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It was more accepted than Jack though it would be, as per usual it was the few humans that had a problem with a male pregnancy, alternating between asking inappropriate and personal questions to plain avoidance.

Benched, giving Owen leadership was an easy thing to do as he was already paring back things with Wick. Ianto was also happy to take a more active role freeing jack to enjoy being 'the wife' for a change and Jack found that he really liked it. Wick fond that he liked it too, Daddy being WAYYYYY more lenient than Taddy and the ice-cream bowl was filled more often, just a few mournful glances needed to do so.

Ianto pretended not to notice the increase in the ice-cream budget, knowing Jack was eating some as well and dairy is good for you, right? Ianto was trying very hard not to fuss or be overbearing and Owen was a help with his gentle advice when Ianto felt torn between speaking out or letting something slide, making him see that he was a little uptight sometimes and kids like a little fluidity to the rules as long as it's little things for treats.

Owen and Toshiko had taken on Kip with gusto, Wick learning so much about babies as Aunty Gwen didn't share her baby as much and when they found him sitting next to a grizzling baby patting his head and singing softly to him in that pretty Kelpie way they all gushed for a while before offering the baby the bottle.

Ah, yes… the bottle. A bone of contention.

Apparently Wick was still trying to decide if his sippy cup was much of an improvement of the bottle but seeing Gwen breastfeed was more than slightly horrifying to the little man who now wanted to know if the new babies would 'chew' Daddy's beepers "good thing he has two!"

Cue giggles.

Then came the gifts. Now, this WAS a surprise and a pleasant one as not only Kelpie visitors came to give offerings to the incoming baby, but Weres did too. Ianto was comforted to see not only the different factions talking peaceably in his house but sharing interest in the new coming baby.

"A Kelpie hybrid… half Kelpie and half… human?" a Were asked glancing at Jack with confusion. "We can expect one to live right? You are strong, young and virile so… maybe even both of the Gods smile."

"Humanoid, they will be human…ish." Jack agreed happily "I am bio-enhanced from another planet but I am of Earth descent."

Nodding as this was good enough of a explanation for them and Ianto relaxed. He knew it was a tightrope walk, one wrong move or wrong comment and Ianto would rip a fucking head off and shit in a fucking neck, so he would by the gods. As Jack started to show and the bump became so handsomely apparent Ianto knew he was going to be ten times worse than he had been with Wick… poor babies would need an oxygen mask to fight the smothering Ianto knew he could barely contain.

He also feared Wick's feeling left out.

"So… what do you want us to do about it?" Warren asked, rising from his veggie patch, his huge Were hands covered in dirt.

"You have a couple of pups the same age as him, I was wondering if at the weekend we take a little picnic out for the day, let the boys get to know one another and see if we can cultivate a friendship there." Ianto explained. "Jack loves camping."

"I will ask the missus but I doubt she will mind, she loves the singing ya know. In the morning, we listen for it, like clockwork. Makes us feel calm inside" he tapped his chest leaving dirt on his t-shirt without a second thought.

"It connects us to the sky, the earth… the void between… it is a call to reset for the day. Maybe deep down somewhere in your bones, it resets you too. After all, we are not that different you know" Ianto smiled softly.

"Well, I don't see why not" Warren finally said "Sounds like fun."

"I will see if Jack wants to come along, he may not. Owen will feel left out but between you and me… he hates the countryside."