Chap 16
Rhia arrived the next morning with Rory and a large box. Jack saw them coming and rushed to help, taking the box and following her back inside.
Rory let out a blood curdling scream when she saw Ianto and he picked her up from her car seat with a growl and proceeded to pretend to eat her belly. She screamed, wriggled and laughed as she babbled nonsense.
"Oh Ianto, she missed you so much" Rhia laughed as Rory grabbed at his cheek.
"I missed you too Aurora-Lee" Ianto grinned, placing her on the floor where Jack had laid out her play mat and toys kept in a box in the corner.
Ianto started taking things out of the wedding box and he made an unhappy noise. He looked at Rhia who blushed and he upended the box onto the massive coffee table.
"Oh God, what the hell were you thinking" Ianto gasped as he saw the colour swatches.
"What do you mean? Aqua is lovely!" Rhia frowned.
"Silver Rhia. Blue is a cool colour, silver all the way. Why the hell would you put gold with it?" Ianto flapped his hands and she sighed.
"And how did we not know you might be gay?" she snarked.
"OI! I'm not gay!" Ianto declared, "I'm just a very open minded lover!"
Rhia and Ianto fell about laughing at what appeared to be an old joke and Jack settled down on the floor with Rory.
"Hello Peanut, what you got there?" She babbled and smacked him about the head with a soft toy.
"Oh wow! He's a bossy horsie isn't he!" Jack laughed at the plush My Little Pony came for another go.
Ianto spent most of the morning pulling apart her wedding and putting it back together. Rhia answered the doorbell and when Ianto saw Gray entering he froze, then continued with his phone call, turning his back to them.
"OK, that's your deposit back. Now, the dress maker is happy to take the dresses and dye them a different colour than light grey. I would go for either a silvery grey, dark blue or a deep aqua to match your centrepieces and cummerbunds." Ianto said as he snapped his phone shut.
"Oh my god, really? Oh, I love the sound of the deep aqua" she enthused, clasping her hands together.
"Yeah, that's why I already chose that one. Also, your dress fitting has been moved forward so you can have another one before the day. You need to be happy and I think it will take more than one lot of adjustments to control those boobs" Ianto sniggered as she growled.
"Hello Ianto." Gray said softly.
"Now, having Walter as a page boy is a nice idea but if we are having the whole thing here he will be a little bugger. I think David would be a better choice, make him feel important. Especially as Meme is gonna be a bridesmaid."
"Ianto?" Gray tried again.
Ianto finally looked at him, "Gray. I did hear you, I just chose not to answer."
"I'm sorry. I feel awful for what happened in the hospital. I know it wasn't your fault and I would really …" Gray was interrupted by Rory who let out a scream.
"I think she wants her Uncle Ianto," Jack gushed, picking her up.
"Come here Rory, let's compare spots kitten" Ianto laughed and he cuddled the little girl who clutched at him with glee.
"Uncle Gray!" Walter had woken from a nap in his room and flew across the room for a cuddle. Without a second thought he snatched Ianto's phone and began flicking through it.
"Look, this is my little brother" Walter showed the phone to Gray and Rhia.
"His name is Noah. Like the man with the ark. We can have lots of animals now!" Walter declared and Ianto bellowed with laughter.
"What makes you think we'll get another pet, sweetie? Isn't a dog and some kitties enough?" Jack asked and Walter snorted.
"But I still want my rat!"