They had had to avoid themselves and for some it was simpler that others, Owen went home because he knew he wouldn't be there, but Gwen couldn't go home because she had called Rhys so she want home with Tosh and they decided to have a girly night. That left Jack and Ianto. Jack couldn't go home because he lived in the Hub and they would be there so Ianto said that he could stay in the spare bedroom at his, so he did.

Jack hadn't had much time to look around Ianto's house when he had arrived that night because it was late and both of them needed sleep but Jack still managed to answer all of Ianto's questions about what had really happened while he was away. So he decided that he would have a proper look around in the morning.

The first thing that struck him was that Ianto lived in a three bedroom house and as far as Jack knew he lived alone and how wrong he was.

When he walked out of the spare room and onto the landing he saw the door that lead to the other bedroom that the believed would be spare. He opened the door an was amazed at what he saw, unlike the rest of the house which was painted in natural colours the room was pale pink and looked like it was lived in by a teenage girl.

There was a single bed to one side and along one wall was a desk and book-shelf. The shelf contained what looked like school exercise and text books along with some novels and the desk held an A3 piece of paper that was covered in designs.

"I see you've found my secret then," came Ianto's voice from behind him, he was leaning against the door frame.

"Ianto, whose room is this?"

"My little sister's, I'm her legal guardian since mum and tad died when she was eight. I was twenty at the time and had just joined Torchwood One, we moved back here when she was in her second year at high school. She's in her second to last year now."

"Can I meet her?" it seemed strange but ever since the year that never was he had wanted to get to know Ianto more, he wanted to know everything.

"When she gets home, it's a Saturday and it's just after nine o'clock in the morning, she'll only just be going into Tap."

"Tell me about her, please."

"Why all the sudden interest?" It was a simple quest and one that Ianto felt like he had the right to an answer for.

"She's part of your life Ianto, and I want to know every little thing about you because you make my life worth living."

"Her name is…"

TBC