The Trick Is To Keep Breathing 8/?

[missthingsplace]

AU: When it all changes: Life, Love and Family in Torchwood. 
Title: The Trick Is To Keep Breathing
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: The Twins, Caden and Eloise are now 19 and working for Torchwood, a case comes up that would be perfect for them but their parents are reluctant to let them work on the field, especially Jack ... will his fear be founded?
Spoilers: Probably not, but you never know ...
Warnings: Mentions of abuse but no details.
Rating: NC17 for the series.

Ianto smiled when his eldest daughters voice came through the comm in his ear while making coffee for her brother.

“Hi, daddy, da,” she began. “just checking in as promised, I don't have long as I had to say I need to pop to the ladies to get time to myself.”

“Hi sweetheart,” Ianto replied. “daddy is on the phone to the PM at the moment, but I shall let him know you're fine. Any news to tell yet?”

“Nope, so far all seems normal and I have even made some friends,” she informed him. “I am a little surprised at how well they feed us though, this place is listed as a charity and I thought we'd be lucky to get porridge, cereal or toast.”

“Better than that then?”

“You'd think I was staying in a four star hotel with an eat all you like buffet breakfast,” she explained. “

“That does seem a little odd,” Ianto agreed.

“Anyway, I must go before they think I've fallen down the loo.” she giggled.

“Stay safe and keep your fingers crossed that nothing is really going on there,”

“Will do da, love you,” she responded. “give daddy a hug for me.”

“Bye sweetheart,”

With a smile on his face Ianto finished the coffees and made his way up to the conference room where Caden was devouring pastries and talking to Chloe.

“Dad still on the phone?” He asked, taking the coffees off the tray one at a time to place in front of Caden and Chloe to their thanks, then set his and Jack's down before taking a seat and grabbingone of the few pastries left for himself.

“Eloise checked it, she's fine,” Ianto informed them.

“She okay?” Chloe asked before taking a sip of her coffee and sighing with contentment.

“Fine, nothing really to report yet,” Ianto shrugged. “she thought the amount of choice for breakfast was a little odd but it's probably something and nothing.”

“Until I get myself in there I am glad she can contact me any time,” Caden put in. “I don't like her being there alone.”

“None of us do,” Ianto told him.

“None of us do what?” Jack asked, rushing through the door and making a beeline for his coffee.

“Like Ellie being in that hostel,” Caden told him,getting to his feet. “so, lets get on with kicking me out the Tourist office. Who's going to fulfil that pleasure?”

“I will,” Ianto told him, downing the last of his coffee and slid his chair back to walk his son back to the Tourist Office exit.

“I'm going into the city centre, I think I will be more noticeable there,” Caden explained while they walked.. “there are more people about, I want you to throw me out when we see a few people walking past, hopefully they will help get me noticed. Could be that one of them even knows someone at the hostel.”

“Possible,” Ianto nodded, letting his son lead the way through the secret panel that took them into their destination, although he knew the odds against it were very low.

Ianto checked the security camera and spotted a group of teenagers heading their way from one direction and two young adults with a small child and a dog from the other.

“Now is as good a time as any,” Ianto said, having Caden his backpack from behind the counter where he had left it. “ready?”

“Yeah!” Caden grinned.

Ianto yanked open the door, shoved his son out, wincing when he tumbled to the ground and yelled loudly at him.

“If you break in here again I will call the police, do yourself a favour and go home!”

“I ain't got no home!” Caden yelled back, clambering to his feet and sneering back at him. “Not one that I feel safe in any ways!”

“Then you need help ...”

“Like throwing me out on the street?” Caden yelled back then ran off across the Plass before his father could add anything else.

Ianto stepped back into the Tourist Office, closed the door and activated his comm.

“Caden? Are you okay? I didn't mean to knock you flying,”

“Fine dad, you didn't I faked it,”

“Good. No go and get found by the Hostel.”

“That's my aim,”

Ianto deactivated the comm and turned at the sound of the secret door opening.

“I think we might have underestimated our kids,” Ianto said with a small smile. “they are going to do fine.”

“I hope so,” Jack replied, giving his husband a wry smile.

“Jack, they will,” smiled back and admitted. “at least that is what I keep telling myself.”

“Ha!” Jack exclaimed.

“So, anyway, how did the phone call go with the PM then?”

“The usual,” the Captain shrugged. “but I have just had a call from Gwen, she and Rhys want to meet up for a meal, they need some grown up time, so she says.”

“Grown up time? Has she met you?” Ianto laughed.

“It's a good job I love you Jones, Ianto Jones,” Jack grinned.

“We should get back to the hub,” Ianto said reluctantly.

“Yep, in a few minutes,” the Captain agreed, taking his husbands hand into his own and tugging him close to kiss him softly on the lips.

“So, do I tell Gwen yes?”

“You already have, haven't you?” Ianto replied, their hands still entwined they walked through the secret door.

“Yeah,” Jack said. “It's been a long time since we had an evening out.”

“What about Caden and Eloise?”

“They have comms and each other,” Jack replied. “and Gwen will understand if we have to rush off halfway through dinner.”

“True,”

“Now I really should catch up on that paperwork you keep piling up on my desk.”

“I promise you coffee if you do.” Ianto grinned.
 

“Only coffee?” Jack pouted.

“For now,” Ianto laughed, letting go of his husbands hand and going their separate ways in the hub.

TBC