Previously: "What?" Gwen asked gently, seeing how nervous the man was. Jack bit at his lip, looked away for a second and then took a deep breath and opened his mouth, letting it all come out, telling them everything.
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"So you're pregnant…" Tosh asked, "And the father, the other father, he forced you… He raped you?"
"Basically." Jack said, looking away and clutching his mug, Ianto had delivered the warm drinks a few minutes after Jack had begun talking. Gwen let out a deep breathe, staring at the floor and saying nothing.
"Oh Jack…" Tosh whispered, "Why didn't you say anything when you came back?"
"Because I didn't want you looking at me like this! With all this pity!" Jack yelled, slamming his mug down onto the table.
Gwen looked up then, "This. This isn't pity." She said, "This is love… This is hurt and this is anger. We're your friends Jack and we… We're here for you. And that… That scumbag who did this, he better be glad he's dead 'cause I swear if I got hold of him…"
Jack gave a weak smile as Gwen and Tosh both hugged him tightly. "Thank you." He whispered, "I mean…"
"So you'll be on desk duty for the next few months right?" Tosh asked, noticing how awkward Jack was feeling and moving away, Gwen did the same, hating how tense Jack was.
"Umm yeah, now that everyone knows we can sort out a schedule." Jack nodded, "Might have to call someone else in…" He added, "I have a friend in UNIT who might…" He mumbled.
Gwen smiled, "That sounds like a good idea." She murmured.
"Look… Tosh you should go home, it's late now and you're back in at eight." Jack said, "I… I might catch up on some sleep, if that's okay?" He added, looking at Ianto, "I know we didn't agree which of us was working."
"That's fine, I have some things I need to finish anyway." Ianto said softly, handing Tosh her coat.
"You okay to drive in this weather?" Jack asked Tosh.
The woman smiled, "Yeah, it'll be fine." She laughed, hugging Jack again, "Take care yeah? And I'll see you tomorrow." She said, kissing Jack's cheek before hugging Ianto and Gwen and then leaving.
"Are you okay?" Jack asked Gwen.
Gwen gave a small chuckle, typical Jack, "I'm fine love, you head to bed. I'll see you later." She smiled, holding him tightly before moving off to her computer.
"You sure about working tonight?" Jack asked Ianto quietly as the headed up to Jack's office.
"Yeah, It's fine Jack." Ianto smiled, helping Jack down the stepladder, "Feeling better now you've told Gwen and Tosh?" He asked as they sat down on Jack's bed and Jack pulled his shoes off.
Jack shrugged, standing up and undoing his buttons, "A little… They're never gonna leave me alone now though. Going to be constantly pestering that I'm okay."
"Because they care." Ianto pointed out, standing up as well and taking Jack's shirt off him, folding it up and placing it on the chair before doing the same with Jack's tee-shirt as the man pulled it off. He watched as Jack tugged his trousers off and threw them into the wash basket before climbing into the bed. Ianto gave a sad sigh, knowing that Jack would usually sleep naked but he obviously felt uncomfortable completely stripping in front of Ianto. "Right, well… Night." Ianto smiled.
"Don't I get a goodnight kiss?" Jack asked with a small grin.
Ianto grinned back and moved to kiss Jack, pressing their lips together firmly, and chuckling as Jack pulled him down onto the bed next to him, before flicking off the light, "Jack…?"
"Stay with me, until I fall asleep." Jack whispered into the dark.
Ianto smiled and kissed Jack again, "Okay, but only for quarter of an hour, if you're still awake then, then tough, Gwen will go mental. You know she sucks at not having anyone around." He murmured making Jack laugh and burrow his face into Ianto's chest. Ianto smiled and kissed Jack's head, chuckling quietly as the man's breathing evened out almost instantly, his eyes closing as he slept. "Goodnight, sleep well." Ianto murmured, moving away slowly and heading back up the ladder. Gwen was sat at her desk, staring off into space, when Ianto walked back into the main section of the Hub. "Coffee?" He offered quietly.
Gwen gave a small nod and swiped at her eyes, "Yes please sweetheart." She whispered, giving him a small smile before following him through to the kitchen. "This is all so…" Gwen trailed off, swiping at her eyes again.
"Yeah, I know." Ianto said, "Look… It is horrible, and it's tough on everyone. But if you need to talk about it then talk to me, to Tosh, to Owen… Just please don't let Jack see how… How upset you are."
Gwen nodded, "I know." She murmured, "I get it."
"We'll be okay Gwen… Jack will be okay." Ianto said gently, pouring cream into the woman's coffee and stirring it.
"Yeah…" Gwen whispered, taking the mug and thanking Ianto quietly. "Is he really going to have them adopted?" She asked.
Ianto shrugged, "That's what he says." He muttered.
"Are you okay with that"
"It's not really up to me is it?" Ianto replied quietly, his jaw clenched. Gwen frowned and opened her mouth to say something else but Ianto shook his head and walked off, heading over to Tosh's desk and turning on her computer, using his ID to log in. He knew the woman wouldn't mind and he couldn't be bothered walking up to the tourist office right then. Ianto opened up a file on an incident from the day before and began to make small adjustments, knowing how picky UNIT could be. He also opened his facebook account, smiling as he saw a message written on his wall by his sister, just a quick thank you for looking after his niece Mica earlier on. There was also a message from his friend Dale, who'd worked with him at Torchwood One and was currently in Australia having decided that a radical change had been needed after the battle at Canary wharf. Ianto chuckled as a new update popped up, inbox message from Gwen 'Sorry if I upset you. xxx'
Ianto gave a small sigh, 'It's fine, just been a long day… I better get on with this work.' He typed back before jumping as the rift alarm went off, so much for that.
