Okay, I'm sorry for not posting recently but I've been busy with school options and tests. Anyway, here's the next chapter.
Ianto walked towards the nearest door, pulling his phone out of his pocket as he walked. "Where are you going?" Ianto glanced over his shoulder when he heard Jack call and sighed, did he have to know exactly where he was going.
"To call Rhiannon," Ianto glanced at Aaron before continuing. "She needs to know." As Ianto turned he caught a worried look on Jack's face. It wasn't there for long but Ianto saw it and quickly added. "That I know where Aaron is." Ianto hurried out of the door before anyone bombarded him with any more questions.
Once outside the door Ianto continued to walk. It had been a while since he had last spoken to his sister and the last time he was interrupted as a couple of Weevils had found their way to this surface. This time Ianto was determined not to be interrupted so he locked himself inside a room before making the call. As Ianto waited for Rhiannon to answer he tried to think about how he was going to explain where he had found Aaron. He couldn't exactly say he had found him in a secret base under the River Thames. "What do you want?" Rhiannon's voice cut Ianto out of his thoughts.
"Who says I want anything?" Ianto asked almost too quickly.
"You hardly ever phone and when you do you're asking for something," Rhiannon explained.
"Okay, that's true but I don't want anything this time," Ianto admitted. There was a pause as Ianto still hadn't completely decided on what he was going to say. "How are David and Mica?" Ianto quickly asked the question when he heard the noise of children laughing in the background.
"They're fine," Rhiannon replied in a suspicious tone and Ianto decided it would probably be easier if he just told her the real reason for him calling her.
"I'm in London," Ianto began.
"London? What are you doing in London?" Rhiannon exclaimed before Ianto could even finish his first sentence.
"Working," Ianto answered.
"Of course," Ianto heard Rhiannon mutter.
Ianto had planned most of a speech since he had first met Aaron. He had known he would have to tell Rhiannon at one point but instead of using loads of words to explain he used three very simple words. "I've found dad." There was a very long pause and Ianto wasn't sure if Rhiannon was still holding the phone.
"What?" The reply was only just audible and barely a whisper.
"I've found dad," Ianto replied. "He's working in London."
"Have you spoken to him?" Rhiannon asked.
"Yes," Ianto answered, knowing Rhiannon would now continue to ask him questions.
"Does he know who you are?" Rhiannon questioned.
"Yes," Ianto replied.
"Did he say anything about what he did?" Rhiannon continued to ask questions. Ianto knew this one was coming and had prepared his answer before he had called.
"He's really sorry about that," Ianto explained. "He didn't want to leave us but he did it to help us. He borrowed money to pay for the holiday we had abroad and loan sharks were after him because he didn't pay back the money."
"And you've forgiven him?" Rhiannon asked. Ianto couldn't tell if Rhiannon would be happy or annoyed if he was honest but decided to tell her the truth anyway.
"Yes," Ianto repeated the same word once again.
"Really?" Ianto could hear a tone of doubt in Rhiannon's voice.
"He's truly sorry," Ianto tried to persuade her. "How about I bring him round to your house one day when we get back from London?"
"We?" Rhiannon repeated. "Isn't he living in London?"
"Well, yeah but I'm sure he'd be happy to come over to Cardiff to see you," there was no reply from Rhiannon and Ianto began to worry. "You do want to see him don't you?"
"I don't know," Rhiannon sighed. "This is all a bit sudden."
"You're coping with it better than me," Ianto admitted with a small laugh. "I turned up to the building and he was stood there. I ran off before he could see me." Ianto heard Rhiannon laugh and she seemed to relax.
"Fine," she finally agreed. "I'll meet him but give me some notice before you turn up. I want to send the kids down to the park with Johnny this first time."
"I'll try to get down for tomorrow," Ianto promised.
"That'll be good," Rhiannon agreed. "I've got to go now Ianto."
