Ianto settled back in his luxuriously appointed seat on the 15.15 departure from London Paddington to Cardiff Central and sipped his champagne with a contented sigh. He was beginning to understand how it felt to be on PUSH, everything that was happening to him was so wonderful and so incredible but he felt as if he was watching it happen to someone else. This was almost the first moment in this amazing day he'd had the time to sort through his memories and his feelings

It had started weirdly enough; they had been woken at 8.30 by a procession of jewellers representatives bearing examples of wedding rings, closely followed by a two delightful young men from the Armani shop in Knightsbridge who had bought with them a selection of the most wonderful outfits Ianto had ever seen.

Jack was sprawled on the bed watching Ianto slide into a beautiful charcoal grey suit, matched with a dark blue shirt and pale blue tie, 'you look amazing' he purred

Ianto ran his hand over the smooth fabric, 'yeah I do, don't I,' he agreed smugly with a grin then he sobered, 'Jack how did you manage to arrange all this in such a short time?'

Jack rolled from the bed and cautiously wrapped his arms around Ianto careful not to crease his new suit, 'I have a lot of powerful friends in this town,' he whispered, 'and I have a lot of money. Those two things make this simple, what makes it fun is doing it for you.'

Ianto's suit got pretty creased after that.

By 10.15 Ianto was getting very twitchy.

'Jack we are supposed to be at The Palace by 11' he fretted, then laughed, 'that is not a sentence I thought I'd ever say.'

Jack resplendent in a dark blue suit teamed with a pale grey shirt and dark grey tie that complemented Ianto's suit perfectly, pulled a pocket watch from his waist coat, 'we've got a bit of time' he said soothingly

Ianto frowned, 'Jack, London roads are a nightmare'

Jack laughed as the sound of a helicopter filtered through the window into their room, 'Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads'

Jack and Ianto followed an exquisitely dressed equerry down the corridor. Ianto's eyes were wide as he tried to take everything in. Jack smiled and reached over to clasp his hand.

'You, OK?'

Ianto nodded.

'Not having second thoughts?'

'Hell, no'

The equerry opened an ornate door and stood to one side allowing Jack and Ianto to enter

'Captain Jack Harkness and Mr Ianto Jones, Ma'am'

Ianto stood mesmerised as the Queen, the actual, real life QUEEN got up from a sofa and walked across the room with a welcoming smile on her face

'Captain Harkness, a complete pleasure as always. Mr Jones, what a delight to meet the man who has managed to domesticate Jack.'

Jack and Ianto bowed as they had been instructed to by the young equerry who had met them from the helicopter and then to Ianto's horror and Her Majesty's obvious delight Jack pulled the monarch into a warm embrace.

'Liz, you look as gorgeous as always'

'Always the charmer Jack; I know I'm an old lady now'

'Still beautiful though' said Jack gently and the Queen blushed

Ianto cleared his throat nervously, 'Ma'am I cannot thank you enough for arranging this for us.' He said softly.

The Queen waved a negligent hand, 'an absolute pleasure Mr. Jones. Shall we get started?'

The actual ceremony itself passed in a kind of dream for Ianto. He knew he should be paying greater attention, this was the most important day of his life after all but all he could think was I'm just a boy from a Cardiff council estate, what am I doing standing in chamber in Buckingham Palace marrying an immortal time travelling man from the future with the Queen of the United Kingdom as a witness. Then he looked into Jack's eyes and saw so much love and so much trust that his heart stood still and he forgot everything except how much he loved the man standing before him and how important it was to claim him as his own

Once they were married and the thin, pale faced and very nervous Registrar from Westminster City Council had reiterated his congratulations and departed, the Queen moved to the wall and pushed a bell to summon refreshments. She turned to Jack and Ianto,

'Do you mind if the children join us, gentleman? Jack, I know they would like to see you again and offer their congratulations to you.'

It was all getting a bit too much for Ianto so he took his glass of champagne and quietly effaced himself against the wall, just watching Jack who was chatting and flirting with the Princess Royal and The Prince of Wales as well as Her Majesty. All three were looking at Jack with an expression that Ianto was all too familiar with, bloody hell Jack, thought Ianto with amusement, is there any one you haven't had?

