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Ianto woke to giggling and knew before he opened his eyes there was a little stink on the pillow with his face so close he could kiss him. So he did.

He then smiled at his little son, "Hey Quinny monster."

Quinn grinned back happily.

"Morning love" Jack leaned over their baby to kiss him good morning, the scent of shampoo and soap filled his nostrils as he breathed his love in, and that spicy undertone that made him wish he had woke earlier to join him in that shower before the bean woke up.

"What's on the cards today?" Jack asked as he yawned.

"Docking at some island today, maybe a walk around the market?" Ianto asked, "I might like some solid ground under me feet."

"Sounds like a plan" Jack smiled and lifted the baby up, letting Ianto stretch and yawn as well.

"Well, I need a shower too, I'll meet you in the dining room" Ianto said as he watched Jack place the baby into his pushchair and they took off, leaving him to shower and get dressed. He decided to be himself, feeling not only safe but wanting to be stronger in a strange place. Bunny might not be taken seriously s a haggler and he definitely wanted some baubles for Mimi and something big and fierce for Davy.

He decided against a suit, taking Jack's lead and wearing a soft tan leather jacket over some chocolate trousers, a plain white shirt and his watch. He slid on some tan loafers and then wandered to the dining room where he found Jack and the Captain laughing as they watched the baby clapping and cooing at a floral display.

"Hey babe, look. He likes the birds of paradise ones" Jack said happily, "He likes colour."

"Well, we all like a little colour sometimes" Ianto agreed as he accepted Jack's hand and stood watching the little one's eyes drink in the bright colours.

They headed down the gangplank and Ianto let Jack take the baby as they neared the market and Ianto saw the first nice beaded trinkets, smiling as he talked and fingered things, a little handbag of carved leather, the image of a horse on it appealing as he knew she would love it, then he saw a jacket with some hand embroidered fringe David's size there.

Jack stood with Quinn watching Ianto gather things, his glee as he found more things that were perfect making Jack smile and he didn't even haggle too hard as the pleasure in watching Ianto was worth any price, then across the way he saw them waving out, "Hey Ham!"

They were moving towards them Ianto still excitedly checking bags when Ham's wife turned to face them and Jack stopped dead with surprise, "Eleanor?"

"Well now, Captain is that you?" she drawled with surprise as he looked at Ianto in a most disturbingly….embarrassed way that had Ianto canting his head as he realised he was meeting another ex.

Great, another Bunny Boiler perhaps.

Then as she smiled and bent to speak to Quinn Ianto realised it don't matter, he had won Jack and nothing could change it as the look of adoration was not for her…it was directed at him as Jack told them they were about to get a bite to eat and inviting them to join.

Over the meal Ianto learnt that she was a flash in the pan kinda flame…not the skin peeling one Gwen was and he found himself liking her brashness and Texan style attitude, "So, how did you get the Ham?"

She looked at Ianto and smiled softly, "Well, I won him of course. Have me a Texan standoff with this big titted bitch who had been after him for a while and…"

"Gwen!" Jack spluttered, "Tell me…it was her right?"

"Yep, after you left she seemed to go off her fucking gourd..shit, pardon" she placed her hand over her mouth to look at the sleeping kid in Jack's lap as he laughed and waved his hand for her to continue, "She thought it was like Grease the musical or something and she was sandy gonna get the guy. Well honey, believe you me … she soon learnt that her head still fit in the toilet bowl! Yes sir!" she sapped the table as Ham nodded enthusiastically.

"She screamed all the way down the hallway, man ya shoulda seen it, this one waltzed out and snogs me." Ham sighed, "Mind, some of the parents were a bit cross, it was a parent-teacher night."

Ianto blinked, "What…this wasn't high school?"

"Well honey bun, it did happen IN the high school but Ham here was the English teacher at the time. I was the Girl's Sports Coach." Elle … just call me Elle, laughed.

Ianto leaned back in the chair and smiled, "Well now … I think I may have found me a new daydream, tell me. Did the gap in her teeth catch any loo paper?"

Elle roared with mirth as she slapped the table again, "Laws, you roped yourself a goodun there Captain."

"Yeah" Jack sighed happily, "I sure did."