A/N: okay, since I skipped yesterday, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to post another tonight, I gave you guys a very nice long chapter with a little bit of everything, so enjoy!

Disclaimer: I will never own Torchwood unless I became a billionaire and somehow convinced Russell T. Davies to give it up, meaning it's never going to happen.

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"So, how is your grandpa going to help Owen today?" Jack asked as Ianto drove them to the hub.

"He'll probably spend time helping Owen get used to having limited senses. I know grandpa Ashtor took a while to figure out how to feel someone's pulse. You have to figure out how to determine one pressure from another. Luckily Owen doesn't have his own pulse to get in the way."

"That just sounds weird." Jack sighed.

Ianto chuckled softly. "At least Owen will be able to have something normal in his current state." he pointed out.

"True." Jack sighed. "Of course, now I feel like an ass for bringing him back. Now he really can't have a normal life."

"He could. You just have to find the right type of person that can deal with his personality and his physical issues."

"Great, so we have to find him a similarly narcissistic necrophiliac and it'll be just fine." Jack said sarcastically.

"In you're lifetime I'm sure you've managed to meet a few." Ianto said, rolling his eyes.

"Actually no. Well I've met narcissistic people, and I've met some odd necrophiliacs in my lifetime. Not a crowd I'd want to go near." Jack said pointedly. "I knew this one that had this really weird habit of…"

Ianto just shook his head with a huff, interrupting him. "You know what, we're just going to stop this conversation right there. We don't need to be talking about this stuff with my grandpa in the car." he sighed as they pulled up to the hotel, the giant already waiting for them.

"That… might be a good idea." Jack agreed.

When they arrived at the hub, the three of them were surprised to find Owen, Gwen, Martha and Tosh already there.

"I'm telling ya, the lady had a gay talking dog." Owen was saying. "A very mean gay talking dog."

Gwen scoffed at him. "Okay, number one, dogs don't talk unless it's some weird alien dog, two, since when are dogs gay? Seriously Owen."

"No really! And, the weird green stuff she had me drink actually moved on it's own in the bottle, and the orange stuff fixed my fingers, and the pink…. I can't quite remember what that one was for…."

"The pink was essentially what replaced your entire digestive system Dr. Harper." said Leon as he hung up his coat on the coat rack.

"Did you guys give him some special drugs or something?" Gwen asked.

"He's dead Gwen. Drugs would have no effect on him." Ianto said, as if it was obvious.

"Where did you lot even take him?" Martha asked.

"To Ianto's Aunt Abby." Jack explained. "What really freaked me out about that lady though was that she actually remembered me back when I used to fool around with this army officer named Algy. That was nearly a hundred and forty years ago."

"Oh? You weren't freaked out by the gay talking dog?" Ianto quipped with a smile.

"Dogs aren't gay!" Gwen protested. "And they don't talk!"

"Trainor wasn't always a dog." Leon said. "Being a little dog is his eternal punishment for being an asshole as a human. Now he just tries to pick fights with my brother, and yes he is homosexual."

"See! I told you! A gay talking dog!" Owen said triumphantly, crossing his arms against his chest.

"I want to see that." Gwen said stubbornly.

"No you don't." Ianto said. "He's got a filthy mouth for such a tiny thing, and that's sober. God help you if he get's into the beer at the pub, let alone the hard liquor."

"The dog drinks too? Oh my God, your family terrifies me Ianto!" Owen sighed.

"Oh come now, you've only met what? Four of us. Five if you count the unusual furry creature." Leon said. "Now, then to the autopsy bay with you, we've got work to do."

Owen sighed and got up following Leon down to the autopsy bay to begin working for the day.

"He's going to have a long day." Ianto said with a tiny smile. Then he headed down to the archives for most of the day.

Around lunch time though Jack came searching for him.

"Ianto? Ianto? Hey! Where are you?" Jack called.

"Rydw i prysur Jack!" Ianto called back with a smile, hidden amongst the shelves as he continued sorting through several older files he had been meaning to sort through for a while.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Jack inquired, poking his head around the corner to look at him.

"I said I'm busy Jack. Why?" Ianto explained, looking at him.

"Because it was almost time for lunch, but Russell can't figure out what you want when you're all the way down here." Jack said with a smile.

"Oh. Well actually, I'm going to go have lunch out with James today. I promised him." he admitted, glancing at his watch. "I should be leaving right about now to be on time."

"Then you better go. I'm guessing it's going to be one of those brotherly chats isn't it?" Jack asked.

Ianto smiled and gave him a tiny kiss on the cheek. "Something like that. I haven't really had a whole lot of time to talk to him lately. I figured today was a perfect chance."

"Alright, I'll see you after lunch then." Jack said giving him a hug and a warm kiss. Then he headed back upstairs.

Ianto just shook his head with a chuckle before finishing up the last pile and leaving the hub for lunch.

About twenty minutes later Ianto was up in Mermaid Quay, sitting outside of a little café waiting for James to show up. After he had ordered, he sat with his right leg resting on his right knee, his cheek against his right hand as the fingers of his left hand twirled the unwrapped straw against his thigh.

"Well look at you all spiffy in your suit." James said, joining him.

Ianto smiled as he glanced at his watch. As always Ianto had been five minutes early, James had been right on time down to the second.

After the two had ordered, James began the conversation. "So, let me guess, this is going to be one of those 'you're my brother and you and my best friend were talking about marriage' conversations. Am I right?"

Ianto chuckled slightly. "You are getting a bit better at guessing the subjects. Not quite as good as me yet, but getting there."

