18

"A party?" Ianto was surprised but not unduly so as he looked at Jack across the breakfast table.

"YAY!" Flynn roared, "CAKE!"

Ianto turned to look at his son, "Hon, not all parties have cakes!"

"Only the good ones" Flynn agreed with huge eyes, Jack roaring with mirth at the blatant display of naughtiness. So much his Taddy this one.

Jack sighed "OK. Maybe a cake. A proper housewarming then."

"YAY!" Flynn leapt from the chair, "CAKE!"

"Now you've started something" Ianto laughed easily, so happy and comfortable as he let Jack hold his hand on the table top.

"Right" Jack rose, "School. We will talk tonight about who is coming, OK?"

Flynn ran to get dressed, the new school proving a great choice as Flynn had made friends easily and was now delighted with the prospect of going to learn. He had his father's mind and gift for retaining information, this proven as he returned with a picture.

"I drawed this. No. Sorry. Drew this" Flynn handed it to Jack which was a tell that he wanted something, Ianto standing back as he watched Jack's face soften.

"Wow" Jack said after a moment, "Great horse."

Flynn scowled, "That's my dog!"

Then the boy realised he was being played and he roared with laughter, that deep belly roll Ianto did seldomly and Jack laughed as well.

"Well, I did say a dog would be great for the back yard" Jack sighed theatrically. Ianto made a small noise but Jack continued. "After school we shall go seek one!"

"Yay!" Flynn clapped, "A pound one right? We get to save one?"

"Yes son" Jack's face full of love, "Any you want."

Ianto face palmed as his son's face lit up and Ianto was assured more than one new family member tonight. Damn it. Jack never learned. Jones brains work fast and never let go.

Jack hustled the little boy out to the SUV and they roared off leaving Ianto to the silent house. His favourite time of the morning. Well. OK, apart from the waking up with Jack bit, but fully dressed this was his favourite time, OK?

Ianto ran the vacuum cleaner about humming and gyrating, then he filled the dishwasher and set the Crockpot for the casserole that would simmer all day and fill the house with yumminess come home time.

By the time the SUV purred back up the drive Ianto was ready to go, flipping the deadlocks before stepping out and pulling the door shut behind him, clambering into the SUV like a pro and settling to log his PDA onto Mainframe as Jack drove them to work, not so far away.

"Did you put tea on?" Jack asked, "That casserole?"

"Yes Cariad" Ianto answered without looking up from his PDA, "Just have to peel the spuds."

"I'll do that when we get home" Jack replied, "If we are getting a dog I know you will want to sort its bed and stuff in the boy's room. Flynn will want your opinions on things with it. A big step, his first sibling."

Ianto grinned as he finally looked up, his affection on his face raw as he looked across at the man driving, "Cariad, are you saying our family is growing?"

"Yeah" Jack sighed happily.

They got to work and Jack immediately said loudly that there was going o be a house warming at the weekend and Ianto fought the urge to face palm as Gwen was the first to crow. Great.

"We will have a late afternoon tea and then everyone can explore now we are settled, see how it all looks and I will have out the paper and paint samples for reach room so you can see what I want, or am still not sure on." Ianto decided to be positive, "Then once Flynn settles for the evening we can have a nice evening meal and some adult drinks."

"Sounds great to me!" Owen said loudly, "Toots? We could go together, take my car."

"Oh, yes" Tosh lit up, "Thank you Owen. That would be nice."

"Cool" Owen was flustered as he fiddled with his white coat, then took off down to the medical bay as Tosh liked at Ianto with glee.

"Flynn wants a cake, like a real party" Ianto said to her as he moved to stand next to her, "Maybe you and I can find a nice one and get some streamers and stuff, make the garden his play area?"

"Well, as long as its Owen-proof" she whispered back and they giggled.

"Actually, I was thinking of getting some of those foam guns, they can shoot each other out there for the afternoon, both tire themselves out" Ianto said and she grinned as she saw Ianto thinking of Owen as well.

"What can we bring then?" Tosh asked.

"If Gwen and Rhys are coming just bring booze" Ianto sighed, "I shall need something to get through the evening."

Tosh laughed softly as she promised alcohol, making a mental note to bring some chocolate as well.

Ianto did love sweets.