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Chapter Thirty Six

Ianto was cold, wet and in a mood. He didn't know what was up with Jack today, he had a horrible feeling that it was because they didn't have sex before going to work and that made him angry; he wasn't just there to satisfy Jack's needs and Jack shouldn't act like this with him. Ianto eyed the bag of oranges sat on the tourist office counter and sighed knowing that he should get back down to the hub and give them to his hormonal partner.

Suddenly the tourist door opened bringing in a cold gust of air and a soaking wet blonde woman. Ianto smiled as he recognised who it was but then glanced up nervously at the CCTV hoping that Jack wasn't watching, it wouldn't do for the surprise to be ruined now, he suspected that he needed it to get Jack to speak to him again.

-TW-

Jack watched the CCTV footage through narrowed eyes as he saw Ianto happily welcome the woman who has just walked into the tourist office; he watched as Ianto smiled broadly and the woman clearly said Ianto's name so they obviously knew each other. Then Ianto did something that made Jack very angry, he manoeuvred the young woman and himself so the CCTV couldn't focus on their faces. He couldn't see their lips so had no idea what they were talking about; a few minutes later Ianto hugged the woman tightly and pressed a kiss to her forehead. Jack was overcome with anger and jealousy, so Ianto was refusing sex with him and flirting... possibly even seeing someone else! Jack blinked back angry tears, he was carrying Ianto's child for god's sake and he treated him like this.

Jack knew that things had been too easy so far, ignoring Alice's and Gwen's reactions. Ianto had taken this too well and now he obviously didn't find him attractive anymore. Jack knew in his heart that Ianto definitely wanted to be a parent, there was no question of that, he just obviously didn't want to stay with him. Jack wondered if perhaps things would go back to normal once their daughter was born, but then didn't know if he himself could forgive Ianto for his reaction to the changes his body was going through.

Jack bit his bottom lip; he definitely would never forgive Ianto if he had cheated on him. A year or so ago Jack would have just laughed it off, monogamy wasn't the norm in the fifty-first century but he and Ianto had a twenty-first century relationship; they were going to be parents and Jack's heart constricted with jealousy over the idea that Ianto had touched someone else. Slowly things began to slot into place in Jack's mind; for the past month Ianto had been staying later at work and insisting that Jack went home earlier than him, he only really had Ianto's word that he stayed in the hub. Ianto had hidden what he had been looking at on the internet the other day and Jack was convinced that Ianto had showered a couple of times before coming home from work, he suppose that it could have been from a messy mission but what if it was because of something else?

Jack's mind was full of conclusions and when he heard the alarms wail and the cog wheel roll his blood boiled over in anger. Jack stepped out of his office, he watched as Ianto looked up and smiled, a completely innocent look on his face which made Jack just feel angrier.

"I've got some more oranges" called Ianto.

"I don't want them" Jack said, he knew that he was being childish but he didn't care, if Ianto thought that he could be kept happy and in the dark about his little affair with oranges then he was sorely mistaken.

Ianto's shoulders slumped, he just couldn't win today. "Fine then" he said shortly "I'll stick them in the fridge and you can have one later."

"You might as well bin them" Jack said nastily "I won't eat them."

Owen walked up the stairs from his autopsy bay, sensing that perhaps a domestic was brewing between the tea boy and the captain. Tosh subtly looked at Ianto and saw that his mouth was pressed into a thin line, he looked tired and angry and she suddenly wished that she wasn't in the hub to see this. In the corner of his eye Ianto saw Gwen give him a sympathetic look and that was all that it took to make him snap.

"What the bloody hell is your problem today eh?" Ianto asked crossly.

The team were shocked, clearly this wasn't the polite 'at work' Ianto, this was the Ianto who was Jack's partner, his equal and the father of his child.

"Oh shit" muttered Owen.

"My problem?" said Jack incredulously "you're the one with the problem."

Ianto rolled his eyes, so it was definitely over the lack of morning sex then; he sighed and decided that he did not want this argument with an audience, particularly in front of Gwen.

"I don't have a problem Jack and we're not having this conversation here."

"Why not?" demanded Jack "don't you want everyone to know your little secret eh?"

"What?" said Ianto bewildered.

"I know Ianto" hissed Jack.

"You've lost me Jack" Ianto said tiredly.

"I just saw her in the tourist office."

Ianto's heart plummeted Jack had seen Susan, he must know about the surprise, or at least part of it but why on earth was he reacting so badly?

"Susan?" Ianto said confusedly.

"Oh that's her name is it?" said Jack, his tone cold.

"Yeah" said Ianto "why what's the problem?"

Jack gripped the metal rail in front of his and tried to ignore the baby kicking his stomach "it is a bloody problem if you're sleeping with her!"

A loud gasp came from one of the girls but Jack couldn't tell which he could only focus on Ianto's face which had suddenly drained of all its colour.

"What?" hissed Ianto looking angrier than anyone body in the hub had ever seen him.

"Your little affair" Jack growled "and I would say I think you could have done better, it's a bit of an insult really seeing how she looks." Jack couldn't quiet the voice inside his head that said that she did look better than him in his pregnant state.

