Dedicated to Gwento- addict. Thanks for everything- you are awesome. Lots of love.
Gwen could hear her phone ringing. She didn't really want to get up and answerer it but thought better of it when Jack crossed her mind. She lifted her head up and looked at the time, 3:30. She grabbed her phone and answered it. 'Hello?' Gwen could hear the faint sounds of tears being dried. 'Gwen, It's Jack. It just happened again.' Gwen got up and went down stairs. 'Jack are you ok? Where are you?' Another faint sob could be heard down the line.
Jack couldn't really form the words properly to say anything. 'I'm…. I'm at Ianto's flat.' He felt his heart break a little more each time he said that name. Gwen had needed him before but now Jack needed her. 'Gwen I need you come and talk to me. I just can't be alone right now.' Gwen understood completely and maybe this would make him open up to her. 'It's ok Jack I'll be right there. Don't go anywhere.' Jack had no intentions of going anywhere. He just didn't want to be alone. Jack hung up the phone and just sat in the same spot until Gwen arrived.
Gwen didn't know whether Jack was ever going to get through this but she had to help him try. She left Rhys where he was and just left. She drove to Ianto's flat, to find Jack sitting with has back against the wall on the bed. 'Jack?' Jack looked up as Gwen mentioned his name. He lifted his head slowly and let the tears stream down his face. Gwen went to him and deposited herself beside him on the bed. 'Oh, Jack. Please talk to me.' Jack grabbed her into a hug, his sobs racking her body. After a few moments he let her go and dried his eyes. 'He was here Gwen, with me.' Gwen grabbed his shaking hands, 'Hey It's ok. What happened after you left the cemetery?' Jack exhaled, letting his body shudder as he did so. 'I just walked. I needed to clear my mind, so I just kept on walking. I wanted to be free from everything for awhile and killing myself didn't seem to work to well so I thought if I was alone for a bit I would be ok.' Gwen wiped a tear that was slowly making it's way down Jack's cheek. 'Then what happened, how did you end up here?' Jack looked at her and tried to smile, 'Oh, it was amazing. He came like a beacon of light. He just appeared out of nowhere. I didn't want to believe it at first but then, those beautiful, soft lips met mine, I just knew it was him.' Jack became agitated as he thought about Ianto.
'Hey, calm down. Your ok now, everything is fine.' Gwen tried to calm him down. She now understood what Jack was going through. Jack took a few deep breaths, 'But then we ended back up here. I just wanted to hold him. We went to sleep and when I woke up…… he was gone.' Jack looked around the room and sighed, 'Why is this happening Gwen. What have I done to deserve this?' Gwen didn't know what to say to him. She only knew that he was hurting and she would do everything to help him get through it. Jack folded himself and his exhaustion to over him, sending him to sleep. Gwen stayed with him all night, holding him, whispering to him that everything was going to be alright. She just hoped that it would be alright.
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When Gwen woke the next morning, she found Jack sitting in a chair, watching her. 'Good morning, you.' Gwen rubbed the sleep from her eyes and sat up. She smiled; he seemed to be in a better mood that he was last night. 'You sound better than you did last night.' Jack flashed one of those dazzling smiles of his and laughed, 'Well you have that effect on me. Thank you Gwen, what you did for me last night was.' He didn't quite get to finish, when Gwen doubled over in pain. Jack was by her side in a second. 'Gwen, what is it. what's wrong?' Gwen grabbed the front of Jack's shirt, 'Ohhhh, hmmm, I think it's the baby Jack.' Jack grabbed her hand and tried to get her to breathe deeply. 'Come on Gwen you need to breathe.' Gwen knew what was happening when the second wave of pain came. 'Jack? My waters just broke.' Jack smiled at her, 'Your having the baby?' Gwen really didn't want to have to say it again, 'Yeah Jack generally that's what happens when your waters break.' Jack laughed, 'Hey, Ianto would be proud, your waters broke on his bed.' Gwen slapped him. She was trying to concentrate on her breathing; it was then that she remembered Rhys. 'Jack? We need to get to the hospital and you need to call Rhys.' Jack looked at her and smiled. Rhys was going to love this; Jack was the first to know about the pregnancy and now he was there when she was about to have it. He laughed and dialed for Rhys.
'Rhys. Gwen's having the baby. We'll meet you at the hospital.' Rhys was shocked, 'Wait! What? What do you mean we.' Rhys then realized what Jack had meant. 'The last to bloody know!' Rhys sighed, 'I'll meet you there.'
Jack hung up and looked at Gwen. They both laughed until another contraction came over Gwen. Jack sprang forward, 'Ok, it's time to go.'