AUTHORS NOTE: ENJOY!

-Hub sweet Hub.—

Ianto got to the hub first thing in the morning; the doctors had finally OK'd his return to work. He still had mindful about his damaged ribs, leg, arm, jaw and shoulder. Jack put him on light duty, until he was fully healed. Entering in though the cog entrance, he wasn't surprised that the hub was silent and empty. Attracted by the flashing LED lights Myfanwy glided over-head giving out a menacing shriek. Ianto put down his things at his work station and pulled out the dark chocolate bar for the guard pterodactyl. He then limped over to coffee machine and readied it to brew. He then sat for a minute monitoring the computers until his aches subsided

Jack had been sleeping in his office when the scent of awesome coffee pulled him from his fitful slumber. He walked down from his office, and noticed Ianto at his terminal. Ianto looking very gorgeous in his pristine suit was typing away at the keyboard.

Jack spoke as he came up behind Ianto, "I didn't think you'd be in this early."

Ianto jumped out of his skin, and winced considerably. His jump had sent a good amount of pain through his ribs, and shoulder. Jack had forgotten about coming up behind the other man.

Jack went to Ianto's side. "Sorry, Sorry I forgot."

Ianto waved him off, and have him and awkward thumbs up.

"It's OK, I'm still a bit jumpy; PTSD, or something like that. " Ianto typed on the computer.

He could talk through his wired mouth, but he chose not to since it was not very pretty for the eyes or ears.

To let Jack know he was OK, Ianto slowly rose, poured himself and Jack some coffee. Jack took the mug with both hands and inhaled the superb scent; he closed his eyes and took his first sip. It was rich, flavorful, and strong just like someone he knew. He held the coffee in his mouth letting it rest delightfully on his tongue. When he finally swallowed it and opened his eyes, Ianto was looking at him with a confident smile on his lips.

Ianto took his coffee and made his way to the archives before Jack could pull himself out of his coffee induced stupor. Ianto did not want to drink in front of the others; it was bad enough seeing them wince at his deep bruises. His pride would not allow them to see him suck liquids through his teeth. Tucking a napkin into his collar; he slowly enjoyed his first coffee of the day.

The activity at the hub came in waves; there were rift spikes, weevils to round up, and miscellaneous alien scraps. Jack and Gwen were in and out all day; Ianto spent his day adding old reports to the archives, monitoring the computers, and directing Jack and Gwen in the field. During the afternoon he had found the CCTV footage of his attack; it was hidden under a series of passwords. He watched the footage getting a little frustrated.

"They're just trying to protect me." He thought. "I'm not fragile, well sort of." He reasoned as he remembered his current state. "Blast it, I've faced weevils armed only with a piece of wood, made friends with a pterodactyl by giving it chocolate, survived almost getting bled by cannibals, faced a rogue time agent, survived having a building collapse on me, and other things." He remembered.

He had evolved from the mild mannered office manager, to a hardened Torchwood agent. Not that he had ever really been mild mannered; not after working in Torchwood One. As if sensing his saddening mood; Myfanwy landed nearby and walked over with its' wings folded. The flying dinosaur chirped at Ianto and nudged him; it licked the soft cast on his arm and then stuck its' nose into his coat trying to find the last chocolate treat.

"You're right no point dwelling on the depressing, especially when there is chocolate to eat." He said.

The two shared the last chocolate bar, it was then a sensor sounded off alerting him to the fact a someone had entered the tourist office. Ianto made his way up to the upper levels that served as Torchwoods cover. The tourist office was small and consisted of a desk, and walls lined with various pamphlets and post cards. The people that had come in were a group of pensioners from the States; at first they had been a bit upset that they had to wait until they saw the state of Ianto, then they were nothing but sympathetic. Each had their own tale about getting assaulted by others at one time of another. Then they got down to the reason why they were there, they wanted some info about tours around Cardiff. Ianto gave them some leads on boat and bus tours around the city; they left and only a few more people came in after that. The office was a good place to transcribe written field reports onto the computer he decided to stay in and work a little more.