James just smiled and shook his head before looking up at him. "So, the question is, is this an upset conversation, or a happy conversation?"

"A happy one." Ianto agreed. "I guess I just never quite expected you two to get that close."

"Are you disappointed?" he asked.

"Not disappointed, surprised." he pointed out. "Like I said, I just didn't expect it."

"I think it surprised the two of us when we began talking about it honestly. It started out hypothetically really. Tosh was telling me about how Gwen was practically bragging about being engaged. I know she'd never admit it, but I think Toshiko was getting slightly jealous."

Ianto nodded. "I did notice that." he admitted.

"I really do love her Ianto." James said honestly.

"I know you do James. I just want to hear what it is that makes you love her." he said with a smile. He was always the overprotective one making sure that people that were in love were definitely in love for the right reasons.

"She knows I'm not perfect for one." James admitted. "Like she knows I can't cook worth shit. Grilling is one thing. Actually cooking is another."

Ianto laughed. "I take it she heard about the incident with the fruit cocktail in your MRE?"

"A spectacular girl like Tosh hanging around me, of course the guys were going to tell her." James sighed. "The whole bit about how I accidentally cooked my fruit cocktail and ended up eating cold chicken cause I used up the little heat pack cooking the wrong thing. Then she heard about my attempt at cooking rice."

"Oh I do recall that one." Ianto said thoughtfully with a smile. Anyone close to James had heard about the day that he had rice overflowing not realizing that it practically quadrupled in size. "So what else?"

"She kicks my ass playing video games. Seriously. She kicks my ass, but she's kind enough to only brag about it between the two of us. She's just fun to have around. We enjoy cheering each other up after long days at work. Tosh is one of the few people I can talk to about just about anything. By the way, thank you for telling her that I was 'emo' as a teenager."

Ianto laughed again. "Look at it this way, I could have told her about the day that we were sent to the psychiatrist together and you threw a paper football and hit him in the eye."

"Don't you dare!" James protested. "I can tell her that the reason I went with you was because you bit the man complaining that you didn't want to be alone."

"She probably wouldn't believe you." Ianto said with a smile.

"Whatever. Anyway I can't explain everything to you. I just know that I love her."

Ianto saw the look of complete adoration on James's face as he talked about here, and that was what let him know that James was telling the truth.

"I think Tosh deserves a chance to be happy too." he admitted.

"Tosh always did say she wanted some form of an average life." he agreed. "That she wanted to get married and have family."

"I think seeing Gwen made her feel like she could never have that if she stayed with Torchwood and I went home." he said sadly. "Especially when Owen told her that she deserved someone better then him, I think that caught her off guard."

Ianto was surprised by that revelation. "Owen said that?"

"Yeah. I guess Owen decided he wasn't good enough for her because of the way he's become over the years."

"Well that's surprising." Ianto said honestly.

"I want Tosh to be happy. I want to stay with her. I even told her that if she wanted to stay with Torchwood, I'd resign my commission and stay here with her. My six years is up at the end of my eight months. I can resign and become a civilian, work on getting citizenship here, stay with her. Instead she told me she'd rather be the one to retire and go with me instead. That surprised me more then anything."

"Working for Torchwood, let's just say your chance of living past twenty five isn't very good, let alone thirty. Not a job you'd want to have if you're trying to raise a family."

"So you're telling me you're likely to die young as well." James asked softly.

"I accepted it long ago." Ianto shrugged as he leaned back in his seat. "To be honest, I'm lucky I've lived as long as I have. I could have died during Canary Wharf, I could've died in the Brecons the week before Alistair's wedding. That's why I had those broken ribs. I'm lucky to have Jack, and especially Stella. I just take each day as they come along and try and smile at the end of the night. That's what you do working for Torchwood."

James looked down at his plate and let out a heavy sigh. "So that's why she'd rather leave then?"

"Tosh wants a family James. She always has. You can't try and raise a newborn in an environment like ours, knowing you could be mauled by a rouge weevil the next day, or eaten by something the rift spits out at the end of the week. It doesn't work. Being a SEAL, it's different James. A terrorist can have a bomb, or a gun, but they can't eat you. They can't spit some sort of acid that with dissolve flesh and nasty claws. You have armor that can protect you against most known elements, us, well, you can't always protect yourself against something from another planet that you don't understand."

"I suppose you have a point."

"If you really love Tosh, you'll take her away and keep her safe while visiting occasionally. Let her have the family she's always wanted in a safe environment. It's not like the two of you would never see any of us. Especially Jack and I."

"I hate to say this Ianto, but you just made me realize that if something comes out of that rift tonight, I may not see you or Tosh tomorrow."

"Then make each minute count for now James. That's all you can do. Besides, I'm sure if Jack and Tosh knew that she had a life to look forward to, they might decide to let her ease her way out of field operations. That's what I'd do anyway."

"So I should ask her as soon as possible now that I've got the ring huh?"

Ianto starred at him with a raised brow. "You got one?" he asked in surprise.

"I went to London yesterday." he admitted blushing. "I waited for her to leave, then I took one of her favorite rings out of her jewelry box so they could make sure it was the right size." He reached into a pocket and took out a little velvet box. "It had it custom made just for her." he said proudly, handing to Ianto.

Ianto took the box and opened it to see a very impressive engagement ring.

It had one large perfectly cut heart shaped diamond in the center and five smaller oval ones surrounding it so it looked like a flower. The band was a beautiful silver and embedded in the silver was a golden stem and several tiny leaves that wrapped around the band.

