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The old swimming pool was one Mountain had never seen before and he wondered if Ianto had got it for the dogs or something. It was one of those blow up ones with four large rings to it was reasonably high. It sat on the tiled area outside perfectly. This however, was not the time to ask as both men knelt in the water scrubbing the children who seemed not to care. Children. Yeah. Valentine had called his sister to see him while the Captain was seeking help for the problemo … yea. Valentine and Jenny were both black as the ace of spades and not all that concerned as Ianto muttered to himself about dire consequences for the one who left the oil in a container at 'beast' level.
Sam came out of the house with another jug of hot water, carefully pouring where there were no children and Mountain reached for the shampoo. He idly noticed the little doggie on it and then froze.
"Boss? Are we washing the kids with dog shampoo?"
"Only thing that will get the oil out of their hair quickly… works for the hounds" Ianto replied idly scrubbing as Jenny giggled and gathered more soup suds to cover her 'beeps' with glee. Hawk had appeared from behind Sam who gave a soft exclamation, warning Ianto that he was not going to like what he was about to see and he was not disappointed.
Hawk had gone and covered himself as well.
"Captain… ah…"
"He is not here right now… I can pass on a message" Hawk said defiantly "I came to see what was happening and … ah… fell."
"Fell. On your head?" Mountain asked with genuine anger "and… I see you fell on your arse too… is it sore? Come here, let me feel it with the palm of me hand."
Hawk squealed as he evaded the slap and Ianto ignored them both, still horrified that the pretty curls of his beloved little Jen Bean were not coming up as red as they should.
"What the hell is going on!" Jack roared as he approached "My garage is full of…. Fuck."
"FUCK!" Jen Bean screamed from her Grandy's lap "I is a Fucker!"
Cue the sniggering and choking as adults tried not to encourage that one, the little face cleverly in full 'Harkness' mode as her eyes slid around drinking in the reaction. This one was as terrible as her Grampy who was now pulling his socks and shoes off to help clean his child.
"You know what?" Jack said after a while of scrubbing the black child "I don't know if he's clean or not."
"Best hold him under for a while to make sure" Mountain grumbled and Jack laughed as he cuddled the child to him then grimaced as he came away leaving a black smudge on his shit.
Right.
That arm had not been scrubbed enough.
"You know, I am telling Captain Kitty Hawk about this… don't' be surprised if he has harsh words to say to you two" Hawk told his niece and nephew who were barely two years younger than him, his hands on his hips like he was not also in trouble.
Yeah. Valentine and Jenny were not that worried.
They got a nice warm bubbly swim out of it!
