40

Jack had waited on the dock to watch the boat pull up and did not really know how to react to the return of his mate and the boat full of… dogs? Oh .. wait. No. Not full of dogs. There were four cats as well. Oh well then… what the fuck!

Ianto was not there and Jack was about to blow a fuse when he saw the second boat coming in to tie up and he relaxed, this one a crayfish boat with some pots still on the wheelhouse. Crayfish. Yum. Jack wanted one now. He was about to complain about that when Into lifted up a pot full of crayfish and called out "Saw the buoys in the water where the chart was marked… surprised to find them alive in there, must have bane a bit of cannibalism."

"Ewwww… so crayfish filled crayfish?" Jack called back, feeling giddy as he watched three pots get flicked onto the dock. Oh man… yummy. "Liar. I can see bait… you set these for me while you were there?"

"Come on, go get the others to help with all of this. Those twats can get wheelbarrows or something for all that dog food." Ianto flicked a finger at the other boat and Jack looked into it.

"Did you get anything for us or is it all just doggie stuff?" he asked, then reached eagerly for the little Yorkie being shoved his way. "A Yorkshire Terrier… oh god. Look… she is sooo cute. Dirty. Matilda my love, you need a bath."

"What makes you think that's her name?" Andy asked.

"Because the little tag on her collar say so dickhead" Jack said haughtily, turning on his heel to march off, dog in arms.

"Did he just nick one of our fur children?" Owen asked with a look of incredulity.

"Well… not like they can all sleep on my bed I guess" Andy replied with the same snooty air.

"Oh my god, all those dogs racing about… did you idiots bring them in?" Rhys asked as he got closer, then he saw the cat cagee, and started to squeal.

"See?" Andy said to Owen happily "Told ya. The man likes moggies."

Rhys managed both the cages and he carefully carried the cats away while crooning to theme, walking carefully like they were golden fucking goose eggs. Andy slapped Owen's shoulder as he shad happily "I will go get the ride on mower, it has the trailer attachment to it for garden work. We can use it to ferry shit back and forth."

"Will need more gas for that" Rhys replied.

"Why I took all the fuel tanks from the other boats" Ianto replied as he pointed to the stack of gas cans on the back of his boat.

"You are a clever bastard, have I told you that lately?" Owen asked.

"I love you too, now fuck off and help unload" Ianto replied sagely, shaking his head as he entered the cabin area of his own boat to pull out the baskets of fresh vegetables he had commandeered from the gardens. Don't worry… he had also thoroughly washed everything in the salty water before placing them in the baskets, no pollen here.

.

.

Ianto was not sure how to react to what he was looking at, slowly turning in the room Jack had not only cleared out of all Ianto's office stuff but had pained. Purple. Bright bubblegum purple.

"So… I am going to add things, this is just the base colour" Jack said quickly as he saw Ianto's look of horror. "The sunset on my home planet is all lavenders and pinks so… I am going to make this like that."

"And if it is a boy?" Ianto asked softly "Pinks?"

"No… no" Jack stated to laugh "This one is for Emma bum. She chose the colour love. No… she saw me clean it out and claimed it as hers, most emphatically, look. She tried to scribble on the door with crayon… I am sure that is an E and the rest are all Ms. See? I was going to make it the nursery but she is in here all the time babbling, puling toys in… look. She likes it with the bay window. I could put a little sea in there for her."

Ianto saw now "Ahhhh… sorry. I mean, the colours would be ok for a little boy too but I was confused as we were going to keep him slash her with us at first. This is… was my office."

"And everything is down the end of the kid's rumpus room. So when bubba is in there with Emma, you can be too. Working and watching over them. I know you hate not being able to see her and I am sure you will be sooo much worse with this one once it pops out. You can have a little day bed along one wall for Emma and bub to cuddle on… work away on whatever the hell you do while watching over them."

It all made sense. Jack thought is was funny Ianto had an office in the first place, like… why? He had no idea the comfort it brought Ianto to sit behind a desk with things where they were supposed to be.

Ianto had not really been on board with giving up his own little man cave but knew it was for a good cause and sooner or later they would need room for the newling.

OK.

Ianto can live with that and he had to admit, Jack was so energized and excited about his project. Ianto knew he was trying hard not to show how disappointed his was to be benched now.

"I found more ammo for your Webley" he offered and watched Jack light up.

See?

They can do this… ah … domestic thingy. Right?