Title: An Unexpected Offer

Pairing: Jack/Ianto, Team, OFC

Rating: M

Warning:None

Spoilers: None

Summary: Jack surprises Ianto, leading to a change in their relationship. The next instalment in my Unexpected!verse.

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters. These belong to RTD and the BBC. However, I do own Lowri Caniad Harkness-Jones, so please ask before borrowing!

Jack sat in his office and smiled towards the photograph of Lowri on his desk. It had been taken just after she had been born, her eyes were still closed and she was resting on Ianto's chest. He fingered the frame slightly before opening his phone. Ianto had sent him a photo of Lowri sleeping with the word; "Finally!" written underneath. He chuckled softly to himself, Lowri was finally settling into her new home.

Jack snapped the phone shut and turned it over in his hands contemplatively. He stood up and walked towards the doorway of his office.

"Gwen! I need you in my office." Jack smiled.

Gwen extricated herself from her paperwork and walked over to Jack's office.

Tosh watched from her work station as Jack stepped aside to allow her in. He smiled towards her as he shut the door and turned to close the blinds.

Tosh turned back to her own work station.

An hour had passed before Gwen emerged from Jack's office, looking decidedly flustered than before, Toshiko thought.

"I'll pick you up at six and we can go and look!" Jack called from his office.

Toshiko glanced back up to Jack's office but Jack did not come back out and the blinds remained shut for the rest of the morning.

When Gwen came over to borrow a pen from Tosh's desk, Tosh cornered her.

"So, what was Jack after earlier?" she asked casually.

"Oh nothing much, just wanted to know when that report was due, that's all."

Then Gwen was gone; Toshiko let it drop.

Later on, Jack finally emerged from his office. Gwen and Owen had gone home but Tosh remained, finishing off her calibrations for the night.

"Right well, I'm off home!" Jack spoke to her, "If you're nearly done, you can lock up."

"Bye Jack, give my love to Ianto and Lowri." Tosh called.

"Will do!"

Jack left and Toshiko glanced towards the clock, nearly six. Toshiko didn't like this. Gwen had been spending long periods of time in Jack's office. Always with the blinds down, always with the CCTV turned off. Toshiko didn't like how flustered Gwen looked when she finally reappeared, or how she lied to Tosh about she had been doing. Usually, when Jack's office blinds were drawn and the CCTV was off, that meant Ianto was in there with Jack. But Ianto was at home, looking after his and Jack's new baby. It didn't feel right. Toshiko felt that she was being kept out of something and it wasn't a feeling she relished.

Jack had told her that he was going home to see Ianto, but he had also told Gwen that he would meet her around this time too and Gwen had cleared off as well.

Toshiko waited until she was sure she'd left Jack enough time to get home from the hub. His and Ianto's house was a less than ten minute drive away. Tosh forced herself to wait for another fifteen minutes to make sure that Jack was home, before fishing out her mobile and calling Ianto.

As the dial tone started up, Toshiko tried to convince herself that she was worrying about nothing.

Ianto answered, "Hello?

"Hi Ianto, its Tosh!"

"Oh, hi Tosh. Are you alright?"

"Yeah fine, just ringing to see how you all are."

"We're all fine, thanks. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"How's Lowri?

"She's great. We had a bumpy first couple of weeks but she's really coming along now."

"You should bring her round sometime!"

"I know, I'm missing you. Do you want to meet for coffee when you're free? Jack's just texted me saying you're all swamped and to expect a late-nighter."

Toshiko swallowed.

"Tosh? You still there?"

"Yeah, I'm here.

"What's up?"

"It's just… Jack's not here. No one is, it's just me."

"What?"

"Jack left about half an hour ago."

"He's not home yet. Oh my god, what if he's crashed the car?"

"I'm sure he's just at the shops or something."

"Or something."

"Why don't you ring him, I bet he's on his way home right now."

"Okay see you."

"Bye."

Toshiko put the phone down and rested her head in her hands.

"What have I done?" she thought.

Ianto punched in the number to Jack's phone and waited. His heart was hammering in his chest when Jack answered.

"Hi Ianto."

"Hello, erm….. Just wondering what time you'd be coming back tonight."

"Didn't you get my text? We're all pretty much swamped over here, so I don't know. Late-ish, I guess. Don't worry, I'll be in to say goodnight to Lowri."

"Good."

"Are you alright?"

"Fine."

"Good."

A woman giggled in the background.

"Er.. Ianto, I have to go now, see ya!"

"Bye."

Ianto snapped the phone shut. He picked Lowri out of her cot and held her tight.

"Tad wrth ei fodd i chi." he whispered into her skin.

Ianto waited downstairs for Jack to come to home, even though he was nearly worn out from battling to get Lowri asleep.

When Jack finally opened the door, it was nearly 11 o'clock.

"Hey there." he said, "Sorry I'm late, you shouldn't have waited up."

Jack sat down next to Ianto on the sofa but Ianto flinched away.

"You gonna tell me what's wrong, or do I have to drag it out of you?" Jack frowned.

Ianto remained silent.

"Well obviously, I've done something to upset you. Are you gonna tell me what it is so I can apologise?"

When Ianto did speak, it was in a quiet voice.

"Are you cheating on me?" he said.

Jack's eyes widened, "What? Ianto where did-"

"Tosh called, while you were out."

Jack shook his head, "Ianto I would never, not to you."

"She said you'd gone home at six, but when I rang you, you said you were still at the hub and its eleven now." Ianto bit back the treacherous tears that were threatening to spill.

Jack swallowed, "Is this what that awkward phone call was about earlier?"

"What is it Jack? I know that we haven't had sex in a while and that Lowri takes up nearly all of my time, but I thought that we were okay." Ianto implored.

"We are! Ianto, I love you."

"Then where were you?" Ianto demanded.

"I was with Gwen. But please, it's not like that." Jack tried to reason.

"Then what? I don't care of you were with Gwen, but why lie about it? Is there something else going on?"

"We just had a baby together, doesn't that mean anything to you?" Jack asked.

"You tell me, and how dare you say that Lowri doesn't mean anything to me, of course she does!" Ianto was outraged and struggling to keep his voice down.

"I was going to tell you. This wasn't how I wanted you to find out…" Jack hesitated.

Ianto looked at him, hurt, "Are you leaving us?" he asked.

"No! The opposite in fact, let me explain." Jack removed something from the pocket of his greatcoat. "I needed Gwen's help because I wasn't sure which one to choose, but…"

Jack got off the sofa and got down on one knee, "Ianto Jones, I love you, will you marry me?"

A/N: This took longer than I thought to get posted. Real life keeps getting in the way. *growls at real life, 'Back! Get back, I tell you!'* So what does everyone think Ianto should do?

Tad wrth ei fodd i chi - Daddy loves you.