A/N: I feel so mean for doing that to Jack and Ianto, in chapter 3. Jack is now rushing to save Ianto. I'm sorry about the mistakes that are being made but I don't have Beta. Just spell check. :D
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Chapter 4 – Jack and Ianto's first holiday.
Jack drove as fast as the speed limit allowed and slightly more to reach Ianto. Jack knew he wouldn't feel completely right until he had Ianto in his arms. He only stopped once on his way there because he had to pee and because he knew that he would have to fill the car with petrol soon.
After he had done these two things he jumped back into Ianto's car, he had gotten attached to the car and also board on his journey to get Ianto, so he named it Fredrick.
The sat nav was telling Jack he had only about 15 minutes of driving left, at which point he would reach Ianto. Jack pulled over into the hard shoulder knowing full well if any police came along he had higher authority and therefore wouldn't get any bother from them. Once the car had stopped and the hand break was firmly on Jack picked up his phone which was sitting on the passenger seat and phoned Ianto. Ianto picked up after 2 rings.
"Jack?" Ianto said after he answered his phone.
"The one and only" Jack sounded reasonably happy.
"What's wrong, can't you make it, did you cra- Ianto was beginning to babble on at a million miles per hour, he was clearly worried.
"Ianto", Jack but in, "I'm okay; I'll be there in roughly 15 minutes. Are you okay sweetheart, you sound really worried." Jack's voice had went tender again. Ianto sort of laughed.
"I'm fine but I thought something had happened when you phoned me"
Ianto's voice was quit breathy.
"No cariad, I'm okay." Jack had barley finished his sentence when Ianto spoke.
"Hold on did you just say cariad?" Ianto seemed really shocked.
"Yup cariad" Jack enjoyed Ianto's puzzlement.
"Jack, do you know what it means?"
"Sweetheart, right?" Jack hoped he hadn't said something stupid or offensive.
"Yes, how do you know that?
"I learned it for you, I thought you'd like it."
"Wow, I do but I…well…you and welsh is something that I never thought would…mix"
Jack laughed.
"Anyway Ianto, I'm going to have to hang up otherwise I'll never get to you"
"I'll see you soon then, I love you."
"Love you too Ianto."
"Bye"
"Bye"
The phone disconnected. Jack restarted the car and began his journey to Ianto again.
While Jack was driving to get to Ianto he took the time to phone Guinevere. The phone rang for a few seconds and then Guinevere answered.
"Hey Yan" She seemed really happy today.
Hey Guinevere, sorry I never phoned earlier on but my phone was off, I just switched it on two minutes ago."
"Its fine Yan, when are you free to meet up?"
"I'm not sure but my boss is going to be here soon so I'll ask him when the next day I can have a day off is. My work is really busy at the moment."
Ianto was trying to make his voice sound calm but excitement was building in his stomach at the thought of Jack racing along the roads just to reach him.
"Well text me when you know then…Yan, Mam told me your boss, Mr Harkness, phoned. I'm so sorry, Me, Jasper and the twins were really angry when we found out but Mam wouldn't listen to us. As for Delwyn, well Mam fed him lies all his life, he was too young to remember very much but he knew about your…problems. He…oh god how can I say this, please don't be angry it's not his fault but because of all the lies and horribly exaggerated stories Mam told him, he…hates you, I'm so sorry love." Ianto was quiet for a while before answering
"Its okay Guin…Can you do me a favour?"
"Of course love"
"Can you tell Jasper and the twins that I'm sorry for everything I've done and that I love them and miss them…please?"
"Oh cariad, they love you very much and we do miss you, its only recently we've started talking about you, no offence cariad but Mam had us scared she'd disown us, oh Ianto we love you so much, please try to understand. I don't know how...I don't know…"
Guinevere burst into tears on the other end of the phone. Ianto could hear her crying.
"Guinevere please don't cry, I understand, sort of"
Jack pulled up at this moment and Ianto knew he would have to hang up but he would feel really bad of he did. Jack got out of the car and walked over to the S.U.V.
"Guin sweetheart can I phone you back in about 10 minutes something really important just come up and you know I wouldn't ask otherwise."
Guin couldn't breathe properly but managed to regain enough control to choke out "uhuh"
"Sorry sis, bye love you" Ianto hung up and opened the door. He sat down his phone and turned around to see Jack standing inches from him. Ianto locked his arms around Jack's neck and kissed him; Jack took a few seconds to respond but opened his mouth and Ianto's tongue found its way in. Jack kissed Ianto back passionately and put his hands on Ianto's waist. Ianto broke the kiss looked up at Jack.
"You came" Ianto said in a quiet voice. Jack frowned at him and then smiled.
