7
"He what?"
"He implied that I had orchestrated our relationship" Ianto replied as he watched Dylan race across the lawn followed by a rolly-polly little fluff ball, "Don't worry. I slapped him down, Andy was amused."
"In front of other parentals" Jack sighed.
"Well, I wasn't about to take it somewhere private" Ianto frowned.
"No, no love. Shit, I mean his comments, not yours. You should never hide" Jack agreed, "No, I mean how dare he question your motives like that where others can hear. This place is full of bullshit!"
"If not for the fact he has so many friends there I would consider a move to a new school. Mind, Andy was right. It does lack some of the courses Dylan needs but I am more than capable of providing those here. I'm not too pushy am I?" Ianto turned to find Jack behind him.
"Sweetling, you are perfect. How many times do I have to tell you, bloody perfect" Jack kissed his nose then moved away to watch their boy, "Look at him. So happy. So grounded. And he really called you Taddy, just like that?"
"Yeah, I sort of went all fluttery inside" Ianto gushed, glad Jack was happy to let the other subject go. He could handle himself ta.
"Andy is a good friend" Jack said after a while "Little Brax is a funny kid, Dylan seems to like his weird humour."
"Gorgan" Ianto said softly, "They are sarcastic to the point of pain. Dylan is moved by it."
"Is he on the birthday list?" Jack asked as he pointed to the notebook by Ianto's chair and Ianto smiled softly as he nodded and sat to pat it.
"Wonderful" Jack sighed happily as he sat as well, "All of it. You do such a wonderful job of looking after us, must be like herding Gekkilovs some days."
"Handsome lovable ones" Ianto agreed, Jack laughing softly as he accepted a kiss.
"I am sorry about how I reacted to Deidra, I know you are right about including her in our boy's life. I guess I have to learn to share more" Jack leaned back and stretched, "Right now I need a shower."
"Shame" Ianto said softly as he picked up his book, "I was thinking a bubble bath after the boy is abed."
Jack stalled, blinking slowly as he stared at the handsome tease.
"Well….maybe I will do some gardening then" Jack rose with a snobbish sniff, "And I shall wear gloves!"
Ianto hid his smiled behind the book as Jack knelt and proceeded to wriggle his bum at him from every angle imaginable… yeah one part of it he even lay on his back with his feet in the air as he hooked some dead flower heads from a bush.
Decidedly getting dirty now.
Ianto was beyond content with his life as he looked again at the message from Andy that he had been considering all day.
Maybe an after school programme would please Dylan too … he would ask him. If Dylan wanted to keep Ianto to himself then it would be so, Ianto would never assume to be too busy for him after all.
Ianto glanced at the Birthday List and then went back to his book.
Everything as sorted, ready and the invitation replies were almost all in.
It would be epic.
He just had to hand one to Deidra now Jack had decided.
He would never go against that one's heart either.
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So ends this part … the Birthday is next and maybe it's time for Ianto to assert himself more as the Parental as Dylan has his first meltdown. Oh ... and I know you are all missing 'She Who Must Not Be Named' so... coming soon.