Disclaimer : Come on, by now you know that I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters.
Warnings :
Slash
Swearing (in the very first line)
Character death (none that you'll mind)
Pairings : Jack/Ianto, slight Owen/Tosh
Hey everyone!! What's up? I'm back with another chapter. This is a short chapter with just some sweet little conversations.
Here's a million thanks to my beta Hydrojen.
Just one short note here : My beta said that in CoE it's depicted that Ianto's father is dead but I have this unfaltering adoration for dads and sofor me he's very much alive.
So, on with the story....
"WHAT THE FUCK?! HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE YESTERDAY!" Jack shouted.
"Come on Jack, it's early morning, maybe he got stuck somewhere, you know how TARDIS is," reasoned Martha.
"Yeah, relax Jack, shouting around isn't really helping, is it?"
"Oh, my Ianto. Always my voice of reason. But I'm telling you, if he isn't here soon, I'LL KILL HIM WITH MY BARE HANDS!"
"Jack, for God's sake, calm down and shut up for a while," ordered Ianto as the rest of the team made their way to their respective workstations. Ianto was definitely the best choice for someone to handle Jack. "Come here," he added, his expression softening.
"Yan, I -" started Jack as he sat next to his lover.
"Shhh… stay quiet and listen. Does it matter if the Doctor comes today or tomorrow? It's just a matter of a few hours, right? Let's not waste all this time shouting. You see, it's such a good opportunity to talk. We rarely talk so much otherwise, do we?"
"You're right. I love you so much, Yan." A tear rolled down Jack's face, unnoticed.
"Jack, are you crying?"
"No, of course not," Jack replied as he placed a hand over the Welshman's.
"You think you can lie to me?"
"No, of course not," the Captain chuckled weakly.
"Hey, it's all going to be fine." This time, Ianto knew that he believed what he was saying. "I'm sure this Doctor of yours is going to be here very soon."
"I hope so." The captain kissed his lover's cheek, his eyes still wet with fresh tears.
"Jack, I just remembered that I still have to inform my family about you!" The mention of Ianto's family was a sudden shock to Jack.
"Oh shit! Does that mean I'll have to go there to meet your parents, and they'll do all that scrutiny and stuff?"
"Dunno about the scrutiny, but you definitely will have to meet them."
"You're so lucky that my parents haven't even been born yet."
"You know, I wish I could meet them."
"You haven't ever met your prospective in-laws, that's why you're saying so. I've gone through the ordeal once."
"Couldn't be that bad."
"Trust me, it is. But still, we'll have to do it. I suggest you call them up first and explain everything. Then we'll go and 'face the storm'."
"What ever you say, love."
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"Goodbye Gwen", Jack whispered as he let Janet into Gwen's cell.
A poison in the drink would have been a cleaner death, but Jack knew he couldn't let her die that easily. He, unlike Ianto, could never forgive her. He grimaced as he remembered the time when he had been killed by a weevil. Would serve her right, the Captain thought bitterly.
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"Hello Mam... yes I'm fine... yes Mam… no Mam, I'm not interested in Charlotte… yes Mam I know she's beautiful… no Mam I never had a crush on her... Mam, there's something I wanted to tell you... Mam I'm over Lisa and no I'm not trying to change the subject, it's about the same topic... no I haven't found myself a girl, it's a guy... I'm not gay Mam; I'm bi... I didn't tell you because there weren't any other guys before him... his name's Jack and he works with me, actually I work for him... no Mam that's not why I did overtime... yes I am serious about him and he's given hints that he's gunna ask me for a civil partnership... yes I'll bring him over in a day or two. Mam, do you think Tad'll be okay with it?... Thanks Mam, love you... Yeah I'll call you later, bye." Ianto heaved a sigh of relief as Jack took the phone away from his ear.
"Hints? I actually asked you!"
"Yeah and I could have said, 'Mam, he proposed to me and I said no 'cause I'm currently paralyzed, and so he's going to ask me again and hope for better luck'."
"Would have been good, maybe she'd have realised I really, really love you and then not care about meeting me."
"Trust me Jack, it'll be smooth. Mam said she'll also invite Rhi and Johnny."
"Your sister and her husband?"
"Yup."
"Brilliant! Your parents and your elder sister…"
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"Yan?"
"Hmm?"
"I am thinking of writing a list of all the things I wanna do with you. What d'ya think?" asked the immortal putting his arms around his lover and kissing him gently on the cheek.
"Uh, Jack? A three letter word isn't exactly a list."
"You think that's all I can think of? You wound me, Ianto Jones," said Jack, feigning a hurt expression.
"No, just teasing you Cariad. Actually, I'm sure you would have had lots of things; sex on a desk, in the boardroom, against the wall..."
"Ianto!" Jack exclaimed as he pouted.
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"Hey, what about Rhys?" asked Tosh as they were all sitting together having lunch.
"Yeah, we totally missed that."
"Um, I think we should tell him everything and ask for his opinion," replied Owen. "I think he was getting a bit less fond of Gwen now. See, he didn't even call when she didn't get home for so many days," he explained.
"God, I never thought I'd say this but I guess you're right Owen," agreed Ianto.
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"Is there really any place in this hub where you two haven't fucked each other?" asked Owen as Jack listed all the strange places where he'd had sex with Ianto while the Welshman in question blushed hard.
"Well there's Myfanwy's nest," replied Jack.
"And also your workstation, Owen," added Ianto with a wink.
"Oh for God's sake, leave my desk alone in future too!"
Before any of them could find a suitable retort, their ears were filled with a loud sound of a roaring engine. Both Jack and Martha jumped in joy to hear the excessively familiar noise of the TARDIS.
I've got a long break here in middle of my exams. 3 down, 2 more to go. Thanks to all those who wished me luck, it worked. I'm probably going to post another chapter in this break, or maybe two ;-)
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