Chap 59
DAY TWO AFTERNOON
Ianto was confused and checked his watch again. It was after four so why wasn't anyone answering the phone?
He shrugged and went for his afternoon massage therapy, deciding to try again at bedtime.
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Walter sat watching the men as they slogged over the garden repairs.
They had replaced the plants and even mowed the lawn. They now stood looking at it with a critical eye.
"Doesn't look right" Gray muttered to his brother who grunted in agreement.
"Walt?" Jack called out to Walter who looked up from the hand held game he was playing in the deck chair.
"Is it Macca time?" he asked and Jack winced.
"Soon darling. Could you come here for a mo?" Jack asked with a hopeful smile.
Walter rolled his eyes and walked over to place his hand in Jack's. "Yes Daddy?"
"Ah, my big wonderful boy" jack crooned.
"Daddy? What's wrong?" Walter smelt a rat and looked at the two men warily.
"The garden. What's different about it darling?" Jack asked hopefully.
"Oh. The plants" he shrugged.
"What about the plants?" Gray asked with a frown.
"They're daisies" Walter rolled his eyes and walked back to his game.
"Maccas soon?" He yelled loudly at Jack, "You promised. I'll tell Taddy!"
"Yes love." Jack frowned.
"What does he mean they're daisies?" Gray hissed, "Ianto said they were a girl's name."
"Yeah, I heard that too. Daisy … not. Shit." Jack sagged.
"Walt?" Jack tried again.
"Polyanthas! Pollys aren't daisies silly Daddy" Walter sing singed as he killed something on his screen and both men growled softly.
"He did say Polly something. Shit"
"Aunty Rhia, Uncle Gray's saying shit again!" Walter yelled with glee. "Twice!"
Gray ran for the back of the section and when she stormed out onto the deck Jack was looking innocently at the garden.
"Where is he" she snarled.
"Went for more compost" Jack smiled.
"Yeah, I bet he needed more shit to shovel" she muttered as she stalked back inside and Gray peered through the bushes as his nephew giggled in the deck chair.