Ianto woke up Tuesday morning to the unusual sound of the phone ringing. He rushed out of bed to answer it but missed it by seconds. "Bugger!" he thought to himself. However, he didn't miss the answer phone message that followed it.
"Jack. It's Lucy. Remember me? Look, I was just calling to say I need to speak to you. It's kind of urgent. Ring me back when you get this… I love you." Tears began to roll down Ianto's cheeks. Was what he heard real? There was only one way to find out.
When Ianto Jones arrived at the Torchwood Hub, he was welcomed to the same old site - Gwen fussing over something Jack had her doing, Rhys making a nuisance of himself as per usual and Jack trying to figure out how Owen managed to have so many documents unfinished.
"Mr Jones, you are late." Jack's voice echoed around the whole Hub.
"Sorry. Overslept. Jack can I have a word?" Ianto asked. He knew Gwen and Rhys were listening in now. "In private," he added.
"Yeah sure. Let's go to my office." Jack replied flirtatiously. He had no idea what happened this morning. Once they entered Jack's office, Ianto exploded into anger.
"Who's Lucy?"
"You what!? I've never heard of anyone called Lucy!"
"Oh don't give me that crap Jack. You can't lie!"
"What is all this about?" Ianto was beginning to get impatient.
"Some woman called Lucy rang for you this morning. Said she needed to speak to you urgently."
"Oh that Lucy. She's working on something for me." Ianto knew Jack wasn't telling the truth.
"So why would she say 'I love you' at the end?" Jack sighed. He couldn't lie to Ianto anymore. And he wasn't going to either.
"I didn't want to lie to you. Nor did I want you to find out the truth." What was he saying? Ianto thought.
"Jack, TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON NOW!" Jack sighed before he started explaining himself.
"A month ago I got drunk in a bar. It wasn't planned. I had just had a rough day." Jack began.
"But we were together a month ago."
"I know. And it was a stupid mistake I know. That is why I didn't tell you."
"You slept with another person whilst we were together! I don't believe you Jack Harkness!"
