"Gwen, Ianto, come on, time to wake up!" Jack yelled, beating on the tent.
"Morning" said Ianto tiredly as he crawled out.
"Coffee?" Jack asked.
Ianto raised an eyebrow at Jack and taking the mug he hesitantly took a sip. "Arr…that's disgusting" he said spiting it out again. "You know…" he began. "We don't have to go today" he said.
"Don't you want to go home? You know…see your girlfriend?" Jack asked. "If you still have one by the time we get back" he muttered.
"Very funny" he replied dryly. "I know it's been a week since we first left but-"
"A week?" Jack asked in surprise. "Martha's going to kill me! I said we'd only be gone a night or two" he said.
"I'm sure she managed just fine" Ianto replied. "Why haven't you offered her a job already?"
"I did" said Jack quickly. "But since she got married she wants to have a go at being normal for a change" he replied.
"You never know…she might have changed her mind about 'being normal'. It's easier said than done" said Ianto.
For some reason Jack's thoughts immediately turned to Gwen. "We have to go. Now" he said. "Gwen" he called. "If you don't get up now you don't get any breakfast" he threatened.
"Actually Jack I was thinking…I can handle things on my own for a few days if you two want to stay a little longer. I know Gwen does" said Ianto proficiently.
"What did you two get up to last night while I was fishing?" Jack asked sceptically.
"Talking about you of course. Gwen wanted advice from someone who's had… experience" said Ianto mischievously.
"Talk long did you?" Jack asked suspiciously.
Ianto yawned. "Most of the night actually. There was a lot to talk about" he said.
"And Gwen wants to stay?" Jack asked.
"She's excited about living with you, nice move by the way, but she's not quite ready for this chapter to end yet" he replied.
"What does she want from me Ianto?" Jack asked vulnerably.
Ianto turned so that he was facing Jack and looked him in the eyes. "Just you" he said. "You're enough for any man or woman. Just…don't hold anything back with her. Be honest…and don't worry about the future, she hates that. She doesn't expect anything else from you, she just wants to be with you" he said.
"I don't worry about the future" Jack retorted.
"Arr…'the 21st century's when everything changes'?"
"So you still don't believe me then" said Jack.
Ianto laughed. "Actually, I used to think it was a bad fairytale you told to keep us scared" he admitted.
Jack shook his head disappointedly. "I'm going to wake Gwen" he said.
"Well it's your life" Ianto muttered. "So are you staying?"
"We can't Ianto" said Jack. "If you take the SUV how will we get home?"
"I didn't say I was taking the SUV" Ianto replied. "Bob and Tony can give me a lift" he said.
"Who the hell are Bob and Tony?" Jack asked.
"The couple in the paddock" said Ianto obviously.
"Oh. When did you arrange that?"
"Remember when you…cuffed me to the car?" said Ianto grudgingly. "So are you staying?" he asked impatiently.
"I suppose just one more night wouldn't hurt" he declared. "Does that mean you're going to stand up to Martha for me?" he challenged.
"Not a problem. You know Martha loves me" he said smugly. "I had fun Jack" he said.
"See you at home Cupid" said Jack and hugged Ianto goodbye. "And thankyou, really, thankyou" he said.
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"Gwen" said Jack as he leaned over her body and gently moved the hair from her face. "Are you awake?"
She moaned tiredly.
"I spoke to Ianto…" Jack continued.
"Ianto?" Gwen mumbled.
"How would you like to stay another night?" Jack asked.
Gwen rubbed her eyes and sat up slowly. "We're staying?" she asked.
Jack smiled and kissed her forehead. "One more night" he said.
"Where's Ianto?" she asked.
"Bob and Tony are giving him a ride home" Jack replied.
"That's nice of them" she said absently. "I told Ianto he didn't have to go, but he said that you would want someone to be at the Hub and he really missed Jess, and who could blame him after having put up with us…" she went on.
"How come you know who Bob and Tony are and I don't?" Jack asked cynically.
Gwen shrugged. "You're not angry with me are you?" she asked nervously.
"Of course not" Jack replied quickly, cupping her cheek in his hand.
Gwen closed her eyes and leaned into his touch.
"So what do you want to do today?" Jack asked softly.
"Right now…I want to stay right here" she replied huskily.
"I see someone missed me…" said Jack matching her tone.
Gwen opened her eyes and smiled at him as he brought his other hand up to her cheek and leaned in slowly until his mouth covered hers. She adored the serious expression that would cross his face as he did so…and the way he held her so delicately. As his tongue entered her mouth and the kiss grew more heated, she leaned back onto her pillow bringing Jack down with her.
So...one more chapter to go and I'm completely out of ideas. Some suggestions would be helpful if you have any, but if not I think I might be going back to Poley's Place in a few weeks (if you are prepared to wait) and hopefully I will be inspired. I'm not going to be able to go back there now without thinking of Torchwood anyways. I'm thinking for the last chapter maybe they could go down the river on the rapids or something. That's always fun, or frustrating when the water's shallow and you get stuck on the rocks...an adventure none the less. Ooh...that gave me an idea...but I think I will wait until after I go there to write the chapter.