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"He said that?"

"Yeah. He wants one next" Ianto sat back and grinned at Rhiannon as he pulled up his shirt to show his bare belly. His stomach rolled around, the little foot clearly visible against the skin "I had never thought of that but now he has said it… I do want him to go through this if only to understand why I am so pissy right now."

"Has he never been pregnant before?" she asked reaching out to stroke the little bump in the skin, revelling in the pressure as it kicked back at her.

"No. He has never wanted to be before… he has never had a proper bond before… same here I guess" Ianto sighed as he let his head fall back "Finally. He's gone to sleep."

"Ianto!" Jack called, and then swung around the doorframe to find his husband sitting up on the bed with his feet up, the large belly uncovered "HEY IANTO I …"

"Damn it!" Ianto groaned as baby kicked good and hard. "Jack! I just got him off to sleep ya bastard!"

"Shit… sorry" Jack grimaced "I didn't mean to do that… hey… he's awake? Awwwww."

Rhiannon leaned back as Jack pushed past her to bend over Ianto and croon at the bump "hewwwwwwoooooo dawwwwwing!"

Her eyes widened at the baby talk, something she knew Ianto LOATHED with a passion and she got to see the epic eye roll as Jack now kissed the bump and rubbed his face in it while still making stupid baby talk at it.

She shook her head and moved from the room as Ianto started to finally giggle, the silly man ticking him with the loving kisses.

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Ianto went into labor that evening, Owen rushing from the RV with soft curse words, slamming in to the back door that happened to swing closed on him as he tried to enter. And so, with a piece of cotton wool up his nose, Owen helped deliver a precious little boy with little fuss or bother. Like with everything else, Ianto was calm and composed…. OK … maybe there was some yelling and 'get it out' said a few times along with 'you are definitely having the next one' and maybe only Rhiannon heard the hissed 'gonna be a big headed fucker like his daddy' but Owen chortled to himself as the birth canal formed, the slit opening to the lower abdomen area and the little one seemed to be trying to struggle out on his own, maybe to get away from his Dam's ire.

Ianto lay back panting as Jack checked the baby over and said proudly "see? My son. Only four hours of labor!"

Ianto rolled his eyes to Rhiannon who whispered to him that she can't lamp the bastard, he's holding the baby.

"Gotta put him down sometime" Ianto replied sagely.

Jack finally handed him over and watched with pride as Ianto put him to the tit, watching as the little one decided if he wanted to have a go or not, then Ianto frowned "He's not latching on."

"Don't force it love, they all have their own ways" Rhiannon assured him "He's tired, traumatized and maybe if he has a little while to settle he will want it later?"

Ianto nodded, trying to comfort the little one whose eyes seemed wide and shocky as he looked around "It's OK darling Taddy is here."

Those eyes were a brilliant blue, the Boeshanninan shining though and Ianto was pleased to see it. The grey steel of the royal bloodline was something he really did not want noticed by anyone and it made him more of Jack's as well.

Ianto lay back in the bed and took some deep breaths as Owen finished cleaning him up and moved the bedding about to help him rest, patting his shoulder as he said softly "see ya in the morning… not too far away. Dawn in about an hour."

Ianto closed his eyes for a moment.

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Ianto woke with a start, looking down to find a little mouth latched onto his nipple and he smiled as Jack crooned softly, rubbing the tiny boy's back as he encouraged his son to feed.

"Well done Cariad" Ianto sighed happily.

"He spent a few hours looking around, then the dawn came and his face lit up with the light coming in through those windows… so Boeshanninan. Looking for the sun" Jack was proud. So proud of their son and not ashamed to gush.

"He doesn't look like a Cougar" Ianto said as he rubbed the tiny strands of dark hair.

"No… not a Munich either" Jack replied with confusion as this name was NEVER discussed and would have been a shooting offence. Where the hell did that one come from?

"Well… we will have to call him something grand" Jack said as he missed Ianto's humor in the name suggestions. "Our little boy.. handsome little one… another Hunter eh?"

"He will not be a hunter" Ianto said "but… I like the name. After all the Hunt did bring us together right?"

Welcome to the world of the Hunt… Hunter.