The young equerry they had met earlier insinuated himself into the room and approached the Queen,

'Excuse me, Ma'am' he interjected deferentially, 'everything you requested has been arranged and if um..Captain and Mr Harkness-Jones are ready I can escort them to the car.'

Thank you Giles.' The Queen turned to Jack, 'I believe your plan is to head back to Cardiff today, Captain?'

'Jack nodded, 'Yes, we will catch the 15.15 and honeymoon in a suite at the St David's and then tomorrow...unfortunately we have some unfinished business that can't wait.'

Her Majesty nodded, 'well,' she smiled, 'I can still remember what it's like to be a newlywed. The final coach on the 15.15 Paddington to Cardiff train is my personal state carriage, it's at your disposal for your journey, gentleman.'

'Liz' Jack pulled the Queen into another hug, 'that is so generous. How can I ever thank you?'

The Queen smiled gently and, Ianto noticed, had a sneaky grope of Jack's bum, 'This country, indeed, this family owe you more than we can ever hope to repay. Consider this a small token of the esteem in which the House of Windsor holds you.'

Giles cleared his throat, 'If Captain and Mr Harkness-Jones would like to follow me.'

Once more Jack and Ianto were following the equerry down endless corridors. The young man paused outside of a small room and gave a discreet cough,

'It will take around 20 minutes for me to organise road clearance for the car Sirs' he said, 'perhaps you would like to avail yourselves of this room whilst you wait.' He made eye contact with Jack and smiled, 'I think you will find it to your taste.'

Jack entered the room and laughed loudly, as he took in the comfortable looking large gold brocade sofa that faced the window together with the small bottle of lube and the silver dish of condoms that had been placed thoughtfully on a small side table.

'Giles, my man, you never fail to impress'

'I do my best, Captain.'

'I remember'

Jack pulled Ianto into the room and locked the door behind them, pushing him against the wall and swooping in for a plundering kiss, sliding his hands down to cup Ianto's burgeoning hardness through his trousers.

Ianto squirmed away, 'Jack! We can't!'

Jack rubbed Ianto's stiffening cock even harder, 'This says we can' he murmured and he grasped Ianto's hand and placed it on his own erection, 'so does this' he continued.

Ianto felt his inhibitions melting along with most of his intellect as the irresistible combination of Jack's pheromones and his touch worked their usual magic. In next to no time Ianto found himself , jacket and shoes discarded, sprawled out on the ubiquitous brocade sofa with Jack's cock in his mouth and Jack's mouth on his cock. It didn't take long before Ianto could feel the coiling heat of his orgasm building, he desperately sucked hard at the head of Jack's penis and the resultant groan vibrating through his own cock was all it took for him to spill into the wet heat of Jack's clever mouth at the same time as Jack's hot come flooded his own.

Panting and laughing Jack placed a gentle kiss on the head of Ianto's cock as it softened, making the younger man groan with pleasure and over stimulation. Jack slithered round to take his new husband in his arms and placed a moist kiss on his forehead.

'OK, Mr Harkness-Jones?'

'Yes, thank Captain Harkness-Jones' replied Ianto primly, making Jack laugh again.

Jack pulled them both into a sitting position and handed Ianto a bottle of water that he had found in an ice bucket on the floor. Ianto took a long drink, then threw his head back to rest against the back of the sofa and gave a slightly hysterical chuckle, Jack cocked an eyebrow

'I can't believe I have just had a blow job in Buckingham Palace.'

'Jack grinned, 'the first one is the one you remember most' he said

That reminded Ianto of the expressions he had seen on the faces of the members of the Royal Family as they socialised with Jack after their marriage. 'Jack' he asked cautiously, 'is there anyone that we have met here today that you haven't have sex with?'

Jack blushed, 'Hey, you should have seen Liz in the 1950's she was hot'

'And the Princess Royal?'

