Chap 3
Ianto saw the poor girl two days later when he called in with a book Owen wanted to read, then Ianto met Chrystal again the next week when Aurora-Lee had a strange rash that turned out to be nothing, waiting in the same chair. She lit up when he limped in, then gaped as Jack followed him to the chair with their coats and baby carrier over his arm.
"Chrystal, this is my Jack. Oh, I mean this is Jack, he's mine." Ianto frowned as she laughed along with Jack, "I mean to say. He's my husband."
They spent a wonderful hour while Owen ran late for the five minute meeting Ianto had with him for the standard post-cancer checks Ianto would have to endure for some time. They waved a smiling Chrystal off when she left for her appointment.
"Poor girl." Jack sighed.
"Yes, she's so afraid and the baby daddy's done the midnight flit!" Ianto frowned as he worried for her.
"I love you and your huge heart" Jack whispered kissing Ianto's cheek as he helped him into his coat.
That afternoon after Walter got home from school, Aurora-Lee was in her carry seat and Walter was grizzling as Ianto limped through from the bathroom.
"What's all this?" he asked, sitting and reaching for Walter.
"She wants a cuddle and I'm not allowed" Walter howled, setting off Aurora.
"I never said you weren't allowed, I said you can't pick her up!" Tosh explained as she came through from the kitchen with Walter's after school snack, "I said to wait."
"Oh?" Ianto asked Walter as Jack flopped down on the sofa.
"Come here cuddle-bum" Jack patted the seat and Walter rushed over to his Daddy with glee.
Jack carefully lifted Aurora-Lee from the seat and turned, placing her in Walters's eager arms.
"Careful bug, a cuddle is not a squeeze" Ianto warned as Walter cooed at his cousin.
"When do we get ours?" Walter asked out of the blue, making Jack freeze as Ianto made a sharp intake of breath.
"Walter. We are both boys. You need a girl to make a baby" Ianto reached for Walter's cheek but his head whipped up with a look of steel.
"You are both boys and you have me! I want a baby too!" Walter demanded.
"Oh Walter" Ianto sighed, rubbing his face.
When Gray and Rhia arrived an hour later for their little girl they found the place in chaos. Walter was having a full blown tantrum as Jack tried to calm him and Ianto was hiding in the kitchen with an angry baby who hated the racket.
"What the hell is going on here?" Rhia demanded.
"Walter wants to keep Aurora-Lee" Ianto shrugged and she burst out laughing.
"God, he's your son alright!" she sat down as she rubbed her eyes.
"His argument is that you already have two and since me and Jack can't have one you need to do it for us!" Ianto sat opposite her and she sighed.
Ianto was a natural, the baby eagerly sucking on his earlobe as he absently rubbed her little back.
"I would you know. Like Mama did, if you wanted" she finally said and it was his turn to laugh.
"I wouldn't be that mean. David and Mica would break their wee hearts if you had to give one away." Ianto shook his head sadly.
"Such a strange world we live in, Mama did such a wonderful thing for Taddy and Daddy. I don't think I could bear taking one from you, they are all so precious" he smiled as a small snuffly snore alerted him to his niece's slumber.
"Yeah, she snores just like you Ifan" Rhia said lovingly as she watched him love her baby.