"Jack?" Ianto's voice was quiet and soft. Jack was sat on the hospital bed with him, Ianto was cradled in front of him, using Jack's chest as a leaning post. Jack didn't mind. After not having Ianto in his arms, and getting Ianto hurt, he wasn't going to complain about holding his boy.
"Yeah, Yan?" Jack asked gently.
"When can I go home?" Ianto hated hospitals, and Jack knew it. Ever since Ianto was eleven and he had broken his leg on the swing and had to stay in over night so the bone could be set again.
"I'm not sure." Jack replied. "They want to do some more tests on you, and the police will want to come and talk..." Ianto froze at the mention of police. "But if you want I can send them away."
"Please." Ianto mumbles.
"Course." Jack says gently. He starts to play with Ianto's hair, loving how it curls slightly at the bottom. He knows that Ianto hates having long hair like this and he'd get it cut soon. Jack prefers it like this, he's able to mess it up slightly and run his fingers through it.
Ianto falls asleep on and off during the remainder of the day. The nurse walks in and smiles at Jack who is sat up awake just staring at his sleeping partner. "I've told the police that you wanted to deal with it yourself, for now. Said to give them a ring when times were right." She smiled softly.
"Thank you." Jack smiled.
"You make a cute couple," She said blushing as she did so. "How long have you been together?"
"Almost two years, on and off." Jack reasons in his mind. Though they had only been official for about a year he still likes to think that when they were just acting on the benefits of their relationship for comfort and company at night that they still had a bond that could be classed as part of their relationship.
The nurse smiles and does some checks on Ianto's IV. "He's underweight." She says as she checks her chart. "You should try and get him to eat more."
"I do try." Jack sighed. "It's his coping method. He'll... close up and stop eating until eventually he has to."
"Sounds like that happens a lot." The nurse says gently.
"He's been through a lot." Jack replies. "When can he go home?"
"Tomorrow morning." She says. "That way we can rule out concussion and amnesia and incase something happens it would be best if he was to stay the night."
"He isn't going to like that." Jack says.
"You could stay too? I'm sure you could pull the Torchwood card." She grins.
"Might just do that." Jack smiles and he knows he will. Gwen can stay at the hub tonight or they could put the rift monitor on his wrist strap he didn't want to leave Ianto. The nurse smiles and walks out leaving them alone again.
When Ianto wakes up two hours later it's because of a nightmare and he tenses in Jack's arm before he is reassured that it's Jack and that he was safe now. "Can I go home now?"
"Not till tomorrow morning." Jack tells him.
"But I don't want to stay."
"You have too, Yan." Jack sighs. "We don't have a doctor and if you were to need medical help during the night I wouldn't know what to do."
"But I'm fine."
"You're staying. Don't worry I am too."
"You are?"
"Yes. I'm not leaving you on your own ever again."
"Thank you." Ianto says and rests his head back on Jack's shoulder.
"I want you to do something for me though, Yan."
"Hmm?"
"I want you to go to therapy sessions."
"Why?" Ianto asks a little surprised at Jack's request.
"I think it will be good for you. You can talk about everything, and it will help."
"I don't want to talk to people Jack."
"I'll make it an order if you don't go willingly." Jack said and Ianto shrunk a little. "I'm sorry, Yan. But i think it will help. Just go for a few sessions and if you really don't like it, I wont force you to go okay?"
"You think I'm crazy?" Ianto mumbled.
"What? No, Yan. You're not crazy. I just think you've been through a hell of a lot and everyone needs someone to rant to."
"Yeah? Even you?"
"I've spoken to psychiatrists in my time." Jack smiles. "The stories I told them..."
"Bet you made them need to talk to someone."
"Cheeky." Jack smiles. "So... you'll go?"
"Yeah... I'll go."