missthingsplace | Unforeseen Complications 75/?

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 This chapter is dedicated to teachwriteslash I hope the weekend proves to be a million times better than the past week has been for you hun *hugs*

The first thing they did when they got back to the hub was to tell both Damien and Chloe that they had information that might lead them to where Teyla was hiding out and that there would be a team meeting on half an hour, then they asked Chloe to do a scan on Jack and the baby.

Jack loosened his clothes and lay back on the examination table, Ianto holding his hand as he waited for Chloe to get the scanner and set up the computer.

“We just need to hear the heartbeat.” Jack told her.

“Might as well do a proper scan while you're here, I want to keep a close eye on that growth and see if the baby's growth is still in an accelerated state.” Chloe told him firmly.

“Good idea, even if it gets him to just stay still for five minutes.” Ianto replied.

“I can stay still.” Jack pouted.

“Sure you can.” Chloe chuckled as she squeezed the cool gel on his exposed belly. “Your bump seems to be a little bigger than I expected.”

“It does seem to be becoming more and more apparent quickly, just like when I was carrying the twins.” Jack told her.

“Probably due to the growth, ready?”

“Yep.” Ianto replied as Jack nodded, both of them waiting for the sound of the heartbeat to fill the hub.

“There you go.” Chloe smiled as the baby's heartbeat echoed around them. “And here it is on the screen.

Chloe turned the monitor towards them, watching their faces as they looked at the image on the screen, there was no mistaking it was a baby at all.

“Still don't want to know the sex?” Chloe asked as Gwen walked down into the medical bay.

“Go on, I want to know if I need to buy pink or blue.” Gwen told them.

“Then buy white or lemon instead.” Ianto grinned at her.

“Spoilsports.”

While they were chatting Chloe froze the image and took measurements of the baby again and then scanned to growth, repeating the same actions.

“How many weeks are you now Gwen, sixteen?” Chloe asked her.

“Yes, the birth date seems like forever away.” Gwen replied.

“Well, if this baby keeps growing the rate it is it could very well be born first, judging by the scan and the measurements it's about another week ahead of it's self Jack.”

“Fifteen weeks?” Jack asked.

“Yes, I asked Gwen when she was due because your bump seemed to be catching hers up.”

“And the growth?” Ianto asked.

“Barely grown, a little but not much.”

“Maybe the baby is fighting against it?” Gwen suggested.

“No idea as I've never come across anything like this before, but for now I'd like to hope so.” Chloe replied.

“But we still need to find a way to remove the growth?” Ianto asked.

“Yes, if possible I'd like to, rather than risk it suddenly rapidly growing and squashing the baby.”

“Once we've dealt with Teyla we'll concentrate on that along with finding that alien, as far as I'm concerned the baby comes before it.” Jack told them as Chloe wiped off the gel and rearranged his clothes. “Okay, time for that team meeting.”

“I'll get coffee and see you there.” Ianto told them, bounding off up the steps out of the medical bay and across the hub, pausing briefly to tell Damien to head for the conference room.

When Ianto reached the conference room some ten minutes later Jack, Chloe and Gwen were only just getting there themselves, Damien was already there waiting for them.

Ianto handed out the coffees as the others sat at the table and waited for Jack to talk.

“According to the taxi driver he believes that she might be hiding out in some abandoned houses at the back of Splott, what we need is the element of surprise so she can't make a run for it.” Jack told them.

“No SUV then.” Damien said. “Use one of our cars?”

“No, she knows them too well, I think we should ask Joel if we can borrow his.” Ianto suggested.

“Good idea, phone Claire and ask to speak to him, make sure the twins are okay too.” Jack replied, wanting to speak to the kids himself but needing to carry on with the meeting.

“Back in a minute.” Ianto replied, taking his phone from his pocket and leaving the room to go down to the main hub.

“What do we do when we find her?” Chloe asked.

“Whatever's necessary, alive or dead I want her here, she is going to pay for what she did one way or another.” Jack told her, his conflicting emotions clearly on his face as he tried not to think of her as his daughter.

“Damien and I are going and we're not listening to any other suggestions.”

“I understand why but I don't like you both putting yourselves at risk like this for us, this is personal, not Torchwood business.” Jack told Chloe.

“Which is why we are doing it, we feel like we're part of an extended family, your family and we will do anything to protect you all. If she kills you, you lose the baby, if she gets Ianto the kids lose their dada, not going to happen.” Damien interjected. “And the same goes for you Gwen, you're not putting that baby at risk.”

“You have no idea how much we appreciate this.” Jack replied. “One day we will be able to repay you in some way.”

“Not expected.” Chloe replied, getting up from her seat and moving over to Jack, kissing him on the cheek.

“We won't take any risks, but we will do all we can to bring her here alive.” Damien added.

“Thank you.” Jack told them, not sure he wanted her to be alive if and when they returned with Teyla.

“Kids are fine.” Ianto announced as he walked back into the conference room. “Joel says using his car is no problem, Claire is going to bring it over to the parking garage.”

“Is she bringing the kids?” Jack asked.

“No, Joel is going to stay with them at the B&B, she thinks it'll be safer for them there if Teyla comes back here alive and I think she has a point.” Ianto replied.

“Okay, when will she be here?” Jack asked.

Ianto looked at his watch. “In about ten minutes.”

“Damien, Chloe, I want you to go as soon as she does, comms on at all time, any time it looks like things are going to get out of hand you tell us and we'll call Andy and have back up there for you in minutes.” Jack ordered, hand pressed to his belly as he tried to remain as calm as possible.

They were interrupted by the sound of Ianto's mobile ringing, Ianto answered it and after a 'Hello' and a 'Okay' he cut the call again.

“Claire is here with the car waiting for us.” Ianto told them before dialling a taxi to come and pick her up to take her back to Joel and the twins.

“You two, follow me.” Jack told Damien and Chloe as they went to meet Claire. “Back in a minute.” He told Ianto and Gwen as they walked towards the cog door, Chloe and Damien checking their weapons and other items they might need.

TBC

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