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They enjoyed the weekend, going back to their new routine and Ianto hummed happily as he dropped everyone off, including Ton at his special re-school.

He then went home with the intention of homework and settled on the bed for a second, then promptly fell asleep.

He woke to the sound of barking, sitting up and yawning as he looked at the clock and realized with shock that he had slept most of the day.

Everyone came in as he was trying to think about tea and Jack immediately saw that he was flustered.

"I was wondering if we should all go out to eat" Jack said as he watched Ianto turn to face him, "McDonalds? Somewhere we can all eat?"

"I don't .. .um .. what about the public?" Ianto asked and Babs gasped.

"Disguises!" she shrieked, running for the bedroom and Ianto looked at Jack with horror as the other two boys ran after her with matching hoots.

Ianto stood, wondering how it had come to this, as his children stood in their matching outfits.

Stephen and Walter were dressed as little Hoodlums, complete with Kanga hats and Babs was demure in a little cream dress and bright red coat, the black wig making her look almost like Tosh.

Ton clapped from Jack's arms and Ianto felt the laughter bubbling up as they all clambered onto the SUV. Babbit lamented the fact Ton was not in disguise but said it was forgivable.

They got the McDonalds and the kids chose a table as Ianto went up and ordered their favorites, watching for John who was meeting them there.

They all settled to eat, Jack asking Ianto about his sugar levels and he guiltily confessed to sleeping the day away instead of keeping to his routine.

To Ianto's relief, Jack found it funny and assured him that he wasn't angry. It had been a whirlwind few months, with John, Jack and Stephen all having had their birthdays and now Babbit's was about to happen.

Her first girly birthday.

Ianto had secretly been planning, purchasing as much pink fluffy rubbish he could find and the balloons had already been ordered.

The gift had been a hard one and he knew it would have to be something special. His daughter's first birthday.

It was Idris that solved his dilemma, commenting about a pretty necklace she was wearing.

Jewelry.

Ianto started to covertly hunt for just the right thing, finding not just some pretty earrings but as he wandered the mall he found a lovely little princess gown that he knew he would love, and a necklace both girly and lizard.

It felt different, shopping for a little girl but at the same time it was nice. He had missed it and he thought of Aurora more than once.

To pick up little frilly things and imagine her joy, to know that he was getting it right as nothing he had every brought her had been rejected as not 'girly' enough.

His purchases were put in the back of the Spaceship and then he went to check on the things he had ordered for the party.

Not only were they looking lovely, the baker was the one they had always used and was so excited to do babs a girly cake that Ianto had to argue to pay for it.

The studio wanted to throw a party for her on set, the final days of filming and they were dying for a party as Babs had endeared herself to everyone.

Ianto had reluctantly agreed, hoping it wouldn't be too much sugar or hype.

The princess cake, complete with silver tiara on top made Babs' day and she kept repeating that it was perfect. It made him double think the cake he had ordered, then he shook it off.

Why question himself now?

They drove home with an overly happy little girl who insisted singing at the top of her lungs some song that started as a Britney Spears number and morphed into some strange rant about rainbows.

With her family party coming at the weekend, Ianto hoped she would be pleased then as well.

He only wanted to do good by her.

His delicate flower.