Alright a lot later than I had wanted to, but finally here's chapter seven.

Tosh had headed back to the hub with Gwen and Owen, who had gone down to the three medical rooms – the ones that they kept for any injured patients that they might bring in - to change. He was starting to sound a little more like the Owen that they knew as he complained about having a broken arm.

However he still always went back to the same possibilities of all of the different what if situations. It was clear to see that he was worried about Ianto and Jack, to some extent.

Toshiko had spent the past few minutes typing away at her computer, trying to relocate the alien that they had lost earlier. Apparently it was still showing up as being in Bute Park. Toshiko noted that they would probably have to go back there tomorrow.

Owen was making his way back up to the main part of the hub now and sat down on the sofa next to Gwen, who was looking over some paper copies of different Weevil sightings, that had been on the increasing side lately, making Torchwood even busier than it was with just the disturbance that the rift caused them.

Let alone chasing aliens around Cardiff – and Wales – as well.

Tosh turned around to look at Owen, who gave her a light hearted smile. He looked tired now, but that could only be expected. Gwen put the papers down and looked at the time on her mobile and realising that it was getting late, decide that she should be getting back home to Rhys.

"What about you two, are you going home as well?" She asked as she stood up and pulled on her jacket.

"Yeah, I'll go and see if I can get some rest." Owen replied as he too stood up.

"I can give you a lift if you want." Gwen offered, to which Owen nodded his head and mumbled a small thank you to her. Gwen turned to Toshiko, Owen following her gaze.

"What about you, Tosh?"

"No I think I'll stay here and monitor the rift and finish off some work for a little while longer before I head home."

The hub was quiet once Owen and Gwen had left and Toshiko's only company was Myfanwy, Torchwood's resident pet and guard dog. The only noises were that of the Pterodactyl and all of her numerous technological equipment that was in the hub.

She sighed before returning to her work, her mobile sat on the side of her desk as she waited.

Gwen had dropped Owen home before heading home herself. Rhys was already in when she got back and had dinner ready for them. She sat down at the table with him and they began eating. He was bust talking on about his day at work and everything else that he always decides that he should mention when it's just the two of them.

Gwen must have been looking quite distant for Rhys to stop talking and look at her like he was waiting for something to be said by her.

"Are you alright, Gwen?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine." Gwen was trying to be careful as to what she said, knowing that her and Rhys's relationship was balancing on a very fragile line right now.

"No, something's wrong. What is it, Gwen? You can tell me can't you?" Gwen thought about it for a moment.

Special ops. That's what Rhys thought she did for a job, so maybe if she took just took out some of the facts and changed them to lies – like she always did – she could tell him what had happened today.

In the end, she closed her eyes and took in a deep breath before she started to explain everything about the whole day that she had had. Starting from the morning when she had gone into work and Ianto had made them coffee, before they had been alerted by Tosh's computer to the alien signal – although she told Rhys that it was an escaped criminal – before explaining to him about how Ianto had ended up in hospital.

She just left Jack out of the whole equation.

And Rhys just listened to her, as if there was nothing else that he had to do.

Jack had clasped Ianto's hand the moment that he had stood beside him, only letting go of it to grab himself a chair. His coat was now placed across Ianto like some kind of blanket. An oxygen mask was placed on Ianto's face to help him breath and he was connected to numerous machines that were monitoring his heart and other things, but Jack had no clue what most of them were for.

After being sat there for what felt like ages something squeezed his hand and the Captain looked up from his feet to look at Ianto.

The young Welshman was looking at him, almost questioningly, as Jack opened his mouth only to find that no words would come out of it. Eventually he found something that he was able to say.

"Ianto, how are you?" Jack asked before remembering that Ianto was wearing an oxygen mask, so probably couldn't reply to him.

"G..good." Ianto replied after a moment. His speak wasn't perfect, but at least he could still speak to him.

"That's good. Now I need to get that doctor of yours." Jack said as he stood up from his chair, "And make a few phone calls."

Tosh had headed home when it had gotten to eight o clock, deciding that there wasn't much more that she could do at the hub.

When Tosh received a phone call from Jack, she insisted that she was coming straight there to see him and asked if Jack thought that there was anything that he might like to have brought into him.

Jack had paused for a moment before suggesting a few things which Toshiko had promised him that she would bring with her before hanging up the phone and grabbing the keys to her car, planning to stop off at her local Tesco's before making her way to University hospital.

Gwen was sleeping in bed next to Rhys, the rain pattering against the window, unknown to her as she slept. Her mobile lay on the bed side table next to her side of the bed and Rhys commonly complained about how late it went off at some times.

Tonight when it did he just woke up and looked at her. The familiar ringtone had woke both her and him. She had picked up the phone and once see saw that it was Jack she had answered it in a rush, desperate to hear what news he had to give her, hoping that it was good and not bad.

Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Rhys sigh when she said Jack's name.

"Jack what's happened? Is Ianto alright?"

There was silence in the bed room as Jack answered Gwen's questions. Rhys was just watching Gwen's every reaction. He'd only met this so called Jack character once and wasn't overly keen on him and the ways in which he just stole his girlfriend from him at their meal. The one night that Gwen had promised him that it would be just the pair of them.

"Really," He heard Gwen say, "That's great, Jack, I'll be there as soon as I can. Should I bring anything with me?"

Silence fell once again as Jack was speaking in reply to Gwen's question.

