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Ianto knew it was coming so he agreed to have lunch in the main hall with everyone else instead of at their own place. A rare day of no ship sinking or other blowy-uppy things, so everyone was relaxed and happy as they enjoyed amazing hamburgers. All meat lovers here ta. Ianto was amused to see his little one trying some patty with gusto, dipping it into the tomato sauce to chew on thoughtfully.

Owen was beside himself, shifting in his chair and every now and then he would hiss to Toshiko "Now?" only to have her shake her head. They were going to do it and Ianto had his face all ready for shock and surprise. Finally everyone was about full, so Ianto busted out the cakes of chocolate already broken up for ease of eating and everyone cheered, the rare treat a good one. Toshiko's look of gratitude not missed as she told him she was just feeling like chocolate today.

"Personally, every day should be a chocolate day. Good for the serotonin levels ya know" he quipped happily and she laughed.

Then she turned to Owen and nodded with his face lighting up as he stood bolt upright from his chair and looked around the table, the nervousness wafting off him. Ianto knew Owen was worried there might not be the level of happy he hoped for, always the pessimist is our Owen.

Ianto waited while chewing some chocolate.

"If you all have a second before you all rush off to sleep the food off… ah… I would like to say something" Owen called out, nervously pulling up his pants like a small child about to do the 'hold my beer' mad thing.

Everyone turned to stare at him and he grinned widely "I would like to announce that me and my missus here… are gonna have a baby!"

Andy was first to his feet, beating Ianto as he roared with glee, racing to lift Owen off his feet and dance about his him in his arms, Owen's face was a look of pure unadulterated shock. Rhys joined in to make an Owen sandwich as he crowed and yelled, laughing as they congratulated him, then Andy let go, leaving Rhys to waltz with the stunned man.

Andy raced to Toshiko and shoved one of the others out of the way to kneel at her feet and say grandly "Darling lady, would you consider me your slave. I will tend to your needs, rub your feet… ah… make weird foods… anything… that me and Rhys might steal the child now and then for our own use?"

Everyone stopped talking and Ianto looked at Jack who had started to laugh "Reword that mate."

"Shit… no… I mean… like… godparents. Can we spoil and fuss on the little one? Can't give him one meself ya see so… I would love to be able to dote on a baby" Andy said with his face going red with horror.

"Andy, with you and Rhys living next door and being such wonderful brother figures to us, of course you could be nothing less than bub's uncles" she assured him and glanced at Ianto who knew her quandary.

"And if you two are the godparents to this one, me and Jack to the next offering… then we will all be family" Ianto added, knowing she had secretly wanted him and Jack for that honour. Not that it mattered, they would all share anyway, like little Emma currently sitting on Alice's lap with… a tomato?

"No birth control out here" Jack said as he settled back in his chair "I might give Ianto one anyway. Then Owen and Tosh will be their godparents."

"Come again?"

"I can have babies. I have reproductive parts" Jack waved a hand at his belly "Like… you know... female parts too."

"Ambidextrous?" Andy spluttered with wide eyes.

"Hermaphrodite love" Rhys corrected lovingly.

"No, just 51st century genetically modified genes" Jack said with amusement "The planet I come from… we are able to reproduce in a same sex male marriage. Not a big thing in the future ya know."

This began a big talk about Jack and his 'world' that had more than one laughing softly and calling him a master bull-shitter even as Ianto settled next to Toshiko and whispered "Well done. He didn't even cry."

"Oh he did. He did" she said with glee "But he's a big boy now. Is that true? Jack can?"

"Yeah. Don't know if it will happen or not, not like I am 51st century to match him but who knows. He tells me he has managed it before by accident so… maybe" Ianto shrugged "If it never happens, we have Emma and whomever you provide to the madness that is our island."

"This is really real" she gripped his hands "I'm going to be a mother."

"You are going to be a Mama, a lovely, wonderful, earth goddess mama. I know you will be a brilliant mama. After all, you did a good job with the mixed bag of nuts over there" Ianto said and as expected, she slapped him and laughed as Owen continued to bounce around the room on air.

"You will help me though" she added.

"Of course. We all will. They say it takes a village to raise a child, well we have a fucking island… oh… sorry darling … uncle has a potty mouth" Ianto crooned to her belly and she glowed with delight.

Jack sat back and glowed slightly too, his own little darling too soon to announce. But at least he had given them fair warning.

If the little one sparked strongly enough to settle in within the next few weeks that is.

Gods, he hopes so.