missthingsplace | Unforeseen Complications 22/?

AU: When it all changes: Life, Love and Family in Torchwood.

Title: Unforeseen Complications (Series 11)
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Andy, My OC's: Caden, Eloise, Claire, Chloe, Damien, Ianto's family.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: After the hell of their daughter being kidnapped and their wonderful family holiday they return to Cardiff and Torchwood to tell their team mates of Jack's pregnancy, after a few weeks of relative normality they find themselves on the hunt for something that's slipped through the rift unseen ... with an added complication.
Spoilers: Probably not, but you never know ...
Warnings: Angst, slash, language, fluff ... the usual!
Rating: PG - NC17 for the series.

Previous series/chapters: http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/165103.html#cutid1

A/N Sorry this is soooo much later than normal, my daughter met me from work and we went for lunch and a movie ... And if you ever see 'Marley And Me' take tissues, seriously, boxes of them!

After deciding to wait till Ianto and Damien returned to go though what Chloe had found out about the other item that had washed up in the bay with the last two cocoons so she didn't have to go through it twice they now found themselves, along with Teyla sitting around the table in the conference room with coffee as Chloe began.

As she spoke various photographs she had taken flashed onto the screen mounted on the wall.

“First things first, it was very decomposed. There was barely any flesh or skin still on it.”

“Before or after it went into the water?” Jack asked.

“Before, but I think the fish made it worse.” Chloe replied.

“The fish ate it?” Gwen asked, looking revolted at the thought.

“Yeah.” Teyla grinned.

“No local fish as chips for us for a while then.” Gwen stated, glancing at Jack who looked a little like she was feeling.

“Any idea on what it's from?” Ianto pushed.

“Going on the structure of the skeleton and the research Teyla and I have done on the 'net I would say it was from some kind of insect type creature, being.”

“But that thing was at least three feet long?” Ianto frowned.

“Three feet and two inches to be exact, so that means whatever it belongs to is big. Maybe even adult male size, or bigger.” Jack replied.

“A giant insect?” Gwen shuddered visibly. “Any idea what kind?”

“The kind that wraps people in cocoons, eats their internal organs and is undeniably if alien origin.” Ianto replied blandly, rolling his eyes at her.

“You know what I mean Ianto!” Gwen retorted.

“Yes, but unfortunately we have no idea what this thing is. Chloe, are they connected?” Damien asked.

“Yes, at least I think so. There were traces of the same black goo on the appendage as I found in the cocoons.”

“Anything else?” Jack asked.

“The bones have a strange consistency, they seem to have a kind of rubbery quality to them and there's something about the chemical make up that's, well wrong!”

“Wrong in what way?”

“There are two chemicals I've found that I have no idea what they are but they are certainly not of earth origin and I have no idea what they do or why there would be there.”

“So, to clarify we're hunting for a huge bug that eats people?” Damien asked.

“Might make tracking it down a little easier, we're going to have to hack into UNIT's data base. I really didn't want to resort to that, after ... well you know but it seems we have no choice.” Jack replied.

“I'll get straight onto it.” Damien told him, getting up and leaving the room.

“UNIT? Who are they and what happened?” Asked Teyla.

“Something we don't talk about if we can help it.” Ianto told her, getting to his feet as he glanced at Jack. “Jack, coming?”

“Yeah, Teyla stay with Chloe and help her with the new cocoons as you seem to have a natural affinity to science, Gwen, see if you can help Damien. Will be quicker if you both search at the same time.”

“Consider it done.” Gwen nodded, following everyone out the room and down to the main hub.

Ianto took Jack's hand and led him up to his office, closing the door softly behind him and pulling Jack into his arms.

“You okay cariad?”

“It's just the thought of UNIT, brings back horrible memories and to tell the truth I worry about something like it happening again after this little'n is born.”

“He's dead Jack, he can't hurt us ever again.”

Jack pressed a soft kiss to Ianto lips. “I know, but you never know if someone else might get the same idea.”

“Not going to happen Jack, not ever.”

“You can't know that.”

“I can and if anyone so much as looks at us the wrong way once the baby is born they'll wish they hadn't.” Ianto told him. “Even if I have to shoot them.”

“Not worth it Ianto, not after what it did to you last time. I couldn't let you put yourself through that again, no matter what the reason was.”

“I survived Jack.”

“Yes, but ...”

“It would only ever be as a last resort, to protect you and our family.”

“Last resort, you promise?”

“Yep, but it's not going to happen.” Ianto replied, his voice hitching with emotion.

“Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For falling in love with me, giving me children and making me feel protected. I've never had that before, I've always been the one doing the protecting.”

“You protect me, it's mutual when you love someone.”

“And oh how I love you Ianto Harkness-Jones.” Jack smiled softly.

“I know.” Ianto told him, kissing his softly as he moved a hand to rest on Jack's stomach. “We should be able to find out what this little one is soon.”

Jack shook his head. “I don't want to, I want it to be a surprise.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Then I do too.” Ianto grinned. “A good surprise for a change.”

“I find myself wanting to tell Teyla, about the new baby.”

“Not yet, we wait the whole week like we decided but I do agree that it seems like we can trust her.”

“It's only been a day or so since she found me but it seems to right.”

“And she seems to be fitting in here, well, perfectly.” Ianto agreed.

“She's certainly getting on well with Chloe.”

“We should be spending more time getting to know her.”

“We should, lets take her out for dinner before we head home, just you, me and Teyla.” Jack suggested.

“Good idea, now I think I need a kiss before we head back down to the hub, we really need to make sure Teyla's not being 'interrogated' by Gwen.”

“Oh god ...” Jack began but was cut off by Ianto's lips claiming his own.

TBC

Unforeseen Complications 22/?

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