Summary: Good morning folks. Have a busy day planned so I'm posting this before 10 a.m. on my side of the world to keep from forgetting. Already did that once this week already. Before you read the chapter just want to send shout outs of love to the wonderful people reading and giving me reviews. It's nice to know someone actually likes what you're doing. Well don't want to bore you with my life so I'm going to let you go ahead and read.

Anyways before you start reading I would just like to mention that this chapter and the rest here on out were beta'd by the lovely gabe1990 over on LJ. She took the time to review my work and did some improvements to make it better. Much thanks go to her for her help. Now that that's out of the way please go read. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Seriously don't own this show but writing these fics makes me feel like I do. Does that make me weird.

Chapter Twenty-One

It was three days after the fight and the siblings still weren't speaking to each other. No matter what the team did or said, Lily and Ianto still refused to speak to each other.

"Oh I can't believe how stubborn those two are being," Gwen whispered to Jack as she watch the Doctor and Ianto carry on a conversation. "Don't they know that they're family?"

Jack laughed as he sat down at the table beside Gwen and Rhys. "And that's why they're that stubborn. It's in their genes."

"Still I don't see why they just won't talk to each other and apologize."

Rhys sighed as he brushed back a strand of hair out of his wife's face. "Gwen, love, you said you wouldn't do this."

"I know but it's wrong."

"Calm down Gwen," Jack replied as he patted the woman on her hand. "Tonight is supposed to be about you and Rhys and the surprise you've been dying to tell us."

"It is isn't?" smiled Gwen. The entire team had come together in honor of Rhys and Gwen's wedding anniversary. The couple had already celebrated the day in private but decided to have a dinner with the team. They would have done it sooner but with conflicting schedules the pair found it hard to plan. Finally everyone was able to come to the dinner including the Doctor and Martha's boyfriend Tom.

"I just want to say thank-you Gwen and Rhys for inviting me to such a personal dinner. I have to say that I'm honored."

"Oh don't be silly Tom. You're Martha's partner and more than welcomed to be here. Thanks for the gift by the way, you really shouldn't have."

Tom smiled. "Please, it's not that big of a deal."

"Martha, seems like you caught a good one." Ianto teased, taking a sip from his water glass.

"I think so too." Martha replied, leaning over to place a kiss on Tom's cheek causing Tom to blush.

"Aww," was everyone's response at the table.

Martha blushed. "Be quiet, all of you."

"Never." Jack smirked as he searched around the restaurant for the only two people that were missing: Sean and Lily.

Outside the restaurant, Sean and Lily had just arrived at the door when Sean suddenly grabbed Lily's hand to keep her from opening the door.

"Sean what are you doing?"

"Okay before we go in I have to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"All right. You know when I said that Ianto wasn't going to be here, I wasn't being completely honest because he is here. He's in there with Jack."

"I thought you said he wasn't going to be here."

"It's a celebratory dinner for Gwen and Rhys. Why wouldn't he be here?

"So you're saying you lied to me?"

"I had too," Sean hissed. "It was the only way to get you to come here tonight."

"Look-"

"No, you look. Now I know you're mad and that's okay, you have every right to be but Gwen's been planning this dinner for a long time and she wants everyone there. Including you and including Ianto. Can't you put aside your feelings for one night and do it for her?"

Lily bit down on her bottom lip hard as she listened to what her boyfriend had to say. Finally she let out a deep sigh and shook her head yes. "Okay I will act civilized for Gwen but not for you because you lied to me."

"I can live with that," chuckled Sean as he grabbed her hand and the two of them entered the restaurant.

The couple was lead to the back of the restaurant where they were immediately greeted by everyone.

"Sean, Lily, you made it."

"Of course we did Gwen," Lily replied as she sat down in her chair. "Wouldn't have missed it for the world."

Sean smiled at everyone as he took his own chair. "Hello everyone."

"Okay, now that everyone is here Gwen and I have an announcement to make."

"Really," Martha squealed happily, clapping her hands together. "Come on tell us."

"Well if you must know," Gwen began hesitantly as she bit her bottom lip. "Rhys and I…brought our first house yesterday."

Cheers of congratulations came from all around the table after Gwen made the announcement.

Jack leaned over and gave Gwen a peck on the cheek. "I'm very happy for the two of you."

"Thank-you so much Jack. It's a really big step."

"Next thing you'll be telling us is that you're expecting." Ianto smirked playfully. Suddenly the smirk let his face as he stared at the couple. "Oh my god, you're pregnant."

"No, I'm not pregnant."

"I was simply asking." Ianto shrugged as everyone at the table started to laugh.

The rest of the dinner went off without a hitch and everyone seemed happy in each other's company. Even the Doctor found himself enjoying the evening out with the Torchwood team.

"So Doctor, when are you planning on leaving this fine planet of ours." asked Tom.

The Doctor nervously swallowed his food as he stared at Martha's boyfriend. "Soon hopefully. Maybe stick around for another day or two."

"Are you thinking about bringing someone along for the ride or are you planning on traveling by yourself for a while."

"Well I-"

Lily, not being able to stay quiet any longer decided to answer the question for the Doctor. "No Tom the Doctor actually asked me if I wanted to go with him. You know travel to unknown places beyond the stars and my wildest dreams but my idiot brother forbade me to go."

Ianto rolled his eyes at his sister's outburst and folded his arms across his chest. "I didn't forbid you I simply demanded that you stay here on earth, where I can keep an eye on you."

"I don't need you to keep an eye on me Ianto." Lily hissed angrily. "Last time I checked I was an adult."

"Well then you should act like one." Ianto hissed back. "Traveling with the Doctor is dangerous, very dangerous and I don't want you to get hurt."

"That's right, be a hypocrite. Excuse me brother but last time I checked you didn't work behind a desk in an office building. Last time I checked you fought aliens for a living."

"That's different."

Lily scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Really, how so."

"It just is." replied Ianto, refusing to be chastised by his younger sister in front of his colleagues.

"Fine but this is my life and I decide what I want to do with it and you know what, I've decided to go with the Doctor."

"Lily Melinda Jones."

"Excuse me." Lily whispered angrily as she slid her chair back and stood up from the table. Hastily she made her way through the other chairs and out of the restaurant. Ianto followed his sister's move and he too made an hasty exit towards the door.

Both Jack and Sean let out simultaneous sighs and followed their significant others out of the door, but not before offering their apologies to the couple on the anniversary, neither believing that their significant other couldn't put their problems behind them for even an evening.

And the blow-out continues. Those two siblings just keep butting heads. Oh well, they'll get it right eventually. Thanks for reading and until next time,

If life hands you lemons, throw them at people,

LadyCizzle