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"Taddy is going to pick the kids up" Gene said as Skiddy slipped past them into the house. "Skiddy is going to stay with the imp."
Ianto nodded.
"Come on, coat on. It's cold out there" Idris said as he wrestled Ianto into a coat and Ianto grunted as he recognized Jack's spare Great Coat for when the other one was at the cleaners.
Comfort.
Ianto wrapped his arms around himself and imagined they were his beloved's arms.
"Come on" Gene said softly as he led Ianto to the SUV, helping him in and then they were moving.
It seemed like they were exiting the driveway and then they re there, no time between and Ianto wondered if it had been obvious that he had zoned out.
The two men flanked him as they approached the Heddlu cordon and a young officer stepped forward to wave them back.
"This is Captain Harkness-Jones' husband" Gene said calmly, "He has to get through. Is Captain Smith there?"
Then they were moving again and it was cold. Ianto mentally went through the clothes he had laid out for Jack that morning, was he warm enough?
"The ground will be so cold" he said aimlessly and Gene made a soft crooning noise as he held him tighter.
"Ianto" Captain Smith's voice was warm and Ianto focused on a familiar face, full of concern.
"It's Jack out there, he'll be cold" Ianto said and the Captain nodded.
"I knew that bloody news crew were too close" he sighed, "Yes. Jack is one of the officers down but he is still moving, trying to comfort the other officer. Come on, you can hear him calling out to him."
Ianto was hungry to hear, like starved.
Captain Smith handed him an ear piece and he jammed it in, eager to hear signs of life and Jack's voice came through. Croaky and in pain, but calm as he continued to call to his fallen colleague. Telling him to be calm, stay calm and have faith in the team.
Ianto nodded as though Jack was telling him instead and he found himself in a chair with Idris sitting next to him, holding him tightly while Ianto's eyes searched wildly into space as he listened to his prove of life.
"How much longer" Gene was arguing, "Give me a bloody gun. I'm authorized, come on captain. I have MI6 Clearance for fucksake."
"Retired" the Captain said calmly, "And not mine."
"No but he's mine!" Gene roared, then scrubbed at his face as he apologized.
"Jack would never forgive me if it cost another man" he was told, "We have to wait."
Idris sighed as he felt Ianto start to shake.
"Jack's in pain" Ianto whimpered, "I hear it in his voice, he's afraid."
Idris rose to speak to the captain as well, asking what can be done, what was already being done.
Ianto was out the door before they even turned back to address him, striding forward and they could only watch with horror as he removed the blanket from his shoulders and walked calmly out to his husband and knelt to place it over his body.
"FUCK" Idris spoke first, Gene running with a gun now in his hand.
The place erupted in gunfire and Ianto leaned down to kiss cold lips and scoop that hand up, finally stilling the movement.
He looked up at his brother, standing guard over him as SWAT streamed past with their guns still firing and then rested against Jack, trying to give him body warmth as he felt his chest rise and fall.
He was still alive.
"You bloody idiot" Gene growled as a SWAT member came out and signaled all clear.
Ianto closed his eyes and listened to his husband groan softly with pain.
He was still alive.
