Woah, I haven't written in a while! My sister finally managed to get me to do this. I know some of you had trouble with Chapter 8...I hope that's not the case any more. Any who, enjoy! =]

Jack stared in to space. He'd made the right decision, hadn't he? Well, the right decision for Ianto? Well…the decision that kept the hurt minimum? For both of them? Jack sighed frustratedly. Why couldn't he die?!?!?!

"Captain, it's time to go." Tosh said softly from the doorway. Jack looked up, hurriedly wiping the tears from his eyes.

"Sir, are you ok?"

"I'm fine, fine."

"Sir, do you want me to go tonight?" Tosh said, using her knack of tact. Jack stared at her, deliberating. "Yes." He said, regaining his composure. "Yes, I think that would be best." He sat back down in his chair with a broken sigh.

"I'll keep in touch." Tosh said and she left for the club.

***

"Tom?" Tosh asked tentatively. Ianto's head shot up.

"Oh, hello, Jenny." Ianto used the alias.

"I'd thought I'd pop in and see you…work ok?"

"Yeah, yeah, work's great…um…no Sven today?" Ianto asked casually.

"No…he, er, said he thought it best if I came alone." She said dropping her voice.

Ianto just nodded. He was relieved…but upset that Jack hadn't come.

"Tom?" Tosh begun again.

"Mm?" Ianto replied, eyes on a glass he was cleaning.

"What happened between you and Jack?"

"Nothing." He answered automatically.

"Tom?" she said, her voice gentle.

"We broke up." He said, his voice breaking.

"Oh, Tom." Tosh said, patting his arm. "When do you get off?"

"Another hour." He said glumly.

"Tom, you can leave now." Jack the manager called unexpectedly from across the bar.

"What?" Ianto and Tosh asked.

"Yeah, I'm sick of seeing your face!!! Go cheer up, then you can come back!"

"Um, sure…Jenny? Shall we leave?" Ianto asked, a hint of confusion still in his voice.

"Yeah…there's a nice Chinese, down the road…let me take you out to dinner!" she said brightly.

Behind them the manager's face grew mischievously evil, as he held Ianto's mobile in his hand.

"Well, that was a surprise." Tosh said as she and Ianto walked down the chilly high street.

"Yeah…a surprise." Tosh looked at Ianto sympathetically and pushed open the door to the Chinese restaurant. They sat down at a table. "Right." She said. "Tell me everything."

***

Meanwhile, Gwen was on her way home to Rhys. Her phone rung and Ianto's (or Tom's) number flashed on screen. Odd Gwen thought We're supposed to have broken up. She pulled over and picked it up.

"Hello?" she began.

"Oh, Jacqueline! I'm glad I got hold of you!" Jack the manager's voice sounded.

"Why what's happened?"

"It's Tom, he's had an accident…you better come quickly…he's refusing an ambulance."

"Oh. OH! Ok, I'm on my way!" Bloody Ianto she thought This could ruin the whole operation.

"Jack." She spoke in to the hands free set. "We have a problem. Ianto's gone and had an accident." She said the word patronisingly.

"Oh my gosh! What's happened?!"

"I don't know, but they're considering an ambulance." Gwen rolled her eyes.

"Gwen! Be a bit more caring please." The captain said sharply.

"Sorry, it's just he's such a klutz at that place."

"So would you be under that kind of pressure!" Jack said and he hung up.