AN: Do I need to change the rating of this story? Not essentially because of this chapter, its just something I've been considering for a while.
Fluff soon – honest.
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Ianto took the two new keys from the shop assistant and pocketed them as he thanked the man and walked back out onto the street. When he'd left the Hub earlier he'd gone back his old flat and packed a couple of boxes with DVD's and CD's, a few family photos, some books and more of his clothes, both formal and casual. Loading them into the boot of his car he'd driven round to Owen's apartment and let himself in using the Londoner's key. He'd then set about unpacking. He'd hung his clothes up in Owen's wardrobe, taking the opportunity to rifle through his boyfriends interesting taste in shirts. DVD's had been piled beside the TV and CD's stacked by the sound system. From what Ianto could tell Owen didn't actually own any books so he left the small selection he'd bought on one of the tables beside the bed. He'd brought two photos with him; one of him with Lisa that he'd had on his fridge, and a framed shot of himself with his sister and father taken several years earlier. He stuck the photo of Lisa on the fridge with a couple of magnets, noticing there was a photo of Owen and Katie there too. Holding the framed photo in his hands he scanned the open-plan kitchen/lounge looking for a suitable spot to place it. Finding none he retreated back to the bedroom and placed it on top of the pile of books he'd left in there before. Once he was done Ianto had headed into the city centre to get the keys to each apartment duplicated and then buy a gift for Owen. Ianto wanted to do as much as he could to show Owen how much he meant to him, and he hoped that moving more of his things into the apartment would help that, but he also wanted to get him something to say thanks for the coffee machine. Walking down the Cardiff high street looking for inspiration he spotted a store that would be ideal and headed inside.
"Good Morning Ianto – fancy seeing you here." Ewan smirked from behind the counter.
Ianto sighed as he approached the glass counter and looked inside it. "Hello Ewan." He said as he studied the display.
"See anything you like?" Ewan asked with a leer.
Ianto felt his skin crawl, and began to wonder what he'd ever seen in this man. "That one please." He said pointing to the item in the case.
"Is this a gift?" Ewan asked as he unlocked the case and pulled out the item, laying it on the top of the counter for Ianto to study.
"Yes. For Owen." Ianto said.
"Would you like it wrapping?" Ewan asked.
Ianto shook his head. "No thanks." He replied handing over his credit card. Ewan took the payment and placed the purchase in a bag before handing the items over.
"I go for lunch in ten minutes… if you fancy it?" Ewan offered with a wink.
"I don't think so. Have a nice life Ewan." Ianto said turning round and wandering out the store as his mobile sprang to life.
"Hello?" He said with a grin when he saw the caller ID.
"I'm hungry. Where are you?" Owen whined.
"I'm about 20 minutes away. What do you fancy?" Ianto asked as Ewan walked out of the shop and stood beside him.
"Thanks Ianto – see you soon." Ewan called, loud enough for Owen to hear before walking away.
"Who was that?" Owen asked.
Ianto sighed. "Ewan." He replied.
"You've been to see Ewan? Brilliant. I knew I'd lose you, I just didn't expect it to be to that creep." Owen snapped before hanging up.
Ianto hit redial and called Owen's mobile back but his call was rejected. "Shit." He cursed before calling Jack.
"I'm going to go get lunch – what does everyone want?" He asked as Jack answered. Ianto listened as he heard Jack walk out his office and call down to the team.
"The consensus seems to be Chinese food." Jack said.
"Okay I'll head to that place off the Plass. Jack, can you see Owen?" Ianto asked softly.
Jack's eyes scanned the Hub and he spotted Owen sat at his desk bashing the keys of his computer roughly.
"Yep." Jack replied before retreating to the privacy of his office. "He looks pissed."
"Fabulous." Ianto replied sarcastically. "I'll see you soon." He said before hanging up. He speed dialled the Chinese and placed the standard Torchwood order before pushing his mobile back into his pocket and striding down the main street and went back to his car. Stuffing the bag containing Owen's present into the glove box he started the engine and set off down toward the bay. He drove his car into the Torchwood car park, parking up before walking out onto the Plass and making his way to the takeaway. Going inside he paid for the food and collected it then walked back across the Plass towards the invisible lift. Tapping his comms he asked Jack to let him in, and a few moments later he was stepping off the paving stone in the centre of the Hub.
"Here's your food." He said handing the carrier bag to Jack before turning to Owen.
"For the record I was in a shop in town buying you a gift. What I didn't realise until I got in there was that it was where Ewan worked. He followed me out, knew I was talking to you, and thought he'd have another go. I did not go out to see him. I went out to move more of my stuff into your apartment and to buy you something. But apparently I'm just wasting my time because you don't seem to trust me at all. Here's your keys." Ianto spat angrily as he tossed the key ring with Owen's door key on, as well as a spare for Ianto's flat, onto Owen's desk before storming off down into the archives.
Jack looked down at Owen with raised eyebrows. "Could I suggest you went after him?" He said.
Owen sighed as he stood up and pocketed the keys. "Any words of advice?" He asked.
Jack nodded. "Stop being an idiot, and don't lose him."
"Noted." Owen replied before jogging after Ianto.