First half of the chapter.
Uploading this chapter in parts - as i havent updated in a whlile, and felt like being nice.
Enjoy
It had been two hours since Gwen was brutally mauled by a weevil. Rhys has been informed, and has now sitting down in the vaults with Tosh, both mourning the loss of wife and friend.
Jack sat in the autopsy bay, with Ianto huddled up next to him. Owen was behind them and was cleaning up Ianto's wounds. The youngest man of the three was curled up into Jack's chest, breathing heavily. He'd hardly said a word since everything happened, just clung onto Jack like he was his only lifeline.
"Right mate. You're all done." Owen announced, pulling off his surgical gloves, and dumping them into a bin.
Ianto didn't move, just nodded against his lovers' chest.
"I'm gunna check on Rhys and Tosh. Call me if you need me."
The medic looked at Jack, who nodded and smiled gently. He then ran up the stairs of the autopsy bay, and down the vaults.
When he had gone, Jack slowly prised Ianto's head off his chest - forcing him to look into his eyes.
"Talk to me Yan. I hate it when you're this quiet." The worry in Jacks' voice was evident.
The Welshman blinked, and lowered his head, looking at Jacks' knees.
"Please Yan...Just say something."
"I love you too."
Jack looked at his lover - confusion in his eyes. The younger man noticed this, and looked up.
"You told me when we were in the vaults. I realised I never said it back."
"Ohh Yan."
The captain pulled his arms around Ianto and held him close like he never wanted to let go.
"Its gunna be okay...you know that...right?"
"Yeah."
"What happened with Gwen...It was an accident." The younger man flinched at the sound of the woman's voice, and inhaled into Jack's neck deeply.
"I know. It's my fault though. If I listened to you when you told me to run away...it might not have happened."
"It's not your fault Ianto. I swear, it isn't."
Jack felt the younger man sniffle slightly.
"You should get to sleep. Owen gave you really strong painkillers, and you're going to get grumpy and drowsy."
Ianto's head immediately lifted from Jack's chest, and he violently shook his head. "I don't wanna stay here. Now with Gwen...down there."
Jack nodded slowly and then slipped of the metal bed. He held out a hand to Ianto, who hesitantly took it.
"Where are we going?" Ianto asked quietly, as Ianto took him up the stairs.
"Your gunna go in my office, then I'm going to tell the others that I'm taking you home."
"To my flat?"
"To your flat. That's okay isn't it?"
"Yeah."
Once Ianto was safely in the office, Jack was just about to leave, when the younger man of the two tugged on Jack's shirt.
"You'll stay with me? Tonight? Won't you?" Ianto's voice sounded some-what frightened.
Moving closer to him, Jack pressed his lips against Ianto's in a chaste kiss.
"Of course I will. Do you really think I'll leave you alone after tonight?"
Slowly, Ianto shook his head,
"I won't be long. I promise." Jack kissed Ianto again, before heading down to the vaults.
Next part is down in a vaults.