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow hopefully!" Ianto smiled at the thought of taking Aaron to see Rhiannon. "Say hello to the kids for me. Bye." Ianto looked at his phone for two seconds then disconnected the line.
-TW-
Jack looked up from the computer screen when he heard the door open. Ianto ran in through the door with a smile on his face and Jack had to admit he felt disheartened when Ianto went straight to Aaron and the two began to whisper about something. When Jack saw Ianto look towards him he quickly turned his attention back to the computer screen and was surprised when Ianto stopped beside him. "I got a call from Tosh saying she needed help with Weevils. I'm going to go back to Cardiff to help her out." Jack looked up at Ianto.
"Okay, that's fine," Jack shrugged. "Do you want me to come with you?"
"No, I'm alright, thanks sir," Ianto smiled and gestured over to Aaron who was talking to Tom. "Aaron's agreed to come with me." Jack felt his jaw fall down in surprise and quickly shut his mouth before Ianto could see him.
"I… I'm glad you're getting on so well," Jack stammered and put on a fake smile. Ianto smiled back but disappeared soon after that with his bag heading back towards Cardiff.
-TW-
Ianto smiled as he jumped into Aaron's car. He had phoned Tosh and told her he wanted Aaron to meet Rhiannon and she had agreed to pretend to Jack that Ianto and Aaron were helping her with Weevils. This meant that until Jack and the rest of the team left London he and Aaron could spend most of their time with Rhiannon and Ianto would be able to spend time with David and Mica.
-TW-
Tom, Alis, Jack, Owen and Gwen sat in the conference room of Torchwood London. "It seems as if the signal in the school had disappeared while we've had our day of action," Owen explained, staring straight at Jack. "It seems like the aliens have flew back off to their home planet."
"No," Jack disagreed and quickly got to his feet and began pacing. "Something about this doesn't make sense. It's all been too coincidental." Jack stopped pacing now and turned to survey the people sitting before him. "We were called to Torchwood London which happened to be where Aaron was working. The signal was coming from a school and Torchwood London happened to need someone to go undercover. We all quickly turned to Ianto. Ianto went undercover and just so happens to meet Aaron. We come back here and ponder about the situation and the signal happens to disappear."
"Are you saying someone set this all up?" Gwen asked. In reply Jack nodded and turned sharply to Owen.
"What are you looking at me for?" Owen questioned.
"You were the one who persuaded us to come here," Jack pointed out. "You were the one who put the Torchwood London team together and when you met Ianto you recognized the surname. It wasn't until recently you realised where you had seen the surname before but because it was a common surname you needed someone to help you. This is where Tom comes in." Jack turned to Tom and looked relieved when Owen didn't deny what he had said.
"Owen told you what he suspected and you agreed with him," Jack turned to the computer on the side and pulled up Owen's emails.
"How did you do that?" Owen exclaimed.
"Your password is too obvious," Jack shrugged before turning back to Tom. "This is the email you sent him containing Aaron's file and personal information. You then told Alis this theory and together you both came up with a plan to draw Torchwood Cardiff in but you didn't know how to create the signal and Owen didn't know how to access Ianto's personal information which is where Tosh comes in. She created the signal for you and sent this email…" Jack now brought up a new email on Owen's account from Tosh. "Containing all his personal details and then Gwen comes in with her connections with the police to find out more about Ianto and Aaron Jones." Once again Jack looked relieved when no one denied or corrected his suspicions. "You wanted to create a perfect reunion that you forgot to think about why Aaron and Ianto weren't communicating with each other."
"It paid off in the end though," Owen pointed out. "They've gone back to Cardiff together."
"That's not what I'm bothered about," Jack snapped. "You went through their personal information."
"Isn't that what it's there for?" Owen shrugged.
"No, the personal information is for if something serious happens to them not for creating a happily ever after," Jack sighed before leaving the room.
"That went better than I expected," Owen smirked and frowned when everyone stared at him. "You didn't think he wouldn't find out about this did you?"
