Chap 62
Ianto walked around the garden as Walter proudly showed him the cubby house and little garden around it.
"Wow" Ianto enthused, "Pretty colours. Did you paint it baggy bum?"
"Yep" Walter popped the P with pride as Ianto crouched to check the orange paint where it bled into the green.
"Such pretty, bright colours honey" Ianto nodded his approval and Walter preened.
"Uncle Gray was nice to help" Ianto muttered as his eyes rolled over to the side garden again.
Jack noticed it and looked at Gray nervously.
Rhia was on the deck with the babies who cooed and babbled at the leaves overhead, making her glad the large tree had not been removed as part of Ianto's refurbishment.
The Jones love of trees was alive and well.
Walter ran back to her and gave the babies a kiss each as he told them Taddy was seeing what had happened.
Then with a giggle, he ran back to watch his Taddy's face some more.
Ianto was frowning as he looked at the garden and he looked quickly at Walter who looked at his feet.
Jack was talking and Ianto struggled to listen as Jack told him about Walter's choice of furniture for the cubby house.
The dog bed Myfanwy refused to sleep in fitted well and the old pillows and bedding made a nice nest for Walt. Ianto hummed softly and looked at the Pollys again then sighed.
"Jack?" Ianto said softly, "Anything else happen while I was gone?"
"Um, oh. Walt and Mum had a few words but I think Walter was justified." Jack said softly after making sure his mother was inside, "She called him Walter Harkness and Walter reminded her about the Jones at the end."
"Why didn't you" Ianto asked calmly.
"Huh?"
"Why didn't you remind your mother about the Jones tag?" Ianto was facing him and Jack swallowed compulsively, "Is it because you forget all the time as well?"
"Ah … well"
"I like the cubby house name." Ianto pointed to the sign. "That a protest of some sort?"
"Yeah." Jack welcomed the change of subject and Ianto rubbed his face.
"Jack?" Ianto decided to give him one more chance. "Anything else?"
"Er, Walt and I decided I should take some night classes on massage for ya" Jack offered, preening as Ianto smiled at the thought.
"Oh, Cariad" Ianto said softly as he stepped in for a kiss, "really? For me?"
"Yes babe" Jack simpered, "I would love to touch you."
Jack waited a beat before leering "A lot!"
Ianto snorted and ushered them inside for some lunch. As they wandered inside Ianto looked back at the Pollys and sighed.
He much preferred the original white and yellow ones he had carefully planted in a grid pattern but he supposed pink and purple mess would have to do.
At least they had tried to fix whatever they had done.
Ianto decided to let it go.