missthingsplace | Dreamscapes And Nightmares

AU: When it all changes: Life, Love and Family in Torchwood.
Title: Dreamscapes And Nightmares (Series 12)
Author:

missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Andy, My OC's: Caden, Eloise, Dylan, Jenni, 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: Jack starts experiencing at first strange and confusing dreams which become interspursed with nightmares and he has no idea what is causing them or if they are connected ...
Spoilers: Probably not, but you never know ...
Warnings: Really? Do i have to?
Rating: NC17 for the series.

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

A/N: Sorry that i haven't posted anything for two days, RL has been rather hectic, getting stuff ready for ickles boyfriend when he arrives to stay from Australia with us next wednesday and other stuff.

Four days later ...

“Are you ready to do this?” Ianto asked his husband quietly, pressing a loving kiss to the side of his neck.

Jack nodded. “Today is perfect, the sun is shining and the rift is behaving. Did you ask Claire if she wanted to join us?”

“I did but she said it was something we should just keep as a family thing, which I can understand,” Ianto told him.

“She feels like family,” Jack answered simply.

“The kids have a surprise for you, Caden and Eloise anyway,” Ianto told him. “they're waiting for us in the garden.”

“Really? What is it?” Jack asked.

“I have no idea, they wouldn't tell me,” Ianto said with a soft smile. “we should head down though, I left them watching Dylan in his pram.”

“Okay,” Jack agreed, taking his husbands hand and letting him lead the way downstairs and outside, the sight of the Oak tree sapling leaning against the wooden fence saddening him a little.

“Daddy,” Eloise called out, smiling she ran the small distance between them and Jack had to let go of his husbands hand to catch her as she leapt up at him. “don't be sad daddy.”

“I'll be okay sweetheart,” Jack reassured her. “dada says you and Caden have a surprise for me?”

“Caden, now,” Eloise called out to her twin, he picked up a small cardboard box and carried it over to the rest of his family.

Jack set Eloise down on her feet so he could take the box, when he did so he opened the lid slowly and felt his eyes well up at the contents.

Inside was a tiny pink knitted cardigan and a pair of pale blue booties along with a little rattle and a piece of paper.

Jack handed picked out the piece of paper and handed the box to Ianto and began to read the childish handwriting, knowing Eloise had written it for the pair of them.

To my sister Victoria and your mummy Megan we wish we had known you as daddy loved you so much and we know he misses you badly.

Claire our nanny told us that you were still a baby in heaven so we thought you might like these, they used to be ours.

Love Eloise and Caden.

“We want you to bury them with the tree,” Caden explained, watching tears slide down his daddy's face with concern, worried their gift had upset him even more.

“I think it's a lovely idea,” Jack told him, crouching down and pulling both his children into a tight hug, kissing them both on the top of the head.

“Claire helped me write the note,” Eloise said proudly. “she wrote down what I said and I copied it.”

“You did a great job,” Jack smiled at her. “shall we plant the tree now?”

“We helped dada dig the hole,” Caden told him as they pulled out of their daddy's arms and each took one of his hands and walked down the garden with Ianto following closely behind pushing the pram with one hand, the box balanced on top and carrying the sapling in his other hand.

Jack and Ianto looked on while the twins placed the contents of the box in the bottom of the hole along with the note and then Ianto placed the roots of the tree on top of them, holding it steady while Jack carefully refilled the hole in around it.

Jack stood back and looked at the sapling for a few moments before speaking.

“Goodbye my beautiful angels, all I can hope for is that you are resting in peace now. I loved you both so much and no matter how badly it hurts to remember you I know I wouldn't want it any other way,” Jack said quietly. “I know you'd be happy to know that I have another family now, it took me a very long time to find someone I wanted to settle down with again and if you knew Ianto, my husband you'd love him as much as I do. You will never escape my memories again, I promise.”

With that Jack turned and buried his face in his husbands shoulder and cried freely, Ianto have the twins a look that told them to go back into the house and they pushed the pram away with them leaving Ianto to comfort his husband.

Since taking the third and last pill Jack's mood had lifted visibly but he knew this ceremony would break him a little again, it was only to be expected and he would just hold him for as long as he needed him too.

“Are you okay?” Ianto asked softly when Jack finally lifted his head from his husbands sodden shoulder.

“Yeah, I really am,” Jack said with a weak smile. “I needed to do this, thank you.”

“Anything for you, you know that,” Ianto answered, kissing his husbands lips tenderly. “what now?”

“Now I want to go back indoors and play with out children and spend this evening with just you,” Jack told him. “this just enforces just how fragile life is and that I should make the most of you all while I can.”

“I'm going to be with you for a long time yet, as are the children,” Ianto told him fiercely. “nothing is going to come between us, or take us away from you, I can promise you that.”

“We don't know ...” Jack began only to be cut of by Ianto's lips on his, kissing him deeply.

“I do!” Ianto insisted. “and this little family is going to result in grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren and then ...”

This time Jack cut Ianto off with a kiss.

“I get it,” Jack told him, his face breaking into a grin. “this family is forever.”

“Yep, and don't you ever forget it,” Ianto grinned back. “so, they kids are having an early night tonight then?”

“Oh yeah,” Jack told him, turning to look once more at the sapling, a little sadness seeping back into his thoughts but he knew life went on and he was going to live it with the people he loved.

The End.

A/N 2: There is another series in this 'verse planned if people are still interested? It's on the angsty side again so there's going to be a bit of a break before i start posting it.