7

The people were leaving, gleeful boys at the door thanking people politely as Andy proudly handed them a bag to hand on to the guest with a smile.

Ianto had flopped into a chair and Jack sat on the arm of it to kiss him, Ianto smiling up at him as Jack's hand brushed his cheek.

"Cariad?" Ianto whispered softly.

"Yes love?"

The boys are at the front doors right?"

"Yes handsome man"

"The children are all leaving, there are none around here right now?"

Jack was getting excited now as he slid into Ianto's lap. "Yes cutie."

"so…."

"Yeah?"

"Where is Carley?"

Jack's face froze and then paled as he stared at him vacantly, the sound of a little hover in the distance the first hint that Ianto sort of knew where their daughter was likely to be.

"Little shit" Jack raced out to find what Ianto already knew, the naughty little thing behind the wheel must have taken ages to crawl in, her dress torn and hanging over the side. Her face shone with glee and her teeth were gleaming as she laughed, swinging the wheel towards the garden.

"Carley!" Jack screamed, racing after it as Ianto sighed.

"Cariad…"

Jack tripped over the marker post, falling into the garden that it had protected and Carley looked back over her shoulder with surprise, "Dada?"

Ianto started to giggle as he watched Jack struggle to his feet, then yelp as the hover hit him in the shin, the little girl looking up at him with open innocence "Dada? Boom?"

Jack looked down and melted, "You are a little bugger."

She laughed and waved.

"Jack, careful I think she is…"

No marker as he had kicked it over when he fell so she powered forward over the garden with renewed glee.

"Shit" Jack spluttered, his shin taking another knock as she powered past and Ianto sat on the top step as he let the laughter bubble out, pointing as he was unable to speak for it.

"Carley!" Jack roared, her responding laughter telling him he was the soft touch that couldn't possibly mean it, turning the wheel to head for him again.

Ianto finally managed to get a word out "Ice cream."

Carey squealed as she tried to clamber out of the still moving vehicle and Jack squeaked as he grabbed hold of her, catching her before she hit the ground and the now empty hover hummed along to slowly come to a stop.

Jack shook her gently, "you are a little snort bag."

"Dada" she said happily, kissing his nose and Jack sighed as he gave in.

"OK. I admit it. I'm a bloody push over."

Ianto followed Jack inside still sniggering as he let Jack have his moment of clarity.

Little bugger really had him where she wanted him.

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OK, next we will have Dylan's Dilemma where he has to make a decision that could either make a friendship he really wanted or save the friendship he already has. I don't know if his Parentals can help him with this one … some things he has to learn for himself.