Jack had worked for as long as he could on paperwork, but he could only do so much. He had taken a second look at the drawings that Mel had done earlier in the conference room. He had search for the race Thetan's but hadn't found anything. So he had scanned in the pictures and used one of Tosh's computer programmes to clear up the pictures and then used another to simulate what the planet will look like. He had also entered all of the information that t hey had gained from the scans they had done on Mel and Sable, earlier in the medical bay.
He knew that Ianto was lying in the bed stretched out and had Mel curled up next to him with his arm around her shoulder and her head on his chest. Ianto as just in his boxers, whilst Mel was in white panties and one of his white shirts. He grinned the famous Harkness Grin as it was rather funny, as Ianto was all rumpled and they both looked extremely comfortable in one another's company. She snuffled slightly, cuddling closer to Ianto and he simply pulled her a bit closer in return. He felt a pang of jealousy, as they looked extremely cute and rather sexy lying there together.
He noticed that Sable was lying on the floor, in his wolf form, beside Mel's side of the bed and was quietly snoring. He jumped slightly as Sable murmured sleepily, "You don't have to be jealous! She just needs a bit of comforting, so that she could sleep. Been a busy 24 hours, for her!" He lifted his head and studied Jack.
"Why has it been busy?" he asked. He suddenly realised what he had said and chuckled. "I guess coming through a Rift in time and space, plus getting knocked out can be a pretty busy day for someone who's not used to dealing with aliens almost everyday!" said Jack whilst watching Mel and Ianto sleep.
"Oh, it's been a much busier day than that! At eight, she and Johnny had breakfast. By nine, he'd gotten himself into trouble by falling onto the Queen of the planet they were on, Zorg, and so got arrested as only the royal family are allowed to touch one another. And if anyone wants to shake a royals hand then they have to fill in about fifty forms! So he was hauled away and Mel tried to save him, the Crowned Prince –the heir to the throne – took a fancy to Mel as she argued with them to set John free and when she refused to become his lover, she was also thrown in jail and because she had a fight with one of the guards she was sentenced to be beheaded. She was killed at half past eleven yesterday and came back only to go Phoenix on them. Funnily enough, the planet Zorg was a Phoenix worshipper planet! So she spent six hours telling the planet off and reorganising them into a better race. Then she came through the Rift and you know what happened after that. So yes, it was a busy day."
Jack simply whistled between his teeth. It sounded like a typical day in the life of the Doctor or a really busy day for Torchwood; he had never really thought about it really, but he had always assumed that only the Doctor, Torchwood or Unit had adventures like that – and now it seemed he was wrong. He snapped back to reality when Sable spoke once more, "Mind you, her or one of her companions normally gets into trouble at least once a week, so it's nothing new! You look tired, so why don't you snuggle up with them?"
"What?!" asked Jack, startled. Whatever he had been expecting Sable to say it had not been that!
"Oh, come on! It's not as if you'll be getting up to anything with them! Will you?" asked Sable, cocking his head to one side in a quizzical manner.
"Of course not!" Jack replied shortly, shaking his head. Sable thought that if he shook it any harder, then it might decide to fall of his shoulders.
"Well then, what are you waiting for? She'll know you're there as she can sense people even when she's asleep. Plus we're linked remember so she knows that I've told you to snuggle up. She won't mind, and I'm sure that Ianto won't! Get comfy and get some sleep!" He once more settled down, ready to sleep, but didn't close his eyes simply watched as Jack stood their debating whether he should join them or not.
Jenny turned slightly, moving her hand to search behind her for something. He frowned as he could see nothing, then looked at Sable. He looked at her startled as she awoke and looked at him saying, "Come on Jack, and hurry up so we can get some sleep. I'm sure you need it! Probably as much as we do!"
He grinned striped down to his boxers, like Ianto, and slid in beside her. She rolled over and settled herself into his arms, much in the way he did with Ianto. Ianto must have also disturbed at some point, as he curled himself around her and held one of Jack's hands in his. They shared a tender smile as Mel had fallen back to sleep, and it took several minutes of fidgeting and moving until the boys were completely comfy and followed Mel's example.
Mel was the first to wake up the next morning. Her internal clock – which never failed her, no matter where or when she was – told her that it was just past 9 o'clock. She went to roll onto her back in order to get up, but stopped short as she realised that she was lying on a man's chest and was encircled by two sets of arms. She knew one set of arms belonged to Ianto, as she had settled down to sleep with him last night, plus she could feel the strong mental bond they shared. So who did the other set belong to?
She opened her eyes and realised that the other man was Jack. He was also awake, and looking into her eyes. He smiled warmly, stroked some hair out of her eyes and whispered, "Morning!"
She returned his smile, and whispered back, "Is it a good morning or a bad morning? That is the question! And why exactly are we whispering?" She mewled, as Ianto moved and he ended up cupping her breasts in his hands. She saw desire darken Jack's eyes and hit him on the shoulder, saying in a sharp whisper "Don't even go there bub! He and I may be friends, and I may love him to death, but we are not that type of friends!"
She moved so that she could remove Yan's hands, but he wouldn't but stopped kept putting his hands back in place. So she sent him a mental message and immediately he removed his hands and wrapped them around her waist pulling her to him. "You sure?" asked Jack, raising one eyebrow provocatively at her. He had a grin spread from ear to ear, and then chuckled when she hit him in the shoulder. "So how long have you known Ianto, Mel? And how old are you exactly?"
She smiled and replied, "I've known Yan, since... um, I think it was when he had been in Torchwood One for just under a year. It would be about seven years ago for him, more like twenty for me." He gave her questioning look, but she gave him a tired look and said, "Oh don't think that it's just Time Agents and the Doctor who knows how to travel in time!"
"You know the Doctor?" he gasped. He only just realised that they weren't actually speaking; they were having the conversation telepathically. He frowned, "How long have we been talking like this?"
"Since you asked how old I was! And yes I know the Doctor. He even gave me a key to the TARDIS, and before you ask it's in one of the special pockets in my coat. And back to the point, whenever he had a day off he would spend it with me. Except of course when Lisa came onto the scene! She didn't like me hanging round, she and Ianto had to always hang round with his friends."
She had to shuffle slightly, as Ianto's head was getting a little heavy on her shoulder. As she shuffled he rolled onto his back and pulled her with him. So Jack rolled as well, and now his head was resting on her stomach and the look on his face was similar to that of a young boy waiting for his mum to tell him a story. Jack had heard her mental thought and chuckle. So she smiled and asked, "Where was I in the story, Jack?"
"You had just told me about Lisa's jealousy of you, Mommy!" he chimed in, which earned him another cheeky blown kiss. He pretended to catch it, and then blew on back. She chuckled before saying, "I'm nearly 72."
She blushed as he wolf whistled, and gave her a saucy grin saying "Well you're looking good on it. Everything real!" He reeled back slightly when he felt a sudden pain in his head. She grinned and he realised that she had caused it. "What the hell was that?" he grunted as he rubbed his head.
"I could ask you the same question! I'm 72, while you're technically 2200 plus, so who the old bugger now? Oh, it's called a mental slap. Very useful, against pervy old men like you!" She snorted with laughter at the shocked look on his face. He thought she looked rather cute when she did that, as he nose wrinkled up in a very cute way that made him wanted to kiss the end of that delightful button nose. He also just realised that there was a scattering of light brown freckles on the bridge of her nose.
He grinned at that thought, but it slipped when she suddenly went deathly white. "Mel? Mel, are you alright? Mel, speak to me!" He grasped her face between his hands and looked into her eyes, but pulled back slightly at what he saw.