Sorry it's short again but I hope that you like it. Please comment and review if you like it. I should be posting another chapter tomorrow.

Chapter six

Ianto

It was night and so I instead of going to the hub I went to the bedroom hidden off at the side which was where Jack normally slept. I entered and I saw him tossing fretfully in his sleep.

"Ianto. Don't leave me" he mumbled and I began to think that I had been gone longer than a few hours.

"Jack" I whispered "Wake up. I'm back" Instantly his eyes shot open and surprised filled them when he saw me. He instantly sat up and began looking me over for damage.

"Are you ok?" he asked.

"Yes" I replied "I'm fine"

He reached out and cupped my face and I realized that my tears from earlier were still streaking it.

"You've been crying" he accused "The rift never returns anyone unharmed".

My eyes filled up again as I remembered all that I had seen.

"Come on, we can talk in the morning" Jack replied and he pulled me towards the bed but I shook my head. I couldn't spend the night in his arms knowing what I know about his future. I just couldn't. I took my hand out of his and turned towards the door.

"Don't go" Jack pleaded.

"I'm sorry. I can't. At least not yet. I just wanted to tell you I was back" I said and I ran outside, tears streaming down my face. I didn't want to look back at the look of hurt on his face. I then took a taxi back to my apartment. I found my phone and was very surprised when I saw that I had been gone five days. So much for a few hours. However I knew that the next day I would have to face Jack asking what happened. However hard I tried I couldn't think of anything that I could say that would convince him that I was telling the truth. Without telling the truth. As soon as I got back I went to bed and was plagued with memories of Jack dying all night.

Jack

As soon as Ianto left I got dressed as fast as I could and I used the CCTV to follow him. I was relieved when I saw that he just went back to his apartment. I decided that I would leave it until tomorrow and then I would talk to him. I wondered what he could possibly have seen that warranted his reaction. His eyes were filled with so much sadness. Why hadn't he let me help him? I just couldn't understand.

Ianto

In the morning I woke up and sighed as I remembered what I would have to do. I didn't want to lie to Jack but it was for his own good. In the end I decided that I would text Jack and say that I was taking the day off to recover. It would give me more time to think of a suitable story. I sent it at soon as I had got dressed and got a reply almost at once.

"Ok. Will come over this evening to check that you are alright." He replied.

I had hoped that he wouldn't do that. But it at least gave me time to think of something to say. Over the day I decided that I would tell him that I arrived on a spaceship and saw the earth be burnt up by the sun. Millions of years in the future. I would tell the truth about the Doctor taking me home. At seven o'clock I heard a knock at the door.