Jack woke up crying, as he moved Ianto woke up
"Cariad, what's wrong?"
"You ran away" he said the tears still falling down his face
"What do you mean I ran away I'm right here Jack?" he said taking Jack in his arms
"We got to the registry office and were about to say our vows and you ran away," he sobbed into Iantos shoulder
"Cariad, I'll never leave you, it was just a dream I'm here," he said gently lifting Jacks face to look at him, the tears still falling. Ianto reached up and wiped them away. He kissed Jack on the lips.
"It was so real Yan, you said you couldn't do it and ran away"
"Ssshhh Jack, I love you and we're going to get married today," he said tenderly
"Are you sure this is what you want"
"Yes," said Ianto kissing him again, this time Jack responded and kissed him back. Ianto pulled away after a few seconds
"I was going to give you this later, but I think you need it now" said Ianto getting out of the bed. He walked over to where his Jacket was hanging on the back of a chair and retrieved a small box then climbed back into bed next to Jack
"Open this Cariad" he said and gave Jack the box.
Jack opened the box, inside was a silver curb bracelet with an identity strip in the middle. The word 'CARIAD' was engraved on it
"Oh Yan" he said taking it out the box
"Here" Ianto took it from him and fixed it round his wrist.
"I know you don't wear jewellery Jack but I wanted to give you something"
"I'll never take it off" said Jack and pulled Ianto to him
"I love you so much Yan"
"I know and I love you too much to ever run away from you Jack, please believe me"
"I do" said Jack and leant towards Ianto as their lips met. The terrible dream forgotten, deep down he knew Ianto would never leave him but that dream it had been so real.
It was 6am, Aggie was in the kitchen. She was making a special breakfast for Jack and Ianto. Over the last couple of weeks she'd really grown to love these two men as her own family. They arrived out of the blue and just fitted straight into village life. She gently put two plates on the tray along with fresh coffee and a nice pot of tea for Ianto and headed upstairs.
Jack and Ianto were lying in bed, side by side looking at each other. Their hands gently running down each others bodies. They had to get up and start getting ready but neither wanted to leave their bed. Ianto jumped when someone knocked on their door. He pulled the duvet back up to cover them up.
"Come in" called Jack
The door opened and Aggie came in carrying the tray
"Good morning" she said
"What's all this Aggie?" said Jack sitting up to take the tray from her
"Special treat" she said smiling. Jack took the tray from her and Ianto removed the coffee and tea from the tray
"You spoil us Aggie," he said
"Yeah well don't go expecting it everyday, I only did it today because I wanted to make sure the day was special all day" she said "Now eat up before it gets cold, leave the tray on the desk and I'll come and collect later" she said as she left the room
Jack looked at Ianto and then at the tray laden with food.
"She's so sweet," said Jack
"I guess that Harkness smile works just fine," said Ianto gently planting a kiss on Jacks lips
They sat in bed, eating the breakfast that Aggie had cooked for them. Jack had a plateful of sausages, eggs, bacon and all the trimmings. Iantos breakfast was his usual toast and honey; he never ate anything else for breakfast.
Ianto swung his legs out of bed and sat on the edge to pour them both a drink. He turned and passed Jack a cup of steaming coffee.
"Hey I could get used to this you know, breakfast in bed with the man I love" said Jack taking the coffee
"If this is what you want, I'll do it everyday from now on," said Ianto seriously
"You would if I asked you to wouldn't you"
"I'd do anything for you Jack, you know that" said Ianto touching Jacks cheek
Jack leant into the caress
"I know Yan, but I don't want breakfast in bed every morning"
"Why not?" asked Yan
"Because we'd never leave the bed afterwards" said Jack, he picked up the tray from between them and put it on the floor by the bed then turned back to Ianto
"Come here" he said and took Iantos hands and pulled him down to the bed and kissed him with such hunger it made Ianto moan as he responded with equal hunger and passion. Kissing Jack was never going to be boring, he loved the feeling of Jacks lips on his, the feeling of Jacks skin against his, Jacks smell. He just loved everything Jack.
Toshiko woke up and switched her alarm off. She got out of bed and switched it off. It was 0630, 3 ½ hours before they had to leave for the registry office. She switched the kettle on in her room while she had a quick shower. Wrapped in a towel she sat in front of the small mirror, drinking her coffee and drying her hair. She wound her hair up into a pleat. Her dress was hanging up ready for her to put on; Aggie had been such a sweetie and allowed her use the iron to rid the expensive silk of a few creases. Her dress had been a present from her brother for her to wear at a family party that she never made because of Torchwood, she would never tell Ianto that the night Lisa rampaged through the hub trying to kill them all she was supposed to have been at her nieces 7th birthday and not fighting for her life and those of her friends with a half cyberised woman gone mad from the pain. She smiled as she looked at the dress, she'd loved it the first time she'd seen it. It was made from Japanese kimono silk but was a western design, it had very simple shoulder straps and was fitted around her breasts and then fell right to floor. It was sky blue in colour and decorated with the most exquisite hand embroidered lotus flowers in silver and gold. She couldn't wait to put it on but instead she pulled on a pair of jeans and a shirt and went downstairs to have her breakfast, she knew she would be eating alone as Aggie already told her she would be cooking Jack and Ianto breakfast in bed.
