"Do you know how hard it's been this last year away from you Jack?"
Jack didn't know how hard it had been for Ianto. He heard from Gwen how in the start of his absence he had broken down a little bit but after awhile he seemed to be fine.

"I didn't think…but I came back for you."

"It doesn't matter. What matters is your words you just used Jack. I realized while you were gone I did have some type of feelings for you but it doesn't matter anymore!"

"Ianto it does matter because I have the same feelings. But I'm just scared Ianto! Scared of losing you at the hands of Torchwood."

"It doesn't matter."

Ianto began to walk out the door but Jack wrapped his arms around the young Welshman instead. He found his hands and held them in his own feeling the warmth of Ianto Jones once more.

"I want this. I want us."

"What happened to you out there Jack? To make you change so suddenly."

"Don't think about that. Think about us. Think about our future what left of the future we have anyway."

Jack turned Ianto around to face the man who wouldn't look at him the eyes. Jack was worried here he was venting to this man about how he felt and he wouldn't look at him in his eyes.

"Why won't you look at me in the eye?"

"Because you would hate me."

"I would never Ianto I could never hate you."

"Lisa."

"I was angry and frustrated but I never could hate you. It's been a life time a decade since I've last felt this way about someone. I'm willing to risk it all for you Ianto."

"But I can't risk it for you."

Jack looked at Ianto stunned at what he said. He knew there was a slight possibility that Ianto had moved on and met someone knew but he just hoped slightly hoped that the young man standing before him wouldn't betray him so easily. Yet again it was Jack who had betrayed Ianto instead by leaving without saying goodbye. Panic rose throughout Jack's body no words formulating in his mind so Ianto took the notion and spoke instead.

"I met someone at a Pub. He works at U.N.I.T"

"Samuel?"

"We're not really dating just a casual thing we don't even see each other that often because of our conflicting schedules. I'm not ready to lend out my heart just yet."

"Samuel?"

"It's not Samuel it's someone who introduced me to Samuel."

"Ianto!"

Samuel's voice rang out as he neared the door to Jack's office clearly annoyed for being left alone as the two worked out their problems. Ianto shrugged out of Jack's hold and began to walk towards the door not before saying a name that Jack would surely grow to hate.
"Sargent Nathaniel Finely of U.N.I.T. and also Samuel's older brother."

"Ianto!? Do I still have a chance?"

Jack had asked the Welshman before he opened the door he wanted to know if he had a chance. He has heard of the Finely men as their name applied they sure where Fine and he knew that he couldn't compete with a high ranking officer in the nation's best government facility besides Torchwood. Jack was confused since we did Ianto Jones like men outside of Jack himself? Again not to be arrogant but he wished Gwen would have mentioned the Finely men's appearance in Ianto's life before he made all the preparations that he did last night.

"If you try hard enough. Maybe."

Jack beamed at the prospect and Ianto took the note to walk out the door.