7

"Mama, I think that Welsh prick is up to something" Rose started her conversation with her mother as she was still exiting the building "He has Jack convinced to use a surrogate and have a couple of kids. What's the bet they have a little piggy nose and Welsh accents."

Her mother screamed, of course she did, and Rose held out the phone with glee as she added "And he will make sure they are called Harnesses. Mama, my babies will be born penniless and those little inferior cuckoos will get everything. You know Daddy is a fool."

"Over my dead body!"

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Jack was flicking through a file and Ianto leaned over him to see as he waited for the cooking oil to heat for their fried eggs. He stared "Oh, she's built."

"I know, any child from her will looovvve breastfeeding" Jack snorted softly, then added "Shame really, she will pump the first bit that is important right?"

"Well, you are not doing it for her mister" Ianto fake scolded, and Jack roared with mirth as he leaned back, the file of potential surrogate pushed back as he watched the only piece of arse he was interested in.

"Doctor Major calls us today right?"

"Yes Cariad, if anything sparks, we will know today" Ianto tuned to smiled softly "He said five eggs from Rhiannon's batch were still pristine so he has used your sperm on them to see if they catch. We use what we want, the others can go back into the deep freeze for another try at a later date."

"How many can we have… if all five are viable… can we like… one a year?" Jake asked, pulling the folder close again and Ianto laughed softly.

"Miscarriage is not uncommon, other factors mean only three or maybe even two in the end are able to become a child" Ianto expanded, knowing Jack never listens at the meetings "If that is the case, we can just adopt some more."

"Hmmm, I like that idea" Jack nodded absently "But we can get at least one that is ours… for Dad."

"And us"

Jack leaned back, tipping the chair to trap Ianto "And me?"

Ianto kissed him softly, their love raw as their eggs finished cooking and he reached for the pan to slide it back "Come on. Food."

"Mmmmmmm."

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"She what?"

The way Jack's voce rose on the second word made Ianto think it was Mummy Dearest so he simply sat in his corner of the world with the book open in his lap watching Jack's facial expressions. Disgust, confusion, anger and then back to confusion. Yep. Definitely Mummy.

"Guess what" Jack said as he hung up the phone "That silly bitch of a mother is trying to get Dad to add to put a clause in his will that only grandchildren related by blood…. Get this… DNA proven… will inherit anything. Even after everything he is still not sure ... god she is such a manipulative bitch."

"And this upsets us because….."

Jack gaped "because she wants to alienate any we adopt lover!"

"And… again… and it upsets us because…." Ianto shook his head slowly "Cariad. You and Rose will inherit. Whatever YOUR money does is up to you. That clause can only affect anything he leaves directly to grandchildren… like a trust fund. She has nothing to leave anyone with her father' debt. She is barely keeping the house. And any we adopt will have their own, as per our agreement already. Remember? We are both already rich. With or without your father's money. Our children will be fine because WE will make it so."

Jack sort of deflated as he listened and then grinned as he said softly "Oh yeah. I forgot that. Mother just makes me so…."

"Crazy. The word is Crazy Cariad. That's OK. You can't help it, it's her DNA in you. I forgive you" Ianto settled back with his book, raising it once more to show he was not the least bit upset about the bullshit.

Jack sat heavily to consider things.

He needed to sort his own will out… for all those he loves.

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"OK, so of the five, three of them show great promise." The doctor was explaining.

"What went wrong with the other two?" Ianto asked.

"One deformed and the other one simply stayed in stasis, like it did not recognize the sperm. It happens. But of the three remaining, I would suggest we try one and see how we go."

Why not all three?"

"And if all three take… you want triplets?" Ianto asked incredulously.

Jack blinked. Then grinned.

Ianto sighed "Two. Can we try for two and keep the third one in case she loses them both?"

Jack's grin slipped, as he had not thought of that and he said "Maybe one at a time."

The doctor watched this weird little war and knew Ianto had already told him over the phone that it would be one at a time. As Ianto made Jack the one to decide that the doctor smiled softly. These two were a nice couple.

"Have you decided on a surrogate?" he asked.

"Yes. Donna" Ianto said confidently.

"Donna?" Jack was surprised as he did not know they had even looked at a Donna.

"Donna, the lovely red hair and buxom body. She is built to carry a little one and has that wicked sense of humour. We had lunch and she had you laughing the entire time with her fart jokes that I could not stand." Ianto said calmly, also clearly used to this.

"Oh yeah! DONNA!" Jack became animated "She had lovely hair and big… well… childbearing assets… yes! I liked her so much."

Ianto smiled at the doctor "Donna Noble."

"She is a wonderful candidate. Has done two for me already and each was a brilliantly healthy success. She loves being pregnant, is a dab hand at it but with three of her own… her poor husband Doctor… ah… I forget his name… she even calls him Doctor… he might implode or something if she has another of her own."

"Brilliant" Jack gushed happily.

"You are gonna have me preggers without even a house let alone a wedding" Ianto scolded slapping at Jack's arm "We need to get onto this."

"YES!" Jack swung to face him "House hunting this avo?"

"I have a few lined up, yes" Ianto agreed with a sly look he could not totally conceal.

Jack stared at him long and hard, then said "We could simply go to the one I will choose and cut out the fake looking at the ones you don't like."

"But then how will you try to fit in all the different bathtubs?" Ianto asked "And hear me complain about wardrobe space?"

"Oh, I do want to do that. OK. Three or four, then take me to the one you will convince me is the best while making me think I chose it all along." Jack agreed, rushing to get his coat as the doctor looked at them with amusement.

As Ianto gathered up the pamphlets and such Jack always spread out like an infant the doctor asked "Is it always like that?"

"Oh yeah. I am outvoted anyway. Once Davie likes something, they gang up on me" Jack said dismissively, "But in the end… I want it too."

"Davie?" the doctor rose to see them out, "there is a third member of your family?"

"And always will be" Jack said softly, "My first love was Davie. He is still there, lurking like a fucking mass murderer in the back if Ianto's mind. He only comes out for me. Sometimes I feel like a polygamist or something, marrying a man who has two personalities."

Ianto rolled his eyes and said in a childlike voice "Do shut up Nessie."

Jack shone like a diamond as the doctor saw how sweet these two were. Playful.

He thought this was some sort of cute game.

If only he knew.