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Ianto was not sure how to react as he stood looking at his cousin, someone he had not seen in many years. "Jane?"

"Hi" she smiled like it was an every day event, turning up on his doorstep "How are you Ifan?"

"Ianto. I prefer Ianto" Ianto said calmly, stepping to one side to allow her into his home… reluctantly and as he did so Hawk wandered past with what appeared to be a skivvy worn over his legs like a weird pair of pants with a hole for his little winkie to flop about through.

She stopped and stared at the child who ignored her, looking up at his beloved Taddy "Tad? Whea my hat?"

"I don't know about your hat young man, but I assure you … you are not going outside without real trousers on and maybe… just maybe your beep-beeps covered as well. Don't want to lose those do you?"

In response the little boy touched his nipples and happily said "Beeeeep .. beeeeep"

"It's getting cold out there. Don't' want something to get frostbite and fall off do you?" Ianto asked and the child pondered this then sighed with an award winning eye roll.

He wandered off and Ianto turned to her "Ignore him, terrible twos have nothing on Treacherous Threes. Unfortunately his speech is not as advanced as I would like but he is the baby and is smothered a bit by the other kids."

Hawk was returning with a pair of his father's underwear over the hole in the skivvy, another skivvyt over his head with us face uncovered but the rest still covered, his arms poking out either side as he made weird noises.

"Hawk. Are you stuck?" Ianto asked, as if he could not see that and the child looked at him with that unmistakable sarcasm only a child can display.

"No! It's my disguise!"

Then he was gone.

"Well … youngest right?" Jae asked, watching the child run for the back door where a shout showed other children out there.

"My youngest yes. My grandchildren are out there waiting for him. Some are older than him, makes a weird dynamic, luckily they all get along."

She knew he was not asking why she was there because he ws letting it be her decision to say and she cleared her throat "as you know … our grandfather left a small portfolio …"

"Your grandfather. He disowned mama when she married my father remember?" Ianto said clammy.

"Yes well … Tad died and we were going over the old paperwork in the safe and … looks like his will included you and Rhiannon. Some old the jewellery for the security box as well as a few pieces for you. We wondered why Tad never gave them away, kept them in there. Seems like he couldn't being himself to do that, knew they were yours." She handed over a box and Ianto led her to the kitchen then he sat and opened the box, looking in at the pieces of jewellery and to his surprise, some tie pins and cufflinks.

"Whatcha got?" Ton asked as he entered the kitchen.

"Some things that are from my Grandy. Here, he left the broach that was his mother's to Rhiannon." Ianto said as he lifted out a cameo.

"Pretty. Mama would have liked it" Ton nodded, the he looked at the lady sitting there "Hello, I am Carlton. Did you bring these things for Mama?"

"You're the one that didn't' die" she blurted "the baby that wasn't in the vehicle."

"Yes, I am lucky. Not in the balloon either" he grinned "all my life the Gods have looked out for me, right Taddy?"

"Always Ton my love" Ianto smiled, watching a tie pin go south in excited fingers.

"I will show this to my wife, she will love it" Ton muttered as he picke dup the broach, tuning to leave and she looked at Ianto with intensity.

Ianto waited for the next thing she needed to say.

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Recap of Harkness-Jones family

Our lovely men are now 49 and 53 … of course both still look about thirty.

The children are now ... 11 (Ifan the Imp) 20 (Ton), 23 (Babs), 27 (Walt), and 28 (Stephen). Hawk is three and a half.

Walter and Curtis have Ben is (12), Crispin almost 11. Little Grace is 6. Maisey is about to turn 8.

Fen and Sam has have LB (5) and (Jax) is now three.

Babs and Bethy have the twins Valentine and Jenny (6 months born on Jack's BDay)

Owen and Tosh adopted Mae 11 ... And Denbae 6

John Hart and Chrystal have Harley (Monkey) 11. And Jasmine 7.