6

Ianto's phone was blowing up and he sighed as he answered it with an eye roll "What!"

"How could you say those things you piece of shit!"

"Sean. Hey bro… or half bro… or whatever" Ianto said happily as he stormed along the footpath, still too drunk to drive but now feeling the breeze as he left the estate and Rhiannon's self-righteous bullshit behind.

"I don't' know why you are stirring up shit like this but it has to stop. Dad does not need this bullshit, him and mum are…"

"Yeah, you would defend him. Your tuition is paid for. You got money from the trust fund ya wanker" Ianto was quite enjoying this actually. Liberating. Yeah "you and Rhiannon have your lives, you are sorted. The money that was supposed to be for me and Pipsqueak is not enough, dwindling each week with his other wife's rent payments" Ianto said happily "Mind you. Our sister and brother do need a roof over their heads right?"

Silence.

Hmmmm. So he didn't know either? "No? Noting to say? Well… that s a first. Me the one doing the talking"

"Where are you?" Sean finally spoke "I will come get you. We need to talk this over like adults. Whatever you think you know… I mean… what the hell…"

Ianto huffed as he heard a voice in the background urging Sean to find out where he was. Dad. Right. Fucking sycophant. Ianto closed the call with anger.

Right.

Ianto stood fuming, then he called an Uber, wanting to go back to the only place that made sense right now.

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"There he is!" Owen yelled happily "Ianto mate. Get in here, we need a fourth man for monopoly. I have to warn ya though Jack, he is a bloody shark."

Ianto felt a rush of emotion as he saw the man that fucked like a god sitting on the sofa like he lived there, laughing as he offered room beside him for Ianto.

Ianto found out a few things that afternoon including the fact that Jack's body heat is as intoxicating as is his smell… and the bastard cheats.

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"So… what are you going to do?" Owen asked as he sat listening to Ianto's woe.

"Go see the grandfather" Jack said, looking around the table as they sat eating fish and chips, discussing Ianto's messed up life. "DNA right?"

"Brilliant" Ianto said with a slap to the side of his head that left a smear of tomato sauce that Jack found so cute.

"Awwwww, look at the brains bleeding out from thinking too hard" Jack crooned as he wiped the sauce away with a paper towel, laughing softly "Look at ya, what a nutter."

"Thank you. My hero" Ianto said with an eye roll as Jack laughed some more.

"So… any questions? Since I know your dirty laundry flinging about me head… what do you want to know about me?" Jack asked as he settled back to smile at Ianto, a hand on his leg to show affection. This man was so…. Lovely.

"Yeah. Job?"

"Security" Jack answered smoothly "At the moment I am on a hiatus due to thumping the wrong guy. He did ask for it though."

"Wong guy?" Ianto was intrigued.

"Yeah. My client" Jack said, then everyone roared with mirth like it was the funniest thing ever. Ianto didn't know when he had last laughed so much. It was invigorating.

"You know, if you had asked me this time last week what I would be doing today I would have said cleaning the pool or waxing the floors or something" Ianto sighed "I have this routine for cleaning that house. So damned big."

"Don't you have staff?" Jack asked.

"Sure, but it's a big place and really… I like to clean. What can I say?" Ianto shrugged.

"So… you are the middle child, or near enough right? The older ones are achieving and making people clap for them, the youngest is spoiled and sweet… you are invisible." Jack guessed.

"They probably don't even miss me" Ianto pouted, then brightened "But on the bright side… that place sure will get dirty. Hope they enjoy that!"

"Jack is right though. Go see your GrandTad. The DNA kit will work for him right? Your father's father. If there is a possibility of you being family you are golden. If it comes back not a match you know your father was telling the truth… well … A truth in a bunch of lies" Owen suggested.

"I'd rather get drunk again" Ianto said as he reached for the can of Brains but Jack snatched it away.

"Oh no you don't. Owen is right. Come on. I'll take you. You can introduce me a your little 'friend' and maybe get this sorted out. If nothing else you can enjoy sneaking into the place without them knowing and sneaking out again when they search everywhere you for while you are there. Right there if they opened their eyes, eh?" Jack crooned.

"Are you handling me?"

"Look, I hate to say it but you seem a little highly strung. Ever thought of drugs?"

Ianto blinked then roared with mirth as he slapped at Jack and Owen gaped as he finally saw that this was not just some fuck-buddy thing. These two were actually connecting somehow. Really? Owen kinda like that idea.

Two of his best finds?

God.

Ianto's family are gonna go spare!