Growing up is never easy 2/3

[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.

A/N 2: Sorry i didn't post part 2 yesterday, i had a migrane all afternoon and evening. The insomnia seems to have eased off a little thankfully and as of this morning i have lost 1 stone and 1 pound in weight (15 pounds) :)

The front door swung open just as Ianto reached the bottom of the stairs and Jack's face lit up at the sight of his husband, pushing the door closed behind him he reached out to pull the younger man towards him and capturing his lips with his own gave him a tender kiss.

“How did the call to the Prime Minister go?” Ianto asked, still in his husbands arms.

“The same,” Jack answered. “he wanted to know more than I was willing to tell him, we bantered for a while and then he gave up.”

“I don't know why he still bothers after all this time,” Ianto laughed softly. “you'd have thought he would have given up years ago.”

“Perhaps he believes there's no harm in trying,” Jack shrugged. “are the kids all home?”

“Yep, but Eloise was in a bit of a state when I got here,” Ianto began to explain. “I managed to calm her down and get her to tell me what was wrong and I think I helped but I suggested she speak to you later.”

“What's wrong?” Jack asked, his eyes turning to look up the staircase.

“She's more like you than we thought,” Ianto answered. “it seems she's realised that she's not only attracted to boys and an incident today has her confused about how she feels about Scott.”

“Oh? What happened?” Jack asked, taking Ianto's hand in his own as they left the hallway and headed for the living room.

“It seems that she's been spending a lot of time with a new girl, a new friend called Katie,” Ianto explained. “and today Katie kissed her and instead of pushing her away, she responded and kissed her back.”

“She kissed a girl and liked it?” Jack chuckled.

“Yep, and now she doesn't know how she feels about Scott, she thought she loved him,” Ianto continued. “I explained that at her age she'll think that she's in love more than a few times before she finds the person she wants to spend her life with but … she's convinced that she's inherited your pheromones and has no idea how she's meant to control them or herself.”

“She's not at all phased by the idea that she likes girls too?” Jack asked.

“Nope, that seems to be the least of her worries,” Ianto answered. “having two fathers has probably helped along those lines, no, she's more worried about the pheromones from what I can tell and that she feels like she's betrayed Scott.”

“She won't be able to control the pheromones,” Jack sighed, a little bit of panic rising in his voice. “just her response to the reaction they cause in others. Oh shit Ianto, what if she's like I used to be? What if she just reacts like I did to everyone that made a pass at me? Oh god, what … Ianto, this is all my fault!”

“Jack we have always known this was a possibility,” Ianto told him. “our daughter isn't daft, she's not going to jump into bed with every boy or girl she meets.”

“How do we know that?” Jack countered. “she's already kissing a girl she barely knows while she's still dating Scott!”

“She's a teenage girl Jack, they aren't known for making sensible decisions even when they don't have their fathers futuristic pheromones,” Ianto argued softly back. “it could be nothing to do with them at all, just her exploring her sexuality, experimenting.”

“I really hope so,” Jack replied. “I should go and see her.”

“She's having a bath, you can talk after dinner,” Ianto said, squeezing his husbands hand. “how about we go and find Claire and find out what's cooking?”

The aroma of dinner drew then quickly towards the kitchen where they were greeted by two very excitable dogs, despite their advancing years nothing ever stopped them from welcoming their masters home with their tales wagging furiously while they sniffed every inch of them.

“Hey Chewie, Princess,” Jack greeted the dogs, dropping down into his knees and letting them both snuffle through his hair and lick his face excitedly while Ianto turned his attention to the humans in the room.

“Dada, Daddy!” Dylan called out from where he was stood helping Claire at the kitchen table, pastry cutter in his hand and flour all over him.

“Are you being a good boy?” Ianto asked the young child, laughing when Jack nearly tumbled over under the dogs bulk.

“Okay you two, that's enough,” Jack laughed, managing to get to his feet.

The two dog knowing that their game was over for now made their way panting to their beds and made themselves comfortable where they could watch everything that went on in the room.

“He's been a very good boy,” Claire said with a smile. “he's helping me make jam tarts for pudding.”

“With custard!” Dylan exclaimed.

“That sounds yummy,” Jack said, ruffling the boys hair with his hand and sending flour into the air.