"You had this made for her?" he asked in awe.

"Yup. I spent a lot of time thinking about it. I wanted it to be just as special as her."

"That must have cost you a pretty penny." he admitted, handing the ring back.

"A little over ten thousand pounds." he admitted with a blush. "The middle diamond was like… the best they had, then I had to pay for the band and the fact that it was a custom job."

Ianto choked a little when he heard the price. But then he realized something. "Gwen is going to be jealous. Which is perfect." Ianto said with a smile. "Apparently now it's become a habit of Tosh and I, we like to make Gwen jealous."

James laughed a little. "That is very unlike you Ianto. Why would you do such a thing?"

"I started because she flirted with Jack too much."

James laughed a little. "Hey, I may be straight, but I must admit, he's good lookin' guy." he said. "I'm sure girls are jealous of you just because of the way he gives you his undivided attention. Or maybe they're jealous of him. In all honestly you should see how jealous girls get of Alonso when he's with Gareth."

Ianto laughed. "Well I know when it comes to Gwen, she's definitely jealous of me. You should've seen the look on her face when I admitted that Jack was the last person I snogged. She looked like she was going to kill me!"

"I personally think Gwen just likes to be the center of attention. Don't get me wrong, she's a nice lady, and I can tell she's a dependable friend, but I think she hates it when someone else is the center of attention besides her."

"Well with that ring, I get the feeling Tosh will be the center of attention." Ianto said with a smile. "She deserves to be spoiled."

James laughed. "She's a very simplistic person, and I love that about her, but if she marries me, hell, I'm going all out extravagant for that."

"Tell you what, if she marries you, I'll get her wedding gown. Whatever one she wants, I will get it for her." Ianto tossed in. "Especially considering you just emptied about half of your life savings for that ring."

"well then, that just leaves the other half of my savings for the rest of the wedding. But first, she has to say yes."

"I'm pretty sure she will James." Ianto said honestly. "You make her happy."

James just smiled proudly. "Oh, by the way. Tommy….. Think we could bring him out here to say hello?"

"You figured it out did you?" Ianto asked with a smile.

"Please, he looks almost exactly like he did back in 1918. Just a little younger. I just haven't told Tosh. I'd rather surprise her."

Ianto smiled. "I heard Tommy beat you at video games too."

"Getting beaten by a boy from the turn of the century. I knew I wasn't great, but I didn't think I was that bad either." James sighed, shaking his head.

"The only way you could be great at video games is if you either sat on them all day, which Tosh would hate you for, or if you made the things yourself like Tucker does."

"Tucker boggles me!" James sighed. "Where he gets the ideas for his video games is beyond me. Crazy made up planets and insane aliens."

"I hate to say this James, but I don't think Tucker made them all up. I think he knows some of his father's adventures. From what I've discovered, Tucker is part alien himself."

"I did hear some of the other kids talking about Tucker having two hearts."

"Yeah. I guess Jack knows Tucker's father the Doctor."

"Ooh, the fabled Doctor huh?"

"So they say." Ianto admitted with a nod. Then he glanced down at his watch. "Anyway, I better get back to work James."

"Hey, I hear grandpa Ashtor's here. I haven't seen grandpa since I left. Think we could get together after you get off?"

"I'll see and let you know. Okay?"

After saying goodbye to James Ianto headed back to work and found most of the team gone meaning they had left on a mission. Owen was still in the autopsy bay with Leon though.

"Oi tea boy! C'mere a minute!" Owen called as Ianto walked by.

"What's up Owen? Are you wanting to attempt drinking coffee?"

"No, I want to experiment with you!"

Ianto shook his head immediately. "You're not poking me with anything!" he protested.

"He's not going to poke you with needles Ianto. We're not that far yet." Leon chuckled. "He's figured out how to find my pulse, but I'm much larger and my pulse is obviously stronger. I want to see if he can find your pulse, since you're pretty average. Once he gets to the needle experiments, I'd rather let him work on a cadaver first."

Ianto scrunched up his nose for a moment, then figured that with Leon there, Owen was less likely to try and torture him anyway, so he reluctantly agreed.

After about fifteen minutes Leon was satisfied with the fact that Owen could find Ianto's pulse while he was fairly relaxed so Ianto was let go and he retreated to the archives for a while.

Ianto let himself get lost in the monotony of filing, but he was content, just letting his mind relax and stay empty for a while as he turned on the radio and let his music quietly filter through the cavernous underground space filling him with peace.

"Ianto?"

Ianto jerked and dropped the files he was holding in surprise before turning to see his giant grandfather standing beside him.

"I'm sorry Ianto, I didn't mean to startle you." Leon said with a kind smile.

"What are you doing down here Grandpa? How did you even find your way around here for that matter?" he asked as he picked up the files.

"I came to give you something while Owen is working on stitching an alien cadaver that the other's brought back." Leon said with a tiny chuckle. He held out five large journals.

Ianto looked at them and was surprised to see that the first three in the pile looked like his first three diaries since he had arrived in Cardiff.

"Alistair wanted me to give these to you. Apparently a gift to you from your other self, and a warning as well. Don't read too far ahead mind you. Once you catch up to the current date, only read the day you're on and no further then the next day, tempting though it may be."

Ianto took the top diary and noticed that the date and the handwriting was the exact same as his first diary in Cardiff. But the first sentence was different.

"Why…. Why give them to me?" he asked, looking up at the giant.