"How dare you!" Ianto seethed his hands balling up to fists in his sides.

Owen signalled to Tosh and Gwen that they should leave but Ianto held out a hand and ordered "don't any of you move." Tosh froze, her hands reaching out for her handbag and Gwen had one arm in her coat, Owen loitered on the stairs wondering if he could hide in his autopsy bay. Jack suddenly felt unsure of himself; Ianto was angry, very angry.

"Susan" Ianto ground out between clenched teeth "is Rhiannon's friend, they've known each other since they were kids, I've known her since I was a kid. They live on the same street."

"Oh" said Jack barely audibly, his face was going from an angry red to an embarrassed red and the baby seemed to be cross with him as well if her kicking was anything to go by.

"Susan makes cakes" Ianto said angrily "really good cakes and her husband has just been laid off from work. In a couple of weeks it's the anniversary of our moving in together, I was planning for us to have a little celebration and do Susan a favour at the same time by paying her to do us a cake."

"Oh" said Jack sheepishly, suddenly wishing that the others weren't in the hub.

"So when exactly am I supposed to be having this affair eh?" demanded Ianto "when I am constantly busy here, trying to make things easier for you?"

"You've been acting strangely recently" said Jack trying to justify himself.

"Being too tired for sex is not strange behaviour Jack!"

"It's not just that!" protested Jack "you're always staying late, hiding stuff from me, showering before coming home and stuff..." it sounded pathetic even to his own ears and he really wished that he had thought this through before confronting Ianto.

Ianto's shoulders suddenly sagged, as if all the fight had just left him in one go "follow me" he said quietly. "You guys may as well come too" he raised his voice to the rest of the team "seeing as you know about it."

Jack looked at Owen confusedly who just said "you've fucked up."

Ianto didn't even wait for Jack to make it down the stairs and just made his way out of the main area in the hub and to a storage room. Jack followed, getting even more and more confused as far as he knew these storage rooms were empty. Ianto swung open a door and motioned for Jack to go in without saying a word, Jack blinked as Ianto flicked on a light and his heart constricted painfully. Ianto had converted the storage room into a warm, beautiful nursery for the baby. Pale yellow paint lightened up the room and Ianto had put in more suitable lights to create a well lit and airy space, he'd even laid down a warm carpet to ensure that the room kept its heat. There was a small wardrobe, chest of draws, cot and changing area for the baby along with a rocking chair and double bed for him and Ianto, presumably if they needed to stay the night at work. There was also a small pile of stuffed toys in the corner for the baby and a playpen.

"It's not finished yet" Ianto said flatly, not looking at Jack "it was meant to be a surprise. I stayed late to do this; I had to shower once because Owen, who helped me decorate, decided that it would be hilarious to cover me in yellow paint one night."

Jack looked at Owen who just nodded, confirming Ianto's story.

"The day you walked into my office and I 'hid' my computer screen from you? I was ordering furniture, which I got delivered to Tosh's flat so you wouldn't find out."

Jack swallowed a lump in his throat "it's lovely Ianto."

Ianto just shrugged and finally met Jack's eyes which were begging forgiveness "how could you even think that I would cheat on you? How can you not trust me?" his tone contained so much hurt that Jack felt an ache in his chest. Jack opened his mouth and then closed it again, Ianto had done nothing wrong, it was his own insecurities that had done this. Ianto walked out of the room, the team slowly following him, leaving Jack alone in the room, staring at a small mobile hanging above the cot. He quickly followed his team and to his dismay saw that Ianto was going through the cog door.

"Ianto!" he called.

"Leave me alone Jack" Ianto said without turning around.

The hub was silent for a few minutes. "That was a really shit thing to do Jack" Tosh finally said.

Jack nodded, tears sliding down his cheeks before he roughly scrubbed them away "I know."

-TW-

Hours later, Jack was lying in the dark alone, he'd called Ianto's phone but Ianto was refusing to answer and eventually he crawled into bed. His ears pricked up as he heard the front door open and listened carefully as Ianto moved around downstairs for a bit. Hope swelled in Jack's chest as he listened to Ianto walk up the stairs but his heart sank as Ianto just went into a cupboard on the landing where they kept spare towels and linen. Jack wondered what Ianto was doing, they'd already taken the bed out of the guestroom in preperation for it to become a nursey, he couldn't help but cry when he realised that Ianto was making his way back down the stairs.

Ianto tossed and turned on the couch uncomfortably, punching his pillow in frustration. He'd spent the afternoon at Rhiannon's, telling her that he and Jack had had an argument but he was obviously unable to give her all the details. Ianto froze as he heard the ceiling creak, Jack was getting out of bed, he really didn't want him to come down the stairs he couldn't face another argument and was relieved when Jack just used the bathroom and then went back to bed. Ianto lay on his back, staring at the ceiling angry and hurt at Jack's accusations, he also felt mortified that the team had witnessed his and Jack's first major argument.

Hours passed and neither man got much sleep that night, Jack felt riddled with guilt whilst Ianto just felt disappointed and both wondered how they were going to move past this.