A/N. Sorry there was a slightly longer break than i anticipated, but i'm back now and hope to update more regularly again. Thank you to Aswen, SakuraKissy, rosieposy and ForeverBossy26 for your reviews of the last chapter they are much appreciated. :) This chapter might seem like a bit of a filler chapter, but there are reasons for this. The first is that i had to get back into the swing of writing and i think this has helped me pick up the thread of my story again. I also needed to bridge where i was with the story, with where i want to go. Hopefully it's still a good read though. Also i have planned out the next few chapters which should help me to update quicker and keep the story on track. I also want to say thank you to rosieposy for the inspiration she has given me. :) I will stop talking now, so enjoy.
Chapter 26.
Ianto and Molly walked back into the Hub a few minutes later. 'I suppose I better go and see Jamie.' Molly said.
Ianto smiled at her and squeezed her hand reassuringly, 'It will be fine, he wants you to talk to him.'
Molly took a deep breath and then walked towards the medical bay, disappearing down the stairs. Ianto watched as she walked away, feeling slightly better than he had done, but there was still some guilt within him. He headed off towards the stairs that led to Jack's office. He climbed up them slowly and walked into the office where Jack was sat behind his desk with a pile of paperwork in front of him.
Jack looked up at Ianto as he sat down on the chair in front of Jack's desk. 'How'd it go with Molly?' Jack asked.
'Better than I thought it would, she's talking to me, but I can see the hurt in her eyes. I think I might have a bigger problem with Jamie. I really hope I haven't messed things up between them'
'I'm sure they can work things out, and Jamie will come round eventually. I think you need to work on forgiving yourself now.'
'Easier said than done,' said Ianto looking down at his hands.
Jack got up and walked around to the front of his desk and stood behind Ianto. Jack placed his hands on the younger mans shoulders and started to massage them lightly. 'You are far too tense.' he said. After a few minutes Jack felt Ianto start to relax, 'That's why tonight we are going to get away from this place, and forget about the Rift and all the crap that comes through it.'
Ianto turned around and looked at him. 'You know, you've probably just tempted fate and something huge will come through now.'
'Stop being so pessimistic. We are going to have a peaceful, uninterrupted evening.'
'Ok, so what are we going to do?' asked Ianto.
'That's for me to know and for you to find out later.' said Jack grinning. He then leant down to kiss Ianto, who responded by putting his arms around Jack's neck to hold him closer, and he deepened the kiss. Before they could get too carried away though, they heard someone clearing their throat behind them.
It was Gwen. 'I hope I'm not interrupting anything,' she said smiling.
'You were, but go ahead,' said Jack standing up and facing her.
'There's been a weevil spotted just on the outskirts of town.'
Jack groaned, 'Ok, you and I will go and pick it up. Ianto can you finish that paperwork for me.'
Ianto rolled his eyes, 'You know if you didn't put it off so much, it wouldn't build up.'
'Thanks,' said Jack and he kissed Ianto again. 'To be continued later' he said as he followed Gwen out of the office and then out of the cog door.
Ianto smiled to himself, then starting to pull the files over to him to sort through what needed to be done.
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Molly walked down the stairs and into the medical bay, where Jamie was sat at his desk working on his computer. When she reached the bottom of the stairs he turned and faced her. 'Hi,' he said.
'Hi.' Molly paused, thinking of the best way to start. 'I'm sorry.'
'What for?' asked Jamie puzzled.
'For the way I acted last night and this morning. I shouldn't have shut you out the way I did. I don't mean to, but it's a defence mechanism I have used for years and it's hard to break out of.'
'That's ok, I know yesterday was hard for you.'
'That's no excuse, I was upset with Ianto, not you. I shouldn't have taken it out on you.'
'The two of you seem to have made it up though. I'm not sure I can forgive so easily.'