"I don't know the entire reason I just know the details. I'm just the messenger. But Alistair did say something about you having to fix your timeline. Apparently the first time around things went very wrong and your life didn't come out the way it was supposed to which is why you were told to change. You're supposed to change your life, and those of the people around you Ianto. These will help you do that by avoiding the same mistakes made the first time, not only by you, but by Jack, and even the rest of the team. According to Alistair, it's up to you to correct those mistakes. Does that make sense?"

"Correcting mistakes means I could end up changing more then just our lives." Ianto said, somewhat lost.

"Things were supposed to happen a relatively specific way the first time and it never did. That's why you're being told to change things. If I recall, Jack is a fixed point in time. Things aren't supposed to be changed around him, but in this case, everything needs to be changed so some rules of time and space are being broken by angels and demons alike to do so, to create this alternate universe and turn it into reality. Most of the world will remain the same. But those of us in your family, our lives were changed."

"Why were they changed?" Ianto asked.

"You weren't with us the first time Ianto. You were never rescued by your parents. That's why things changed drastically and Alistair had to go back to fix them. I suppose it's up to you to change the rest."

Ianto stood, starring at the diary in his hands, trying to absorb what he was being told. He was supposed to change his world. Jack's world. He had no idea why but he figured it must have been important so he tried his best to accept it.

"Anyway, you better catch up on your reading." Leon said, handing him the rest of the diaries. "I need to go check on our dear Doctor and see how he's doing." He gently kissed the top of Ianto's head, then left the archives.

After a moment Ianto went to his desk and sat down, picking up the first diary. He took a deep breath, then opened the first page and began to read.

What he found was a very different, somewhat depressing life.

There were no mentions of his loving family, of his happy life. Not even little Kit was in there. Lisa had been his girlfriend and he was trying to anything to rescue her. But the other Ianto had berated himself and nearly cried over his initial reaction to Jack Harkness. He had done his best to fade into the background, the team ignoring him, taking him for granted. The first sexual encounter with Jack had been to keep him from finding Lisa, then he had gone home and cried. It had led to a very tense relationship with the captain. But that had only been the beginning. Apparently the nightmare really started when Lisa woke up and terrorized the hub and the team, killing two innocent people. He had ended up suspended for a month, had been angry with himself and hateful of Jack.

Then it just continued from there. The case with the fairies showed a lot of unresolved tension between the other Ianto and his Jack. The trip to the Brecons had shattered him even more, leaving him ill to the point that he hadn't been able to eat for days. After that it skipped straight to Suzie coming back to life. It appeared that the two had found some type of tentative footing in their relationship keeping it strictly after hours and apparently never really acknowledging it as more then a shag on the side.

But when Jack and Tosh had gotten trapped in 1941 things had gotten even worse, Jack telling the real Jack Harkness that there had been no one, that Ianto had sided with the rest of the team in opening the rift, and when Jack had died, Gwen had sat with him, Ianto retreating to the office. He had been so relieved when Jack had come back but then Jack had disappeared leaving the other Ianto feeling abandoned and defeated.

Ianto let out a heavy sigh, looking away from the other life written in his handwriting. The nightmare that had been another life that he had been told to change. While he was glad that his life was changing everyday, that his life was something he could enjoy, he couldn't help but wonder what it was that made it so important for him to change. After another moment he looked down and continued to read.

As the diary continued the pages showed how angry Ianto had been with not only Jack, but with himself for letting himself fall for the man. He had let Gwen take charge of Torchwood, in fact, it appeared that he had let Gwen push him out of the way, pining for Jack's affection and he had let her. There was no mention of Stella.

He paused realizing that most of the people in his current life apparently didn't exist in the other life, or at the very least were never known to him. No Midnightstar or Midnight families, no Kit, no Alistair, no James leaving Tosh sad and lonely. No Grandpa Ashtor to help Owen after he had died. No adventure to WWII where he had made friends like Taylor, Donovan, and Baskins. No Angela, Tim, Jim, or Aldo. The relationship with Rhiannon had been tentative at best and when it came to his niece and nephew, well, there was tension there since he apparently didn't get along with kids. There was nobody. He had been alone, Jack being his only form of friendship until he had disappeared.

By the time he reached the second week of Jack's disappearance, he couldn't read any more. He put the diary's down in the drawer of his desk and sat the chair suddenly feeling distraught. If that had been what his life had been like, he was glad he had a second chance. But it was still hard to stomach, to read so many dark and depressed thoughts that had once been his.

Ianto jumped violently when he felt arms wrap around his neck from behind.

"Hey, you okay?" Jack asked worriedly.

Ianto let out a deep breath. "You just startled me, that's all." he sighed.

Jack gently ran his hands down to Ianto's chest, finding their way inside his suit jacket, before wrapping around his chest in a hug as he rested his cheek against Ianto's. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I just wanted to make sure you were alright. You've been down here for hours, everyone else has gone home, even Stella and Russell went home about an hour ago. All that's left is your grandpa."

"Sorry, I just got caught up in reading something." he muttered.

"Apparently not something happy. You look pretty upset." Jack said softly.

"It's….. a very long story. I'll explain another time, okay?"

"Alright then. But for now, how about we get out of here. James called and said something about meeting him and Tosh for dinner and your grandfather's getting hungry."

Ianto stood up and he suddenly felt worn down from his emotional roller coaster ride from reading the diaries. He hardly noticed when Jack was standing, their faces just inches away from each other.

"Seriously Ianto, I'm a bit worried now." Jack said, gently grasping his shoulders and looking into his eyes. "What's wrong?"

