15
Flynn was humming as he wandered along peering into the freezers at the supermarket, the ice cream calling out for him to come choose some for the trolley.
Ianto had stopped to sample the free bite sized pieces of pizza knowing Jack would love a pizza night despite their agreement for less take away. He could say it was home cooked since they heated it themselves and Jack could preen as he knew he had won some argument. Ianto knew Jack would crow to Owen about it 'He said it is homemade' while describing the amount of cheese topping.
He then looked around for his child and saw Flynn over with a small group of other children watching a display of fruit being made into an animal of some sort. Cauliflower and raisins looked silly. Ianto walked past and casualty reached out, grabbing his son's arm and pulling on it to let him know it was time to go without interrupting the woman doing the …poodle? Flynn made a noise of annoyance, wanting to see the animal finished and Ianto grew impatient.
He gently pulled his son away, turning to leave.
Next thing Ianto knew he was slammed against a display of condoms, strong arms twisting his own arms behind his back as Flynn cried out with fear. Ianto was so surprised that he didn't have time to react, the man then swinging him around to slam against another shelf and by this time Ianto's ears picked up his child's fear over the noise in his own blood boiling and he reacted, head butting the assailant squarely in the face in a awkward flick of his head and shoving back with his feet, slamming them both back so the attacker was now slammed into the shelves, growling as he then tucked his feet underneath himself and followed, flipping the man over his shoulder and onto the floor in front of him where he then punched him as hard as he could.
Flynn was hysterical as staff tried to move him away and Ianto rounded on them "Let my son go and call the bloody Heddlu or something!"
Ianto knelt and comforted the little boy who clung to him with wide eyes.
The Heddlu appeared, entering to look at the mess with open surprise especially when they saw Ianto there with the child in his arms. They spoke to the staff, then to Ianto's confusion they spoke to the assailant. Ianto had called Jack by this time and was calmly waiting as Tosh probably called up the security footage to see for herself what had happened. For some reason the assailant seemed to be pointintg at him and gettng sympathy.
"Right sir, you got some ID on you then?" an officer asked and Ianto looked at him with confusion.
"I'm the one that was attacked, I asked for someone to call you" Ianto spluttered, "Why the hell are you asking for my ID? Shouldn't you get his first?"
"That is store security sir" the officer explained, "An undercover officer. You appear to have broken his nose."
"Really" Ianto leered, "If he hadn't managed to play dead so well I might have cut his balls off for attacking me in front of my child, I still don't understand what the hell is happening."
"He attacked him!" a woman cut in to defend Ianto, "Just went for him, slamming him about and the poor wee boy was terrified. He never said he was security, never identified himself, just pushed me aside and attacked this poor man!"
"Sir, we need some ID" the officer said in a stronger tone and Ianto suddenly knew. He watched the female officer try to hook his son away as the other one kept him occupied and he knew.
"If you touch my son I will have your bloody badges!" Ianto snarled in a deep voice, "Flynn, come to Taddy."
Flynn burrowed his face in Ianto's side as he sobbed scared and confused as Ianto started to loose his control. Thank god the SUV was heard screeching to a halt outside and then Jack was there, striding towards them with that Great Coat like a cape flying back. More than one sigh heard as he looked like a fucking super hero.
"What the hell is going on here!" Jack roared, Flynn turning to see him and crying afresh as he knew they were safe now.
"And you are?" the officer demanded, "Maybe you have some ID."
"Captain Jack Harkness, Torchwood" Jack snapped, "If you want to talk to my superior you will have to wait. The Queen doesn't take calls on a Sunday boy!"
The entire store froze and Jack eyeballed the security man, "Tell me why you attacked this man and his son."
"That nobhead attacked me and is trying to say that I was abducting Flynn" Ianto said, the anger now making him see white flashes in the corner of his eye, "That fat fuck over there attacked me because my son is a different colour!"
"What?" Jack said with genuine confusion, "Wait. They think he's not yours? With that nose?"
"NO" Ianto snarled, "With that skin!"
Jack reared back as if slapped and then turned to face the officer who was now backing away slowly as his radio squawked for him to retreat the scene.
Her Majesty might get a call after all.