The tense atmosphere that had been hanging over the Hub for the past few days seemed to lift slightly once Ollie and Ianto had spoken to each other. Jack had taken to looking after Charlie so that Ianto could relax a bit more and it was a common sight for the team to find their Captain wandering around with the child. His tufty hair was starting to grow a bit more now and stuck up in odd places, no matter who tried to smooth it down.

Ianto didn't spend quite as much time hiding away as he had done before. Gradually the team had stopped worrying about him and moved on to the more pressing matter of keeping the Rift and anything that drifted through it under control. So it was only Jack that noticed the fresh cuts that appeared.

He knew it would take time for Ianto to be able to cope without the pain, but it still worried him. They talked about it, but Jack got the feeling that Ianto was always holding something back.

A week after Ollie and Ianto had made up the team got another call to deal with an annoyed Weevil.

"Right," Jack looked at them deciding who he would take. "Owen and Tosh you go and prep the SUV I'll be up in a minute."

He turned to the other three.

"Gwen, Ollie, I need an area assessment," he said. They nodded and went back to their workstations. Finally he faced Ianto. "Do you want to come?"

Ianto looked slightly taken aback and being asked. Usually Jack just decided who would come and who would stay.

"I want Gwen to come because she needs the practise," he continued. "But I want Ollie to miss this one out. Which means if you stay it'll just be the two of you."

"Someone needs to stay to look after Charlie anyway," Ianto shrugged.

"Ianto," Jack took a step forward. "Forget about all the reasons someone should stay. Do you want to come?"

Ianto considered, and then finally shook his head.

"Not yet," he said quietly. "Soon, but not yet."

Jack nodded.

"You'll be ok alone with Ollie?" He asked.

"Yeah."

Jack watched Ianto head back to the kitchen as Gwen and Ollie returned from their tasks. It was a few moments before they managed to snap Jack out of reverie.

"Sorry, what?" Jack asked looking from one to the other.

"Area assessment," Gwen replied waving the piece of paper in front of his face.

"Oh right, yeah, thanks," Jack took the paper. "Gwen, you're with me, Ollie I need you to stay here and monitor us on your computer."

"Will do boss," Ollie said, handing over his area assessment and heading back to his workstation.

The team disappeared and suddenly the Hub was very quiet. There weren't even the usual giggles or cries of Charlie who was fast asleep in the back room. Ollie sat back down at his workstation and opened the screen showing the progress of the SUV.

He nearly jumped out his skin when Ianto seemingly materialised from nowhere and put a cup of coffee down on his desk.

"Where are they heading?" Ianto asked conversationally.

"Down to the docks," Ollie said nodding his thanks for the drink.

"Should be a fairly quick job then," Ianto noted. "They know the docks quite well."

Ollie nodded again, unsure of what to say to that. He'd spoken to Ianto a few times over the past week, but there had always been someone else to carry on the conversation if it lulled. Now it was just the two of them, things seemed to struggle again.

Ianto too noticed the sudden dip and wandered away quickly to go and check on Charlie. Ollie glanced at the other mans retreating back before turning to the computer screen again.

Once again he almost jumped out his skin when his mobile suddenly went off. Glancing at the caller I.D. he stood up, answering it as he went.

"Hello?" Ollie headed towards the kitchen. "Now's not a good time…"

Ianto watched Charlie sleep with a smile on his face. Despite the way he'd come into the world and the problems his guardians had been having, Charlie seemed a content baby. He was full of life and had already started acting a lot like Jack. Which was worrying. One obsessive flirt was enough for Torchwood.

Ianto sighed. If Charlie was still asleep then he was better off hiding in the archives. Otherwise Ollie would realise that he was actually hiding. He headed back up to Jack's office and crossed to the door. He paused for a moment when he realised that Ollie had left his workstation.

Deciding the other man must've gone to the loo Ianto wandered down the stairs to the main Hub area, and across towards the kitchen. He paused again just outside when he heard a voice coming from within.

"No, I've only just got back into his good books!"

Ianto frowned to himself. Ollie was talking about him to someone. He doubted very much it was one of the team. Why would they phone up so secretively like this?

"Look, I'll get around to asking him as soon as!"

Ianto glanced round the door frame and saw Ollie stood at the sink with his back to him.

"I'm sorry Mrs. Jones; I'm working as fast as I can!"

Ianto paled and stepped into the kitchen then, heading towards the sink. Ollie jumped aside and hung up quickly. He could tell that Ianto must've heard some of his conversation by the way his fellow Welshman was practically throwing dirty mugs and things into the sink.

"I… Ianto…"

"You were talking to my mother," Ianto said turning to Ollie and looking at him angrily.

"I… it wasn't what you think," Ollie said carefully.

"Oh, you just happen to walk into my life after all this time and just happen to have contact with my mother?" Ianto asked hotly.

Ollie looked down at his feet.

"She approached me after the first Weevil attack in the shopping parade," Ollie began. "She asked me to keep an eye on you, but working for Torchwood you're not the easiest person to watch. I didn't plan it, it just sort of happened and as soon as your Mum found out, she asked if I'd talk to you about seeing her."

"She wanted to know if I'd visit?" Ianto stared at him. "Is she completely mad?"

Ollie shrugged.

"Well you can tell her that if she wants to see me then she can turn back time and erase everything she did to me," Ianto said, voice quavering with anger. "And if you talk to her again I will not forgive you a second time."