"Like I said, I'll explain another time. Let's go. I'm getting a little hungry."

Jack looked ready to ask again, but apparently decided against it then he led the way out of the archives.

"Well?" Leon asked as Jack went into his office to retrieve something.

"My life sucked." Ianto muttered as he grabbed his coat.

"That bad huh?" Leon asked softly.

"That bad." Ianto sighed. "Everybody I love in this life, it was like 95% of them didn't exist. The relationship I had with Jack was tenuous at best, I was a depressed recluse. My life sucked!"

"Well then, at least you were given the chance to change it."

"I know. But it's still kind of hard knowing." he admitted. Then he scrunched his nose as he remembered, "I let Gwen push me out of the way for Jack's affection." he grumbled.

Leon chuckled softly. Then he leaned over so he could whisper in Ianto's ear. "I think this time around Jack is so enamored with you that Gwen could jump up and down shouting 'look at me instead!' but he would never notice."

Ianto finally smiled a little as he chuckled softly. "You think?" he asked.

"I know." Leon said with a smile. Then he nodded to look behind him.

Ianto turned to see Jack walking up before he was enveloped in a tight hug.

"Feeling any better yet?" Jack asked.

Ianto grinned and hugged Jack back. "Feeling better." he admitted.

"Good. Just checking." Jack said affectionately.

"Well then, since we're all done here, I say we go meet James and Toshiko. I'm getting very hungry." Leon said, walking towards the cog door.

And with that the three of them left for dinner.

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After a few more days Leon was apparently satisfied with Owen's progress so he decided it was time to leave, and Martha had agreed as well. So they all gathered around the cog door to say goodbye.

"I have something for you Owen." Leon had said with a smile.

Owen cocked his head to the side, obviously confused.

"Close your eyes." Leon told him.

Everyone was surprised as Owen did as he was told, closing his eyes.

Leon smiled and reached into his bag before pulling out a giant Doctor's coat which he draped over Owen's shoulders, and an old stethoscope that he put over Owen's shoulders.

Owen opened his eyes and laughed. The sleeves hung well past his fingertips and the coat hung down to his knees making everyone laugh as well since he looked like a very small child in large clothes.

Leon leaned down enough that he could look in Owen's eyes. "I saved thousands of soldiers wearing that coat, and I hope it brings you the same luck I had. Always remember Owen, once a doctor, always a doctor." he gently patted Owen on the head as if he was just a little boy.

Owen surprised everyone when he threw his arms around Leon's neck in a hug. "Thanks for all of your help Dr. Ashtor." he said.

Leon smiled and returned the hug.

"Holy shit!" Owen gasped as Leon lifted him a good foot and a half off of the ground, hugging him. "You're too tall! I don't like heights." he cried, holding onto Leon tightly as he buried his face in the giant's shoulder.

Leon gently set him down with a chuckled. Then he turned to Ianto. "And don't think I forget one of my absolute favorite grandsons."

Ianto blushed a bit but smiled anyway. Then he closed his eyes. He was surprised when he felt a large shirt slipped over his head, then something else set on top of his head. He opened his eyes when he heard laughter and discovered he couldn't see. He put his arms through the long sleeves of the shirt and lifted up the cap to find that he was wearing a very old dress whites shirt and a white combination cover.

"I remembered that I had wanted to give that to you after I saw your picture with Alistair at Abby's place. That was my set. Always remember to be the leader our family taught you to be Ianto." Leon said with an affectionate smile, gently tapping the top of the hat. "We didn't raise you to stand on the sidelines, we wanted you to stand out, which you do wonderfully, so keep it up, you got that?"

Ianto nodded with a smile before pouncing on the old man. But instead of crying out in shock when Leon lifted him off the ground, he laughed, remembering when he was younger and both his grandfather and his brother would lift him off of the ground.

Leon set him down with a smile. "Your brother was right when he said you looked very handsome in a set of dress whites and a pair of wings."

Ianto couldn't help but blush even more as he took off the hat and held it in his hands, made somewhat difficult since his hands were trapped in the elbow of the sleeve.

It turned out that Leon had brought something for everyone. Tosh had received a clear container that held a small jeweled dragon that sat on a bed of sand from Iwo Jima a marine had given him back in WWII after he had been injured in on the island as a token of appreciation for being saved. He gave Stella a piece of magic chalk that Roderick had sent for her to help her with her spells in a very special tin Leon had found in London in the 40's. Russell was given a very special book about dinosaurs. He gave Gwen an old but beautiful ornate photo frame for a wedding photo that matched a frame that Leon had with a picture of him and his wife Celia the day they had been married. As for Martha, Leon gave her his old doctor's bag which she appeared to have grown fond off since it was very old fashioned.

"Jack, I believe this once belonged to you. I remember finding it when I stayed with Alistair one summer as a child and he told me to hold onto it because it belonged to a very interesting gentleman."

Jack's eyes lit up when he saw the old blue RAF cover. "My cover! I haven't seen it in almost sixty years!" he said excitedly as Leon set it on his head. Then he took it off and looked at it closely. "It almost looks brand new!"

"Grant took very good care of it when he was a boy. He had it hung up in his room beside his uncle's cover, always wondering if he'd get the chance to meet the man that owned it."

"Can you tell Grant I said thanks for taking care of it?" he inquired with a smile.

"I will be sure to." Leon chuckled, hugging him.

After saying goodbye to Leon and Martha, Torchwood appeared to have gone back to normal despite the fact that Gwen's wedding was the next day.

