9

Time moved on, as it does and Ianto found himself at the Welsh Embassy yet again with his paperwork filled out waiting in line for his turn at the window.

It had been six months and he was one step closer to getting that Green Card. With the custody sorted and him having primary custody, he had more rights now and this was what he was pinning his hopes on. Of course, he also knew obtaining a job would be a large factor in this and he had a job interview in the afternoon at the kid's school. Believe it or not they needed someone to teach English and who better than someone who came for that neck of the woods.

It had been made clear, given his amazing qualifications that the school was slathering for him and this would be a formality. Christmas was fast approaching and Ianto had only a month to finish his shopping for that as well. God, time moves fast.

Things with Jack had settled into a routine and Ianto ws pondering the realization that Jack was not drinking or spending nights at his apartment anymore. The last two month she had been home at a decent hour and even helping with the kids and the dishes after. Weekends he took them to his parents and although an invitation had been extended several times he didn't want to intrude.

Just the flatmate.

Remember?

With Christmas barely a month away Jack had asked him if he was going to come to the family house for Christmas Dinner, something that was a tradition and Ianto hadn't thought about that. He was touched to be invited but did not know if it was right. These people were still a mystery to him as Franklin seemed kind but slightly aloof, the mother …er… Millicent … was openly cold. Jack was a strange one as Ianto could not really work out what he wanted. Their talks sometimes going for over an hour in the evenings but they went around in circles, never finding an end to the fear Jack had of the kids being taken.

Jack had a little sister, something else Ianto did not know and Rose was a shock the first time she was mentioned in a conversation between the Harkness Men with Ianto in the room. Rose? Another one?

Ianto's pondering was brought to a halt as a scuffle broke out ahead of him when a rotund woman tried to cut in line. Yells of 'Karen' and 'Entitled' came back to Ianto who stood a good four people back not really caring. He liked the Christmas music playing over the speakers as he watched the woman dramatically fall to the ground, someone else punching someone then security running to pull everyone out of the way.

Christmas was madness.

Then it happened. Someone let off a firework and Ianto sighed as he thought to himself that Guy Fawkes was not… wait. What? Ianto turned to watch the man walking calmly towards the huddle of people, another shot ringing out from the gun he was aiming straight at security.

Ianto didn't really know what happened, his training from the University for Terrorist Attacks kicked in and he let out a loud bellow of anger making the gunman turn his head with surprise as the tall Welshman brought his arm down on the raised gunman's arm, even as the other arm was cocked back then the fist connected with the man's head.

The gun barked, the bullet kicked wood from the floor as it struck and Ianto punched the man again, this time causing the gunman to fly back onto his back, the gun flying over in the other direction, Ianto following through with a solid kick to the man's ribs.

Security swarmed over them and Ianto stepped back with his hands up as the man groaning on the floor got cuffed. Ianto then found himself in a side room without good ventilation and nowhere to go. He considered ringing someone but whom? Who would come? Why would they? He was here alone, had sort of attacked someone, would he be thanked or arrested. An arrest would not help this Green Card application at all.

Shit.

Could they deport him?

Ianto placed his cell phone on the table next to his papers and walked around the room calmly waiting. If he had learnt one thing in rooms like this, worrying got you nowhere.

"Doctor Jones?" two men entered both with papers and one had that walk of a cop.

"Yes, hello there" Ianto answered silting in the chair and folding his legs to wait.

"I am Officer Martinez and this is my partner officer Cruise. How are you today sir?"

"I am fine, thank you" Ianto smiled softly "Just watching the clock, I can only give you another half an hour before I have to book it. I have kids to pick up from school."

"First of all, we have looked at the footage, we have also taken witness statements. Doctor Jones, you are a goddamned hero" Cruise barked in a rough voice "You were like Jackie fucking Chan!"

"Well … I would have preferred James Bond but I will take what I can get, I suppose" Ianto shrugged.

"Welsh. I understand you want to hand in some papers; someone will be along shortly to take them. We just want your version of events please" Martinez said as he glared at his partner.

"Of course" Ianto smiled, and then relayed events.

He got out of there in time to get to the school before the bell rang.

What a day.