7

The park had been a wonderful idea and Ianto had enjoyed watching the kids play.

They were feeding the ducks down by the lake as Ianto laid out the picnic he had packed and a shadow fell across the blanket, surprising him.

He looked up, expecting to see his husband but found his son watching him instead. Same shadow these days.

"Hey sweets, you want to open that ketchup bottle for me?" Ianto smiled and CJ dropped to the grass gracefully, moves like his father as well.

He helped set everything up and Ianto felt something was brewing so he waited patiently.

"Tad?" Here is comes.

"Yes darling." You can tell me anything.

"I'm taking the twins to the movies tonight" Huh?

Ianto gaped at his son as he processed the comment. "Really?"

"Yeah. Me and Tarn are going to the arcade, movies and maccas with the beasts so you don't have to cook tonight" CJ grinned and Ianto smiled back.

"So, Tarn is … you know. The one?" Ianto asked gently.

"Yep" he popped the P and Ianto glowed with delight.

"Oh CJ, I am happy for you" he assured his son, "I only ever want you to be loved."

"With you and Dad?" CJ huffed, "No fear of that ever being a worry."

"What?" Jack panted as he arrived with a child screaming under each arm, "What have I done now? Argh, beasts look! Taddy has strawberries."

The twins forgot the ducks and both yelled with glee as they saw the food.

You've not done anything!" Ianto laughed as he handed a plate to RJ, "CJ is taking the twins out for a treat later."

The twins yelled some more and threw themselves at CJ as Jack grinned.

"Oh? Quiet night in for the olds, is it?" Jack pretended to be elderly and dottery, "Maybe put the cat out before the hankey-pankey dear!"

Ianto laughed and shook his head, "I was thinking ... Well. You will probably be too tired after all this."

Jack frowned as he saw Ianto already letting go of whatever idea he had come up with, "No, tell me babe."

"Well, I did want to try that new restaurant down by the bay" Ianto looked up hopefully and Jack grinned.

"The "Bayside Rest"?" he asked and Ianto nodded. "The one I have reservations to tonight?"

Ianto's face lit up as he threw himself as his husband, totally forgetting the kids were watching as he kissed him passionately.

"Oh thank you Cariad" he gushed, "I've so wanted an evening out with you. It's been so long since we've had a date."

"I'm sorry tiger" Jack sighed, hugging the squirming Welshman as he enjoyed a quick grope, "I have been a bit boring for you."

"Jack!" he laughed, slapping at the gropey-grabbey hands, "You are never boring. Oh god, I love you so much."

Jack was lost for words as he saw the beautiful man he had married smiling so he did the only thing that seems appropriate.

He rolled them over and passionately kissed his man while the kids hooted from the side-lines.