A/N: Ok… I'm a little sad coz not a lot of people are reviewing compared to how many used to :( Is my writing getting worse? Please review this chapter because I am slowly losing the will to write. Lol :) Please? Xx Last chapter!! It'll be a few days until Apocalypse so there won't be and update 'till Saturday :P Sorry xx Maybe sooner if you review :P
Disclaimer: I. Do. Not. Own. Torchwood. Plain and clear.
It had been about an hour since they had left the cave and they were now near the centre of Cardiff. Jack and Ianto were still hand in hand and were walking slightly ahead of the others. They had all been chatting and Gwen, Jack and Ianto would tell Lois about the aliens they'd found or every so often Ianto would say something about Jack just to embarrass him, which never worked, Jack always ended up saying something flirtatious or dirty and causing Ianto to get embarrassed. Gwen would talk about Rhys and Lois her family. Sarah had been outcast a little; none of the others talked to her except Lois. Ianto wasn't doing it internationally, he had forgotten about the act of genocide but he was too busy with Jack. Sarah doubted that Gwen really held a grudge against her but Jack did. She could tell. Sarah inhaled and decided she was as valid a member of the team as the others and decided to confront Jack, she walked faster and interrupted Jack who was in mid-sentence.
"…So I said to him, I know you liked you can't deny it and HE said that…" Jack was cut off.
"Jack!" Sarah snapped. Jack stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Sarah.
"Yes, Sarah?" He asked through gritted teeth.
"Why do you keep ignoring me?!" Sarah spat. "I'm just as valid a member of the team!" Jack let go of Ianto hand and walked towards her and stood in front of her, their faces only centimeters apart.
"You committed genocide!" Jack snapped. "Not just that, coz I can forgive that. I thought when I hired you, that you would be a worthy member of the team. But you changed, ever since Thames House, you've changed. First you destroyed that alien-scorpion thing without my permission! Then, as you are trapped in a huge alien cave, you decide to go in a lift which has magically appeared! How naïve can you get?! Ianto even TOLD you not to get in but you still did. Then as you got attacked in the lift, you didn't stay calm and go through Torchwood procedure, no, you decided to scream bloody murder and… I can tell coz of the mascara smudged all over your face… cry as well! If you don't get your act together soon, Sarah, I'm going to fire you and retcon you until you can't even remember your own name!!!" He turned and stormed back to Ianto, took his hand and dragged him along. Lois and Gwen watched Jack and Ianto walk off in astonishment and then followed them, leaving a scared looking Sarah behind. She soon rushed to follow them.
They reached the Tourist Information Centre not long after and Jack had lightened up. He turned to face them all as they stood outside the Information Centre in the bitter cold.
"Ok, guys, it's the middle of the night, go home and be with friends or family or snuggle up in bed!" He beamed. Everyone nodded, said goodbye to Jack and Ianto and headed home. Jack unlocked the door and walked in.
"Jack?" Ianto asked as he followed him inside. "Why we coming here?"
"I've got some stuff to sort out, sorry. Go home if you want."
"Home's not home if you're not there." Ianto smiled.
"Aww, Ianto." Jack grinned and headed through the secret passage to the Hub. He sat at his desk and began to organize paperwork and fill in some of the pages. Ianto walked towards the staircase and decided to sort out the Archives.
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Ianto opened his eyes. He yawned as he tried to wake himself up. He glanced around and realized he was in the archives and had fallen asleep on the sofa. He rubbed his eyes and checked his watch which told him it was 9:30. He leapt up and headed towards the upper levels of the Hub. The hub was empty, which was surprising as Lois got here at eight, Sarah at nine and Gwen about quarter past. Perhaps Jack had given them the day off. Ianto decided to make coffee for the team as he figured they'd be here soon enough to drink it while it was hot. While he was making the coffee he felt someone grab his waist, which caused him to scream rather girlishly.
"Hey, it's just me." Jack shushed.
"I should've known." Ianto rolled his eyes. "You and your sexual harassments." Ianto turned and continued to make the coffee.
"Don't bother." Jack shook his head. "I gave the others the day off."
"Ok." Ianto nodded. He felt Jack grip his hand and pull him towards the cog door.
"Come with me." He grinned.
"Why? Jack, where're you taking me?"
"You'll see."
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Jack continued to pull Ianto down the street, still gripping his hand which caused them to receive a few strange and disgusted looks. He stopped in front of a shop and Ianto, as he didn't know that Jack was stopping, walked into him.
"See?" Jack grinned, not really bothering that Ianto had walked into him. Ianto looked towards the shop and realized that Jack had taken him to a jewelry store.
"What the hell Jack?"
"An engagement isn't official without a ring!" Jack dragged Ianto into the shop. Ianto looked around at all the rings. Some of the prices were shocking; way over 3 thousand.
"I don't want a ring, Jack." Ianto shook his head.
"PICK one." Jack pushed.
"Ok…" Ianto pointed to the cheapest ring he could find. "That one."
"Only coz it's the cheapest!" Jack laughed. "I don't care about the price. You are worth so much more than all these rings put together and from now on, I'm going to do everything I can to make you happy."
"Jack, I am happy." Ianto smiled. "Because I have you." Jack sighed with contentment and waltz over to Ianto.
"Just pick one." Jack smiled softly. "I want to spoil you rotten. You're one in a million, Ianto Jones and I'm not going to neglect you. I'm going to take care of you."
"Jack…" Ianto blushed. He browsed the rings for a while before he stopped in front of one. It was a simple platinum band but was somehow more beautiful than the other platinum rings.
"You like that one?" Jack asked. Ianto nodded. "Then you get that one."
"But, Jack, it's over two thousand pounds!!" Ianto exclaimed.
"I don't care." Jack strolled over to the shop assistant and told her which ring he wanted. She nodded and got it from the store room. It was in a red velvet box with a gold line around the opening.
"How much is it to get it engraved?" Jack asked.
"Jack, I don't want you to…" Ianto began.
"Shut up." Jack interrupted. "How much?"
"and extra fifty." The shop assistant told him.
"Ok, engrave it with the words: Ianto Jones, Ydych yn gwneud I mi hapusaf y dyn ar y blaned."
"Sure." She nodded and went to the store room. "It'll take up to an hour."
"Ok." He nodded. Ianto turned to Jack.
"Since when did you know welsh?" Ianto asked.
"I learnt it. For you." Jack replied.
"Aww, Jack." Ianto blushed.
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It had been round about half an hour since Jack and Ianto had left the jewelry store, Ianto with a new ring on his finger. They were sat on the sofa in their flat.
"Thanks for this ring, Jack. It's really beautiful." Ianto smiled.
"Like I said, Anything to make you happy."
"I told you as long as I have you I'm always happy." Ianto leaned in and kissed Jack on the lips. Jack deepened the kiss and pulled his to his feet. "What the hell?" Ianto asked, pulling back and laughing.
"Come on." Jack walked over to the bedroom, taking Ianto with him.
"Jack!" Ianto exclaimed. "It's eleven-o-clock in the morning!"
"Since when has that ever stopped you before?" Jack raised his eyebrows and walked into the bedroom, Ianto beside him and closed the door behind them.
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