Ianto noticed that Owen had a new found confidence about being able to care for people despite being dead. He had watched with a smile as Owen sat down at his desk in the giant coat, trying to manipulate the computer's mouse through the sleeve of the coat, but grinning none the less. After one last look at the medic Ianto had gone down to the archives where he had taken off the shirt and folded it neatly before setting it on the desk, the hat on top.

But he was surprised when Gwen came down to talk.

"Your grandpa's a pretty interesting guy Ianto." she said with a smile.

Ianto smiled as well when he saw that she was clutching the photo frame against her chest protectively.

"He's pretty normal compared to grandpa Jarrod." he tossed out with a smile.

Gwen's eyes widened in surprise. "What's up with Grandpa Jarrod?" she asked.

"Grandpa Jarrod's just all out odd. The childish brain surgeon of the family with an addiction to oreos and ice cream."

"So…. Your aunt really does have a gay talking dog?"

Ianto laughed. "He wasn't always a dog Gwen. My aunt's a potions master. A form of a witch I suppose. Trainor used to be a gay sorcerer back in like…. The 1920's, but he was really obnoxious and full of himself so something made his spell backfire and he's been a snarky dog ever since."

"So, Owen wasn't going crazy?" she asked slowly.

"Owen was not going crazy. And Trainor and Uncle Travis really do argue with each other about every couple of hours. The impressive thing is that they've hardly repeated any insults after seventy years."

"Ouch. That's some real hatred right there."

"Yeah it is." he sighed with a grin.

"So anyway, you're coming to the wedding tomorrow right Ianto?"

"I am." he confirmed with a nod.

"Good. And I told Tosh she should bring James. We never really get to see much of him do we?"

"They're both very busy people." Ianto told her. "So when they do get some down time together, they just like to make the best of it."

"Oh, I guess that makes sense."

Ianto smiled a tiny bit and shook her head. "You could learn a lesson from them Gwen." he told her gently. "Rhys seems to understand it."

Gwen regarded him thoughtfully, then she smiled. "I do believe you're right. I could learn a lesson from them and spend more personal time at home with Rhys."

He was glad that she appeared to have gotten the message he had been trying to send. He just hoped she went through with it.

"So…. Just how close are the two of them?" Gwen asked. "I mean, Tosh is definitely very happy with him and when she talks about him, the look on her face is nothing but pure adoration."

"Can you keep a secret Gwen?" he asked, hoping he was doing the right thing.

"Of course. When have I told anyone else's secrets?" she asked, feigning offence before she smiled at him.

"Good point. Anyway, I had lunch with James the other day, and he told me he wants to ask her to marry him."

Gwen's face lit up. "No way! Ooh! I hope he does!" she said bouncing excitedly.

"The question is when I suppose." he shrugged. "I hope it's soon."

"I say we nudge him and keep dropping subtle hints to him to tomorrow." she said with a smile. "Call me nosy, but I kinda want to be there to see it happen."

Ianto laughed. "When you see the ring he picked out, you will be jealous." he said honestly.

"Ooh, that fancy?"

"He emptied out half of his life's savings for a custom made engagement ring."

"Oh, that ring must be something then." she sighed. "You and Tosh sure are good at making me jealous."

Ianto found himself chuckling. "We are, are we?"

"Yup. You're just excruciatingly subtle about it." she said with an accusing smile.

"You're the one that would flirt with him." Ianto pointed out. Then he shrugged. "And let's just say I'm a bit possessive of the guy."

Gwen giggled. "A guy like Jack Harkness, you should be." she said. "I'm not the only girl that would flirt with him in a heart beat."

"That's the point." he said. "Always remember Gwen, Rhys is yours, Jack is mine."

"Got it. Though you did originally strike me as the traditional sort." she admitted with a shrug.

"What can I say, Jack is just special I suppose." he shrugged again. "Jack's the only guy I could ever see myself with. Otherwise I'd be with a girl."

"Well I say stick to Jack. Who else could understand what you do like he does? And I don't see me understanding him as well as you do. You're good for him."

"Thanks Gwen." he said, somewhat surprised.

"Be honest, how long does it take for you to turn that man into putty in your hands?"

Ianto laughed again. "The right kind of smirk and I get his attention, after that give me about ten seconds to make him breathless, thirty seconds to make him speechless, forty five to make his knees buckle, and by the end of the minute, he's ready to sink to the floor." he said.

"Oh now that's impressive." Gwen giggled again. "I could never do that. I can't even get Rhys that worked up, that fast. You're good. You'll have to give me some pointers so I can get Rhys to melt that fast."

Ianto smiled, he had to admit he was actually having fun talking to Gwen for once. So the rest of the afternoon they spent talking and laughing together about anything and everything.

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The next day though, Gwen's wedding didn't exactly go according to plan when a nostrovite ended up impregnating the poor woman. But in the end everything turned out alright, aside from the fact that the D.J. had practically been eaten and Ianto ended up taking the man's place.

"So is this normal as far as Torchwood weddings go?" James had asked Ianto.

"No idea. This is the first Torchwood wedding I've ever been to." Ianto replied with a grin.

It had been a decent night, Ianto even getting brave enough to have a dance with Jack. He just didn't think it was Gwen that would be making him.

She had been dancing with Jack, but when she caught Ianto's eye and she was sure Jack wasn't looking, Gwen had started motioning for him to come take her place.

But Ianto had to admit, one of his favorite moments had been when Gwen had tossed her bouquet.

