52
Weeks went by, the show was popular and things seemed to be going great.
Then a phone call changed everything.
"Teddy, have you seen the paper?" Eugene asked and Ianto went out to get it, finding it on the doorstep.
"What page?" he asked as he undid the paper from the rubber band and then made a small noise as he looked at the cover.
"Yeah. They've outted him big time!" Eugene was growling, "Bastards!"
"What do we do?"Ianto asked, "You are the Babbit's manager, do you make a statement or do we ignore it?"
"I think it had to be up to Babs" Eugene finally said, "We're on our way around now, we tell the kids and let them have a say."
"OK" Into sighed as he signed off and went to get Jack out of bed and see if John was about.
His language as he looked at the cover quite inventive for so early in the day.
Babs sat holding the paper with a frown as Walter swore and read over her shoulder.
"Why?" Walter demanded, "What did they hope to achieve?"
"But ... why are they making it a big deal?" Babs looked up, "Warren and Quinn are in love. So what if they are both boys. They are always together!"
"The press is making a thing of it because they kept it separate" Ianto explained, "Some people don't like our kind."
"Well ...screw them!" Babbit growled, "I want to tell Quinn that it's OK."
"Alright darling" Ianto nodded rising to get dressed.
Babs came out looking formal and softly feminine, waiting to leave and they drive to the gated community in which Quinn's family lived. The boy was only nineteen, this was horrible.
They entered the guarded gates and Babs was out of the vehicle and running to the house as everyone else climbed out.
"Babs!" Quinn looked up for the sofa and Warren offered to take their coats, his eyes wide at the amount of testosterone entering the room as Jack waltzed in and winked.
"Mam, Da. This is Babs and Walter from work. This is …er …"
"I am Ianto. Babbit and Walter's Taddy. Jack here is their Daddy as we are a married couple. Eugene and James here are my parents." Ianto made introductions, "Stephen and Ton are their brothers."
"My god, a family of gays" the father spluttered and Babbit made a small noise.
"LGBT actually" Walter said angrily, "Babs is transgender!"
"What?" Quinn asked with shock.
"I'm a girl" Babs assured him, "But I was a little boy once."
"I would never have known" Quinn said with wonder.
"I still have my willy coz I will marry my love and we will have babies but I will be a pretty Taddy." Babbit said calmly, "I will let her have the boobs though. Awkward things!"
Quinn started to laugh and Warren stepped closer to Ianto.
"Thank you so much" he told Ianto and Jack, "I thought he would never brighten up."
"We are here to support you" Walter said bravely, "We are here as a loving family to tell those with small brains to leave you alone."
"Love is love" Babs said happily, "You can't help who you love."
"Thank you Babs" Quinn smiled, "You are a good friend."
"Of course" Babs smiled back, "good friends always help one another."
Warren returned to the sofa and hugged Quinn as he watched him start to feel better.
This was just what he needed.
To see that they were normal too.
