Disclaimer: Ordinary boring stuff, I don't own Torchwood. I do however own the creepy kid.
A/N: ok so please bare with me with this chapter, I think it needed to be put in as a morning after healing thing so there isn't much of a plot mover but it is an important team building chapter.
Summary: 'The Next Morning' everything seems to be going back to normal. Jack and Ianto are back together and things are no longer awkward with the team. But they get a visitor that may threaten this normalcy.

Back to normal … Almost

When Ianto woke the next morning, it took him several minutes to remember why he was on the couch. He was extremely happy when he looked down and saw that last night was not a dream. Jack had his head on Ianto's lap and was hugging his waist. Ianto couldn't help but smile as he watched Jacks nostrils flair as he breathed deeply. No matter what jack said about not ever sleeping, Ianto was seeing the complete contrary. Ianto started running his hands through Jacks hair, he missed that feeling. It was always surprisingly smooth, silky and smelling of fresh apricots.

"You know I am in the perfect position to make that smile of yours permanent." Jack said with a mischievous grin.

"Wow, I think this is a sign of the apocalypse. It took you five hours to make an inappropriate pass at me." Ianto said in a sleepy slur.

"How is it inappropriate?" Jack said, genuinely intrigued.

Ianto moved his hand to the right, making Jack turn his head to where Gwen was lying in a ball next to Ianto.

"I address my question to you again Mr Jones; 'how is it inappropriate?'"

"Up you get Harkness." Grunted Ianto, he was tired and needed coffee.

"Make me." Said Jack with a grin.

"You really are a child."

"If I'm a child Jones, you know what that makes you don't you."

"Jack get off." Ianto bucked his hips.

"I plan too."

"Jack I just woke up and I'm in dire need of a coffee." Ianto closed his eyes in frustration.

Jack merely smiled and ignored Ianto's pleas and used his teeth to undo the fly of Ianto's pants.



Ianto rolled his eyes he knew if he didn't stop Jack soon, Gwen would be getting a nasty shock when she woke. "I'll get Gwen to make coffee."

This had the exactly the effect Ianto was hoping for, Jack jumped straight off the sofa. Ianto stood up slowly he stretched and made a weird noise, somewhere between a yawn and a grunt before walking to his kitchen.

Ianto somehow made his way around his small kitchen with half-closed eyes. He got the supplies he would need to make two coffees and a herbal tea. He was in the middle of frothing the milk with his top-of-the-range coffee machine when he felt two strong arms slide around his waist, and a chin on his shoulder.

"You're hips move in the most delicious was when you do that." Said Jack "I've missed it."

"I've missed you." Ianto said, sinking deeply into Jacks chest as he continued to make the beverages.

"I've missed you too. And do want to know something else?"

"What?" Ianto said as he started to add the milk to the coffees.

"I love you."

"Why do I get the feeling that you're talking to the coffee and not me?"

"Well it is 6 am Jones." Said Jack, smiling into Ianto's neck.

"You are so lucky I am too tired to throw these coffees at you." Ianto said as he started to make Gwen's herbal tea.

Jack started an attack on Ianto's neck. "You wouldn't do that to me."

"Why is that?"

"Because you love me."

"That's completely beside the point." Ianto said, pulling away from Jack as he finished the tea and put the utensils in the sink.

Ianto reached out for the coffee's but was stopped by Jacks hand on his wrist. Ianto found himself being pinned to the cupboard, with Jacks tongue in his mouth. It was hard, fast and fun, just like it once was between the. "You're such a tease Jones." Jack panted when they parted.

"You love it Harkness." Ianto flipped them around so that he had control over the situation. Ianto started performing the unholy acts to Jacks left ear lobe that he wanted to do last night.



"God Ianto I love you."

"OH GOD!" exclaimed Gwen who immediately started giggling.

Ianto blushed brightly and handed Gwen her tea who gave Jack and Ianto's coffees a look of complete envy.

"I guess I'm going to have to learn to knock again." Said Gwen sipping her coffee.

It was a pretty average morning after that. After their coffees and tea Ianto made another round for them while Jack cooked a breakfast of bacon and eggs, Jack was then sent to the shop after he burnt it all to a black crisp. Ianto took full advantage of Jacks absence to shower and change (he knew full well that if Jack were here he would need a second shower), while Gwen watched the morning news.

