5

"Jack?"

"Hmmmm?"

Ianto followed the soft hum to find Jack with some of the boxes of things Ianto had dug out from Wick's closet, little cute things he would never fit again and toys still pristine although now below his mind's clever ways. Jack was going through them, picking out thong here and there to place in the bottom drawer.

"Jack? What are you doing?" Ianto asked with confusion.

"I want to keep these" jack said without looking up to see his mate's face "I know you got these out for the incoming one for Tosh and Owen… did that work by the way? … but… I want to keep these few bits."

"OK" Ianto said a she settled on Wick's little bed to watch as Jack held up some bibs, choosing between them and placing quire a few into the drawer with a gentle pat of his hand. "Jack? Are we having another?"

"Too early to tell, I have missed my cycle but it could be just the weather… I don't exactly cycle regularly with the resets and things but… well… just in case ya know? Might be nice for Wick to share with his little brother or sister if I do manage to get up the duff." Jack said as he placed a little car into the drawer and Ianto blinked slowly as he looked around the room, as if waking form some dream.

"You can conceive."

"Yeah. Boeshanninan, of course I can" Jack said then his hands ceased motion as if finally occurred to him that he might not have made his clear "In my time, there is no such thing as boys or girls… it's boys and girls. We are gender fluid and can choose. I chose boy because my father wanted it, they expected Gray to choose girl so… joke was on them I guess. But… the thing it… we are both genders… internally. I have a womb, I cycle and when I don't drink unfiltered water that has estrogens in it from the rain and stuff… yeah… it has happened ya know. I have been preggers before."

Ianto chewed this over as Jack placed the box down and lifted another making a sound of delight as he held up Wick's first little pair of sneakers "Oh Wolfie… I HAVE to keep these."

"OK" Ianto rose and smiled, stepping in close to kiss Jack and whisper "Another one, a mix of us? Magic."

Jack smiled as he continued to fuss over the things and it was not until Ianto had left the room that Jack realized he had dropped a clanger and not followed through, cursing softy as he went to follow only to find Ianto cuddling Wick on the sofa as they read a book like nothing was wrong.

And you know… it wasn't.

Kelpies love babies… of course Ianto would embrace any baby.

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"Oh wow" Jack sighed as the tiny puppy blinked up at him from the woman's arms.

"He can transform to baby but is a little frightened" Ruby explained as she released the pup to Ianto and the Were felt the affection from the being, relaxing into a baby about three months old.

"Oh than god" Jack said with relief "I was afraid he would be tiny. Owen will be more confident if he is at the squishy stage."

"Squishy?" Ruby asked with surprise.

"He means pliable yet not droppable" Ianto clarified, knowing Jack's thoughts and Jack nodded his agreement.

"His eyes are so deep… like Toshi's" Jack hissed as he peered over Ianto's shoulder "Awwwwwwwwwww…. I am clucky now. I really want to be… I have to ask Owen to give me good going over to … no Ruby… I don't mean that… hahahahahaaaaa… I love the way wolves think, no a going over like a car detail ya know? Check my oil and water kinda thing. I want a baby and am in the right Rell stage so… I want to try for one of our own."

She blinked slowly.

"Jack's kind can carry whether male or female" Ianto explained and she looked at him with interest.

"Really? They say the Gods are like that" she said and Jack laughed.

"I am no God… just a minion like the rest of us but… that's evolution for ya I guess" Jack clucked at the little baby then sighed, rubbing his stomach as he pondered if he was just hoping too much. Man… a little Ianto/Javic.

"The little one wouldn't be jealous?"

"No… he loves babies."

Jack watched her leave and then asked "Why are we not giving this one to the one who lost her pups? Your brother's mate?"

"Because it is too soon and too young. She will never accept a substitute. Would you? No. A child in need would enter her home, then her heart but a little one this young would be too raw." Ianto sighed "and it IS a Were, not Kelpie. Harder to bond to."

"Ah" Jack nodded and waved at the little one with an eager grin.

He couldn't wait to see Wick's reaction to him.