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Ianto stood looking around the house with a feeling of… well… loss.
The kids were all gone, outside playing or with someone and then little Shay had been snatched out of the highchair while Ianto did the dishes and rushed off with. This was becoming a thing. He had hoped that another baby meant more squishing time but Jack had the same idea.
Now Hawk was old enough for school, everyone busy and Shay becoming Daddy's Little Monster Mark II... Ianto was finding himself at a loose end yet again and it did get old real damn quick. The Lockdown was sort of over but they were still being careful and he was a little wired, cabin fever engaged.
Ianto knew another project was needed to occupy him before he drove everyone insane with his 'fiddling' as Jack put it. Ianto rubbed at the back of his neck as he knew he was about to explode if he did not have something to focus on.
He did not want to write another book.
He did not want to create music.
He did not want to fucking paint another thing to hang in the gallery either.
Ianto decided to wander and think, looking at the buildings they own and consider paint jobs, upgrades and knew he was plucking at straws as he had done this already. He talked to people, smiled and nodded then wandered back towards home, his cane swinging in the afternoon sunlight.
He came to an empty field near the house and stood for a while staring at it.
"Dozer?"
"Boss?"
"The old Carmichael House that needs to be moved for the upgrade to the movie lot… can you pop it there in the field over there?" Ianto pointed to the empty field and Dozer looked over that way with surprise.
"Sure… we were waiting for the Cap to say where to plonk it so we can start the rebuild. Is it Ok there?"
"Yeah… plumbing and power... the usual ones. Just pop it there as a spare for me to fiddle with" Ianto said and Dozer made a noise of agreement then wandered off to tell the others they were about to start the new part to the movie lot extension they had been waiting to do for a few months. The Captain always distracted by the baby these days.
Good thing the Boss was onto it.
Soon the old single story house was moved along to the back of the field, out of the way, those who do the hooking up happy to get the diggers in to dig some ditches, run pipes and wiring… making it a little project for their boss to 'fiddle' with while the new build in the village can begin.
Ianto watched with undisguised excitement.
He had a project.
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Ianto is almost 54
Jack is 58
Shay is a year and a half.
The children are now ... Ifan the Imp (16), Ton (25), Babs (27), Walt (32), and Stephen (33). Hawk is to be eight in four months.
Walter and Curtis have Ben is (17), Crispin 16. Little Grace is 11. Maisey is 12 ½ . Curt's sister has given them another child, sweet Harriet (Harry) is 2.
Ton and Angel have Antonia (Tony) same age as Harry.
Fen and Sam has have LB (10) and Jax is now 8
Babs and Bethy have the twins Valentine and Jenny (5 )
Owen and Tosh have Mae 16 ... And Denbae 11
John Hart and Chrystal have Harley (Monkey) 16 and Jasmine 12.
