AN: Apparently some people had trouble reviewing the last chapter, that's because i had deleted a chapter but because some people had already reviewed a chapter 10 you couldn't review it again. But it should be all good to review now (wink wink nudge nudge).
Anyway i'm going to be taking a break from Torchwood fics after this story (which only has 3 chapters left), for some reason i can't seem to write them at the moment. I will be focussing more on my personal stuff and Harry Potter (so if anyone is into Drarry check out some Hidden Secrets, Wonderwall and Bring Me To Life)
Enjoy!!

Adrift

Ianto was standing in the tourist office utterly having kittens. He had been in this state all afternoon, ever since Jack had returned from Flat Holm Island and locked himself away in his office. Ianto had waited for Jack to call him in but the older man never did, Ianto decided that was the downside of being with someone unpredictable... you couldn't predict anything. But the sun had set hour ago and Toshiko and Owen left along with it, all that was left was for Gwen to leave then they would be alone... that use to be a happy thought.

"Ianto?" A far away voice called. "Anyone home?" A pale hand waved in front of his face, rousing him from his thoughts.

"Oh shit Gwen, sorry zoned out for a minute." Ianto shook his head to clear his thoughts.

Gwen smiled slightly. "So... has he spoken to you yet?"

Ianto sighed and lent against his desk. "No not yet, but if he doesn't call me in soon I'm going up with pizza."

Gwen lent on the desk next to the young man. "Oh, I really hope that I didn't cause any problems between the two of you."

Ianto put his arm around Gwen. "Don't stress so much Gwen, you'll get wrinkles."

"How did it get to the point where you were comforting me?" Gwen giggled.

Before Ianto could answer Jack walked though the hidden door.

"The notorious Torchwood timing." Ianto mumbled

"Gwen?" Jack raised an eyebrow at the shoulder around her. "I didn't realise you were still here."

"I...I was actually just about to leave." Gwen stood slowly, giving Jack a curious look.

"Right then, I'll see you tomorrow. Ianto, can I see you in my office?"

"Of course." Ianto's expression was utterly unreadable.

Jack nodded once at both of them before turning and walking back down to the underground lair.

"That was... odd." Gwen muttered giving the now closed door a curious look. "When is Jack ever that formal and professional?"

"When he's angry." Ianto replied simply.

"Oh Ianto, I'm so sorry."

"Like I said Gwen, no worries, no wrinkles." Ianto pulled her into one last hag. "I should really go in there or he'll be worse that he is now." Ianto pressed the hidden button on his desk to open the hidden door.

"Ianto, you really love him don't you." It wasn't question.

Ianto paused on the threshold, turned to face Gwen but did not answer. This seemed to be all the confermation she needed anyway, she smiled reassuringly and walked out into the crisp Cardiff night.

Ianto straightened his tie and walked straight for Jack's office. Normally when Ianto went the fortress of solitude in the dead of night he brought coffee... or his stopwatch, but he knew that with Jack in a mood like this, the least amount of caffeine was always best.

Ianto tapped on the door three times. "Jack?"

"Come in Ianto," Ianto opened the door. "Take a seat."

Ianto did as he told and stared at the Captains bent head. "You wanted to see me sir?"

"Yes I did." Jack looked away from him apparently fascinating papers to look at Ianto, the moment he that his professional facade broke. "Why did you do it Ianto? I trusted you to keep that secret."

"Technically, I didn't tell Gwen." Ianto knew it was a wide shot, but if there was even the slightest chance to make Jack smile, he was going to take it.

Jack gave him an exasperated look. "Ianto."

The younger man sighed. "I know I betrayed your trust in a huge way Jack, and for that I am and always will be truly sorry. But in saying that, I'm not sorry for telling Gwen."

Jack raised an eyebrow. "That really wasn't much of an apology, in fact I think you might have contradicted yourself."

Ianto shook his head. "You only think that because it's not what you want to hear. But take a step back and honestly think about all of this Jack, seriously think, what would Gwen have done if I hadn't given her the GPS? You know she would have kept going, kept digging until she found something, driving you and everyone else insane in the process."

Jack punched the desk. "Damn it Ianto! That's not the point!"

"Then what is Jack? Talk to me, tell me what's going on in that bloody head of yours."

Jack stood and started pacing the length of his office. "I trusted you Ianto, that's the point. I've told you things that no one knows, you've seen sides of me that I wouldn't let ANYONE else see. And all of that includes the people on Flat Holm Island, and you betrayed that."

"I know that Jack, and like I said, I'm sorry."

"But sorry doesn't change anything does it? You still did it."

"What do you want me to do Jack? What do you want me to say? Because right now we are going fucking no where, and fast."

"I don't know Ianto, I really don't know." Jack wasn't yelling anymore, in fact Ianto had to strain to hear him. "It took me so long to be able to trust you at all again, and then you go and betray me... again."

"What?" Ianto managed to choke out through his mounting anger. "You did NOT seriously bring up Lisa!"

Jack looked at Ianto with a pained expression confirming it all to Ianto.

Ianto jumped out of his seat. "I can't FUCKING believe you! Weren't you the ONE person who understood why I did that? You understood why I thought I could save her! Did you know, that was one of the MAIN reasons why I wanted to act on my attraction to you in the first place? And now you're going to tell me that was a lie?"

"No Ianto, it wasn't a lie, I understood why you did it, still do in fact, but that doesn't change the betrayal."

"So you're saying that you haven't forgiven me?"

"Of course I forgave you, everyone did!" They were both yelling now. "But you still betrayed the team immensely."

Ianto laughed harshly. "You want to talk betrayal? Fine! How about your little disappearing act? You betrayed the team, including me, to run around space and time in a little wooden fucking box!"

"I see I'm not the only one bringing up the past!" Jack's words were harsh but his eyes spoke of pain.

"But it's bloody true Jack! All of us have betrayed the team at some point! And you are NO exception to that fact!"

"You know what? Fuck it! New rule! Everything before I love you doesn't count!"

"What ARE you on about?" Ianto was taken aback by the sudden change of subject.

Jack looked like he finally found the missing piece of the hardest puzzle known to man, and a wide smile grew on his face. "I love you Ianto Jones and whatever has happened before now, it doesn't matter."

"Huh?"

"Erm... I don't think I can make it much clearer than that."

Ianto laughed again, this time with slightly more humour. "This is a joke isn't it?"

Jack looked confused and slightly hurt. "I don't think anyone has ever laughed at me after I told them I loved them."

"We were fighting Jack! We were having the closest thing you and I would ever have to a fucking domestic, and you pick then to tell me?" Ianto said through fits of laughter.

"I... erm... would love some type of response you know, other than poking fun at my apparent horrible timing."

"Of course I love you Jack, I realised that when I first saw that you were gone. I have absolutely no idea why though, you're arrogant, egotistical, superficial, strange and deluded, but hey, that must be my type."

Jack laughed slightly and pulled Ianto towards him gently and kissed the younger man deeply.

"I guess I'm forgiven then?" Ianto whispered against the Captains lips.

"Forgiven for what?" Jack smiled widely as he and Ianto began a different type of adventure

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