2 Awake

Ianto knew at some point they would have to get up. The previous day had been exhausting. He had no idea how they had got through the day. Donna and Gwen had been delighted for them. Myfanwy had screeched her usual screech which Ianto took to be a good thing. He knew that in her own way she would carry on doing her own thing. He was just the human that looked after her. The Pterodactyl was predictable, which in some ways he had always found comforting. He yawned slightly, before looking over to the sleeping man next to him. Captain Jack Harkness was the love of his life, he just knew his biological family would hit the roof when they found out. His Mam wouldn't care really but his sister and Dad would not be happy. Part of him didn't want to face them.

"Hey."

"Hi."

"You ok?" Jack yawned.

"Yeah."

"Yan."

"I am." He smiled as Jack turned to look at him. "We are engaged."

"Yeah, I remember."

"Yeah." Ianto grinned.

"But."

"My parents."

"What about them?"

"They are not going to approve."

Jack sighed. "Yan, I am not marrying them."

Ianto laughed. "I hope not! Jack, my dad doesn't know I'm gay. He never really showed an interest so I never felt I had to tell him. My sister knows. That was a nightmare. She's prejudiced. Very. Like Dad."

"I see." Jack felt sick. He hated the thought that anyone could reject their own child. The thought that Ianto had been subjected to homophobia by his family made him feel sick. "So, you telling them that not only am I in love with you."

Ianto blushed.

"But that I am a man from the 51st century with a history of being a con man as well as a time traveller is not going to go down well."

"Shit. I."

"What?"

"When we get married. You'll need your birth certificate. Mine says July 1982. Yours is going to say 13 August."

"5089" Jack completed. "I know. I have a more believable one. Friends in low places."

"Technically you haven't been born yet."

"And here I am a grandfather to Steven and Anwen."

"Mind. Blown."

"I know." Jack laughed as Ianto kissed his hand. "So?"

"I am marrying a grandfather who hasn't technically been born yet."

"Yeah,"

"I need a coffee." Ianto got up as Jack laughed.

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"So." Gwen sat on the bench opposite the gravestone. Her friend would have been delighted at the news, but she knew Toshiko had been lonely. The scientist had died in her and Jack's arms years earlier. She missed her and she knew Jack and Ianto did. Owen had left shortly after. She still didn't know what had become of him. "That's the news. They finally did it. Well, got engaged anyway." She smiled slightly. "I wish you were here, Tosh. Donna is great but you knew them before me. You knew what life was like in the Hub. We miss you. We will always miss you." She sighed as she felt an arm wrap around her shoulder.

"Babe."

"I'm ok."

"Its ok not to be. You know that? Yeah." Rhys watched his wife as she bit her lip. "Tosh was a lovely woman. A good friend."

"She was." Gwen agreed.

"Helped me make sense of this whole Torchwood stuff."

"And I didn't?"

"No. Not really. You and I were too close. Tosh sat me down, told me to not be an idiot and accept what was going on. You are Torchwood."

"Yeah." Gwen shrugged. "I am."

Rhys hugged her before standing up and offering her his hand. "Cmon. Tosh would be over the moon for the lads. You know that. Don't you have a Weavel to catch?"

"Blowfish actually."

"Excuse me?"

"A six foot Blowfish came through the Rift. Very dangerous and very very angry. Chased one before. Not good. Only come out at night though."

"Home then. Get your rest."

"Yes Boss."

Rhys laughed, knowing that no one really told Gwen Cooper what to do.

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A/N next time we meet Ianto's family