Chapter 12

Special thanks to LadyAnalyn for reviewing every chapter, it boosts my ego and I'm glad I get regular readers and Samuraicookie for the lovely comment on the last chapter. It is my dream to be a script writer and I'd love to do sci-fi dramas. Either that or a novelist of gay romance novels or just sci-fi. (I just want to write as a career.) Hehe.

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Anyway on to the chapter -

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The water ran in rivulets over their bodies, Jack slowly and gently washed Ianto's body, careful not to scrub him to hard, he didn't want to hurt him.

"Jack, he, he came inside." Ianto said quietly and embarrassed.

"It's alright, we'll sort it." Jack said making sure not to let the anger he felt cross his face, he didn't want Ianto to think anything negative about what had happened. After all rape victims usually felt isolated as it was, there was no need to give him a reason to pull away.

Ianto nodded and Jack reached down keeping his touches light and not sexual. If Ianto noticed he didn't say anything about it. Jack travelled down his thighs, legs and feet before coaxing him to turn so he could clean his back just as thoroughly.

Jack slid his soapy hands over the expanse of Ianto's back. "Ianto, don't freak out on me alright, this is me." Jack said taking one of Ianto's hands in his and intertwining their fingers as he slipped a soapy finger into Ianto, hoping that would help him feel a bit cleaner while reinforcing that physical contact wasn't something for him to fear.

Ianto tensed his hand tightening around Jack's. "It's alright, just cleaning you up a bit. It's alright, hush now." Jack said quietly as he leant in to rest his chin on Ianto's shoulder.

"It's sore." Ianto said wincing.

"Understandable, I'm trying to be gentle." Jack said as he pulled his finger out slowly.

Ianto let out a small whine. But didn't speak again as Jack finished washing him. He took the showerhead from it's hook and used it to rinse Ianto's soapy body, having to reign himself in from touching him. Ianto trembled slightly, his body weak and overwhelmed with emotion.

"Want to lay down on the couch after you've dried off?" Jack asked turning off the water and wrapping Ianto in a huge bath sheet, slowly patting him dry.

"Yeah, I..I don't want to be on my own." Ianto said looking at his feet.

"It's alright not to want to be alone Ianto, no need to worry you can lay down while we make that guys life miserable." Jack said rubbing Ianto's hair dry.

Ianto nodded and let Jack wrap the towel around his shoulders as he dried himself and opened the door, strolling through the locker room completely naked. He didn't care as he opened his own locker and Ianto's pulling out his own shirt and pants and Ianto's clothes from last night, they'd do for him to sleep in.

Jack let Ianto dress himself, as he quickly pulled on his own clothes. "They alright?" Jack asked as Ianto pulled the shirt on.

"There fine Jack, I just, want to get some sleep, forget this happened." Ianto said his voice to world weary for someone his age.

"Ianto, we're all here okay, we want to help, if there is anything any of us can do, just talk to us. Your part of the team and we want you around for a long time." Jack said reaching over and pushing Ianto's hair back, kissing his forehead gently.

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Owen walked out of the autopsy room and the girls looked at him in interest. "He'll be alright." he assured them. "Bit bruised and emotionally vulnerable, but he should recover with some help."

"Can we kill the bastard?" Tosh asked honestly.

"No, we are going to make him suffer, what have we set him up with so far?" Owen asked.

"3 murders, 2 rapes, theft, arson and grand theft auto." Gwen said.

"Good, lets get down to planting evidence on the bastard, I have his dna so we can use that." Owen said rubbing his hands almost gleefully and Tosh looked akin to a mad scientist.

Gwen looked between them, she really hoped she'd never been on the receiving end of their fury. It was quite frightening.

"We'll get him put inside. He will pay in there." Tosh promised, none of them had noticed Jack and Ianto arriving behind them as they plotted.

"Are you all set to rule the world?" Jack asked light-heartedly.

"Oh Tosh and I can do it between us." Ianto said.

"Really?" Gwen asked intrigued.

"Yep, my coffee and Tosh's computer skills we could control the banks and stay awake for weeks at a time." Ianto said.

