When we got back to the hub, they didn't lock me up. They let me wander around. Everyone kept an eye on me, make sure I don't get out or hack into their computers, but they let me walk around. I looked at the equipment, soaking it all in. I had read about this place, but now I was actually inside of it and it was more amazing then I could comprehend. I finally settled on a sofa outside of Jack's closed office door. Ianto went in there, so I could only imagine what was going on. I didn't really want to know in the first place, but there really wasn't anywhere else to sit.
"Jack, hear me out!" I heard Ianto's muffled voice yell. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but it sounded interesting and I couldn't keep away.
"She's dangerous! How do we know she won't just use our information and then disappear?" I heard hear footsteps. They weren't the clicking sound of Ianto's dress shoes. Jack was pacing.
"Have you looked at her psych evaluation? She's suffering from severe neglect. She just wants to do something she thinks her parents will be proud of!" I sat still, leaning back to hear better.
"I'm not here to hand out gold stars. I'm here to do my job and make sure that people like her don't get away with what she did." Jack hissed. I sighed quietly, gnawing on my lip.
"She knows more about this stuff then all of us combined. Do you honestly believe she wouldn't be useful? She knows how to paralyze a weevil, she can hack into any computer on the planet and she would put 200% into this job. Jack, please, just consider it. I trust her. I know she won't do anything like that again." Ianto sounded as if he were begging. I smiled slightly. He wanted me here, not as their prisoner, but as their co-worker.
"Ianto..." Jack sighed.
"You know she belongs here. I'll be making coffee, so come find me when you get your head out of your ass long enough to admit it " Ianto ripped open the door and I froze, acting interested in a magazine that was laying on the table. Ianto glanced at me.
"Um, I have an extra room at my flat. I know the beds in the cells are horrendous, so how about you stay with me for the night?" I looked at him and cracked a smile. "I mean, at my place. In a different room, obviously." I laughed and nodded.
"Is that okay with Jack?" I stood up and glanced into Jack's office. He was sitting at his desk, doing paperwork. Ianto shrugged.
"Nope. It's his problem. You don't deserve living in a cell." Ianto walked towards the door. "You coming?" I glanced at Jack once more.
"Of course." I peered into Jack's office. "Jack, I'm going home with Ianto." Jack nodded and waved a hand, not even looking up. I smiled and hurried to catch up with Ianto.
"So, um, this is where you'll sleep." Ianto flicked on a light to a small bedroom off the hallway. I nodded and sat on the bed. "Uh, I'll get you something to wear for the night." He hurried off to a room down the hall. I looked around the room. It was obviously a guest room. The walls were fairly empty, a framed picture of a skyline above the bed. The bed was made neatly and everything was strangely neat.
Ianto reappeared in the doorway, holding a pile of light blue pajamas.
"I think these should fit." He handed them to me. I looked at them. They were women pajamas. I set them on the nightstand and looked up at him.
"May I ask, why do you have women pajamas?" I said with a slight smile. Ianto looked down at the floor. "It's a stupid question..."
"No, it's not. They were my girlfriend's." He said slowly. I looked at them again, then back at Ianto. "She, uh, she died about a year and a half ago." I froze and the slight smile on my face dropped.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." I bit the inside of my cheek. "Are you, uh, sure you're okay with me, uh, wearing them?" Ianto looked up and nodded slowly.
"It's fine." He gave a weak smile before leaving and walking back into the main room.
"Ianto?" I walked into the kitchen, where he was making a sandwich. He looked up, his usual indifferent look on his face. "Do you mind if I take a shower? I haven't showered in two weeks. I'm surprised someone hasn't noticed." Ianto's mouth twitched into a smile.
"Yeah, that's fine. The bathroom is right across from your room." He turned back to his sandwich and I nodded once, heading back down the hall.
After, I got dressed and went into my room. I peered out into the hallway. Ianto was sitting in the living room, on his laptop.
"Uh, I'm going to bed. I'll see you in the morning." I gave a quick smile before ducking back into my room and turning off the light. I crawled into the bed, and let out a sigh of relief. I pulled the blanket tight around me and closed my eyes, feeling relaxed for the first time in years.