Ianto settled down next to Gwen, they were both holding steaming mugs.

"So Ianto," Gwen said during a commercial break.

"Yes Gwen?"

"Did I hear Jack say 'I love you'?"

Ianto merely smiled and continued to watch the commercial that had a highly irritating jingle.

"Oh that's adorable Ianto." Said Gwen in a very annoying high pitched voice. "But in all seriousness, how do you feel about that?"

Ianto took a deep breath and said; "Honestly, I don't know Gwen. I love him I know that much. But he's Jack you never know what he's really thinking. And whenever I'm around him I don't know what I'm really feeling, but as soon as he isn't with me I want him back."

"Ianto you need to stop thinking, Jack isn't logical, he's impossible. So I think you should jump in and see where it takes you. Screw the consequences."

"And if he leaves again?"

"Then the two of you had a fantastic time together. Sometimes love really is enough."

Ianto gave Gwen a small genuine smile; she really did speak a lot of sense sometimes. The man himself, jack, walked in at that moment carrying a bag of croissants.

"Honey I'm home." Jack called, then added; "God I hope I never say that again." Jack looked utterly disappointed to see Ianto dressed.



They and drank more coffee (Gwen was left with tea) together, while Jack told them one of his anecdotes that they didn't know whether to believe or not.

"so you're expecting us to believe," said Ianto "that during the London Blitz you; saw a girl wearing a Union Jack hanging from a blimp and decided to beam he up into your invisible spaceship that was marooned to Big Ben?"

"Ah … yeah. Did I mention the kid in a gas mask looking for his mother?"

They all laughed and finished their breakfast in comfortable silence. They took their separate cars to work and walked into the Hub together at 8-20.

"See Gwen, this is what its like to be on time for work." Ianto said checking the security fire walls and the Rift.

"I've been on time before."

"Really? Like when?"

"Um … last year … the day with the sex crazed alien."

"So in other words; your first day?"

"Um … yeah."

"That's weird." Ianto said frowning at the screen.

"What?" Jack said walking behind Ianto.

"Our main firewall was down last night."

"That doesn't bode well." Said Gwen

"Well it's nothing serious, if it was the Hub would have gone into lock-down. It's most likely that someone didn't close a program down properly or has downloaded something the computer doesn't like. Jack."

"It wasn't me, I was with you." Jack said with a mock hurt expression. "John was here last night though."

"I didn't do it." Said John, "Wait what didn't I do?"

"Fuck," said Jack "I told you last night, 'make some noise when you walk'" Jack stared walking away from the group



"Where are you off to Jack?" said Gwen.

"Well first I thought I might shower."

"Oh, good idea." Said Gwen (neither her or Jack had any spare clothes so they couldn't shower at Ianto's).

"Then I have boss stuff to do."

"Enlighten me Jack," said Ianto with a slight smile "What exactly is it that boss' do?"

"Um … throttle cheeky Welshmen that disrespect their superiors."

"Don't do that Jack; eye-candy would love it."

"Ianto can you man the TI office for me? And Gwen the paper work on your desk is at an alarming height." Jack said heading towards the showers.

"So demanding." Said Ianto with a grin.

"Oh and John," jack said before he disappeared "Thank you."

"What did you do?" Gwen said, intrigued.

"I lent him my poodle."

"On that note, I'm going to go." Ianto left through the cog door.

The Hub was particularly quiet that day, but that's only when compared to before the events that took place almost three months ago. Lately they would be lucky to get three Weevils a week, today however they had already been three Weevil sightings and the rift had thrown a rock at a little old lady crossing the road. 'Pretty normal day" Ianto thought to himself.

It was 11 am before the first person came into the tourist information centre; a tall dark-haired, pale teenage boy wearing black glasses in front of blaring green eyes. He wore tight blue jeans with a black tee shirt with a band that Ianto wasn't familiar with printed on it with Converse trainers. Ianto mused himself by thinking 'This kid really is the new-age geek'. He couldn't deny the fact that if he was a few years younger he might be attracted to him though. Usually when teenage boys came in they were looking for the nearest skate park, but by the looks of this kid, he probably wanted to know when the next sci-fi convention was.

"Good morning," normally Ianto would add 'sir' but he always found it hard to say to someone younger than himself. "How can I help you?"

"Um … I'm not really sure."