Jack and Ianto finally slid out of bed a little after 0730 and enjoyed an extended shower together before the started to get dressed. Ianto had no trouble with his suit or tie; Jack on the other hand was having serious problems trying to sort out his tie.
"How do you do it so easily Yan?" he asked as he watched Yan deftly tie his own tie
"Practise Cariad"
"Do I have to wear this thing?" said Jack again attempting to tie his own and again the knot just fell apart as he tried to tighten it
"Let Me," said Ianto. He walked up to Jack and tied his tie for him, carefully making sure there were no creases in the material by the knot. As he did the tie, Jacks hands rested on his hips.
"Rwy'n dy garu di Cariad" whispered Ianto
"Wish I could speak your bloody language" said Jack
"Its enough that you understand me Cariad"
"I understand you but sometimes Gwen is a little hard"
"Because she has a Cardiff accent Jack, remember I was brought up in a village and I lived in London so I lost mine a little" he whispered, his hand resting on Jacks shoulders, Jacks still on his waist. Ianto leant forward and kissed him so tenderly, he nibbled Jacks bottom lip as he opened his mouth to him. Neither knew how long they stood there just kissing, interrupted only by a knock on the door some time later, Ianto broke the kiss and gasping for air he managed to call out
"Come in" then his mouth met Jacks again; he could never get enough of Jack over the last 3 weeks.
Tosh opened the door to Jack and Iantos room and stepped inside to again find them kissing. She still couldn't help but smile they were finally together and happy. Only she and Ianto knew the story of how their Captain Jack Harkness came to be, how he stole the name of a dead man. She remembered when she and Jack had stepped through a time rift and ended up in 1941 Cardiff and met the real Captain Jack.
Jack finally broke the kiss with Ianto and looked at Tosh, she was standing in front of them in a dress. He'd seen her 'dressed up' before but somehow this was different. She looked fantastic. He couldn't help but whistle his appreciation that Tosh go a little red.
"I take it you approve Jack" she said stepping towards them
"Toshiko Sato, you look almost edible," he said smiling
"Only almost" she said smiling as she slipped an arm round Jack to hug him
"Yan's the only one I want to eat," he said planting a gentle kiss on Iantos lips
"You look beautiful Toshiko," said Ianto
"So do you two," she said taking a step back to look at them both.
Ianto smiled as he put on his suit jacket, Jack did the same and then grasped Iantos hand. He was shaking almost as much as he was.
"Nervous Yan" he said smiling
"Petrified" was Iantos shaky answer
"Me too" said Jack
"I won't leave you Cariad," whispered Ianto in his ear
"I know," said Jack gripping his hand tightly, he wasn't going to let go of him.
"Just one thing needed" said Tosh and picked up two single red rose buds she'd bought with her. She walked up to Jack and fixed one in his buttonhole and kissed him on the cheek, then did the same to Ianto. She walked back to the bed and picked up her digital camera
"Let me take a few pictures before we leave" she said
She took a few pictures of Jack and Ianto, then Ianto took the camera from her and told her to stand next to Jack and he took a couple of pictures. Jack then took the camera
"Jack is easy just point the camera and press that button," said Ianto
"I know how to work a camera Yan, its just coffee machines that don't like me," he said laughing
Ianto stood next to Tosh and put his arm round her waist as Jack took a photograph.
Andrew and Michael arrived at the guesthouse.
"Morning Aggie" said Andrew kissing his aunt on the cheek
"Drew, Michael" she said and kissed them both on the cheek
"Where's Jack and Ianto?" asked Andrew
"They're upstairs getting ready with Toshiko"
"We have to leave soon," said Michael looking at his watch
"They'll be down on time, Toshiko promised me she'd keep them on time" said Aggie
"Come and see the lounge" she said and directed them to the room she would allow Jack and Ianto to see. She and Tosh had been up most of the night finishing it. She opened the door and both men gasped. The ceiling was covered in festoons of white and blue paper ribbons. Aggies big dining table had been opened up and covered in a white linen tablecloth and topped with a blue paper one the same colour as the ribbons. All the food was covered and set out and in the middle was a huge square cake decorated with white icing and blue piping with the words
Jack and Ianto
Piped in the middle. She'd even put 2 little male figures on the cake, the same as she'd done for them.
"Aggie they'll love it," said Michael
"I hope so, I wanted to make today special for them, do you know neither of them have any family at all" she said with a tear in her eye
"I know, they only have each other and their work colleagues," said Andrew
"Now they have us," said Michael putting an arm round Aggie and one round Andrew.
"Come on Andrew and Michael will be waiting downstairs" said Tosh gathering up the camera and her purse. Jack grasped Iantos hand and they followed Tosh downstairs.