'I'm still hurt by what happened, but he's my best friend and I know it wasn't his fault. I can't have an awkward working atmosphere.' Molly paused, then decide to just get it over with. 'You said that you wanted to talk and so we will, but it has to be on my terms. Come round to mine after work tonight and I will tell you everything you want to know. I'm warning you though, it's not going to be pretty.'
Jamie moved closer to Molly and took her hand in his. 'Look, I understand this won't be easy for you to talk about, and probably for me to hear, but I want to know. I want you to trust me completely.'
'I'll see you later then.' said Molly before she turned and walked away and back up the stairs away from the medical bay. Her stomach was full of knots. She still wasn't sure how Jamie was going to take everything, she was so different back when she was with Alex and she just hoped Jamie understood, because as hard as it was for her to admit it, she was falling hard for him. The feelings she had for Jamie she had not felt in a long time, and she was scared of getting so involved. Molly headed up to Jack's office, she had heard the alarm on the cog door go off while she had been in the medical bay and went to see what was going on. When she reached the office she found Ianto doing a pile of paperwork.
'Where are the others?' she asked.
'Gone to pick up a weevil' Ianto replied.
'So you got left with the paperwork.'
'Yeah, I could almost swear that Jack plans these things somehow, just so he can get out of doing this.' Ianto said smiling and waving his hand over the piles of papers.
Molly laughed. 'So you two are ok?'
'Yeah, although he's planning something for later and I'm not sure whether to be worried or not.'
'I'm sure whatever it is it will be better than the evening I have planned.'
'So you're going to have that talk with Jamie.'
'Yeah. Do you want some help with this.' Molly said changing the subject.
'Sure.'
Ianto and Molly spent the next hour working through the piles of paperwork on Jack's desk until they heard the cog door alarm announcing Jack and Gwen's return. They took the weevil they had caught down to the cells and then returned to the main Hub.
'So much for peaceful and uninterrupted.' said Ianto as he walked down the stairs from Jack's office, Molly behind him.
'Hey, I believe I said tonight would be peaceful and uninterrupted, and as it's late afternoon that weevil doesn't count.' said Jack. 'Molly is anything predicted for any time soon.'
Molly went over to her computer and bought up the Rift predictor programme,. 'No, not in the immediate future.'
'Good, then we are going to have an early finish. We could all do with some time off. If anything unexpected comes through I will call you.' said Jack.
Gwen was the first one to leave, she hurried out of the Hub shouting 'thank you' to Jack as she went. She took any opportunity she could get to spend more time with her husband and daughter. Jamie had come up out of the medical bay at Jack's words and went over to Molly.
'What time do you want me to come over?' he asked.
'Give me an hour and then come over. I have to make a stop first.'
'Ok, see you then.' Jamie said his goodbyes to Jack and then left too, not looking at Ianto as he passed him. He knew he was being petty, but at the moment he was still a little upset.
Molly collected her bag and went to leave too. 'Have a good evening guys.' she said as she went passed them.
'We will.' said Jack with a big grin. Molly then left the Hub leaving the two of them alone.
'So what's the plan?' asked Ianto.
'You'll find out. Give me five minutes to clean up and we'll go.' Jack headed up to his office leaving Ianto in the Hub, puzzled and slightly worried as to what Jack had planned. While he was waiting he collected the coffee cups that were strewn around the Hub and took them to the kitchen for cleaning. He didn't realise Jack had come in until he felt Jack's arms around his waist. Ianto stopped what he and leaned back into him.
'Ready to go?' Jack asked.
Ianto nodded. Jack removed his arms from around Ianto's waist, but took his hand. Then with Jack leading the way, they left the Hub and walked down to the car park and to the SUV. They got in and with Jack driving at a relatively normal pace for once they headed off. Jack looked across at Ianto, he hoped that this evening would be a good one. He wanted to do something special for Ianto. After everything that they had been through in the past couple of days, and because Ianto did so much for everyone, especially Jack, he wanted to give something back. It wasn't often that the team were able to have a break and Jack was determined to make the most of this one.
