Chapter 2
The clean up was done and finally the Torchwood three members could head home.
Watching Tosh yawn Jack came to a decision. "Okay team instead of heading home, why don't we take the free rooms, think of it as a little gift for a job well done." Jack smiled think of how he can show Ianto his apparition.
"I already took the liberty of enquiring four rooms." Ianto spoke up from behind Jack. The captain smile fell from his face, something was really wrong if Ianto wasn't going to share a room with him. Trying to catch Ianto's gaze Jack was taken back by the lack of emotions in Ianto eyes.
Tosh and Owen were not blind to the change in Ianto. 'About time tea-boy stood up for himself.' Owen thought with pride, Ianto deserved better than been Jack part time shag.
Tosh nibbled on her lower lip she knew that Ianto was falling hard for Jack and his treatment of toward Ianto was slowly killing something in him. Jack need to do something before he lost Ianto for good.
"Oi tea-boy hand over those keys, Tosh is almost dead on her feet." Owen snorted at his own joke.
Walking over to Tosh, Ianto placed a gentle kiss on her cheek. "Go and get some sleep love." Ianto whispered handing over her key. Ianto tossed another one to Owen. "Make sure Tosh gets to her room okay?" He asked the medic. Owen nodded wrapping an arm around Tosh leading her from the room, knowing that Jack was going to be demanding answers from Ianto, this could get ugly.
"Goodnight Ianto, Jack." Tosh called back as she was led from the ballroom.
"You're key sir." Ianto held out Jack's hotel key.
Jack made no move for it. "Ianto what is going on? I had thought we would be sharing a room. I wanted to test out the family eye." Jack teased reminding Ianto of their earlier conversation.
Ianto merely stared blankly at Jack. "I'm sorry sir, but I'd rather be alone." Ianto stated.
"Ianto is something wrong? I mean you haven't acted yourself since our dance." Jack asked softly.
"Oh so you do remember dancing with me, here I thought you were to busy watching Gwen to even remember me." Ianto didn't mean to let that slip but he was just so tired, all he wanted was to go to bed and deal with Jack later.
Jack looked like he had been slapped. "Ianto of course I knew who I was dancing with. Is this about dancing with Gwen before you than I'm sorry." Jack tried to take Ianto hand only for his lover to move it out of the way.
"It's not about that you asked Gwen to dance, it's about how you acted while dancing with her." Ianto really didn't want to get into this but he doubted that Jack was going to let this go.
"What do you mean how I acted?" Jack demanded.
"I don't want to do this Jack; I just want to go to bed." Ianto pleaded.
"No we are dealing with this now. So tell me what do you mean about how I acted?" Jack ordered crossing his arms and staring at Ianto.
Something snapped inside of Ianto. "Like it was your bloody wedding to Gwen, you two spent the entire night together making cow eyes at each other. Not giving a damn about anyone but yourselves. Did either of you stop to think about how this made Rhys or myself feel? No you didn't all you two cared about as each other. Tell me Jack if you're so in love with Gwen why did you let her get married to Rhys? Why did you make me believe that I meant something to you? Do you get some sort of sick joy out of playing with my emotions?" Ianto exploded.
'NO! Ianto please listen to me." Jack desperately reached for Ianto, each word coming out of Ianto mouth tearing into Jack heart. "Gwen has never been and never will be a choice and I am so sorry if I ever made you doubt how I feel for you. I came back for you." Jack cried.
"That means nothing Jack; you said the same damn thing to Gwen. Tell me Jack did you ask me out before or after you learned that Gwen was engaged to be married?" Ianto demanded.
"Ianto listen to me, I always meant to ask you out. I meant what I said when I came back for you. Tell me what I need to do to make you believe me." Jack grasped Ianto hands.
"Decide Jack, decide who you want. Because I can't take been second choice any more. I deserve better than this. I deserve better than been your part time shag, to be tossed aside when someone else catches you attention. Until you make that choice whatever we had is over." Ianto declared firmly yanking his hands free from Jack and exiting the room before his tears began to fall.
"I chose you, Ianto. I really did." Jack whispered in the empty room.
TBC…..