Chapter 4 : Perfect Arrival

Summary:It's time to have it out. Jack is back and Gwen has a few bones to pick with him about him leaving.

Disclaimer:I don't own the characters in this story they belong to the geniuses of Torchwood.

"Aroura doesn't know me - she couldn't have created proper memories for me." Gwen said in a huff, standing up and pushing the orb Jack offered away.

"That's what I thought but she said she could. That all you had to do was touch the orb and the memories you wanted would play out before you in your mind and then be sealed into the orb. Only rule she gave me was to make sure you're sitting down, the process makes you a bit dizzy," Jack said, leading Gwen back to her seat "I know I haven't given you much reason to trust me, Gwen, but extend me some credit from our past friendship and trust me enough to know I won't let anything harm you if I have a choice," he said holding the orb before her.

Gwen looked at Jack and nodded as he placed the orb in her cupped hands. Suddenly Gwen wasn't in her office at Hub 2 but back at Hub 1 watching her, Toshiko, Owen, and Jack play basket ball with the Pterodactyl helping Gwen and Owen. Gwen watched with a smile. "I thought I was supposed to create memories," she said to herself.

"You will. But your mind does what all minds do when they encounter something new," came a voice from beside her as a woman materialized in a long grey gown, "It went to its happy place and for you being here, playing basket ball is a happy place," the woman explained.

"Aroura?" Gwen questioned.

"One and only," she replied with a grin.

"But you're not here," Gwen replied curiously.

"A part of me is always with my orbs especially ones yet to be filled. I put a piece of my essence in them to help the person create the memories and to open their mind otherwise you would only put memories you already have in here and not create new ones. My ability helps to stop your brain from saying "that's not real,"" Aroura explained.

The two walked up to, what was at the time, Jacks office and sat down on the couch together. "How do I do this," Gwen asked?

"Hold my hand and see the world as you think it should be. I will help the part of your mind that wants to believe it is real to take over and you will do and say what you need to say and do. Just let go your mind will do the rest," Aroura said.

"Easier said than done," Gwen replied.

"Trust yourself Gwen," Aroura said stroking her cheek and in an instant Gwen saw herself at the original Hub obviously 9 months pregnant coming inside to see balloons, and banners readings, Congrats, it's a boy, and Surprise. Gwen laughed as the Pterodactyl dropped streamers on her head.

"You were supposed to hang them not drop them on her; blasted bird," Owen yelled throwing a ball of crepe paper at him.

"What's all this," Gwen asked as Ianto helped her down the steps. "Hey Jack next time I get pregnant we put ramps in," Gwen yelled as Toshiko came in with drinks for all.

"You haven't even given birth and you're thinking of next time?" Toshiko asked with a laugh.

"Well Rhys is anyways. He wants a little sister for his son," Gwen said sipping the apple juice from a champagne flute.

"Typical Rhys thinks about himself and not the strain you being pregnant puts on all of us," came Jack with a wide grin as he and Ianto carried in a large wrapped gift.

"What strain?" Gwen balked.

"Chasing Weevils and stopping for potty breaks," Jack said.

"Chasing things that come out of the rift and stopping for a snack," Toshiko added.

"Asking military personnel to fetch you ice cream with fish in it while investigating a site," Owen said gagging.

"And lastly standard gun slings no longer fitting forcing me to make you ones from scratch," Ianto added.

"But you like doing that," Gwen said to Ianto.

"True it was fun and Unit took the prototype and paid me handsomely for it but I had to add something to that list of complaints," Ianto said with a chuckle.

"And as for the rest of you I have a list of my own of things you have done in the past to aggravate me. Should I get it out," Gwen said with a laugh reaching for her desk drawer but Tosh stopped her.

"No need we were just joking with you," Tosh said with a grin.

"Alright now what is that?" she said pointing to the large wrapped gift.

"Ohh, this? Nothing much, we just thought it might come in handy and though we know you already have a brand new modern one I know how you like some things from the past and Owen found it online by mistake, Tosh had it brought up to modern safety standards without ruining the look, Ianto did all the sewing and stitching and I... well, I provided the funds," Jack said as Gwen ripped into the gift. Gwen smiled down at a Victorian style pram with bedding and all action wheels.

"We even set up a room here for you and the little babe so you can work and be mum," Tosh said turning on a view screen to show a room beside the medical bay but hidden. Inside the room was decorated like a nursery with bears and cars painted on the walls. A crib and dressing table and everything fully stocked. "Even got Unit to send a nanny down to help out for a few months," Tosh finished with a smile as Gwen grinned.

Jack noticed the Gwen was doing a lot of grinning and then it hit him. "How far apart?" he asked

"No idea," she said. Jack picked Gwen up and carried her to the medical bay, Tosh made sure the camera's in the medical bay were working to record the whole event for Rhys. Ianto, as calm as ever, was on the phone with Rhys telling him a Taxi would be with him in moments to take him to the Hub because Gwen was in labor.

Owen had Gwen and the baby hooked up to monitors keeping an eye out for trouble. Jack rubbed Gwen's back until after pushing for just three minutes , Rhys arrived almost dive bombing down the stairs. Everyone laughed as Jack helped him up and switched places with him. Moments later a healthy Rhys Charles Williams 2nd declared with clear loud screams that he had arrived.

Ianto popped a bottle of Champagne and passed glasses around to everyone, "To a better future for you," Jack said toasting the baby now wrapped tightly and held close in Gwen's arms. Ianto and Jack clinked glasses.

"Ever want any more of your own?" Ianto asked.

"If I ever find the right man," Jack said with a wicked grin. Ianto offered Jack his hand and the two slipped away.

"They do know they can't have kids without a woman," Rhys commented and everyone laughed.

"That may be true but trying of any kind is still fun," Owen said winking at Toshiko.

"Oi, hold on a minute. Don't you two go sneaking off on us! We still need you to make sure everything is ok for us to go home," Gwen said with a laugh.

"Gwen you and little Rhys are the epitome of health and may leave this very moment," Owen said. Owen noticed the look of concern on Rhys face and smile, "Gwen you already have a medical tag injected into you and I injected one into Rhys 2nd I can see both of your vitals at all time. If anything goes wrong I will be alerted as well as both of you," Owen said with a large grin as he handed them both new watches with hidden med screens keyed into the medical tags in both Rhys 2nd and Gwen.

"And I had his birth registered at the hall of records as well as called a cab to take you home," Tosh said coming down stairs with a baby carrier for Rhys 2nd. As Owen and Rhys helped dress Gwen and get her upstairs, Toshiko dressed Rhys 2nd in a warm onesie and an infant snow suit then buckled him into the carrier. "The world you will see little one," Toshiko said kissing him on the forehead as she headed upstairs to the awaiting family. Gwen watched as Owen and Toshiko walked back into the bait shop and smiled. All of them were happy.