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"Right, we have three other women on that same flight that were obviously with child" Yvonne said as she settled in a chair and made a happy noise as Jack handed her the large brandy.

"Babe?"

"Shouldn't with the pain meds and…ah…. Yes please" Ianto smiled, accepting one as well before Jack poured his own and sat on the arm of the chair, Ianto's arm resting on his leg in such a display of affection that she couldn't help but smile.

"We are chasing down the leads, there was no child with her on the flight, her 'husband' sat beside her and reports are that he was also attentive to another of the pregnant women, the other two had their own handler" Yvonne informed them.

"So, they knew each other from the start. Could be they were related, he was helping her do this to get her safe. Siblings? There was affection in the way she looked for him at the end" Ianto considered, "If he chose to sit with her then there was something there, correct?"

"Agreed" Jack leaned across the back of the high backed chair and the image of a loving couple was complete, not even realising how handsome they were. "Also, her family thought them a mated pair, they signed Caden to us remember? Mote now right? He is our legally no matter how he came ot be here. They might have been able to claim him after the storm but they waited too long, also hadn't counted on us."

"Of those three women, we have found the traces of one" Yvonne sighed as she leaned back, "Morgue."

"Shit"

"The baby?" Ianto asked, knowing the answer.

"Long gone" she sighed, "Signs of a full term pregnancy and the doctor tells me she probably had several."

"Two and a half years, a long time to hide" Ianto frowned.

"Yes, we are still hopeful that we can trace the other two" Yvonne assured him and Jack nodded as she turned her head to look at him, "And we think we found the transporter the child came in on, it came after her. A week later. It looks like you were right, it was not her child. Another woman brought him in, the handler that met her at the terminal was clear on the CCTV, it was the same handler that died with the child."

"Oh boy, I feel sick. There are babies out there that were pets, chattels or worse still pawns" Ianto swallowed, "How many people are looking for children they paid for that disappeared in the storm? Oh Jack."

Ianto turned and laid his head against Jack then closed his eyes, feeling the warmth and comfort as he breathed him in, Jack's hand gently stroking his hair as the urge to hold him almost had the shoulder hugged before Jack remembered his pain.

"It's OK" Jack crooned, "Tosh and Mainframe are on it, if she can think it, Mainframe can do it."

"The DNA" Ianto turned to Yvonne, "It comes back to that. Maybe the other drop in Caden is traceable. Those babies might have been treated for something … their Strangles shots? Birthed by a professional , if they were registered their DNA was filed."

"Yes!" Yvonne rose and reached for her purse and the PDA within, sending Tosh the idea.

"Now I want to go to bed" Ianto sighed "I am done."

"Come on sweetheart, I will give those feet a massage" Jack offered with a soft tub of Ianto's neck and Ianto hummed his acceptance as he rose.

"I just want to check our wee chicks" Ianto said as he started for the west wing first, determined to check his daughter and Jack followed, the sound of laughter assuring them that she was still awake.

"Hey Ali" Jack said to alert her to their entry and she shrieked as she dove into the bed, the bug following her large enough to fill the other side as it giggled too.

"Well now, do I have two bed bugs here do I?" Ianto smiled as he sat and leaned forward to kiss her goodnight, unable to hide his pain now as he groaned softly. Another kiss for the bug.

"Oh Taddy, your poor shoulder" she sighed, her hand reaching out to stroke his face, "My poor Taddy."

"Ahhhh, so much better now" he smiled at her, "You always make it better angel face."

"Taddy, you should have worn your arm sling thing" she scolded softly, her face one of concern as she looked over at her father for backup.

"Bad people were there along with the good" Jack explained, the No Lie Rule in effect "IF they knew Taddy was hurt they might think it was a good time to challenge him. He had to pretend to be fine so everyone knew he was able to protect you. His star."

She looked at Ianto who nodded and she frowned as she asked, "That why Henry is playing 'Storm' all the time?"

"Yes love" Ianto confirmed, then changed the subject, "So, a puppy? Decided what you want or will you go to the pound and see who seems to call to you?"

"Yeah, I wanna go pick" she nodded, "See who seems to fit me."

"Well, once we sort things out, we will all go and you can choose a new family member" Jack said as he gently helped Ianto to his feet, "Now let's go check on Stormy."

"Taddy? Thank you for dancing with me with your shoulder hurting" she called softly, her face sad as she now knew he would have been hurting the whole time.

"For you, I would dance on broken glass in bare feet my beloved" he assured her lovingly, "Best night of my life."

"Really?"

"So proud I didn't feel anything but joy, all night" he assured her and she snuggled down as Jack whispered softly how pretty she had looked.

"No lies." He said to Ianto as they exited the room.

"No lies" Ianto confirmed, "It went numb during the speeches and the dance was fine, it's now I'm winding down that it's starting to hurt again. Come on, let's go check the snoring camper and go to bed. I need to be held by my big strong Captain."

Caden was snoring half in and half out of the tent, Willy sitting happily on his head sleeping in a nest of the little boy's hair.

Mad buggers.