The next two weeks went by quickly with the rift working over time. The Torchwood team were in and out of the Hub every five minutes. Finally there was a break from it.
"Coffee?" Ianto asked, but already knew the answer.
"Yes!" came three exhausted replies.
Ianto made coffee quickly and quietly. He was soon going around the Hub giving everyone their coffee.
"Thanks, Ianto." Tosh said.
Gwen didn't say anything, but looked like she was in heaven when she took her first sip.
Owen was the last to receive his coffee. Ianto was leaving Owen when Owen asked, "Dinner tonight? Rift permitting."
"Sure...8 again?" Ianto asked.
"See you then." Owen said.
8PM came and the rift was quiet. Owen had let Gwen and Tosh go home while he and Ianto watched over the Hub.
"It's 8." Ianto said.
"Can we just get take out?" Owen asked.
"Sure. Indian?" Ianto asked back.
"My favorite." Owen replied.
Ianto ordered and went to pick up the food while Owen stayed to watch the rift. Ianto returned soaked, but with food.
"What happened to you?" Owen asked.
"Raining...o-outside." Ianto shivered out.
"Go change, I'll wait for you." Owen said.
Ianto went to the locker room and took out his spare clothes. He changed and dried off quickly. When he returned to Owen the food was set out and ready to eat.
"Thanks." Ianto said.
"No problem....least I could do you for after the rain." Owen replied.
Both men settled down to eat on the couch to eat. Neither said a thing as they ate; both hungry from the day. Owen finished first and went to the kitchen to throw his trash away.
Owen came back with a bottle of whiskey and two shot glasses.
"Where'd you get that?" Ianto asked.
"My secret hiding spot." Owen said He went about pouring two shots.
Ianto watched as Owen knocked back a shot, then poured more whiskey into the empty shot glass.
"Shot?" Owen asked.
Ianto took the glass and took a drink. He felt the liquor go down and set the glass down again. Owen filled it back up.
Ianto finished his food before he took a second shot. By that time Owen was on his fifth. Ianto took his second shot. They took shot after shot until the bottle was half empty.
"No more." Ianto said and sat back on the couch.
Owen joined him, "I never knew you were such a drinker."
"I'm not." Ianto answered.
Owen stared at Ianto for a moment before he leaned in and kissed Ianto full on. Ianto didn't kiss back, but was shocked Owen pulled back.
"Wow." Ianto said.
"I...better go." Owen said trying to get up from the couch.
"No! Wait, you're too drunk to go any where." Ianto said.
Owen stared at Ianto, "Where am I suppose to go if I don't go home?"
"We have rooms...down by the locker room. A bed and small sink. Perfect for long nights here." Ianto said.
"Torchwood has a spare room?" Owen asked.
"Yes, Jack and I use to..." Ianto trailed off.
"Use to what?" Owen asked.
"Let me show you the way." Ianto said. He got off the couch and almost fell over.
"Woah, mate, just wait a minute." Owen said catching Ianto's arm before he fell over.
"Thanks." Ianto said and pulled his arm free from Owen's hand.
Ianto led Owen toward the spare room. They got to the right door and Ianto opened it. They walked inside the room where Ianto turned on the light.
"Here it is." Ianto said.
"Thanks...where you gonna stay?" Owen asked.
Ianto thought about his answer, "Jack's bunker."
Owen didn't bat an eyelash, "You've been staying down there a lot?"
Ianto looked down, "Yes...it makes me feel close to him...if I can't be with him in real life just being in his bed makes me feel like I am." A tear fell down his cheek.
"Listen mate, if you need someone to...be with at night I'm here...whatever you want." Owen said seriously.
Ianto started to sob. Owen took him in his arms.
"Why would he leave just like that? He...he leaves everything behind to, to do what? He l-left me." Ianto chocked out.
Owen held on tighter, " Ianto I don't know the answers, but I do know that I'm here for you."
Ianto held onto Owen with a deathly tight grip. Owen just stood there holding the younger man.
"Will...y-you just hold m-me?" Ianto asked.
"Anything." Owen said. He moved so they were on the small bed. Owen sitting with his back to the wall and Ianto crying onto Owen's shoulder.
"I m-miss him s-so much." Ianto cried.
"I know." Owen said.
"He didn't e-even say good bye." Ianto sobbed.
Owen didn't know what to say. He just held onto the crying man tighter. He didn't know what time it was when Ianto finally stopped crying, but he knew it was gonna be a weird morning.
"Ianto, mate, time to sleep." Owen said trying to move to lay down.
"Don't leave me." Ianto said.
"I'm not...not now, not ever." Owen said. He held his arms open for the younger man to crawl into.
Ianto crawled into the waiting arms and sighed. He was exhausted from his outburst. He put his head down on Owen's chest and heard Owen's heart beating. He sighed again because it reminded him of the hand full of times he got to do this with Jack.
"Sleep now. We'll deal with the rest tomorrow." Owen said.
Ianto closed his eyes and tried to sleep. He was tired, yet couldn't fall asleep. His mind was running a mile a minute.
"Ianto stop think so hard." Owen said.
"Sorry." Ianto said.
Owen started to run his fingers through Ianto's hair which made Ianto calm down. Soon both men were asleep.