Growing up is never easy 1/3

[missthingsplace]

 AU: When it all changes: Life, Love and Family in Torchwood.  
Title: Growing up is never easy
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: Set approx three months after 'Fathers, First Dates and First Kisses'. Eloise finds that life isn't always as simple as it seems when it comes to affairs of the heart.
Spoilers: Probably not, but you never know ...
Warnings: None
Rating: PG

A/N: I've been wanting to write a fic in this 'verse for ages and it being teachwriteslash's birthday seemed like a good excuse! I hope you have a great day Teach and this is for you, i hope you enjoy. 

 

 

Eloise pulled out her books, sat down on her bed and with a sigh opened the maths book. She didn't even get past the first problem before the tears began to spill down her cheeks and after wiping them roughly away with the back of her hand she tried to compose herself and carry on her revision but seconds later she was curled up in a ball on the bed sobbing into her arms.

“Ellie, you okay?” Caden's voice called through the door as he tried the handle only to find it locked.

“Go away!” Eloise shouted out to him, her voiced strained with emotion.

“Tell me what's wrong, please?” Caden persisted, hating his sister to be upset. “Has Scott got something to do with this?”

“No, it's not him,” she yelled back. “It's me, I'm a horrible person, just leave me alone!”

“Is something wrong with your sister?” Eloise heard her Dada's voice ask her twin.

“Something or someone has upset Ellie and she's locked herself in,” Dylan replied, his concern clear in his voice.

“Don't worry, you go and get on with your homework,” Ianto told him gently. “I'll talk to her.”

“Where's Dad?” Caden enquired before moving.

“He had some last minute phone calls to make, he'll be home soon,” Ianto answered.

Caden nodded, totally used to one, if not both of his fathers being home late and thankful that Claire was there to look after Dylan and Elizabeth and headed off to his own room.

“Eloise, sweetheart?” Ianto said softly, tapping on the door with his knuckles. “Can I come in?”

When the only response he got was the sound of her sobs through the door he rushed off to his bedroom for their secret weapon, an alien artefact that they had discovered years before that would open any lock and when he returned to his daughters room he gave her one more chance to let him in before using it.

He placed the metal object to the door, it bleeped and whirred for a minute or two and then he heard the lock click open, despite the key still being in place in the door and took in the sight of his eldest daughter curled up on the bed, her body shaking with her sobs.

“Hey, whatever it is, it can't be that bad,” Ianto asked, sitting down beside her and pulling her into a tight hug. “Can it?”

Eloise nodded against his chest and shook in his arms.

Ianto kissed the top of her head and then smoothed over the top of her hair with his hand, doing his best to try and calm her down, never having seen her so distraught.

“I'm a bad person Dada,” she finally said quietly.

“You? You don't have a bad bone in your body!” Ianto answered, rather shocked at her words. “Tell me what's wrong, please?”

“It's Scott, I feel so bad,” she whispered and then broke into fresh sobs.

“Tell me why, is it something you've said, done?” Ianto asked cautiously. “or something you won't do?”

“It's nothing like that Dada,” she told him, knowing exactly what he meant. “Scott isn't pressuring me into anything.”

“Whatever it is can't be that bad then, can it?” Ianto asked gently. “Just speak to me and we can talk about it.”

“There's this new girl in my class, Katie,” Eloise began to explain quietly. “from the day she started two weeks ago we clicked and have spent a lot of time together at break time as well as in any classes we have together … and I think Scott is feeling neglected.”

“That is a bit unfair sweetheart, you two have only been going out for what? Two and a half, three months?” Ianto asked her and she nodded against his chest again. “He must be feeling a little left out, I thought you really liked him?”

“I do really like him and that just makes what I did even worse!” She said.

“I can't help you if you don't tell me what it was you did?” Ianto asked, pushing her gently to confide in him.

“Katie … we were up the far end of the playing field just talking under one of the trees this afternoon when … when she kissed me,” Eloise blurted out.

“That doesn't make you a bad person,” Ianto began but she cut him off.

“But I didn't stop her, I kissed her back Dada,” Eloise admitted. “I kissed her back Dada and … oh Dada!”

“Oh Eloise,” Ianto sighed. “what have you got yourself into?”

“I don't know what to do Dada,” she replied.

“Did Scott see you? Does he know?” Ianto asked her.

“Nope, he has no idea I've betrayed him,” Eloise sighed, her sobs beginning to subside a little. “I have to tell him though, I mustn't keep secrets from him.”

“I think that first you need to work out what you want,” Ianto said to his daughter. “do you like Scott more than Katie? Or are you more attracted to her? You're only sixteen love, you'll meet lots of people you like before you fall in love completely.”

“But I thought I loved Scott!” Eloise stated with a snort. “How will I know for sure?”

“When you meet the right person, it's very unusual for someone of your age to meet the person they are going to spend the rest of your life with at your age,” Ianto answered.

“How did you and Daddy know?” She asked him, reaching for a tissue to wipe at her eyes and then blow her nose noisily.

“It just hit us before we realised it ourselves,” Ianto told her honestly. “I think we fell in love long before either of us could admit it to each other, it seemed to complicated for us to be together at first but we couldn't resist each other.”

“Daddy's pheromones?” Eloise asked with a giggle.

Ianto laughed, hugging her tightly. “That started it but that wasn't love, that took time to grow.”

“Just lust then?” Eloise grinned.