"Okay, yeah I'll see you soon." With that Gwen hung up the phone and turned to Rhys, "I'm sorry, I have to go and see Ianto, I need to know that he's alright."

"Go. I'll see you whenever you get back, yeah?" Rhys had asked the last part, although Gwen knew that he meant it more as a plea of 'come back' rather than how he had phrased it. With a nod of her head, she picked up some clothes and went to change before grabbing her cars keys and driving to the hospital.

Owen, when he got Jack's phone call was pleased for once. He didn't even ask if there was anything that he should bring and just told Jack quite plainly – and quickly for that matter – that he would get a taxi and be there as soon as he could.

Jack was only happy that Owen hadn't said that he was going to drive himself there.

The doctor had left the room a little while ago deciding that Ianto would be alright with some more rest and close watching. Jack had been desperate to get Ianto back to the hub, however the doctor's had told the captain that a few more days in a hospital bed wouldn't kill Ianto, so Jack had agreed.

It wasn't like he could really use the common Torchwood excuse of 'we have our own doctor' as he currently had a broken arm that was in a plaster cast and a sling.

Tosh and Gwen had arrived at a similar time, as Gwen was parking up when Toshiko was getting out of her car. Owen arrived a minute later in his taxi, paying the driver before rushing into the hospital reception.

Tosh and Gwen were at the desk and he made his way over to them, giving them a smile before looking back down at the receptionist and asking for the details that they needed. Once she had told them what they needed, they headed off to that exact location.

The pair of woman had made their way over to the reception desk and a moment later, Owen had stormed in thorough the doors and smiled at them before he turned his attention to the receptionist.

"We here to see Ianto Jones." He told her before she began to type away at her computer.

"I'm assuming that you're not family." She asked them looking at the three of them before turning her attention back to her computer screen. Owen felt like saying that they were, however he decided against it.

"We're just friends." Toshiko replied to her question before Owen could day anything in reply. Owen had thought for a moment that they wouldn't be allowed to see Ianto, because they were just his friends, however he remembered that Jack had been allowed to see him.

Gwen took the details that they were given and said a quick thank you, before the three of them left the main reception and waiting area and headed up towards the room number that Gwen had written down on a small piece of paper that she had in her jacket pocket.

Toshiko knocked on the room's door, purely out of courtesy, before she heard Jack's voice shouting out to them with a simple 'come in' and then the three of them entered the room and looked at Jack and Ianto.

Jack was sat on a chair next to Ianto's bedside. Ianto had an oxygen mask on, however despite that he was still trying his best to smile. Jack's military coat was laid out over him acting like an extra blanket, which in a way it was as the young Welshman looked at his arriving guests he smiled.

"Hi." Tosh said to both of them Jack replied and Ianto waved – all be it very lightly – with his left hand and gave her a smile. Toshiko handed the bag that she had brought with her to Jack who thanked her before placing it down beside him.

"Hello sweetheart, how are you feeling?" Gwen asked as she walked in behind Toshiko, who was now moving to grab some more of the chairs that were stacked in one of the corners of the private room – that Owen had insured for Ianto – and placing them by where Jack was sat.

"Alright," Ianto replied before taking another breath, "Thanks."

"That's alright."

Owen was the last to walk into the room. He and Ianto weren't ones who got on perfectly well and he was worried that Ianto may be annoyed with him – although he could see no reason why the Welshman would be as he had most likely saved his life- so he was putting it down to himself being paranoid.

When he did finally walk in, Gwen and Tosh had already sat down, Tosh was next to Jack and Gwen was sat opposite with an empty chair beside her. He shut the door quietly (a very unusual thing for him to do as he usually slammed them) and looked over to where Ianto lay first.

The Welshman was smiling at him through the oxygen mask and when Owen sat down he offered Ianto his good hand for the younger to shake. Ianto did and Owen felt his own smile increasing.

When he was sat down he noticed that Jack was still holding on to Ianto's hand and from the look and Gwen and Tosh's faces they had noticed to.

As the evening changed into morning Jack explained to them that he had already filled Ianto in on what he missed and told them what the doctor had said about Ianto going home soon. Owen had said that Ianto – and Jack – could stay with him if that was any help or that he could always stay at the hub, in order to help Jack if he needed it.

Jack had thanked him and the rest of the evening had been spent with the four of them all telling different stories to Ianto before the Welshman had become so tried that he almost couldn't keep his eyes open.

So Owen had decided that it was about time that they all went home and tried to get what little few remaining hours of sleep that they could, so all three of them left with only Jack staying in the room.

"I'll be here when you wake up." He told Ianto before calling out to Tosh before she left the room, "Do you think you can go to the hub tomorrow and check on Janet and Myfanwy? And could you transfer the rift monitor to my wrist strap, I'm going to stay here with Ianto."

"Sure." Tosh replied with a smile before heading towards the door again, "Bye Jack, Ianto."

It was Tosh that dropped Owen home that night before heading home herself and Gwen just headed straight home to Rhys, hoping that she could do them breakfast as he had done dinner last night.

Jack, as he had promised, remained with Ianto the whole time and when the Welshman woke up he was still there – asleep, with his head resting on the end of the bed by Ianto's hand (which he was still holding on to) – but still there never the less.

And Ianto couldn't help, but smile.

Alright I will have the next chapter up and Sunday or Monday and that one will be the last one for this story. I hope you liked this chapter, thanks for reading and please review.