Hey everyone. Today's the day :(
Here's chapter 3.
Summary: Gwen meets up with the 'mystery man' and Jack gets a surprise.
Enjoy :)
Chapter 3
Gwen sat in the café with Alyssa in her buggy happily gurgling away by her side and across from a Welsh man with dark hair and blue eyes. She sipped her coffee, glad that it was at least a decent one "not as good as your coffee though" she said smiling at the man in front of her who smiled back. "So what did you want to talk about" he asked smiling at her "Jack's back" she replied watching his expression stay the same but his eyes giving away the emotion that he was feeling. "Jack's back?" he repeated in disbelief "how do you know?" he asked "he came round this morning. Not long before I rang you. He's still depressed. He may not show it but you can see it in his eyes. He misses you. You need to go and see him and tell him your alive. He needs to see it. Soon. I don't think he'll be able to cope much longer without you." Gwen said looking down trying not to show her worry about Jack. "Do you know where he is?" the man said sighing. "I think he's gone back to the Hub. He hasn't been there for 4 months and it has his quarters in. He has nowhere else to sleep so I guess he's gone back there, he looked tired" Gwen replied. "Well I think I'll head there now. I need to check to see how the guys are. If you ever need me, babysitting, a chat or whatever just call yeah?" the man said smiling, Gwen smiled back "Yeah, call me tomorrow and tell me how it went okay?" the man nodded, finished his drink, kissed Gwen on the cheek, tickled Alyssa under the chin and walked out of the café.
Jack walked across the Plass and stepped onto the invisible lift. How they had managed to rebuild that when they rebuilt the Hub, Jack had no idea. He pressed a button on his wrist strap and the lift began to lower. He heard the laughter coming from the team reminding him of his old team. He let a tear fall for Tosh, Owen and Ianto, quickly wiping it away when the lift came to a stop. The team looked up from their workstations and shock washed over their faces as they realised who it was. Of course they had met Jack when he and Gwen recruited them. Gwen was still part of the team, second in command, she just didn't go in as much as she had Alyssa to look after. The new medic Josh Harman walked up to him with a smile "It's good to have you back sir. How was your trip?" Jack smiled back "Thank you Josh. My trip was good thank you for asking. How is everyone?" asking the team in his cheerful manner. Hiding the pain he always felt when he was in the Hub after that eventful day 10 months previous. The team all replied happily, uttering 'It's good to have you back sir's. Jack went up to his office and sat down.
Looking around in the drawers he found what he was looking for. It was a picture of him and Ianto smiling, it was one of those happy moments they had had together. They had gone out on a picnic, Jack, Gwen and Ianto and Jack had said something that had made them all laugh. Something that they hadn't done in a long time. Not since before Tosh and Owen's deaths. Gwen had noticed a particular moment where they both looked so happy and in love, even if they hadn't admitted it to each other. She had taken a picture of the two of them laughing together, the love between them evident in the picture of them both. Jack looked at the picture, smiling and let another tear fall for the young Welshman. He was 26 when he died. He should be 27 now. He should have celebrated his birthday with Jack. Jack should have had his chance to ask him to marry him. They should have had a life together. That had all changed when the 456 had killed him. The tears fell and Jack couldn't stop them. Touching the man in the picture he broke down into sobs. Sobs for the man he loved so dearly and he knew that would never change. He was crying so hard Jack didn't even notice a man enter his room, didn't notice the aromatic smell of the coffee that was placed on his desk. He did notice however the man pulling him into a strong embrace letting him cry. "Shhhh it's okay. I've got you" Jack's cries started to subside when he heard the voice talking to him, comforting him. Jack looked up "Ianto?" he asked, looking at the man in front of him. "It's me. I'm here" Ianto replied, caressing Jack's face "But.. but.. your...you..." Jack stuttered, failing to get the words out. "I know. I died. I remember. But I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere" Ianto smiled at the older man assuring him that he was alive. Jack threw his arms around the Welshman and kissed him passionately. "Oh Ianto. I'm so sorry I let that happen to you. I was stupid to even think it would work. I lost you and I was was too bloody scared to tell you I loved you" Jack said now starting to get angry at himself and the tears began to fall again. Ianto wiped the tears away and pulled Jack into another hug, kissing the top of his head just like Jack had done to him on so many occasions in the past whenever he was upset. Jack had never really shown his feelings. Always hiding behind the mask that was Captain Jack Harkness. Ianto only really saw Jack's true self on a few occasions. Jack just let himself cry in the younger man's arms, breathing in the familiar and much missed scent of the man. Once calm he looked up at the once dead man with a confused expression. "But how?" he asked. Ianto sighed "I think we should go somewhere we can talk without any interruptions".
Eeeee Ianto's alive! Yes typical I know but i thought it would cheer up all the Ianto mourners today :) Final chapter tomorrow. Please R&R