Soon enough Jack and Gwen returned, they looked haggard and tired; seems like a blowfish gave them both a run for their money.

"I took the liberty of ordering us some dinner of us; pizzas should be here in a few minutes." He wrote on a piece of paper.

Jack read the note and smiled; on the drive back to the hub he was thinking about pizza and how good and hot it would be after their romp across the spillways.

It was uncanny how at times Ianto could hone in on things like that. "Ahh brains, body, looks, and …" Jack started.

"Behave, Sir" Ianto scribbled and held up for Jack to read.

Jack put on a come hither smile and shook his head. "Nope, can't do it."

Gwen only let out a 'pffft' noise as she let herself into the hub entrance. Pizza did sound good, but she was going to suggest that she and Jack go out for a bite alone. She hit the button so the secret hub door shut and the tourist office door unlocked.

"What's wrong with her?" Ianto wrote.

Jack shrugged. "Blowfish got the drop on her; had to play the dashing hero."

Ianto nodded but he did not truly believe that explanation; she was acting like he had treaded on her idea or something.

"I'll wait up here for the pizzas; see you in a bit." He wrote.

Jack nodded and leaned over the desk and tried to kiss Ianto; the Welshman smiled and tapped his sign. Jack grabbed the dry board and tossed it behind Ianto. Jack then caught Ianto's lips with his own. The kiss was sweet and very welcome, but the Welshman could not help worry that it was a sympathy affection. He also could not help but worry that someone was going to walk through the tourist door at any minute; he had not had a chance to hit the button again.

Jack lay his hands on Ianto's face and broke the kiss for a second. "It's not, and let someone walk in, they'll enjoy the show."

The Captain then went back to kissing the other man as soft and sweetly as he could. The taste of the other man coupled with metal was an interesting combination. Ianto placed his hands on Jack's face and neck drawing him in closer, as best he could with a desk in between them. They were so into each other that they did not hear the door open until a clicking noise went off and pair of voices sounded off.

"WOOOOOOOO…" a pair of ladies called out from the doorway.

Both men pulled away from each other, and Ianto felt his face heat up. Jack looked at both women and put on his best playboy smile. One of the girls was tall, slim, with red hair and freckles. The other was a hair shorter with dark brown skin, and black hair.

"Don't let us interrupt." The redhead said.

Her partner bumped her hip a bit. "Looks like we found where the love in is."

The pair walked into the office and closed the door behind them; they could not help but grin at the men. The smiling man, in the dashing coat seemed to enjoy being caught, while the other one, in the fine suit seemed a bit embarrassed, and a little disappointed.

"Oh they are adorable." The red head commented.

The other girl nodded. "Yea a real cute couple."

Jack's face soured slightly, his hand dropped heavily onto Ianto's shoulder, and he pushed off the desk. Where the hand hit was the place where damaged muscles and tendons where. Ianto could not hide the pain that it caused; he winced noticeably.

Jack apologized. "Oh Ianto, sorry, you have your brace right?"

Ianto waved Jack off and nodded. He hated to wear it but it did help to take the weight off his damaged shoulder.

Jack then stepped back. "I should get going, see you in a bit."

The two women wondered at the downturn of the atmosphere in the room. "You don't have to go; really it's OK." They said nearly together.

They then held up their hands; both wore a wedding band on their finger's.

"We came in to find romantic places around the city." The redhead said.

The other put her arm around her. "Yea we're on our honeymoon."

Jack smiled and congratulated them on their nuptials; he then breezed passed them and left the office, he would have to enter the hub in another way. The women looked back at Ianto who just shrugged apologetically. He winced as he irritated his shoulder more; the ladies helped him with his brace. They felt real bad, but Jack always seemed to have a mood swing when the word couple was tossed about. Ianto gave the women a list a romantic areas, classic movie theatres, and restaurants. He gave the ladies a smile and saw them out; before they left they sent the picture they took of the kiss. It was almost closing time, and the pizzas were due to arrive at any moment.