missthingsplace | Unforeseen Complications 45/?

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 Head much better today, just glad yesterday is over ... much more fun things can be done on a saturday!

Ianto ran through the cog door as it opened, the sound of his footsteps echoing around the hub as he ran towards the medical bay in search of Jack.

“Chloe, is Jack here?” He yelled down to her as she looked up hearing his arrival.

“No, I haven't seen him.” Chloe replied. “What's wrong?”

“We had a little ... disagreement.” Ianto replied. “I'll go and find him.”

“I'm ready to do the scan when you do.”

“Okay.” Ianto called back as he ran out the hub the same way he had entered and headed from Jack's favourite brooding point.

When he reached the roof of one of Cardiff's highest buildings at first he thought he wasn't there, but as he turned to leave he spotted Jack huddled on the floor leaning against a small brick cube on the middle of the roof. As he approached he could see Jack's arms were wrapped around his knees and his head was resting on top of them .

“Jack.” He said softly.

“I'm an idiot.” Jack replied, his voice muffled buy his arms.

“Yep, a pregnant, hormonal, insecure, scared idiot.” Ianto replied trying not to smile.

“Hey, you're not meant to agree with me.” Jack replied as he lifted his head and looked at Ianto.

“I know you didn't mean what you said, about me and Claire, I shouldn't have reacted how I did.”

“And I never should have said them.” Jack replied as Ianto sat down next to him.

“I never should have told Claire without talking to you about it first.”

“You were upset and I was in no mood to listen, I can understand why you told her. And yes, you're right, she won't tell anyone.”

“We have to stop fighting, this problem is hurting both of us and upsetting each other isn't going to help.” Ianto said firmly.

“It's like I can't stop myself, I say things I don't mean without thinking and then regret it when it's too late.”

“It's a good job I know you well enough to realise that.” Ianto replied, pressing a small kiss to the side of Jack's brow.

“I want to be positive about the baby, I really do but I'm so scared I'm going to lose it I feel like I can't get my hopes up.”

“And I feel like I'm being positive for both of us and it's getting really hard Jack, to keep it up when you're being so negative.”

“How about I try a little harder, maybe we could start by thinking about names?” Jack suggested.

“Think it would help? For the baby to have a name?”

Jack nodded.

“Then yes, I think it's a great idea. Now how about we get back to the hub so Chloe can do the scan, she's waiting for us.”

“I'm scared, scared that she's going to give us more bad news.” Jack admitted.

“But it could also reassure us that for now at least the baby is okay.”

“I guess ...”

“Come on, lets get it over with.” Ianto told him, getting to his feet and holding a hand out to Jack.

Jack took his hand got to his feet, pulling him close and hugging his tightly before kissing him softly.

“I don't deserve you.” Jack said, stroking his fingers down Ianto's cheek.

“You do, believe me, you do.” Ianto told him as they walked across the roof towards the steps that led inside the building.

When they reached the hub they found Gwen had arrived as was talking to Chloe, there was no sign of Damien but they expected that as he was still clubbing nightly in the hope of tracking down the alien that was cocooning it's victims.

“Morning.” Gwen said brightly to them as they descended the steps into the medical bay.

“Morning.” The replied in unison.

“Chloe's just done a scan for me, all on track, I'm sixteen weeks like I should be and the baby's growing well.” She told them grinning, her hand rubbing over the blossoming bump beneath her t shirt.

“That's great Gwen.” Jack replied, feeling happy for her despite his own problem.

“Thanks, I'm going to celebrate with a pastry, one won't hurt, will it?” She asked Chloe, catching Jack's eye.

“No, not at all.” Chloe assured her.

“Pastries all round then.” Gwen replied, slipping on her coat and picking up her handbag before leaving the hub.

“Right, lets get this scan done while Gwen's out.” Jack told Chloe a little abruptly.

“You know the drill.”

Jack loosened his clothes and lay on the examination bed while Chloe got the scanner ready, the programme required already on the computer from Gwen's scan.

There was total silence in the room as Chloe spread the gel on Jack's stomach and then placed the scanner over the baby, the reassuring sound of it's heart beating fill the hub as the image appeared on the screen.

“Just going to take measurements again.” She told them as she froze the image. “Okay, now to check on the growth.” She added a few minutes later.

After another few minutes silence Ianto was the first to crack. “Chloe, is it ... growing?”

“Okay, the growth has gown a little but to tell the truth not as quickly as I thought which is good news, as for the baby.” She stopped herself, about to refer to it as the sex the scan indicated and then began again. “ It's growing fine, in fact I'd go as far as to say it's growing a little faster than expected.”

“Is that bad?” Jack asked.

“No, it could be a very good thing if we have to deliver early.” Chloe replied, giving him a reassuring smile.

“You've still not come up with any other way to get rid of the growth, other than surgery?” Jack asked.

“No, you have no idea how much I wish I had.” Chloe replied sadly.

“Jack, I ... when I spoke to Claire she suggested something ... promise you'll listen without jumping down my throat?” Ianto asked.

“You told Claire?” Chloe asked.

“Yep. Jack?”

“I can't promise my hormones won't make me flip, but I can try.” Jack replied.

“She suggested we tell Gwen and Damien ...”

Jack cut him off. “No, I don't want them to know, especially Gwen.”

“Let me finish, I know why you don't want to tell Gwen, because of her own pregnancy but I think it was a good idea. She said that if we tell them maybe between all of us we can come up with something that we haven't thought of already.”

“Like what?” Jack frowned.

“She said that maybe we have something in the archives that could help.”

“Something alien?” Chloe asked.

Ianto nodded. “Something we've forgotten.”

“I'm not sure I like the idea of using something alien on you Jack, what if it went wrong?”

Jack looked at Chloe and then Ianto thoughtfully for a moment before replying. “You say the chances of this baby surviving are small, yes?”

“Yes.” Chloe replied simply.

“And surgery is too dangerous, so I think anything that might make raise the chances of this baby making it's due date are worth trying. It's a brilliant idea Ianto, I'm sorry about earlier.”

“It's forgiven already, you know that.” Ianto lent down and placed a small kiss on Jack's lips.

“Okay, it's decided, once Damien's in we tell them.” Jack replied.

“I'll leave you two alone for a bit.” Chloe told them as she wiped the gel of Jack's belly. “But I shall be expecting coffee soon.” She said as she left the medical bay.

Jack sat up on the examination table and pulled Ianto close to him, wrapping his arms around his waist and kissing him tenderly before resting his forehead against Ianto's.

“I really do love you, you know that, don't you?” Jack told him.

“Why else do you think I put up with you?” Ianto smiled softly before Jack kissed him again.

TBC

Unforeseen Complications 45/?

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