"Yeah and that would work, till we actually had to sleep." Tosh agreed.

Jack laughed and was soon joined by Gwen and Owen. "You two probably could as well." he muttered trying to stifle the sound.

"Ianto mate, you okay?" Owen asked.

"Yeah, just want to sleep." Ianto said his whole body sagging.

"Well come on then, lie down." Gwen insisted moving to the sofa and grabbing the cushions to make a reasonable pillow. Ianto laid down his body sore and mind almost physically aching. Jack draped his great coat over him and silently sat on the floor, running his fingers through his hair and across his face. The rest of the team looked on in silence as Jack coaxed their worn friend into the comforting dream world.

"So what do we have?" Jack asked quietly.

"We have the guy on a number of charges, we can sent the police a tip to pick him up." Tosh said.

"Well send him down Tosh." Jack said his eyes cold.

Gwen picked up the phone. "Andy, it's Gwen, we got some info for some unsolved cases. We think we know who your looking for." She said smirking but keeping her voice normal.

Tosh stood up, Jack and Owen looked at her questioningly. "I was going to order some food, I think we all need it." She said taking her mobile out of her bag and going to hunt for the much used take away menus.

Owen discretely check Ianto, his pulse, breathing and temperature. "It's all in normal range, just keep an eye on him and I don't think he should be alone for a while. He may hurt himself accidentally." Owen said, voicing his concerns to their captain.

"He'll stay here with me till his flat's sorted, then I may stay there for a while." Jack said watching his team band together.

Tosh sat back down in her seat. As Gwen hung up the phone. "Andy's going to get the creep. He'll go down for a long time." she said.

Jack looked as Ianto tensed and started mumbling in his sleep. He whined and shifted as if trying to move away from someone and Jack could guess who. He sat on the edge of the sofa and leant over whispering comforting words to him, so quietly he almost didn't hear them himself, but they seemed to do the trick for the moment as Ianto relaxed again, his face looking so much younger when he wasn't so very scared and stressed.

Tosh put her hand on his shoulder. "You doing alright Jack?" she asked concerned.

"I'm fine, or I will be when Ianto's alright." He said placing his hand over hers in thanks.

"He'll be okay, we'll look after him." She told him looking down at the sleeping man and smiling. "He's my best friend you know." She said, it wasn't a question, more a statement.

"Yeah I know. He'll need you now more than ever Tosh." Jack said.

"I'll be right here, we all will." She assured.

"Dinners here." Owen called from his desk s he watched the CCTV.

"I'll get it." Tosh said picking up her purse and heading for the cog door, which rolled back, siren shrieking and causing Ianto to jerk out of his slumber.

Jack caught him as he sat bolt upright holding him by his shoulders. "You alright?" He asked concerned.

"Yeah, just surprised me is all." Ianto said trying to calm himself. Jack pulled Ianto to him and the other man rested his head on Jack's shoulder, breathing in that comforting scent that he loved so much. He let it invade his senses and calm his pained mind.

"There we go, that's better." Jack said, to some it may sound condescending but Ianto found it comforting, like being told you've done a good job. Which he didn't get that often, most of the thanks he got were for his coffee.

Gwen watched them openly, she smiled, watching them interact with each other. They were so comfortable together, she suddenly saw how alike they were, the two of them, her and Rhys, suddenly she saw it, that they did care and it wasn't just sex, she saw a couple. Two people who honestly cared about each other and it warmed her heart that her friends were happy.

Owen looked over in case he needed to give Ianto something to calm him, but Jack seemed to be doing just fine on his own.

"You feeling alright now?" Jack asked quietly.

"Yeah, just didn't like how I woke up." Ianto said, he didn't move away though he was very comfortable, Jack was warm and smelt good, he could go to sleep like this and he would if Jack wasn't urging him to sit up properly.

"Well dinners here so sit up." Jack said.

Ianto complied. He hadn't slept long, but he felt better for closing his eyes and resting for those precious minutes. He felt safe, it was like being at home and he supposed on some level, the hub was home, these people, his friends and almost a family. It felt, so nice to be able to say that. That this place, where he would spend his life was home, he didn't want it any other way.

TBC