missthingsplace | Sleeping Beauty

Title: Sleeping Beauty - Sequel to Happily Ever After ... -and Once Upon A Time
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: More fluffiness
Spoilers: None
Rating: pg13

Once Upon A Time ...: http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/52048.html#cutid1

Happily Ever After ...: http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/52485.html#cutid1

'Come on sweetheart, just try it on.' Ianto pleaded to his daughter.

'Don't want to dada.' She stamped he little foot.

'But you need clothes for school, we have to buy your uniform.'

'But I don't like it, I want a pink uniform.'

'Sorry honey, the school insists it has to be blue.'

She put her hands on her hips and rolled her eyes. 'Blue is a boys colour.'

'Not always.' Ianto was beginning to get a little exasperated with his daughter.

'Daddy wouldn't make me wear blue.'

'Well Daddy isn't here, he's off changing your baby brother.'

'Changing him for what?'

Ianto didn't miss the happiness in her voice, he knew she was feeling a little bit put out by her baby brothers arrival two months ago, maybe him being born so close to her starting school wasn't the best timing. She had been looking forward to it, but now he got the feeling she was jealous that her baby brother would get to be with her daddies more than she was.

'Changing his nappy, you know exactly what I mean.'

She pouted. 'I'd rather have a puppy.'

Ianto looked around for Jack, he seemed to have been away a very long time, as if he knew exactly how this trip was going to go. He turned his attention back to his daughter.

'Look, I know it seems unfair that you have to wear something you don't want to, but get used to it, you have years of school and horrible uniforms ahead of you.'

When he saw the tears well up in his little daughters eyes he knew he had said it a little harsher than he had intended and lifted her into his arms, holding her tight as she cried softly.

'I'm sorry, please forgive dada?'

'Hey, what's up?' Jack had finally returned, their little boy fast asleep in his pram.

His daughter lifted her head from Ianto's shoulder and with her lip quivering she informed him that dada was mean and made her cry.

'She wants a pink uniform and blue is for boys.' Ianto sounded like he wished he could give in to her wishes just to make her happy.

Jack held out his arms and took their daughter from Ianto.

'Look, dada's not mean.' He glanced up at Ianto's face. 'It's the school that's mean,'

'But I hate it.' She sulked.

'Okay, now if you go to school wearing something different to all the other little girls won't it feel a little strange?'

'Nope daddy.'

Jack could see he was getting nowhere and Ianto was giving him a 'I told you so.' look.

'Okay, how about we buy the nasty uniform and you can try it on at home?'

'No!'

'Look after your brother for a minute, I need to speak to dada.' Jack told her, putting her back on her feet next to the pram, Jack and Ianto moved away a little, near enough to keep an eye on them but far enough away so that she couldn't hear their whispered conversation.

'I'll take the kids to the shoe shop, she can chose her own shoes for school that will make her happy, you buy the uniform and we'll work on getting her to try it on sometime before she starts school in two weeks time.' Jack suggested to Ianto.

'Sounds like a plan, I hope that little one doesn't want to wear pink when he starts school.' Ianto frowned.

'Well if he does we'll worry about it then.' Jack said laughing.

'Daddy, need to go wee wee.' Their daughters voice came over loud and clear.

Jack sighed. 'Meet you in the shoe shop.'

Ianto kissed him softly on the lips as a thank you for defusing what could have turned into a tantrum on their daughters front and gathered the required items of uniform needed in what he hoped was the right size as Jack walked away with the pram and their daughter.

Ianto paid for the items and walked the short distance to the shoe shop, he lingered by the doorway as he spotted the smile on his daughters face as the assistant put some shoes on her feet that he couldn't see from that distance.

She stood up so the assistant to check of they fitted properly and walked back and forth in them, then she spotted Ianto by the door watching.

'Dada.' She called as she ran to him. 'Look at my pretty shoes.'

She held her foot up to give him a closer look, they were black patent leather with pretty pink flowers on them.

'They're gorgeous sweetie.'

He took her hand and led her back to Jack, she refused to take them off so they paid for them and she left the shop wearing them, skipping alongside the pram as she looked down to admire her shoes as she did so.

By the time they eventually got home it was early evening and everyone was starving, Jack took their son and fed and changed him while Ianto cooked spaghetti bolognaise for dinner. By the time they had eaten, bathed the kids, read their daughter a story and got them both settled into bed they were tired from the stress of the day.

They collapsed onto the sofa in front of the TV feeling absolutely shattered, kids were more tiring that Torchwood ever is Jack thought. Ianto was channel hopping with the remote next to him, looking like he hadn't slept for a week.

Jack took the remote from his hand and used it to turn the TV off, placed it on the floor and gathered Ianto into his arms.

'Do we have to go through this every year?' Jack asked.

'Yep.'

'Will it get any easier?'

'Nope, I doubt it.'

Jack groaned. 'We should go to bed.'

'Can't we sleep here? I'm comfortable.'

'Who said anything about sleep?'

'I'm very tired, you may have to convince me to move.'

Jack pressed his lips to Ianto's kissing him softly, Ianto's responded sleepily at first till Jack deepened the kiss, teasing his lips with the tip of his tongue. Ianto moaned softly, feeling a sudden burst of energy.

'Okay, I'm convinced.' Ianto grinned.

Jack stood up pulling Ianto with him and led him out the room, they heard snuffling from the kids bedroom and quickly checked on the kids. The baby was snuffling in his sleep, but perfectly fine, their daughter was fast asleep, a smile on her face obviously in her little dream world. Their own little sleeping beauty. Ianto led Jack out of the room and into theirs, happy with the fact the baby now shared his sisters room.

The End.