Behind the group of women, Jack, Rhys, Owen, Tosh, and James had been sitting at a table together, and James had been sitting beside Tosh, with one hand holding hers, and his head resting on his arm on the table since had been quite tired trying to rush from Hereford to Cardiff to make the wedding. Gwen had tossed the bouquet, but it had actually gone over the group and landed on James's back.

James had reached up and picked up the bouquet as everyone laughed. Then he smiled and handed it to Tosh, giving her a kiss on the cheek and making her blush.

Gwen turned to look at Ianto who was still at the DJ booth. She smiled and gave him a thumbs up with a wink making him laugh and letting him know that she had done the whole thing on purpose.

After the reception all of the guests had been retconed and were peacefully sleep.

"That's what I love about Torchwood." Ianto quipped. "By day, chasing the scum of the universe, by night, you're the wedding fairy."

After they had cleaned up and Rhys and Gwen turned down the retcon, everyone was ready to leave since it was getting early.

"I still can't believe you tossed your bouquet hard enough it landed on James." Tosh had told Gwen who had just giggled.

"I did it for a reason Tosh."

Tosh starred as everyone smiled and James blushed.

"For someone who dives out of a plane you look pretty nervous." Owen chuckled. He patted James on the back. "You okay there James?"

"I'm fine, why?" James inquired, but his voice was obviously a bit higher then usual.

"Oi, take the hint SEAL boy!" Rhys said with a grin, nudging James with his elbow. "I took my chance, now it's your turn!"

Tosh looked at him quizzically so James had gulped before getting on one knee, pulling out the box, and asking the question.

"Toshiko Sato, will you marry me?" he asked.

While everyone had expected Tosh to say yes, no one had expected her to pounce on him hard enough to send them both tumbling backwards onto the floor.

"Wow, I think we can take that as a yes." Ianto said with a smile as the two stood up.

"Sheesh, you weren't kidding when you said I'd be jealous of that ring." Gwen said with a grin as she looked at Tosh's engagement ring which was now on her finger.

"Wow, I think you put my ring to shame." Rhys whistled when he saw it making James turn red. "How much did that cost you?"

"Enough. But it was well worth it." he said with a smile.

"And look at that Tosh, now you really will be my sister." Ianto chuckled.

Tosh just giggled and pounced on Ianto in a hug too.

"You two better get home Tosh, I think James is about to fall asleep on his feet." Owen said with a smile.

"I do know how to fall asleep standing up." he admitted with a sleepy smile and a yawn. "That's how I used to survive the long inspections during BUD/S. You take the ten minute light nap you can get while your sleeping."

"As long as you're not napping when you jump in with the sharks dear, you'll be just fine." Tosh giggled, taking his hand and letting him lean against her slightly. "Let's get you home."

Everyone watched as the happy couple left for home.

"What'd she mean jump in with the sharks?" Rhys asked slowly.

"It's a long story that involves a fishing trip with some SEAL instructors, and a shark that ate Dax's fish off the line." Ianto said with a chuckle.

"I won't ask then." he muttered, making everyone laugh.

Once Gwen and Rhys were on their way off to their honeymoon everyone else went home to sleep the day away.

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That night Ianto and Jack had gone into work just the two of them to do the paperwork from the nostrovite attack at Gwen's wedding. But down in the archives Ianto suddenly felt himself craving Jack's attention.

He had been so busy the whole week that except the one night after they had gotten back from London, he really didn't have the chance to spend time with Jack. He was about to go upstairs and do something about it when Jack called him saying there was a weevil sighting down by Leckwith woods. So he had jumped up and the two had gone to go on a weevil hunt.

Of course, that hadn't gone as well as hoped. Ianto had ended up in the river and after getting the weevil subdued and into the back of the SUV, Jack had rushed them back to the hub, Ianto wrapped in a blanket and shivering like mad.

When they got back to the hub Ianto found a spare pair of socks, jeans, boxers and an undershirt in his locker, but it wasn't enough he was still cold. So he put on the giant dress whites shirt and sat on the couch trying to warm up while Jack finished up paperwork.

But he felt himself beginning to feel like he wanted Jack's undivided attention again.

"Jack!" he called from the couch. "I'm cold!"

"I know Ianto." Jack called back apologetically. "Just let me finish this up and we'll head home so you can be nice and warm."

Ianto let out huff of annoyance. So he tried again after a few minutes. "Jack! I'm still cold!"

"I know! I'm sorry! Almost done!"

Finally Ianto grumbled to himself. It was obvious Jack wasn't getting the message. He looked down at the sleeves of the giant shirt. Then he smirked a little. His grandfather told him to be the leader they had taught him to be, and he had been taught to be a commander that worked to get what he wanted and right now, he wanted Jack's attention. So he stood up and padded his way to the office.

"We'll be leaving in a few minutes Ianto. Promise." Jack said without looking up. "Just let me finish the paperwork."

Ianto wasn't sure if Jack was just trying to be annoying or what but it was really getting to him so he walked over and pushed Jack back into the chair, straddling Jack's waist as he sat in the older man's lap. "Sod the fucking paperwork. You're apparently not getting the hint Jack." He said. "I'm cold, and I'd appreciate it if you warmed me up."

Jack seemed somewhat startled by Ianto's sudden boldness, so Ianto continued.

"Now then, I've been feeling a bit neglected this week. I understand Owen needed help, I'm glad Gwen got to have a special day, now I'd like just a little bit of your time."

Jack suddenly smirked. "Getting jealous all of the sudden?"