“Elizabeth is in her cot having a nap, she should be wanting a feed soon,” Claire informed them, picking out the round shapes Dylan had cut out of the pastry and pressing them in the baking tin. “and Eloise and Caden should be doing their homework.”

“And what about your homework young man?” Ianto asked Caden.

“I only had maths and Claire made me do it before we came out here to cook,” Caden told them with a small huff.

“That's great,” Jack told him with a smile. “so, what's for dinner?”

“Lamb stew and dumplings,” Dylan told them.

“It should be ready to serve once I've got these tarts into the oven,” Claire added. “Perhaps you could let the other to kids know and get them to wash their hands?”

“Consider it done,” Ianto told her and left the room, leaving Jack behind as he was helping to clear the kitchen table ready for their meal.

TBC

Comments

[trektorch]

Very nice family view. I love how you put some many homey touches in your stories like the kitchen scene with Dylan helping to make tarts. I am enjoying the story. I hope you are feeling better. I suffered for years with migranes for years when youngers. Do you use any medication for them. Imtrix nasal spray is good for when you have them, and I am on a beta blocker (Inderal) that helps prevent them. I'm probably 15 years older than you, so as the years pass and our hormones decrease things usually get better (from what I have been told). I rarely have them now. So, that is one thing for you to look forward to in the aging process (lol). At least there is something to look forward to.

[wanda1969]

I'm not usually a huge fan of stories where there's MPREG or an unrealistic view of Jack and Ianto with kids... but I love the easy way this is written, heck, love all your stuff.

[kildarefiles]

I really like this verse too!

[zazajb]

Gorgeous view of happy homelife - all the details bring it to life so I'm right there with them *happy sigh*

Hope you're feeling a bit better *gentle hugs* xxx

[milady_dragon]

Lovely. Poor Jack though, I feel bad for him in this.

Oh, and I think there was a typo - Ianto asked Dylan about his homework, not Caden...

[seabiscuit]

love the update

[reddevilpoes]

Poor baby with the migraines....I am on beta blockers as well...other type, but they help and something to cut the attacks whenever they do appear (they are back from once a week to once every two or three months....)

Oh And...interesting: 'their tales wagging'...I have a hard time picturing that...

[stargazer60]

Loved how you put in "She kissed a girl and liked it?" Perfect. I just love the domestic bliss here, Ianto asking after Jack's day....and then discussion of the kids, homework, dinner... Ah......

[teachwriteslash]

Happy sigh .... I love this. I miss this verse. I really, really do.

[missthingsplace]

I've missed writing it but the bunnies are misbehaving when it comes to the fic i want to right! I'm hoping they'll behave soon, i miss writing the kids and the next series will be set about 5 years before Elizabath's birth.

The final part will be posted tomorrow :)

Thank you :)

[socalrose]

Lovely scene; Jack and Ianto do domestic well in your verse.

Congratulations on your weight lost!! You've earned a gold star!!

You're an inspiration!!!

I've just finished my first week on Weight Watchers and lost 4.8 pounds.

[(Anonymous)]

So nice to see this verse back again :)
And I just realised that I seem to have missed 'Fathers, First Dates and First Kisses'. Do you have it on dreamwidth as well?

[missthingsplace]

I do indeed, you can find it here: http://missthingsplace.dreamwidth.org/428915.html?#cutid1

I hope you enjoy :)

Thank you :D

[blackrose_17]

Jack and Ianto are so happy here just like they should be. I love all the little touches of home life that you showed in this chapter.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Yay! I love this universe and I love when authors have the kids old enough to explore what's been inherited from Jack or what might have been learned and how that conflicts with this point in time. I've been thinking of that for Iefan.

Ianto has to be very careful about not giving out modern packages...maybe he could put the sugar and flour in other containers?
I'm very curious how that turns out. Are they going to have a baby appointment soon?

I hope you feel better. I also wrote a couple of drabbles, not sure if you saw them:
http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/227694.html

[owensheart]

Oh I love this look at the family, Its soo lovey, the little family things you include just makes the story.

[cjharknessgirl]

Aw, I just love this view into their happy family life and I adore this verse!

[hab318princess]

lovely family picture

[jedi_harkness]

Poor Jack being an anxious father. *hugs him*