A/N. Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter and for those who added this to their favourites, i do appreciate it. :) So all three couples get some fluffiness, Molly and Jamie have stuff to get out of the way first, but i still think their bits nice too. I think with each one though, i just give a start to what is going on, some of it is left up to your imagination :) Enjoy.
Chapter 27.
Molly was pacing about her flat waiting for Jamie to arrive. She was so on edge that when he knocked on the front door, she jumped. 'Get a grip' she said to herself as she went down the hallway and opened the door. 'Hi.'
'Hi'. said Jamie as he entered. Molly took his coat and hung it on the stand in the hallway. She then led him into the lounge. They both sat down on the couch and Molly poured them some wine from a bottle that she had ready on the table.
'Do you want anything to eat?' she asked.
'No I'm fine. Maybe we could get something in later.'
'Ok,' she then paused, before continuing, 'the only way I'm going to be able to do this is to just come straight out and say it, so you have to let me, no interruptions.'
'Fine.' Jamie and he took hold of Molly hands, hoping that it would give her some kind of reassurance.
Molly then proceeded to tell Jamie everything about Alex and what had happened between them, just like she had done with Ianto when Alex had reappeared. She kept hold of his hand while she told him her story, but she resisted looking at him, scared of what she might see. She didn't realise until she had finished that she had tears streaming down her face. 'So that's it, the whole story. I understand if this changes everything.'
Jamie let go of her hand and put his hands on Molly's face turning it towards him. He brushed away the tears on her face and said, 'This changes nothing, except I now understand more.'
'Thank you. I'll be back in a minute.' Molly said standing up and heading to the bathroom.
Jamie watched her go. As glad as he was that she had finally confided in him, it had been hard to listen to. Jamie was glad that Alex was currently in a UNIT cell, because if he ever had the misfortune to meet him again, he wasn't going to be held responsible for his actions. Sitting here though with Molly, listening to her open up and confide in him, Jamie had realised something. He was in love with Molly, he knew he had fallen hard for her, but now he realised just how much he loved her. He just didn't know how to tell her. Jamie looked up as Molly came back into the room and sat down next too him.
'I've been thinking.' Jamie said.
'Ok.' said Molly not sure where this was leading.
'I want you to meet Jess properly. She's staying with me tomorrow night, and then I'm spending the day with her on Saturday, as long as my day off isn't cancelled. I want you to get to know each other.'
'Really? I'd like that.' Molly smiled up at him, this was a big step, but one she was happy to take. Feeling more content and relaxed than she had in ages, Molly yawned slightly. 'Sorry, it's been a long few days and I haven't been sleeping.'
'Maybe I should go and let you sleep.'
'Your right, I need to sleep, but…' she hesitated, 'stay.'
'Sure.'
Molly leaned over and kissed Jamie gently. They both got up and went into Molly's bedroom. They both got into the bed, Jamie curled his arms protectively around Molly as she fell asleep. It wasn't long before he fell asleep too.
X
When Gwen got home she found Rhys in the kitchen. 'Hi sweetheart.' she said as she walked in.
Rhys looked at her slightly puzzled. 'Hi. Is everything alright? He asked.
'Yeah, why wouldn't it be.' It was Gwen's turn to be puzzled.
'Because you're home early and that usually only happens if the world's about to end, and you've come to check on me.'
'Very funny, the world is not about to end. It's been a stressful few days and as it's quiet, Jack let us leave early.'
'Which I assume is code for he wanted to get Ianto alone.'
Gwen laughed, 'Yeah probably. She went over to Rhys and kissed him. 'How about I go check on Mary and you cook us something special.' Gwen then went down towards Mary's room and found Mary happily lying in her cot. Gwen picked her up and started to rock her gently in her arms. She smiled as she watched her daughters eyes start to close as she fell asleep. Gwen loved the little moments like this, and was sometimes a little sad that she missed out on things with the long hours she often worked. Gwen also knew though, that she wouldn't change what she did for anything. She did wonder sometimes how she would be able to keep what she did with Torchwood a secret from Mary as she got older, but it would be a very long time before she had to figure anything out. Gwen put Mary back down in her cot when she had fallen asleep and covered her over with a blanket. Then she went back into the lounge and sat down. A short time later the lasagne that Rhys had cooked was ready and they sat and ate it at the table, talking about everything except work.
