Time Intertwined

Epilogue

The next day the team convened in the board room, all happy to be drinking Ianto's coffee again.

"So what happened back in 1975 with John and Marcus?" Ianto asked Jack tentatively. He didn't get around to asking again last night, the night before was spent in the more physical and loving pursuits and then he fell in a comforting sleep in Jack's arms, waking just before the team arrived.

Jack went on to explain again in detail the five days that he spent in 1975, his encounter with John, the deal he made with him.

"You what? You were going to let him have his pick of what was in the Archives?" Ianto asked incredulously.

"W..e..ll….I wanted to get back to you" Jack said sheepishly.

"But the archives, anything in the archives?" Ianto said his voice a little higher pitch than usual, then lowering his voice, "we'll talk later" staring directly at Jack who looked a little scared.

Reaching to help himself to another biscuit Jack continued with his recount of what happened with Marcus and how he died trying to get his daughter to safety. And then getting into contact with Alex and that there were now two bodies in the morgue.

"We will need to put his body in the Radyr Woods to be found, it's for the best, rather than have the daughter and sons waste their lifetimes trying to find him, this way at least they can bury him" Ianto said.

"Shouldn't we tell his daughter the sacrifice that he made for her?" Gwen said.

"And then what, let her take the story to the newspapers" Owen said not quite believing the statement made by Gwen.

"But it's not fair, he risked everything, my god, he paid with his life" Gwen screeched.

"Gwen" Jack said slowly, carefully, "I know it's not fair, yes, but this is Torchwood, I'm sorry but you will have to get used to it. I'm sorry but that's the way it goes"

"I just want his daughter to know" Gwen said plaintively, shrugging her shoulders, knowing that Jack and Owen were right, but she just wanted the girl to know what her father did, all the efforts he went to, to correct a mistake, to tell her how lucky she is.

"I know what you mean Gwen" Ianto said quietly, "I'll construct a convincing story to show that Marcus was helping someone but he paid with his life, he will have died a hero, which in a way he was"

Everyone looked at Ianto, admiration and wonder in their eyes. After all he went through over the past couple of days he would consider the feelings of others and remind them what Torchwood was here to help. Jack always thought that Gwen was the human touch of Torchwood but in many ways Ianto was more the human touch of Torchwood. Another reason that Jack loved Ianto. Jack nodded in his direction giving his okay to Ianto to go ahead with his plan.

"Right, if that's all, I'll get back to work" Ianto said getting up.

"Oh no, first we have to discuss what you're doing for the wedding" Gwen said.

"Huh, wedding?" Ianto said a little annoyed, looking towards Jack.

"Jack told us, about you both getting married" Tosh said excitedly and glancing in the direction of Jack, who looked apologetically at Ianto.

"So much for a quiet 'do'…..Jack?" Ianto said raising his eyebrows at Jack, who was staring at the ceiling biting his lower lip.

"I forgot to tell you, I may have mentioned it to them when I got back" Jack said looking at Ianto with sad puppy eyes, "I…I.."

"No, that's okay, it's just that I thought we could have told them together" Ianto said whilst wrapping his arms around Jack's waist and whispering in his ear, "and I thought we were going to tell them…. afterwards"

"Ohhhh this is the best news" Gwen gushed. She and Tosh rushed over to congratulate them, enveloping them in a group hug. Owen walked over and slapped Ianto on the back as a congratulations and then left the board room as the girls twittered about flowers, catering, table settings and matching suits.

Ianto looked at Jack silently telling him off, almost wishing that he could get a hold of a working vortex manipulator to fast forward to the wedding day as he knew it would be impossible to avoid the girls and their planning.

-The End-

A/N: So tell me what you think, especially if you read the original story, have I done it justice by adding to it or did I bow to pressure and wreck it.

Plot bunnies are invading my brain saying write a tangent story of Ianto and the Doctor traveling together for a bit before the Doctor returns Ianto to Jack. What do you think?