"Charlie!" Mel called from across the hub, sitting on Owen's desk. I smiled and walked over to her. She hopped off the desk and looked at Ianto, who was smiling ear to ear as he made coffee. "Ianto looks happier then I've ever seen him. What were you two up to last night?" She had a devilish twinkle in her eye. I rolled my eyes.
"I'm still..." I couldn't get myself to finish the sentence.
"Yes?" Mel crossed her arms
"You know..." I looked away.
"No, I don't. You're still what?" Mel laughed. I made a face.
"Mel...you know I hate talking about that." I whined, keeping my voice down. Mel shook her head. I sighed.
"No, you're 26. You can talk about sex." Mel smiled. I shook my head.
"Mel, if I'm not comfortable talking about it, I shouldn't have to!" I took a deep breath. Mel smiled.
"Alright, fine." She rolled her eyes. "I do have to say, with the way Ianto's looking at you right now, I'd say you may not have to wait long for that proposal." Mel glanced over my shoulder. I looked behind me. Ianto was smiling at me, waiting for the coffee to brew. I smiled back then turned back to Mel.
"Well, if Daniel's birthday is in April, wouldn't that mean that you get...pregnant in July?" I laughed. Mel nodded, her smile faded. "Is something wrong?" I looked at Mel concerned. She shook her head.
"No, it's just...Owen and I were talking about what happened and we started talking about Daniel and...it reminded me of Valerie." She shrugged and walked over to her desk.
"Oh, Mel...I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." I hurried after her. She sat down at her desk and shook her head.
"It's fine, I swear." She smiled. I nodded and walked over to my desk. On my desk was a piece of notebook paper, next to my cup of coffee.
This is what I was writing this morning:
I haven't felt this happy in almost three months. I'm glad she's safe.
I'm going to marry her someday. This isn't just a dream, it's a fact.
I have the exact ring I'm going to give to her, in my pocket. I wanted
to give it to her yesterday...just so I'd know she would be mine forever.
I smiled and folded the paper up and stuck it into the pocket of my jeans. I looked over at Ianto, who was pouring coffee into cups. I bit my lip hard and smiled to myself.
"What you all smiley about?" Willow came over to my desk with a stack of files. I tried to hide my smile, but I couldn't contain myself. "Come on, spill."
"Well, did you hear where Mel and I were?" I took slow deep breaths to calm the fluttering in my stomach. Willow shook her head. "Oh, well, we were...we were six years in the future. And I guess I'm just excited because the future seems to be coming true faster then I anticipated." Willow eyed me for a moment, then smiled.
"I'll leave you to planning your wedding."