"Not jealous, just a bit selfish."

"Oh really? You sure you're not jealous of Gwen?"

Ianto knew he was playing and it was getting to him, so he stood up and hauled Jack to his feet, gripping Jack's coat lapels tightly.

"I'm sure because Gwen and I have both established that Rhys is her's and you are mine. Because even she admitted that she would never be able to turn you into putty as quickly as I can." he grinned wickedly.

"Oh? How long did you tell her it took?" Jack asked, returning the grin as he placed his hands on Ianto's hips.

"Simple, I told her the right smirk to get your attention." He did so and Jack gave him the classic look, both brows raised. "Ten seconds to make you breathless." He put his hand on the back of Jack's neck and pulled him in for a hot, passionate kiss. When he backed away Jack was practically panting. "Thirty seconds to make you speechless." he kissed Jack again, letting his hands roam over the small of Jack's back, snaking their way under the man's shirt and gently caressing the sensitive skin on his back. "Can you speak?" he asked.

Jack opened his mouth, but all that came out was a squeak making Ianto grin.

"Perfect. Forty five seconds, and I'd have your knees buckling." He leaned in and gently nipped the skin behind Jack's ear, before sucking on it, as he rolled his hips against Jack's and he felt Jack jerk as his knees buckled. "And by the end of a minute I'd have you ready to sink to the floor." he whispered in Jack's ear, purposely blowing warm air over the sensitive skin as he combed his fingers through the hair on Jack's neck.

Sure enough, Jack was slowly sinking towards the floor, completely lost in the sensations.

But Ianto hauled him back to his feet. "Like I said, I'm not jealous, just selfish."

"Selfish how?" Jack inquired, obviously befuddled and dizzy.

"That's quite simple Jack." he said, gripping the coat tightly. "I want you to focus on me for a while. I want your full, undivided, physical attention, for the rest of the night. Like I said, I'm being a bit selfish." he shrugged. But then he smiled sweetly. "But don't I deserve a selfish moment once in a while? After all, I let you have plenty."

"Ohhh, if this is how you are when you're selfish, baby you can be selfish any day." Jack said, obviously dazed.

"Well I'm glad you agree." Ianto said with a smile.

"And what are you proposing?" Jack inquired, holding onto Ianto's hips for balance.

"Simple. Food for one. I say we order something simple. Then after dinner a nice chat over some scotch to loosen you up a bit. Then a nice game of naked hide and seek."

"You hide, I seek!" Jack said excitedly.

"I think not." Ianto said, gripping Jack's coat a little tighter to keep the older man on his feet. "Tonight it's your turn to hide. Know why?"

"Why?" Jack asked, shivering with delight.

"Because Jack, tonight, your coat, your lovely coat that I adore so much, is going to be mine," he leaned in close to Jack's ear, "as I shag you senseless."

"You're so sure you're going to win?" Jack asked, but he sounded unconvinced.

"Absolutely, want to know why?"

Jack nodded eagerly and Ianto regained that wicked grin.

"Because I've added a new rule. I catch you cheating, and you automatically loose, making your coat mine. Besides, I'm determined tonight, and when I'm determined, I always get what I want."

Jack licked his lips which appeared to be getting dry. "Can we just skip dinner altogether?" he almost whimpered.

"No, because I'm starving Jack, I've hardly had anything to eat all day. But if you're good," He wrapped his arms around the back of Jack's neck and tugged him close as he leaned into to whisper, "I'll let you wear my coat while you ride me."

"Okay, what do you want for dinner?" Jack asked jumping up, obviously excited.

Ianto smiled as Jack went about ordering dinner. Normally while he could take charge, he wasn't as bold as he had just been, but he had to admit, he was enjoying it.

Jack had ordered them dinner and they had eaten in record time while enjoying a couple glasses of scotch. Before long they were playing naked hide and seek.

And as Ianto had predicted, he won, getting Jack's coat along with Jack's complete undivided attention for the rest of the night as they had collapsed, exhausted on the tiny bed in the bunker, which Ianto was glad he had cleaned the sheets and blankets for.

"If that's what you're like when your selfish Ianto, you should be selfish more often." Jack gasped after they came down from another high together.

Ianto smiled and gently nuzzled Jack's neck as he ran his hands over the older man's back.

"I really just wanted some attention." he said honestly.

"If you want attention just ask, you know I'd love to give you plenty of attention when ever you want." Jack said, gently kissing him.

"I know. I was trying to give you a subtle hint, but you apparently weren't catching it. Since when do you put paperwork ahead of anything else?" he inquired.

"Good question." Jack said honestly. "Since when do you tell me to sod the fucking paperwork either?"

"I was feeling desperate." he shrugged with a tiny blush.

"All I know is that was a blast!" he admitted. "I'm telling you, you should be selfish more often. Maybe I should neglect your sexual needs a little more often."

"Don't you dare Jack Harkness!" Ianto growled, punching Jack in the arm. "Besides you'd never make it."

"You're right, I wouldn't." Jack chuckled. "Anyway, you look exhausted. Do you want to stay here or go home?"

"Go home." Ianto yawned honestly. "While I enjoyed our tussle, it's still only eleven. I'd like to go sleep in our own bed."

So the two got up and got dressed before deleting the CCTV feed for the couple of hours, then they headed home and quietly curled up in their bed together before they quickly fell asleep

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A/N: I couldn't resist the last bit. I had it in my head for a while so I figured it was a perfect opportunity. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed it, let me know if you did! Thanks for keeping me writing!