It was 22:00 New Year's Eve Ianto Jones sat at a bar on his own in Cardiff not faire from where he lived with his sister Gwen her husband Owen and their 4 children Charlotte 11, Jamie 8, lea 3 and Theo 1.

His sister Gwen has had charlotte and Jamie from a previous relationship and Theo was not biologically there's they had adopted him as Gwen's best Milly had passed away soon after Theo was born due to a blood clot and unfortunately when Milly was 6 months pregnant her fiancé john was sent to Afghanistan and was involved in an accident there where he lost he life. So all in all life was very unconventional but somehow it worked.

His best friend Becky has convinced him to come out with her as her plus 1 to her works party.

Ianto as usual was knocking back the drinks as if there was no tomorrow Becky suddenly popped up beside him.

"Don't you think you have had enough?" She said to him placing a hand on his back

"no" said Ianto a blank expression on his face but it did not take a genius to work out that there was something up with him.

Ianto was normally always immaculately dressed, clean shaven, a beautiful smile, and a soft welsh voice.

But the man sat opposite Becky was upset his voice saddened with pain hair a mess. He looked like he had not shaven in days and was wherein some old tracksuit bottoms and a hoody and there where dark rings under his eyes that made him look older than his 22 years.

Becky looked at him sadly trying to fines something to say to but not finding anything to say she kissed him on the head and said "I will be over here is you need me"

At this Ianto did not reacted instead just had another shot and was lost in his thoughts.

An hour and several drinks later a man came up to Ianto who was still sat is the same spot as before having only moves to use the bathroom.

"Captain Jack Harkness "exclaimed stretching out his arm for Ianto to shake. The man who was obviously American in his late 20s early 30s

Ianto looked at him with a confused expression trying to work out why anyone would even look at him let allow talk to him.

He stretched out is arm and shock the Captain Jack Harkness's hand and replied. "Ianto Jones"

"Nice to meet you Ianto Jones. How are you?"

"Fine" said Ianto taking another large gulp of his drink.

After a few moments Jack said "so what do you do with your life"

Without looking at Jack, Ianto replied with "nothing"

Jack realised a little laugh" not much of a talker are you Ianto Jones"

"No" Ianto said admitting he was rather a quiet person and tended to keep himself to himself. Especially these days.

"Well I need some new people to work for me and I was wondering…."

Ianto looked up at Jack giving him proper eye contact for the first time. Ianto was normally really good a reading people and could usually tell what a person was like in a heartbeat but Jack was different confusing he could not tell anything from the man.

"Yes"

"What"

"Continue with what you were going to say"

"Oh yes so basically I was wondering if you would like a job working for me"

Ianto looked straight at him again and politely declined his offer "No thank you"

"Why not" Jack said sounding defensive

"Just leave it "and with that he said and walked off and left the pub got into a taxi and went home

Ianto was awoken a few days later by Becky shouting at him to wake up.

"Ianto get up come on you need to get ready or we are going to be late for work" shouted Becky as she pulled a suit out of his wardrobe

"I don't go to work"

"You do now, so GET UP"

"No"

"Ianto Thomas Jones a swear to god if you do not get up now I will not be responsible for my actions"

Ianto new that Becky was not joking and was really not in the mood for an argument so he swung his legs out of bed and got up 30 minutes later he was ready really not in to mood for work, come to think of it Ianto did not even know where Becky worked.

"Come on I have to get Masie to school" said Becky ushering him into the car.

"Hello uncle Ianto" said Masie was in the back seat

"Hi Masie" said Ianto

After they dropped Masie off at school they when off to work and when in it was a big building they went up to the top floor and Captive Jack Harkness the man from the other night came out of his office and this is the point where Ianto's life would be changed for ever.