“And just what do you know about lust young lady?” Ianto asked her, trying to looked shocked but them laughing.

“I see it on Scott's face,” Eloise admitted. “he's never said anything, but I think I have a touch of those 51st Century pheromones too.”

“Very possible,” Ianto agreed, frowning a little before relaxing his brow a again. “that could be what spurred Katie into kissing you too.”

“Oh god,” Eloise groaned. “how the hell do I control them?”

“You can't really, you just have to control yourself,” Ianto shrugged. “look, it's up to you if you tell Scott or not. He might be hurt though so you have to weigh the pro's and con's of telling him and it seems to me that you're attracted to girls too so you have a decision of your own to make too. What about Katie, what happened after you kissed?”

“The bell went and we had to go back to lessons, we had different classes so I haven's seen her since,” Eloise replied.

“Then you need to decide which one of them to let down gently,” Ianto told her. “you can't string them both along.”

“I know Dada,” Eloise nodded.

“Good girl, now why don't you go and have a bath and then dinner should be ready,” Ianto smiled. “do you want me to tell Daddy?”

“How does Daddy control his pheromones, himself?” Eloise asked her father.

“You could talk to him, he has more experience in these matters,” Ianto answered. “a lot more.”

“Do you ever get jealous, about how many ex lovers he had before you?” Eloise asked somewhat innocently.

“Nope,” Ianto chuckled. “that's in the past, now do you want me to tell him and get him to talk to you later?”

“Please,” Eloise answered, kissing him on the cheek. “but you've already helped me, you know.”

“Anything for my daughter,” Ianto smiled, grabbing her into another tight hug and kissing her brow. “now go and have that bath while I talk to Daddy, I just heard the car come up the driveway.”

“Thanks again Dada,” she said as he released her and left her room to go down and greet his husband.

TBC

Comments

[reddevilpoes]

Happy birthday to teach and we get the cake as well...Missthingsfic! Yea!
Jack...pheromones...control?????? Jack...control....? Can THAT be done???

[trektorch]

This is so nice to revisit Jack and Ianto and their children from your earlier stories. Oh, the heartache of being a teenager. Wouldn't redo that for anything in the world. I'm sure Jack has passed on some of those pheromones to his children. That can be a plus and a negative. Looking forward to the next chapters.

[schnuffie]

[milady_dragon]

Loved that! Poor Ellie, being so confused, but her daddies will help her.

*goes back to read the earlier stories*

[missthingsplace]

I'm in the process of making a new master list for this verse, which is here: http://missthingsplace.dreamwidth.org/428915.html?#cutid1

I'm working on it as fast as i can - some of them have lots of chapters - i hope that helps :)

Thank you :D

[milady_dragon]

Thanks! It totally helps. *hugs*

And good luck!

[missthingsplace]

You're welcome :)

I have to update all my lists ... i forget which few i have done already, lol ... makes me realise just how much i have written, argh!

Thank you! xx

[kildarefiles]

I love this verse, so sweet! I wonder what Daddy will say about the pheromone thing.

[too_beauty]

really nice but I wouldn't like to be in any of their shoes!!!!!

[stargazer60]

Oh, Ellie! The teenaged years are rough, I hope you figure things out!

[tonjavmoore]

I hated being sixteen and sounds like Ellie isn't too happy either.

So glad you are revisiting this 'verse. I love it to death.

[zazajb]

I'd forgotten how much I love this verse...oh it's tough being a teenager - especially when you've got your Dad's 51st century pheromones! Looking forward to the next one :D xxx

[seabiscuit]

love the story so far

[remuslives23]

Oh, poor Eloise! Ianto is an awesome dad!

[blackrose_17]

Aww poor Eloise, at least she had Ianto there to talk to.

[badwolf5225]

You mentioned this was part of the 'When it all changes: Life, Love and Family in Torchwood' AU and that it followed 'Fathers, First Dates and First Kisses'. I thought I'd read all your TW stories but I must have missed this AU and I can't seem to find it anywhere. Can you send me a link or something. I'd like to start at the begining before reading this.

[missthingsplace]

If you've friended my on LJ (i can't remember) then you can find it using this list: http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/165103.html#cutid1

If not if you click on the 'tags' tab at the top of my page you will find tags for each fic on here, they are all on here too if you want to use that list to read them here as it shows the right order.

There are also two more not on the list yet: This Moment In Time and Fathers, First Dates and First Kisses, every fic is tagged with it's title.

I am still trying to get all my mater lists updated on here, it's taking forever!

I hope that helps, Di x

[(Anonymous)]

Happy Bday Teach and Misplaced that was an awesome and sweet fic. Great gift!!!

[teachwriteslash]

Thank you so much!!!! I love this. I've missed them. Our first hotel did not have wifi so I am getting caught up!

[missthingsplace]

I found your comment last night via my mobile as our internet had gone wibble and i was so happy to see you'd found it and loved it :)

I've missed them too.

Thank you :D

[owensheart]

Oh to be young. Poor Katie, I hope she makes the right decesion.

I am gald this verse is back, I love it!

[cjharknessgirl]

This was so sweet! Poor Eloise being so confused, but I loved Ianto talking to her and I'm sure Jack can help her as well. *goes off to read more*

[hab318princess]

lovely (poor Eloise though)

[jedi_harkness]

Poor Ellie! Ah, those teenage years...