Ianto suddenly noticed that the boy was exceptionally nervous, like he had just been caught buying anal beads and a cock ring. "Well are you looking for something to do or are you planning a holiday or a date or are you looking for a convention?"

"Ah … no"

'Fantastic' Ianto thought to himself, he hated difficult customers and something told him this guy was going to be a pain in the … "Ok, would you like me to let you have a look at the different broachers?"

"Um …" the kid stated to shift his weight.

"Are you OK?" Ianto was growing concerned for the boy's sanity.

"I'm looking for the Captain." The kid burst out.

"Excuse me?" Ianto's face was passive but his head was about to explode, there's no way this kid could know.

The boy started searching his pockets, and pulled out a slip of paper. I'm looking for Captain Harkness, Ianto Jones and Gwen Cooper. I'm looking for Torchwood, I know this place is its cover and I need to see them."

Ianto was dumb-founded; he couldn't believe this was happening. Sure people knew about or have heard about Torchwood in one way, shape or form but not who worked there and where it was. Ianto walked to his phone and dialled the familiar number.

"Jack?"

"Ianto, I was just about to come and see my sexy Welshman."

"Jack, I think you guys are going to have to come up here."

"Why? What's wrong?"

"There's a kid up here looking for Captain Harkness, Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper and Torchwood."

Jack quickly hung up the phone.

"Come sit." Ianto said to the boy, indicating towards his chair.

"Why?"



"Because you look so nervous that if someone was to walk up behind you, you would have a heart attack." The boy complied gratefully.

Ianto studied the boy with suspicious eyes while he waited for Jack and Gwen. The boys' eyes widened when Jack and Gwen appeared from behind a door that wasn't there a minute ago.

"You're Captain Harkness."

"I am." Said Jack letting the kids presence sink in. "But how do you know that? Who are you?"

"My name is Mathew Davies and I read your Torchwood employee page."

"How?" said a stunned Ianto

"Maybe here isn't the best place to discuss this." Gwen said, referring to the fact that they were standing in an open tourist information office.

"Ok Ianto can you lock up here and meet us in the conference room?" said Jack

"Yep"

Jack and Gwen led Mathew down to the Hub. Jack put on his passive, unreadable face, where as Gwen kept shooting Mathew concerned glances.

"Where's John?" asked Jack when they got to the main area of the Hub.

"John? I thought it was just the three of you?" Mathew said as his eyes widened (if possible) even more when he saw MYFAWNY.

"He forgot to feed spike." Said Gwen, ignoring Mathew "I don't know why you got him a dog."

"Everyone needs a companion."

"Yes, well …"

"Am I going to be included in this conversation at any point?" said Mathew

"Gwen, take Mathew to the conference room."

"OK"

Jacks face lit up when Ianto walked through the cog door reading a report. Ianto mirrored the expression when he looked up.

"I thought you wanted me to meet you in the conference room?"

"Gwen's in there with Mathew."

"And you are …?"

"Waiting for my sexy Welshman."

"Oh really?" said Ianto walking towards Jack "Is that right?"

"Yep." Jack said pulling Ianto in for a tight embrace.

"And the fact that you could murder a coffee has absolutely nothing to do with it?"

"Well I would love a coffee, but I also wanted to spend sometime just with you." Jack cupped Ianto's jaw and kissed him softly. "I was short changed this morning."

Ianto kissed Jack in return before he left to make the coffees. He didn't realise Jack had followed him until he saw him slouch against the bench. Ianto could tell something was wrong. "Jack what's up?"

"It's just, I don't know. This is the first thing Torchwood has done, other than random Weevils, since Toshiko and Owen" Jack said with a sigh.

Ianto placed a soft, comforting kiss on Jacks lips before finishing the coffees and carrying them into the conference room.

"You're a god." Said Mathew as he took his first sip of the coffee Ianto put in front of him.

Jack sat down and said "So Mathew, how did you find us?"

What did you think? Please let me know Reviews are like oxygen! Let me know if Ianto or Jack get to angsty too. I really like to know what you like about the story.

Next Chapter: More inappropriate flirting towards Ianto, that's not from jack and Mathews back story.

And I know that this may be starting to look similar to a previous fan fic of mine – 'Not just another day' but Mathew Davies and Doctor Stephanie Myles have come to Torchwood for two very different reasons.