Wed Fish, Boo Fish
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ericadawn16Title: But Time Marches On
Characters: Rhi, Johnny, Gwen, Selene, Mica, Jack, Iefan, David, Emyr, Alice
Rated: PG-13 ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: One last day in the hospital for everyone.
Author's Note: The Sequel to But Time Didn't Stop
Previous Chapter: Iefan's Secret
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/113396.html
Wed Fish, Boo Fish
"I'm sorry for the way I've acted of late. I know you've meant well," Rhi spoke as she lay on the hospital bed. Johnny was beside her while her kids were in front of her bed. She realised she included Emyr when she thought that.
"Johnny, give them some money for food," she said, "I want you to go enjoy yourselves. I'm fine really...really. Stop looking at me like I'm daft."
She hated that expression that the three of them were wearing now so she made a motion to shoo them away. After a moment, they trailed out and she ran a hand through the remains of her hair. It hadn't fallen out in a nice way. Instead, some was thinning along with various bald spots over her scalp. She looked up a Johnny and asked, "Did you bring it?"
"Yep," he said in a monotone and held up the bag from home. He'd only returned a little bit ago. She sat up and motioned to the electrical socket. Johnny took out the electric shaver and plugged it in. After hitting the button, a buzzing sound filled the room. One strong hand clasped her shoulder for a moment before he started on her head.
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Rain was coming down; not a good day to be out. Gwen hoped the Rift would continue to be quiet as she watched it on a CCTV monitor. Then, she saw Selene with full rain gear.
"Are you going out in this?" she asked over the comm. line.
"Yeah," the other confirmed, "Iefan's in hospital and I have to do my job as his doctor."
Gwen became worried at once.
"Iefan's in hospital? What happened?"
"Nothing, the usual childhood cold, but it's Iefan so that might require some cover-up and Retcon," Selene spoke and Gwen was confused again.
"What? Why? I thought he was normal," she said and there was silence from the other end, "Isn't he?"
"I know this is Torchwood, but there is such a thing as Doctor/Patient confidentiality. This is between me, Iefan and Jack. If he hasn't told you, then he has his reasons," Selene said and proving that the matter was closed, she opened her umbrella on the invisible lift. Although he had confided once that Iefan wasn't normal, that's probably all this was. Iefan could read your thoughts. Any person who was around him on a regular basis knew that.
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Mica poked at her chicken salad. She wasn't really hungry although going home to sleep was a tempting idea. David and Emyr sat across from her where she couldn't always see their hands so she could only imagine what they were up to. In her boredom, she reached for a ketchup packet and was squirting it on the chicken in her salad. She speared it with her fork and put it in her mouth as the other two started kissing. You couldn't even tell that they'd had any problems even though she was sure they had. She chewed and felt some sense of deja vu, but not quite. Jack's voice was in her head.
"Sometimes. I liked kissing him and it would tickle," Jack said from some long ago memory. She'd been in McDonalds with him. Yes, it had been that summer and she'd forgotten. It was the oddest thing to resurface.
"What is it, Meesh?" David asked and she shook her head.
"Nothing," she replied, "Just remembered something."
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Jack finished the last page of the book again. Selene said they would probably release Iefan in the morning so he had a surprise planned for him. He grinned in anticipation of Iefan's reaction. The toddler flipped to another page and spoke, "wed fish, boo fish."
Jack kissed the top of his head.
"You must be feeling better if you're reading my mind again," he said with a laugh. Never for a second did he think Iefan was actually reading the book. Then, the door opened and Alice came in. She looked upset. Part of him wanted to ignore it, but that was the old him.
"What is it?" he asked and motioned to the chair. He was sitting on the bed with Iefan on his lap.
"Lucia really misses me. She sounded so miserable on the phone," Alice complained and he wished he could make it better somehow.
"Could you visit for a weekend or something? It's not like I need someone to watch Iefan while I'm at work," Jack reminded her. She shook her head and rubbed her belly before sitting in the chair.
"I'm six months gone. It'd be too risky," she said and smiled at Iefan.
"Sissy!" he called to Jack's surprise. He looked at Alice and her hazel eyes were wide as well.
"I've never heard him say that before," she said and he shook his head, "I like it. You can call me Sissy all you want Iefan."
Alice took out a pack of crackers from her purse and Jack wondered if it was time to call Thomas again.
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Rhi rubbed her hands over her head. It was so smooth. She wasn't used to it.
"We could get you a hat or a wig," Johnny suggested and another thought came to her.
"Just don't let it become one of Mica's special projects," she said and he laughed. All the children had been shocked at first earlier, but Mica had that look like she thought she could fix something.
"I won't," he said and glanced at his watch, "I'll have to go soon. I'll have that matron after me."
