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Barbara glanced at the clock on the kitchen wall. Ian's break time had just started. She knew because he sometimes called her instead of going into the staff room and eating with everyone else. Today, however, she wasn't going to give him the chance to eat for the moment, not with such important news.

The dial tone ws loud and clear as Barbara picked up their telephone, and each number she punched in had it's own sound to make. When she heard the ringing on the other end, her heart sped up and almost leapt from her mouth when a secretary answered.

"Yes, hello. I'd like to speak to Ian Chesterton please. This is his wife."

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Date: 2014-03-12 07:04 pm (UTC)
splendid_roman: (Smiling)
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Ian was slightly late going on his break because they'd nearly exploded something they shouldn't have and had to sort that out. It was all in hand by the time he left the lab and the break would give him time to think.

Except that a secretary accosted him just outside the lab to tell him his wife was on the phone. He was happy to forego food to talk to her.

"Barbara." He was smiling when he picked up the phone.

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"Yes, it hasn't had any explosions, which always makes a good day." He chuckled. "Hearing your voice improves any day."

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Date: 2014-03-13 07:14 am (UTC)
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That didn't sound like it could be good news, despite her tone, and he stood up straighter. "Is everything all right?" he asked cautiously.

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Ian was silent for a moment, while he tried to take that in. "Really?" He was open-mouthed, astonished, not expecting that at all. "That's amazing." He was smiling again, starting to be less surprised at it.

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Ian didn't care that much about how he heard the news, but he had been counting on eight months. "A month? That means you'll be due around the beginning of the school year." When he would be leaving the army and starting a new job.

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Nervousness about his first day of school and thinking about whether he had everything ready had kept Ian from falling asleep for a while. Once he was asleep, though, he was fast asleep. And he was used to Barbara getting up in the night. Not so much when she turned on the light and announced she was in labour.

He was still half-asleep, though, as he blinked in the sudden light. "You can't be," he protested, "I have to go to school in the morning."

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He groaned, then realised there was a wet patch that was making it over to his side of the bed. That at least made him get up. "Do you think we need to go now?" he asked, and yawned. "It could be hours yet."

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Date: 2014-03-13 07:22 pm (UTC)
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"All right." He went off to get some towels, then came back and stripped the bed and wiped the mattress a little, which was damp, and lay some towels on it. He did feel better for something to do and he was at least awake now.

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Ian dropped what he was doing to rush to the bathroom, worried about what might have happened. When he got there he realised it was just a contraction. Barbara might not agree with the 'just' but he'd been doing some reading before starting his new job and therefore knew exactly what was going on biologically. Which was really no help at all.

"Are you all right?" He stood next to her awkwardly, not sure what to do to make it better. "Would you like me to rub your back?"

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Ian was trying not to look too horrified. "You can tell all your friends why your nephew is into such girly things."

"Oh, I will." Harry's grin didn't change.

"And then when you have kids I'll do the same to you."

Re: This Can Hardly Wait

Date: 2014-03-19 08:02 am (UTC)
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"I'd say that was disagreement," Ian said, grinning.

"No, I think he likes me better," Harry decided.

"Don't you have to leave soon for your date?" Ian asked. He wasn't trying to get rid of Harry, but he had been here when Ian arrived and he was looking forward to telling Barbara about his day at school.

Harry looked at his watch. "No, I've got ages yet. And how did you know I was going on a date?"

"Because you're wearing a tie."

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Harry gave in. "The same one I've been seeing for a while."

"When are we going to meet her?" Ian asked. He wondered if she liked babies and bringing her to meet John would help Harry's chances with her.

"When I've been seeing her for longer," Harry said, unhelpfully.

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Date: 2014-03-19 09:28 am (UTC)
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"I suppose not," Ian agreed. He certainly hadn't been quick to introduce any of his girlfriends to his family. So much so that Barbara had been the first. "Is it likely to become serious?"

"I don't know," Harry said slowly, fiddling with his cuffs. "I don't want her to think that introducing her to my nephew means that I suddenly want to get married and have babies."

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