A/N: I'm probably going to wind down this story pretty soon in favor of some smaller stories, just trying to figure out the best way to do it that is worhty of such a wonderful audience :)

Disclaimer: I own nothing but Jenni.

Ianto woke not really sure where he was. The last thing he remembered was weevil hunting with Jack. Despite what Gwen insinuated that did actually mean hunting down weevils, at least at the beginning of the night. He remembered chasing one through the car park , turning a corner and then pain. He tried to take a deep breath and felt a sharp pain in his side. He groaned.

" Ianto? Ianto are you awake?" he heard Jack calling his name.

" Jack?" He coughed, more pain. He started to recognize his surroundings. He was back in the Hub, in the medical bay.

" Yeah I'm here." Jack grabbed his hand "Owen, He's awake and whatever you gave him isn't doing a good job."

"Jack he has three broken ribs, whatever I give him isn't going to do very much."Owen came back down the stairs into the pit.

"Would someone mind filling me in?" Ianto asked weakly.

" Ianto, you got hit by a car." Owen told him bluntly. "You were chasing a weevil and some idiot whipped around the corner and slammed into you. Jack managed to call me and we retconned the bugger and got you back here before anyone noticed." Jack squeezed Ianto's hand. Ianto turned his head to look at the worried captain. Jack smiled reassuringly. "We did scans and x-rays. Other than the ribs and a twisted knee you are going to be just fine. I'm sending you home for a couple of days and then when you get back we'll figure out the rest."

" I'm going to take you home" Jack added "Jenni is going to stay with you today while I get my desk clear and then I'm taking over." He wiped a bit of sweat from Ianto's brow. "It's about time someone looked after you for a change."

Around eight Jack arrived at Ianto's with an overnight bag and Chinese food. Jenni was sitting on the couch with a magazine. " He's sleeping" She said reading Jack's questioning face. "Which is something you should probably be doing" He had been up for over 24 hours.

"I don't sleep much on the best days." Jack dropped the food bags on the coffee table before hanging up his coat "And this definitely wasn't the best of days." He walked down the hall and peeked into the master bedroom. Ianto looked peaceful and thankfully not in pain. He left the door open an inch or so and went back to the living room. Jenni had poured him a scotch. " Thanks. For everything."

Jenni shrugged " How could I not? It's Ianto." She started gathering her things to leave.

"You know, I got enough for three, if you want to stick around." Jack invited awkwardly. They were certainly getting along better than when they first met but still needed the Ianto buffer. If Jack went to the bar by himself they didn't say more than hello and goodbye.

" All right." Jenni dropped her backpack and went to the kitchen to grab dishes while Jack opened the containers. They made their plates and put aside the rest for when Ianto woke up. " So do you think they'll find the guy who hit him?" The story they had told he was Ianto had been on his way home from work when he was the victim of a hit and run. Jack shook his head.

" CCTV didn't catch the licence plate and neither did I. The number of black sedans in this city or the outskirts means we'll probably never know." Jack hated how easy it was for him to lie, too many years of practise. It felt like they fell out of his mouth before he even decided what to say. " Did Ianto say anything about it?"

"No. He fell asleep out here at first while we were watching a movie. Tosh came by with more instructions and pain meds from Owen. The two of us managed to convince him to go to bed, and then about an hour after that you showed up." Jack nodded. They sat in silence for a bit before Jenni got up the nerve to ask Jack something she had been meaning to for awhile. "The work you guys do, It's dangerous isn't it." Jack swallowed the food he had been chewing.

"It can be. I try to protect him as much as possible. It doesn't always work." It was going to be a difficult line to walk to have this discussion without telling her the truth.

"So when Ianto told me he was a civil servant he was lying?"

" More like a gross understatement." Jack took a sip of his drink and looked down the hall. "I'm starting to really understand what I put him through though. Usually I'm the one laid up and he's the one worrying." Jenni studied the older man's face. She felt like she understood him at last.

"You really do love him don't you." It was more of a statement than a question. Jack turned back to her.

" More than he knows." He sighed and smiled sadly. " And definitely more than I should." They ate quietly for a bit until they heard some groaning from the bedroom. It sounded like Ianto was trying to get up. Jack made it there in three strides. Jenni decided to let him handle it and start cleaning up a bit.

"Hey, I'm here. I'm here buddy." Jack went to the bed and helped Ianto sit up. "What do you need? Keeping in mind you are on a strict 'pg only' prescription until Owen checks you over next." Ianto laughed a bit wincing in pain.

" I'm a bit hungry to be honest. Do I smell Chinese?" Jack grinned, hungry was a good sign.

" Not just any Chinese. I got Shanghai." Shanghai restaurant was Ianto's favourite but it was on the complete other side of Cardiff so they rarely went. Ianto smiled as Jack kissed him softly. There was a knock at the door. Jenni stepped in with the tray holding Ianto's dinner. She passed the tray to Jack.

" Well, I'm going to give you one very gentle hug and be on my way." She hugged Ianto and locked eyes with Jack as she stood to leave " You are in good hands here." Jack nodded slightly. Both men wished her good night and Jack promised to text her the next day with updates. He placed the tray across Ianto's lap and got into bed on the other side.

Jack spent the next two days attempting to cook and make coffee to various degrees of success. He tidied the apartment and generally did all the 'Ianto' tasks for Ianto. They watched movies, read books in bed and enjoyed the most peacefully time either of them had seen in years. When Owen cleared Ianto to return for light office work they were a little disappointed it had to end.