Here it is the second part of my countrycide chapter, hope you enjoy.

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The Morning After

Tosh opened her eyes slowly; wondering where she was because this certainly wasn't her room, it took her a couple of minutes to remember she was in Megan's room… and what had happened the day before.

A light knocking on the bedroom door pulled Tosh from her musings; she got up and opened it to find Megan outside

"Oh good, I wasn't sure if you'd be awake"

"Yeah just a couple of minutes ago" what was she physic or something?

"Oh sorry, it's just well Ianto's in the shower and he'll only be a couple of minutes so I just came to get you something to wear" Tosh nodded and stepped back allowing Megan to get to the draws, she pulled out a pair of skinny jeans, a long salmon coloured vest top and a short turquoise jumper. "There we're about the same size so they should fit"

"Thanks for this Megan, I really appreciate it"

"Don't worry about it; Ianto shouldn't be too much longer." When Megan left Tosh picked up a hair brush off a cabinet and went over to a small mirror she gasped at the reflection, dark bruises had formed around her neck, where that man had tried to strangle her.

Tosh picked up the clothes when she heard the water stop, she tried not to stare at the bruises on Ianto's torso as he walked into his own room, overnight they had turned a deep purple and even from where she was standing she could see he was having trouble but she resisted the urge to help him as she knew he wouldn't appreciate it.

It didn't take long for them all to shower and change and were all sat round the small island in the kitchen drinking coffee when there was a knock on the front door, Ianto went to answer it but an educated guess told them who it was.

"Morning sir" Said Ianto standing to the side to let Jack in

"Ianto we are not at work and anyway this is your flat. Well at least I think it is." He stopped in the living room and looked around, the main body of the flat was the same but it just looked so lived in, along one long wall there was a large black and white print of Paris, what looked like an old record player sat in a corner and more pictures in frames adorned the flat surfaces most with people who Jack didn't know, some were clearly of a much younger Ianto and Megan and another older boy that Jack didn't recognise, most of these appeared to have been taken around the same place. A big tree.

Jack jumped when he felt something on his shoulder but it was just Ianto taking his coat, he looked over and saw Megan and Tosh in the kitchen deep in conversation about something.

"So who's the photographer?" he asked indicating to all the pictures in the room.

"The newer ones are Megan's, the older ones were my parents"
"They're very good"

"One of my friends from uni does photography as a hobby; he took most of them including the one of Paris" Megan hold him from the kitchen

"And here's me thinking you didn't go to uni in France"

"I DON'T! It was a weekend away" They all laughed at the Megan's indignant face

"Would you like a coffee sir" Jack sighed dramatically at the word 'sir' but decided not to bring it up again
"Yes please" they walked through to the kitchen where Jack greeted Toshiko and noted to himself how much better she was looking he also commented on the clothes she was wearing that although it wasn't what she'd normally wear the colours and style suited Tosh perfectly, Ianto handed him his coffee and the four of them just talked for a while, not about anything in particular just this and that, music, recent films (or filums as Megan and Ianto said) and Jack was suddenly struck by the normality of it all, just four friends chatting while drinking coffee. Jack felt he might actually explode with happiness when a familiar large black and white cat jumped onto the island and rubbed his head against Megan, she explained about how Ianto had told her about Moses not having an owner due to the fairies and needing a home so they had adopted Moses to make sure he was well looked after, for Estelle.

"Anyway" Jack said remembering why he had actually came "I am giving you all the morning off ok I don't want to see any of you in the hub before 2 o'clock is that clear" they all nodded "Ianto?"

"Yeah, yeah ok no going in before 2:00. Got it"

"Right" Jack put down his mug and started to leave the kitchen "enjoy your morning, don't do anything I wouldn't do"
"Well that should give us some wiggle room"

"Oi miss Megan you cheeky devil" Ianto helped him on with his coat and showed him out but as he turned away Jack grabbed his wrist "Ianto we should talk"

"What about sir?"

"You know what about" Ianto looked back at the two girls, once again chatting, took a deep breath and stepped out, shutting the door too behind him "go on then"

"Look Ianto I'm not going to deny that I am attracted to you but I also understand that it is still very soon after what happened with the cyberwoman and you're still adjusting to the team and having Megan back, so I'm not going to push" he took a deep breath to steady his nerves, god he hated talking about his feelings "what I'm trying to say is if in the future you're ever interested in something a little physical then it's up to you, whenever you're ready if you don't want to then I'll never speak about this again, ok" Ianto nodded. Jack couldn't help himself he stepped forward into Ianto's personal space and lifted up his chin so he was looking Jack in the eye. Jack leant forward and his lips gently brushed Ianto's in a soft, chaste kiss. He stood back and smiled as Ianto opened his eyes and a small blush fluttered over his checks, it took all Jack's restraint not to kiss it away.

"See you later." He whispered and Ianto nodded as he watched the older man leave down the stairs, only when he could no longer hear his footsteps did Ianto go back into his flat.