"Something in Radyr." Gwen called out from where she'd moved to the computer, tapping buttons quickly to access as much information as possible, "Looks small though."
"Let's go, we can call Owen when we get there if needed." Ianto said, grabbing his coat and quickly moving out of the Hub, picking up the SUV keys on the way.
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"Long night?" Jack asked as Ianto tried to hide a yawn.
"Hmm…" Ianto mumbled, putting a mug down on the table, "Tea." He added, shoving it forwards a bit.
Jack pulled a face, "Thanks." He said, not even trying to sound it and Ianto chuckled. "So?" Jack prompted.
"Huh?"
"Long night?" Jack repeated.
Ianto let out a huff of air and sat down in the seat opposite the man, "Read the reports…" He teased, "It wasn't too bad just lots and lots of small things. Didn't get a chance to rest."
"Well Gwen's gone home now for a few hours, you can do the same." Jack offered.
Ianto shook his head, "I'm fine." He murmured.
"Ianto." Jack said, a hint of warning in his voice, "You are of no help to us if you're too tired to work, look, just go kip in my bed for a few hours, I'll wake you if we need you. Promise."
Ianto let out a huff of air, "Fine." He said moodily, moving over to the trapdoor, "I'll see you later."
"Have a good sleep." Jack smiled, standing up and moving to kiss Ianto gently, "And dream of me." He added with a chuckle, picking up his mug of tea and leaving the office, almost feeling Ianto's eyeroll. Jack headed down to the autopsy bay and sat on the bed, sipping his tea and watching Owen move around, fingers tapping against tables. "So…" Jack said loudly and the Medic jumped, swearing as he knocked some papers over.
"Don't sneak up on people!" Owen snapped, picking the papers up and scowling at Jack.
Jack chuckled, "Sorry. You wanted to do some blood work?"
"Yeah, yeah… Just stay still a second, take off your shirt." Owen ordered, ignoring the leer Jack sent him, Owen went into some drawers and pulled some things out, moving back over to Jack and wiping the man's arm with an alcoholic wipe. Jack winced and looked away, focusing his attention on a dirty patch of wall as Owen inserted the needle. Ten minutes and seven goes later, Owen had finally managed to withdraw blood. "Sorry about that." He said, pulling the needle out of Jack's arm and putting some cotton wool on the mark, covering it with tape.
"It's fine." Jack smiled, taking a gulp of tea and pulling a face when he realised it was cold. "Want a drink?" He asked Owen as the medic began to run tests on Jack's blood work.
"Coffee."
"Ianto's asleep so it'll have to be instant." Jack replied.
Owen pulled a face but shrugged, "Whatever." He muttered, frowning at his computer screen and Jack smiled, moving out of the med bay and up to the kitchen, giving a squeak as Tosh suddenly engulfed him in a hug.
"Sorry." The woman said, turning pink as she moved away, "I just… If you need to talk I'm here." She smiled.
"Thanks Tosh." Jack whispered, "Drink?" He asked, clearing his throat slightly, "Ianto's asleep though…"
Tosh smiled, "Tea then please." She said before going back to her desk. Jack went into the kitchen and put the kettle on before fetching the coffee and tea from the cupboard, he swore as he dropped the jar of coffee, spilling the grains everywhere and smashing the glass. "You okay?" Tosh called through.
"Yeah, fine!" Jack yelled back as he opened the cupboard under the sink to get the hand held brush out. He frowned as he spotted a bottle under there and pulled it out, scowling as he saw it was a vodka bottle. "OWEN!"
"What?"
"Get up here, Now!" Jack yelled, looking up as he heard the footsteps and then saw Owen walk into the kitchen.
"What?" The medic repeated, Jack clenched his teeth and shoved the bottle at the Medic, "Oh… Look Jack…"
"You said you'd finished with the drinking and the… I mean Christ Owen! Do you have any idea how dangerous drinking whilst working is?"
Owen sighed, "Jack I wasn't… It's not from -"
"Owen!" Jack snapped, interrupting the man, "I have enough to deal with right now okay! So just get rid of that! And clear this mess up…" He added before storming off up to his office, Jack sat down at his desk and clenched his fists, wondering if he had been too harsh on Owen, after all the past few days couldn't have been easy on the medic… But Jack really couldn't bear it if Owen were to go off the rails again. The last time with the Weevils in the cage had been bad enough… Jack sighed and stood up, going to the trapdoor and down the stepladder. He smiled as he saw Ianto curled up in the bed and sat down next to the man before wrapping an arm around him and lying down next to him. "Jack?" Ianto mumbled.
"Hush. Go back to sleep." Jack whispered, holding Ianto close and trying to clear his mind.
Ianto frowned slightly and turned, resting his head on Jack's arm, "Okay." He said finally, his breathing slowing down as he drifted back off.
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