They then sat and watched television, Gwen curled up on the sofa with her head leaning against Rhys.
'I think I need an early night.' said Gwen, standing up. 'How about you?'
'I think I could be persuaded.' said Rhys as he too got up, following Gwen in the direction of the bedroom.
X
The SUV pulled up outside of an expensive looking Italian restaurant, just on the outskirts of the main city, and Jack and Ianto both got out.
'We're eating here?' asked Ianto, 'It looks expensive.'
Jack shrugged, 'So, you have to pay for the best sometimes. Anyway I think we deserve it.' Jack held out his hand and Ianto took it. They walked into the restaurant and were shown to their seats. Ianto spent a few minutes taking in his surroundings, the restaurant was very elegant and he was thinking about how lucky he was to be here. They didn't go out a lot, mainly because they never had the time, and it was nice to be somewhere other than the Hub or the flat. The waiter came over with the menu's, and for once Jack didn't flirt with him, which Ianto noticed.
'Are you feeling alright?' Ianto asked Jack, a smile on his face.
'Yeah, why?'
'Because when that waiter came over, you didn't give him a second glance.'
'So you're complaining that I didn't flirt with the waiter?' Jack said, but he was smiling too now. 'Because I can if you want.'
'No, it's just unusual.'
'Well, I don't need to flirt with him, when I have you.'
Ianto smiled quietly to himself. It wasn't often Jack was like this, usually it was when they were alone. That was when he saw a softer side to Jack, the man behind the hero persona most other people saw. The waiter came back and they ordered. While they were waiting Jack started telling Ianto one of his stories from before he came to Torchwood. Ianto loved listening to these stories, but he did sometimes wonder if Jack embellished the details.
After they had eaten and Jack had suggested moving on for dessert, they left the restaurant and got back into the SUV. It took Ianto a minute to realise that they were heading in the opposite direction to the Hub.
'Jack, where are we going? The Hub's the other way.'
'I know, we're not staying at the Hub tonight.'
'Then where, because I don't think Molly and Jamie would be pleased if we interrupted them. They had a lot to talk about.'
'We're not going to you flat either. Just wait, we're nearly there.'
Not long after he said this, Jack pulled up outside a hotel, a five star hotel. 'Like I said earlier, sometimes you have to have the best. By staying here we can pretend the Rift doesn't exist, rather than be constantly reminded of what we do like we are at the Hub.'
Ianto looked over at him, this was possibly the nicest thing that anyone had ever done for him. He leant over to Jack and kissed him. 'Thank you'.
'If that's the thanks I get when you've only seen the outside of the hotel, I can't wait to see what happens when we get inside.' said Jack with a grin.
Jack went to reception and got the room key while Ianto waited by the lift. He had discovered that Jack had put a small bag in the back of the SUV while he hadn't been looking so that they had a change of clothes for tomorrow. Jack came over and they went up to the room that Jack had booked. It was the most luxurious room, and Ianto was starting to feel spoilt, not that he minded too much. While Ianto looked around the room, Jack sat down and felt fairly pleased with himself. He had wanted to make the night special and he felt he had succeeded. Ianto looked more relaxed than he had seen him in ages, even before the incident with the alien virus. Jack knew that he hadn't been the best partner in the world before, but he was more determined than ever to make up for that now.
Ianto came back into the room, 'This room is amazing. I bet you could fit most of my flat in here.' Jack stood up and walked over to him.
'So, I did ok then?'
'This is more than ok.' said Ianto. 'I love it.'
'Really? The question is how much do you love it?' asked Jack cheekily.
'Maybe I could show you.' said Ianto as he closed the gap between him and Jack. Ianto leaned in and kissed Jack. It started off gently, but started to get more heated as Ianto made Jack walk backwards until he hit the bed. Jack fell back onto the bed, Ianto landing on top of him.
'If this is what I get for taking you out like this, I'm going to have to do it more often.' said Jack before kissing Ianto again. They then both got lost in the moment, and each other.
