WARNING: Some swearing.
The First Part Of The Plan.
Ianto went in the next morning as though nothing had happened the day before. He went back to ignoring Jack all together. The rest of the team didn't get much from Ianto, not even Tosh which was unusual. He hated being like this to Tosh but he work to done, a plan to put in action.
Unbeknown to every in the hub including Tosh and Jack, Ianto had been hacking into the Hub's main computer, setting up his own program and linking the laptop that Tosh had given him, to the Hub's computer. Ianto was tracking something, something in particular. This particular something had been irregular in the last month, only popping up every now and again but now, it was becoming more frequent again and Ianto was tracking it, where it would appear next.
While Jack, Gwen and Toshiko were out on a small job, Ianto set up the laptop in the botanical room. There were no camera's in there to watch him, something that Jack had insisted on after Tosh had found footage of Jack and Ianto playing naked hide and seek. She was not amused. As Ianto waited for the laptop to set up, he kept an eye on Owen but he was busy catching a sneaky 40 winks while the others were out.
Once the laptop was ready, Ianto accessed the main computer and accesses the program that had been working away there. He had watched Tosh often enough to know how to take the information gathered by the program and then plot it on a map. Ianto smiled himself when what he was tracking, had become predictable. He would be able to start Phase 2 of the plan soon. As long as everything went well there, the end would soon be coming.
Jack, Gwen and Tosh walk back into the hub, chatting away and Ianto goes to the window, just in time to see Owen awake with a start and made himself look busy as Gwen, Tosh and Jack get to the work stations.
"Have a good nap Owen?" Jack asks him as the girls giggle.
"How does he do that?" Owen asks Tosh and Gwen coming to the top of the autopsy stairs.
"Your just so predictable Owen," Tosh replies and Gwen giggles again.
That was the first time that Ianto had seen or heard Gwen and Tosh being nice to each other. The rift between them was healing and slowly but surely, they were getting on track. Ianto looks around, looking for Jack to see where he was and he was standing in his office, standing at the window, looking right at him.
Ianto looked away from Jack and went back to the laptop. Ianto shut it down knowing that if it was on too long, Toshiko would notice that he had hacked in. It was hard enough hiding it from her in the first place. Once it was shut down, Ianto knew he could risk anyone seeing it so he hid it in the botanical room and he would come back for it later. He returned to the kitchenette and made coffee, like he always did.
He gave everyone their cups and then went to the office and knocked on the door.
"Come in," Jack orders and Ianto enters the office, walks to the desk and puts the cup down.
"Ianto about yesterday," Jack starts but Ianto jumps in.
"I don't want to talk about sir," Ianto tells him and heads to the door.
"But I do Ianto so close the door and come back," Jack orders, not wanting to have to order Ianto.
Ianto goes to the door, closes it and then turns around to find Jack sat on the desk. He walks up to Jack and stands in front of him.
"About yesterday. I apologise for upsetting you by touching your scar. I understand how you must feel about them and how you must feel about why you have them but that is all I apologise for. I needed to know if there was still something between us and there is. There is otherwise you wouldn't have kissed me the way you did. We need to work this out so that we can move on," Jack tells him seeing nothing in Ianto's face, he had become stone again.
"Yesterday was a very big mistake and will not be happening again sir. It was inappropriate behaviour and therefore, will not happen again," Ianto answers him blankly, not looking at Jack.
"For fuck's sake Ianto. It isn't inappropriate behaviour if it's between two people who love each other, who care about each other," Jack tells him getting frustrated.
"I have no feeling either way about you sir. If I were to have any feelings about you sir, I would have to discontinue my employment here," Ianto replies harshly and firmly.
Jack studies Ianto. He knew that Ianto did feel something or he wouldn't have kissed him back or he wouldn't have gotten aroused. Jack just wondered why Ianto was fighting it so hard. What was going on in his head?
"I can't help you Ianto if you don't tell me what's wrong," Jack tells him, soft in tone.
"I am fine sir. Nothing is wrong," Ianto tells him, his features the same, nothing changing.
Jack couldn't handle seeing Ianto like this. All Jack wanted to do was send everyone else home, lock the office and drag Ianto into his room and make gentle and soft love to him. He wanted to help him but Ianto kept pushing him away. It was easy for everyone to say that Ianto needed time but it was hard.
"Are we all done sir?" Ianto asks Jack, wanting to get out of there as he had things to do, plans to follow.
"Yes Ianto. We are done for now but I won't be letting this go. I know there is something in you to save and I will save it," Jack tells him.
Ianto turns from Jack with no word and leaves the office.
"Phase 2 has to happen now. The quicker this is over with, the better," Ianto thinks to himself as he walks back to the kitchenette, feeling the over whelming need to shower.