I love this one, it may not be the best piece I've ever written, or the longest. But there's something, honest about it. almost like you're watching her realise and yet you look back on what she decided in the end and suddenly it hits you just how painful it was for her to let him go. Well that how I see it anyway.
Winter first realised she loved Ianto Jones the day Gwen was first mentioned. He'd said two words and she'd fallen in love. 'Jack's back.' Well, it's wasn't the words so much, it was the way he'd said it. The thick welsh accent, the slight smile, the way he gripped the door and poked his head around it rather than walking in. She had smiled in reply because there were just no words for the feelings that had suddenly surged through her. She wanted to scream her adoration from the top of the tallest building she could find but knew full well that if she spoke at that moment it would come out as a blur of embarrassing stuttering. So she kept her tongue firmly behind her teeth.
Ianto disappeared from the room and she relaxed. The bucket of Fish in her hand would only hold her back so with one massive heave she threw the entire contents into the air. The pterodactyl squawked like an oversized bird, in appreciation as she left the room. There was a faint smell of fresh coffee and cologne, something musky and comforting. She took it in and leant against the wall for a second reminding herself that she was most certainly not the sort of girl who fell in love easily, hell, she didn't even make friends easily. Maybe that was why it was always so hard for her when she lost people.
As that thought flittered through her head she had a sudden feeling of regret. For a moment she wished with all her might she hadn't fallen for Ianto, it would just make it harder to lose him. Pulling herself together she shook all thoughts of Ianto out of her head and headed to the higher levels of the hub. After all, Jack was back.
'1945': Thank you :D
'sonotalady': I knew you'd like that one it was your idea after all if I remember correctly :) it just hit me that growing up on the street she was unlikely to recognise a dinosaur as quickly as most people and I loved the idea of her thinking she'd got some massive piece of news for Jack.