"Of course I did, any chance to get you alone, no chance of interruption, I'll be there" Jack grinned at Ianto, although Ianto just rolled his eyes but he felt ecstatic.
"Can we not go to Cardiff just yet?" Ianto's voice was hesitant as he spoke, he chose his words carefully.
"Why? Where do you want to go?" Jack was a little bit puzzled by Ianto's request.
"Well…I was thinking you want time for us to be alone, yeah?" Jack nodded.
"Then why don't we have a sort of holiday, for a few days or something. Not sure where though, nothing fancy or anything just, I don't know." Ianto sighed and looked at Jack with big eyes, not to persuade him or anything he was just curious as to what Jack was thinking. Jack opened and shut his mouth; he was going to say something but changed his mind. A minute past and Jack nodded, to Ianto's request or a question inside his head he had no idea but what Jack had actually done was formulated another plan and this one would work.
Jack looked at Ianto and grinned. Ianto looked worried for a moment, that grin didn't mean anything good that often just embarrassment. Oh god, Ianto thought, what has Jack planned.
Jack's face returned to serious, he looked straight into Ianto's eyes.
"We have to see your family" Ianto looked at jack as though he had asked him to kill a puppy.
"Are you mad? No way! You heard what my Mam said, she hates me Jack, and I can't go back." Ianto's anger had flared up and his breathing had become shirt and choppy. He stood still for a moment taking deep breaths and he eventually returned to normal. Jack looked at Ianto, clearly in panic, Ianto walked over to Jack and moved in against, arms around jack's waist. Jack put his arms around Ianto murmuring things in his ear.
"Ianto, I'm sorry for what happened to you, I love you, if I could take away your pain and make it mine so you didn't have to feel it then I would but we can get through this together."
"I'd never ask that of you Jack" Ianto's voice was muffled against Jack's coat.
"You would never have to but I'd do it anyway"
"I love you Jack"
"Love you too Yan, but you have to see your family, even if it is just Guinevere. Please, for me?"
Jack knew that Ianto would see Guinevere, especially seeing as he said for me, he felt sort of bad doing that to Ianto but he needed to face up to his past. And then well that bit was to be done after Ianto met one of his family.
"Jack?"
"Yes cariad" Ianto squeaked a bit when Jack said 'cariad'; Ianto was never going to get use to that. Jack just laughed at Ianto squeaking.
"Remember how a few minutes ago I said about going away somewhere, yeah. Well…how about Scotland?" The Scotland bit took Jack by surprise.
"Why Scotland?"
"That's where Guinevere lives now and we are going to meet up, oh cachu!"
"Cachu?" Jack had one eyebrow raised and was looking at Ianto with a questioning expression."
"It means shit and I was meant to phone Guinevere 5 minutes ago, crap!"
Jack chuckled.
"Ianto phone her, I don't mind." Ianto didn't look to happy about it but got his phoned and proceeded to call Guinevere.
"Ianto, you're late?"
"Sorry Guin, talking to my boss"
"Hope he doesn't work you too hard" Guinevere said it half jokingly, half real.
"No, its fine, well…I know this is a bit soon but I'm coming up to Scotland soon, few days or something, will I see you then?" There was a small squeak at the other end of the phone.
"Oh Ianto!" Guinevere shouted "I'd love that, sorry we'd love that"
"Whose we?" Ianto sounded a little bit worried.
"Well, I got married and Esme and Myfanway are here"
"Oh"
"Oh what?" Guin sounded annoyed by the oh.
"Nothing it's just that, I'm gonna be nervous enough meeting just you and your husband but the twins"
"Oh Ianto, I love you so much but you can be so silly sometimes, the twins don't blame you for anything that happened, okay? Neither do I and Tom doesn't know. Tom's my husband and I'm not going to tell him, it's the past, only the present and future is any interest to me now.
Promise me as soon as you get to Scotland you'll let me know" Her voice had went sort of motheringly.
"Guinevere I wouldn't have dreamed of not letting you know"
"Of course not" They both laughed.
"Any way Guin, I need to go, tourist office's don't run themselves you know" Ianto hated lying to Guinevere but he had to protect her from the world of Torchwood.
"Bye then cariad love you, hopefully see you soon"
"Of course you will, bye Guinny, love you too".
Jack looked at Ianto, apparently there going to Scotland but Jack didn't mind, Ianto seemed happier for speaking to Guinevere and if it made Ianto happy then it made him happy too. Well there was part one complete…sort of and now to put part two into action.
How Jack was going to propose he had no idea.
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A/N: Marriage just seemed right for them, but will Ianto say
Yes? Lol, more mystery. Please read and review, massive
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