She smiled at their nickname for the strictest of the nurses they'd encountered.
"But I'll be back in the morning, bring you home," he spoke and kissed her on the mouth. It made her feel nice. He pulled away and was almost out the door when he turned back to her.
"I know it's not for a few more hours, but happy birthday, Rhi," he said and she shook her head.
"Old softie," she half-complained.
"Who you calling old?" came his voice from the hall.
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"Your dad still going through with it?" Emyr asked as they lay in bed that night.
"The surprise birthday party? Of course, but it isn't as big as it could be. No one from the neighborhood because she wouldn't want that, but I think he asked Gwen," David told him with one hand on his chest, "and I think he managed to do it without my mum knowing a thing. I hope she'll be up for it although I don't think he's sorted out how to get her out of the house yet."
"She seemed a lot better today," Emyr spoke and David nodded, "We should have more nights like this."
It was nice. He hadn't been in the mood that often with everything going on, but he definitely felt up to it tonight. David kissed Emyr on the lips while the hand that had been draped across his chest went lower. Emyr's moan was stifled in David's mouth and he tried grabbing onto David's blond locks. However, they were too short and David felt the other's hand slip.
"You should let it grow more, like mine," he said and David grinned at ridiculousness of the suggestion. He hated long hair on himself because his curls would appear.
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Alice sat next to Iefan in the back of her dad's car.
"...and my shirt is blue," she said, holding part of it.
"Boo," Iefan repeated and she pointed at her trousers.
"Bwack," Iefan said and she laughed before pointing at his nappy bag.
"Gwee," he told her and she stopped laughing. It wasn't possible. She pointed to his own shirt.
"Wed," Iefan spoke and she shook her head. How was this possible?
"Dad, are you hearing this? Iefan knows all his colours!" she exclaimed in surprise.
"No, he doesn't," Jack said and looked back at her in the rearview mirror, "He's hearing you say them in your mind."
Iefan giggled and looked proud of himself. She laughed, too.
"You're going to get top marks in school if you keep that up," Alice remarked since he'd be able to hear which answer the teacher wanted.
"I'm trying not to think about it," her dad admitted in a small voice. It wasn't long before they returned home.
"Iefan, I have a surprise for you in the backyard," Jack said with a grin and Alice followed them through the house to the back garden. However, part of the grass was now covered with a large plastic playground. Iefan's blue eyes widened in excitement and he was set down on the grass.
Family Tree
Characters: Rhi, Johnny, Gwen, Selene, Mica, Jack, Iefan, David, Emyr, Alice
Rated: PG-13 ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: One last day in the hospital for everyone.
Author's Note: The Sequel to But Time Didn't Stop
Previous Chapter: Iefan's Secret
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/113396.html
Wed Fish, Boo Fish
"I'm sorry for the way I've acted of late. I know you've meant well," Rhi spoke as she lay on the hospital bed. Johnny was beside her while her kids were in front of her bed. She realised she included Emyr when she thought that.
"Johnny, give them some money for food," she said, "I want you to go enjoy yourselves. I'm fine really...really. Stop looking at me like I'm daft."
She hated that expression that the three of them were wearing now so she made a motion to shoo them away. After a moment, they trailed out and she ran a hand through the remains of her hair. It hadn't fallen out in a nice way. Instead, some was thinning along with various bald spots over her scalp. She looked up a Johnny and asked, "Did you bring it?"
"Yep," he said in a monotone and held up the bag from home. He'd only returned a little bit ago. She sat up and motioned to the electrical socket. Johnny took out the electric shaver and plugged it in. After hitting the button, a buzzing sound filled the room. One strong hand clasped her shoulder for a moment before he started on her head.
***************************************************
Rain was coming down; not a good day to be out. Gwen hoped the Rift would continue to be quiet as she watched it on a CCTV monitor. Then, she saw Selene with full rain gear.
"Are you going out in this?" she asked over the comm. line.
"Yeah," the other confirmed, "Iefan's in hospital and I have to do my job as his doctor."
Gwen became worried at once.
"Iefan's in hospital? What happened?"
"Nothing, the usual childhood cold, but it's Iefan so that might require some cover-up and Retcon," Selene spoke and Gwen was confused again.
"What? Why? I thought he was normal," she said and there was silence from the other end, "Isn't he?"
"I know this is Torchwood, but there is such a thing as Doctor/Patient confidentiality. This is between me, Iefan and Jack. If he hasn't told you, then he has his reasons," Selene said and proving that the matter was closed, she opened her umbrella on the invisible lift. Although he had confided once that Iefan wasn't normal, that's probably all this was. Iefan could read your thoughts. Any person who was around him on a regular basis knew that.
