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Title: Be Careful What You Wish For - Sequel to Heaven And Hell
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto. Gwen. new team members (Chloe and Damien)
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: Set after series two
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Mpreg
Rating: PG13 - NC17 For series.

 

Ianto got Jack out the bath by telling him he had a visitor, he moaned a bit saying that he wasn't ready to get out. Ianto pulled the plug out and told him it was someone he'd be happy to see, but he needed to be out the bath and back in bed and wearing underwear at the least.

Jack let Ianto help him out the bath and wrap him in a towel, but insisted on drying himself. Ianto fetched him a pair of briefs which he put on and then let Ianto walk him back to the bedroom. Ianto arranged the pillows behind Jack so he could sit up and went to get Martha.

Martha knocked lightly on the door, Jack called out a half hearted 'Come in.'

As soon as Martha walked through the door Jack's face broke into a grin. 'Martha.'

'Look at you, you're enormous.' Martha smiled as she lent down to kiss Jack softly on the lips.

'Tell me about it.' Jack groaned, but his face still smiling.

'Mind if I examine you?'

'Help yourself, but watch those wandering hands.' Jack smirked.

'There he is, the real Jack Harkness.'

'Harkness-Jones if you don't mind.' Jack laughed.

Martha pulled the covers down, relieved to find he was wearing underwear. Knowing Jack she wasn't too sure that she wouldn't find him naked, she told him to lay down flat on his back. Using her hands she examined his stomach and told him the babies had both turned and were both head down as if they were getting ready to be born.

After listening to their heartbeats she told him they were both strong and at the moment his condition wasn't causing them any harm. She thought it was time he knew the truth, she called out to Ianto thinking he should be there for it as well, even though he knew already.

Martha sat on the bottom of the bed by Jack's feet, Ianto climbed on the bed next to his lover and took his hand, holding it tightly as Martha began to speak.

'I think we should think about delivering the babies soon, Chloe has been passing on the results of your tests to me and I share her concerns. You're blood pressure is getting high, too high for my liking and the increase of protein in your urine means your kidneys aren't functioning as well as they should.'

'I have full blown pre eclampsia don't I? No one has said it, but I read about it on the internet.'

'Yes, I don't want you to get to the point where it turns into eclampsia, that risks the babies lives.'

'When do you think you'll deliver them?' Ianto asked.

'Maybe a day or two, is the room ready for the birth?'

'Yep, scrubbed, disinfected and as sterile as possible.'

'Incubators?'

'Yep, they arrived around a week ago.'

'Hopefully we won't need them but best to be on the safe side.'

'What signs should I look out for, Ianto asked me if I was experiencing headaches, nausea or flashing lights earlier?'

'Yeah, they're all warning signs. Any of those symptoms, no matter how small Chloe or I need to know.'

'Sure.' Jack told her, his face showing how worried he was.

Ianto clutched his hand tighter, kissing him softly on the cheek.

'I'm going to go and check into a hotel and then go to the hub and see Chloe, make some arrangements.'

'I think you should stay here.' Ianto told her.

'I don't want to impose or get in the way.'

'Impose? Get in the way? You're doing us the biggest favour ever, no is not an option.' Jack told her.

'And it means you're here if anything happens.' Ianto added.

'But it does mean sleeping on the sofa, we don't have a bed in the spare room yet.' Jack told her.

'I can sleep anywhere, did it lots of times during ...' She trailed off looking sad.

'Martha, you saved the world, don't let it get to you.' Jack reached out with his free hand and took her hand in his.

'Yeah, it's just always there at the back of my mind.'

'Mine too, but we have to get on with living.'

Ianto watched the look that passed between them, although Jack had told him everything that had happened when he was away he knew he would never be the one that understood completely how Jack had suffered. The fact that Jack and Martha had gone though it together made him happy Jack had someone he could talk to about it, but it made them both so sad.

'You're right.' Martha replied, letting a small smile cross her face. 'You rest, I'll be back later.'

She kissed them both softly on the lips and slipped from the room, grabbed her handbag and headed for the hub. She grabbed a taxi, phoning ahead to let Chloe know she was on her way. She would help Chloe get all the medical equipment into the room Ianto had prepared and they would decide on a plan of action for the birth.

Jack and Ianto stayed on the bed, just holding each other and sharing small kisses till Jack drifted off into sleep again. Ianto carefully slipped from Jack's arms and went quietly downstairs, getting on with some things around the house that needed doing before Jack woke again.

Around a couple of hours later Ianto made two cups of coffee and headed back up to the bedroom, he pushed the door open and stopped, both mugs falling to the floor as coffee went everywhere. Jack was awake, clutching his head in obvious pain. The look on his face said it all, he was terrified.

'Get Martha.' Jack groaned.

TBC
 

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