I've must have done something good because for the last chapter I've received allot of new subscribes and even a new reviews. So thank you all, it's much appreciated. Especial thanks to my betas and paulaloveremus for cheering, it does help with writing. I hope you'll keep enjoying. There is two or three Ianto chapters more and then we're off to Jack's running.

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Beta-ed: TattoedLibrarian

In the following days Ianto moved to his new place and started decorating the place to look like somebody actually lived there. He put an armchair with reading lamp because he had started to read through his sci-fi collection. He discovered that moves away the edge from his daily routine, and after the experience with Mountholer he couldn't help but think of Jack that could never die trapped inside of such a creature. That's why he needed to dive in fiction and believe there was some beautiful creatures somewhere out there, not just the monsters that came their way. There must have been, Jack came from future and run towards it, there must be some hidden beauty that he wanted to see again.

He bought a new sofa and big TV screen determined to indulge in ordinary things like watching series and the news. There was still a world out there and he would not miss it out locked away in the Hub.

He even filled his kitchen with the necessary dishes, pots and cutlery. After that he invited Rhiannon and the family for dinner. It seemed like proper way to start things over with his sister. When he made the calls to inform Sara's family of her demise, he couldn't help but think how that call would have gone when Owen, or more likely Gwen, would have made it to his sister, how would she feel? She would have felt like he had gone holding a grudge against her. He never resented her for anything, the things that their father had expected from a son, wasn't her fault. He knew she felt guilty being the one that watched from a side, but he was never able to vocalise that in the words. With her he was even more closed up and clumsy than with anyone, but that couldn't be helped. She needed just to look at him with her sad and knowing eyes and he would immediately felt his spine tighten, and his stomach became stuffed with feelings he would never disclose.

The dinner went well only because Jonny talked nonstop. Rhiannon was satisfied just studying him. The children watched the new television during the meal. Ianto thought it to be a huge success. They didn't even quarrel. Only at the exit Rhiannon grabbed his hands and said something about Lisa and she could tell he still hurt, and how it would pass. He just nodded and closed the door. He stood there for a moment and then went to the shelf with Dickens and reached for the photographs that he stuffed behind it after he unpacked everything. He looked at her face briefly and put them back. He wasn't suffering because that anymore, but he still had missed her being a phone call away. She was the one he could always call, she would have been even if things happen differently and she survived just to leave him.

Field work turned out to be his cup of tea, so to speak, he concentrated on the right kind of weapons and equipment, and so even in his new role he was on the ground supporting the rest of them. In the Hub things began to look differently with new greenhouse taking shape. The new board room turned out all right, and Jack's shadow wasn't so big in it.

"There is a man in the station that keeps screaming" said Gwen tiredly "they say it's unbearable. They found him on the bridge few hours earlier; his prints are not in the system. Tosh, is there something odd about the time they've found him?"

Tosh typed on the keyboard.

"There was a Rift spike, but no alien residual energy, only human's patterns there."

"So Rift did burp but didn't spit out anything this time" said Owen "that's a relief."

"That happens sometimes but Jack checks it anyway, there is usually nothing to report though." said Toshiko biting her lip.

It wasn't easy thing to decide when to send out someone when they could be in over their head with some vicious creature.

Ianto's phone rang. He picked it up.

"Hello, I'm trying to reach Captain Jack Harkness but he's not answering, he listed this number as a contact for emergencies like this one" said deep male voice.

Ianto felt goose bumps on his skin but his voice reminded calm.

"This is Ianto Jones how can I be of service" he said in his formal voice.

Rest of the team turned and looked at him.

"We have here man who was brought in for public disturbance, shouting very loudly in fact. We couldn't get anything out of him, but few moments ago he stopped screaming and introduced himself as Jonah Bevan. I know that is impossible because the only Jonah Bevan we know is 17 years old and had gone missing a few months ago. But this lad is over forty. Anyway in the file with his name it did say to contact Captain Jack personally if anyone with that name turns up, no matter what he looks like. So, can you help me? We really can't stand this screaming which has started again."

"Don't worry" said Ianto calmly and with a smile for the team not showing anything of his inner thoughts "I'll be right over and take it off your hands."

"What was that?" Owen said suspiciously.

Ianto held his breath and smiled even widely.

"Nothing really, I forgot some of Jack's clothes at the dry cleaners. I'll go fetch it. And Tosh, that police station is on my way; I can look at that screaming man just in case."

"That would be lovely Ianto" she said with a smile of relief.

"Clothes? Really?" Owen was frowning.

"It is a part of my chores, I was a bit distracted so I forgot, it happens even to me." Ianto said calmly and put his phone to his pocket.

"Of course you forget, it would be inhuman if you didn't, but why to bother with it? It's not like he's left a note saying he's coming back. Leave it there, be a bad boy for once." Owen smirked at him.

"You fill that picture much better than I do. Tosh, I may have to do some personal errands', if I can do them this afternoon, I can take tonight's shift" he looked ordinary; nothing showed that it was an important request.

"If Gwen is ok with that" Tosh turned to her.

"Great, Rhys will love it" she smiled and Ianto was off.