****************************************************
Mica poked at her chicken salad. She wasn't really hungry although going home to sleep was a tempting idea. David and Emyr sat across from her where she couldn't always see their hands so she could only imagine what they were up to. In her boredom, she reached for a ketchup packet and was squirting it on the chicken in her salad. She speared it with her fork and put it in her mouth as the other two started kissing. You couldn't even tell that they'd had any problems even though she was sure they had. She chewed and felt some sense of deja vu, but not quite. Jack's voice was in her head.
"Sometimes. I liked kissing him and it would tickle," Jack said from some long ago memory. She'd been in McDonalds with him. Yes, it had been that summer and she'd forgotten. It was the oddest thing to resurface.
"What is it, Meesh?" David asked and she shook her head.
"Nothing," she replied, "Just remembered something."
*******************************************************
Jack finished the last page of the book again. Selene said they would probably release Iefan in the morning so he had a surprise planned for him. He grinned in anticipation of Iefan's reaction. The toddler flipped to another page and spoke, "wed fish, boo fish."
Jack kissed the top of his head.
"You must be feeling better if you're reading my mind again," he said with a laugh. Never for a second did he think Iefan was actually reading the book. Then, the door opened and Alice came in. She looked upset. Part of him wanted to ignore it, but that was the old him.
"What is it?" he asked and motioned to the chair. He was sitting on the bed with Iefan on his lap.
"Lucia really misses me. She sounded so miserable on the phone," Alice complained and he wished he could make it better somehow.
"Could you visit for a weekend or something? It's not like I need someone to watch Iefan while I'm at work," Jack reminded her. She shook her head and rubbed her belly before sitting in the chair.
"I'm six months gone. It'd be too risky," she said and smiled at Iefan.
"Sissy!" he called to Jack's surprise. He looked at Alice and her hazel eyes were wide as well.
"I've never heard him say that before," she said and he shook his head, "I like it. You can call me Sissy all you want Iefan."
Alice took out a pack of crackers from her purse and Jack wondered if it was time to call Thomas again.
***************************************************
Rhi rubbed her hands over her head. It was so smooth. She wasn't used to it.
"We could get you a hat or a wig," Johnny suggested and another thought came to her.
"Just don't let it become one of Mica's special projects," she said and he laughed. All the children had been shocked at first earlier, but Mica had that look like she thought she could fix something.
"I won't," he said and glanced at his watch, "I'll have to go soon. I'll have that matron after me."
She smiled at their nickname for the strictest of the nurses they'd encountered.
"But I'll be back in the morning, bring you home," he spoke and kissed her on the mouth. It made her feel nice. He pulled away and was almost out the door when he turned back to her.
"I know it's not for a few more hours, but happy birthday, Rhi," he said and she shook her head.
"Old softie," she half-complained.
"Who you calling old?" came his voice from the hall.
****************************************************
"Your dad still going through with it?" Emyr asked as they lay in bed that night.
"The surprise birthday party? Of course, but it isn't as big as it could be. No one from the neighborhood because she wouldn't want that, but I think he asked Gwen," David told him with one hand on his chest, "and I think he managed to do it without my mum knowing a thing. I hope she'll be up for it although I don't think he's sorted out how to get her out of the house yet."
"She seemed a lot better today," Emyr spoke and David nodded, "We should have more nights like this."
It was nice. He hadn't been in the mood that often with everything going on, but he definitely felt up to it tonight. David kissed Emyr on the lips while the hand that had been draped across his chest went lower. Emyr's moan was stifled in David's mouth and he tried grabbing onto David's blond locks. However, they were too short and David felt the other's hand slip.
"You should let it grow more, like mine," he said and David grinned at ridiculousness of the suggestion. He hated long hair on himself because his curls would appear.
*******************************************
Alice sat next to Iefan in the back of her dad's car.
"...and my shirt is blue," she said, holding part of it.
"Boo," Iefan repeated and she pointed at her trousers.
"Bwack," Iefan said and she laughed before pointing at his nappy bag.
"Gwee," he told her and she stopped laughing. It wasn't possible. She pointed to his own shirt.
"Wed," Iefan spoke and she shook her head. How was this possible?
"Dad, are you hearing this? Iefan knows all his colours!" she exclaimed in surprise.
"No, he doesn't," Jack said and looked back at her in the rearview mirror, "He's hearing you say them in your mind."
Iefan giggled and looked proud of himself. She laughed, too.
"You're going to get top marks in school if you keep that up," Alice remarked since he'd be able to hear which answer the teacher wanted.
"I'm trying not to think about it," her dad admitted in a small voice. It wasn't long before they returned home.
"Iefan, I have a surprise for you in the backyard," Jack said with a grin and Alice followed them through the house to the back garden. However, part of the grass was now covered with a large plastic playground. Iefan's blue eyes widened in excitement and he was set down on the grass.
Family Tree
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