Chapter Ten

"There is nothing between Jack and I but it is none of your business." Gwen muttered.

Clark turned and looked at her. "Well there is your answer what is between Ianto and I is none of your business." He paused for a moment. "I don't care what is between you and Jack the only interest I have is when Ianto gets involved."

Gwen watched him for a moment trying to figure him out. Clark smiled his bright innocent smile that always confused people back in Smallville and just like then, it worked.

Gwen watched the brightest smile she Had ever seen and couldn't help but grin back.

"Ok Clark I will show you our systems and we'll go from there ok?"

"That sounds good Gwen."

Red lights flashed around.

"Let's go people, Weevil attack." Jack called out.

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"Jack what the fuck are you doing here, where is Tosh?" Owen called out.

Suddenly a scream echoed around them.

"Tosh." Ianto whispered.

"Raise your hands in the air." A man in black said holding a gun to Tosh's head.

Her eyes were wide with fear, tears threatening to fall.

The man pushed her against the wall and moved back, his gang moved beside him as they held up their weapons.

"Let her go." Jack called out. "Take me."

The man turned to him and laughed he raised his gun and fired.

Ianto closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he slowly looked over at where Tosh was, she couldn't be seen a large muscular body was wrapped around her.

"Clark." Ianto whispered his face covered in relief.

The man stood there their mouths open in shock. Gwen, Jack and Owen grabbed their weapons, knocking them out.

Jack turned to look at Ianto, his ex-lovers eyes full of hurt and anger.

Tosh stood shaking, the guns had fired she should be dead. Her legs gave way. Clark picked her up and held her tightly.

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Ianto took a deep breath and walked into Jack's office and stared at the man who had changed his life. Shown him so many possibilities and the first man he had been in love with, the first he had made love with.

If Jack wasn't the man he was maybe they could have worked things out or it could have been the fact that Ianto had changed and grown so much that he could no longer take the way Jack treated him.

"Jack?" Ianto whispered. "You can't do this, Tosh could have died if Clark wasn't there."

"Always Clark." Jack muttered.

"Jack, if Clark hadn't come here we still wouldn't be together. The reason that were not together is because of who we are."

Jack turned and looked at him. "Ianto is there……?" He waved his hand around.

"I think you helped me too much, the man I am now is a lot to do with you. I can't deal with being the bottom of your list, I love the fact that you can rely on me but it gets a little tiring when it is taken for granted."

"Ianto I.." Jack stopped as soon as Ianto held up his hand.

"Jack you are you and there is nothing wrong with that I fell in love with that man. I've changed Jack maybe that could be the reason why, I'm tired. I need at times for someone to take care of me. I don't want to lose our friendship and if you need me I will always be there for you but I'm not immortal. This is the only life I have."

Jack stood there and stared at Ianto, his Ianto. Clark's Ianto. "I don't know Ianto, I want you in my life. I need time."

Ianto nodded and turned to walk away. "Jack just get to know Clark as Clark. Nothing has happened between us that kiss you saw was the first. He is happy to just be my friend, but if I do have a relationship with anyone else they are going to have to understand there is a connection between Clark and I. He is going to be in my life for a long time and one day I may tell you why."

TBC