for the next week… diaper duty. Awwwwww fuck. Starting now."
"And the patch?"
"He's been demoted back to a learner so he gets the L plates ta warn people" Idris explained with glee.
After they had left Ianto turned to look at his father who had sat with Shay in hi slap watching the entire thing silently. Ianto raised that eyebrow at him and James shrugged, going back to offering Shay the baby little spoons dipped in his porridge.
"Dad… Shay is not that hungry. Really?"
"Come on… every child is different and Shay loves the flavour… yes you do" James said without looking up from the little one who was like a little bird with hir mouth open.
Ianto considered arguing with his father that a baby that was still technically a New Born was clearly too young for solids but as he watched, Shay smacked hir lips happily. It was not like mouthfuls, just dipped for a taste.
"Well… I guess one or two drippy dips for sucks is OK … no mouthfuls! Didn't feed my child. Shay is barely seven weeks … no solids! Remember Ton?"
"I now.. so much shit from one small body"
Ianto nodded and went to rise then froze, looking back as he pondered "Dad? Maybe when you are finished undermining my parenting … wanna take Say across to the baby class for a while? Like… ah… an hour or so?"
James looked up at Ianto with surprise then calculated "So… this will come out in about forty or fifty minutes? Is that what you are saying?"
"Well… Jack slipped that lick of gravy on a tea spoon last night and the nappy came rather… suddenly. Not all babies have the stomachs for real food Dad" Ianto replied.
"Ewwwwww" James rose, holding the baby out as he moved toward the doorway "Come on Shay... let's go play with uncle Skiddy."