The next morning, I convinced Ianto to let me stay home from work. I claimed I needed to go over some wedding details. He kissed me before he left and told me to call if I needed him. I nodded and curled back up in bed.

I woke up again around 9:30 to the phone ringing. I stumbles out of bed and grabbed the phone off the couch.

"Hello?"

"Good morning sleepyhead!" It was Mel. I sighed and sank into the couch. "Ianto's been interrogating me all morning. He says you've been really forgetful and tired. He's really worried. Although, I will admit, it was hilarious when Owen suggested you were pregnant. Ianto's eyes bugged out of his head." I rolled my eyes and yawned.

"I'm not and I repeat, NOT pregnant. It's scientifically impossible." My voice was raspy from lack of sleep. Mel laughed.

"Ianto is aware that you're still a virgin, right?" I froze and buried my face in pillows. "He doesn't know?"

"Not that he doesn't know, I just figured he assumed. He's my first boyfriend and we've never... You know..." I rolled over.

"Yes, I do know. I'm a doctor and I'm a mature adult that is capable of saying the word 'sex'. Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex. There. Your turn." Mel laughed at me.

"Sex..." I said in a soft voice. Mel laughed again.

"Charlie, you are so socially awkward." I rolled my eyes. "Anyways, I'm stopping by after work cause it's Owens turn to pick up Daniel. We have wedding stuff to work on."

"What wedding stuff?" I sat up and went into the kitchen to pour myself a cup of tea. "I have all the wedding stuff taken care of."

"Just say it's wedding stuff. That'll keep Ianto away and Owen will let me stay as long as I want." I smiled and nodded.

"Alright, wedding stuff it is."

Mel and I sat in the living room, a stack of photo albums and picture frames on the table. We had spent the last hour looking through all the pictures. We figured if we were going to be stuck here, we might as well know what was going on.

"Wheres this one from?" I held up a picture of me standing on a beach. My hair was blowing behind me and I was smiling from ear to ear. "The date on the back says it's from may of last year." I handed the picture to Mel who looked over it. She smiled and pointed to my hand in the picture.

"Its the day Ianto proposed." She put the picture down. "He took you to the beach. How romantic." She laughed. I looked at the picture and smiled. I looked so happy. Happier then I had ever seen myself be.

"This must be when you were studying in the US." She handed me a stack of pictures. In every picture, I was standing in front of a monument, blowing a kiss. On the back of each one was a message.

'my ianto, im sending you love from Ohio.'

'my ianto, I miss you more everyday.'

'my ianto, I'll be home soon. I love you.' I smiled at the pictures, looking through each one. "I really love him." I said quietly, more to myself.

"Well, you agreed to marry the man." Mel laughed. "But, yes. You really love him."