Jack's eyes glazed slightly, 'amazing muscle control. It's all that horse riding'

'And, gods help us, the Prince of Wales?'

'Everyone experiments in College.'

Ianto rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to interrogate Jack some more when there was a diplomatic tap on the door 'Giles' guessed Ianto

A broad reminiscent smile spread across Jack's face 'oh yeah' he purred

'At the door' pointed out Ianto patiently

'Oh right' Jack carefully tucked himself back in his pants, scooped up a large handful of condoms from the silver dish and stowed them in his pockets; he nodded to Ianto to get the door.

'Jack!' hissed Ianto, outraged, 'you can't steal condoms from the Queen' he had to bite his lip to stop the absurdity of what he had just said overwhelming him.

'Sure I can' smirked Jack, 'don't you want condoms with the Royal coat of arms on them. Think how much style they will add to our bathroom. Besides...' he winked at Ianto, 'I have reputation to maintain.'

'Better or worse' mumbled Ianto under his breath as he unlocked the door for Giles, 'I took him for better or worse.' But his smile was making his cheeks hurt.'

A large warm hand rested on Ianto's thigh

'Penny for your thoughts'

Ianto smiled happily, 'This has been without doubt the most brilliant day of my entire life. It's also been the most surreal day of my entire life and, let's face it, I've worked for Torchwood.'

Jack chuckled, 'yeah copy that' he said, 'our wedding photos alone come under the "weirdest wedding album ever" heading I think'

'That or it could get us arrested for treason'

'Yea, but in my defence it was his hand on my arse, not the other way around'

Jack took Ianto's glass of champagne from him and carefully set it down on the low table in front of them; he stood up and pulled Ianto into his arms, balancing them both easily against the swaying of the train. He tenderly ran his finger tips over the young man's face.

'Ianto, I'm sorry for what I did to you, I'm sorry that my behaviour drove you away from me' he began

Ianto held Jack tightly, 'Jack, please, don't. It wasn't your fault. We have each other again that's all that matters.'

A solitary tear slide down Jack's face but her never broke eye contact with Ianto 'things were so horrible without you and I was so unhappy but now I've got you here in my arms and I can call you "husband" and I can't believe I could ever be this lucky.'

Ianto kissed Jack who rested his head on his shoulder, sighing contentedly as Ianto ran his hands soothingly over his back.

'I'm the lucky one' said Ianto 'I get to be your husband - it doesn't get any better than that'

Both men moved over to the sofa and lay down, still in each other's arms stealing soft kisses, content just to feel each other's body heat.

Jack smiled, 'this time last week I was so miserable and now I'm scared to think about how happy I am.'

'Yeah, we are married and lying in each other's arms in the Queen's royal carriage, I don't want to analyse it too much in case I wake up'

'I love you' whispered Jack

Ianto put his lip close to Jack's ear, making him shiver with delight, 'I love you more' he told him

After a while Ianto stirred, 'I'm hungry' he told Jack, 'shall I do a buffet car run?'

Jack laughed, rolled to his feet and produced a Fortnum and Mason's hamper from behind the bar, 'You are new to Royal travel aren't you?'

'God bless the Queen' said Ianto reverently.

As Jack unpacked the food and Ianto poured more champagne, Ianto remembered something he had heard Jack tell the Queen

'So, honeymoon at the St David's' he asked

'Yeah' said Jack, 'Is that OK?'

'Jack, I'd honeymoon under a tree in Bute Park with you and love it' said Ianto, 'so, yeah my love, the St David's is more than OK, it's perfect'

Jack looked relieved, 'perfect was what I was aiming for' he admitted

Ianto squeezed his hand, 'and tomorrow we go back to the Hub and sort out Gwen Cooper?'

Jack's face fell, 'yeah, we go back to the Hub and sort out Gwen Cooper' he sighed

'Well' said Ianto, 'there is one good thing about that.' Jack raised an eyebrow and Ianto raised their clasped hands, twisting them so the diamonds in their rings caught the light 'we'll sort her out together, as a married couple'

Jack's smile was incandescent, 'a married couple, I like the sound of that.'