Deeper Shade Of Blue 28/?

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Title: Deeper Shade Of Blue – Sequel to Torn
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Martha, 10^th Doctor, Donna, Andy My OC's: Caden, Eloise, Claire, Damien, Chloe/James, Ben/Sandy, Ianto's family
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: An unexpected event throws their lives in chaos, both personally and professionally ...
Spoilers: Minor ones, no surprises if you have seen the programmes - Set far after season 2 – completely AU
Warnings: Mentions of Mpreg, angst, language, slash
Rating: PG - NC17 For series.

Previous series/chapters: http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/165103.html#cutid1

A/N The Children of time awards are now open for voting, Torn is nominated in two catagories, and Vampire!Ianto in one, if you like please vote here: http://childrenoftime.creative-musings.com/awards/index.htm

As the three of them entered the hub they were met by Gwen who was clutching a large brown envelope and looking rather nervous making them so, even more when Donna appeared by their side and asked Caden if he wanted to play in the TARDIS and giving them an worried look as Caden took her and hand and went with her happily.

“Jack, Ianto, you need to see this.” Gwen told him, holding up the envelope that had the words 'Harkness-Jones' scrawled across the front in untidy handwriting. “The others are in the conference room, lets go up there.”

“What's in it Gwen?” Jack asked as they climbed the steps to the conference room.

“In a moment Jack.” She replied, he voice strained with worry.

Chloe, Damien and the Doctor were all sat around the conference table and had the same worried expression Gwen had as they entered, Jack and Ianto sat on chairs close to each other and waited for someone to tell them what was going on.

Gwen cleared her throat. “We were going to keep this from you and try and sort it out ourselves but we felt you should know.”

“Know what?” Jack asked.

Gwen handed him the envelope, Jack pulled out the contents. It was a pile of photographs, a lot of them rather blurred but there was no doubt of what they were. Pictures of Jack and Ianto dealing with the Weevils that had got Damien and Chloe trapped in the abandoned house a few days earlier, pictures of the SUV and their own car parked side by side, pictures of Ianto stood by the bay alone and then with Jack. Jack glanced at Ianto before they went through the rest, a picture of Ianto walking away from Jack, Ianto in the pub, Ianto leaving the pub with Jenny and finally a picture taken through Jenny's kitchen window of Ianto and Jenny kissing.

Ianto couldn't bring himself to look at the others, let alone speak. There were two things he didn't want them to know about the night before, the first being how he had treated Jack and the second which was in clear evidence in front of them. Ianto got up slowly and quietly from his chair and headed out the room, going down to the archives where he could be alone. He had no idea who had taken the photographs or why but he wasn't sure how he was going to face the others again, somehow them knowing was worse than admitting it to Jack.

Jack put the photo's on the table and looked into the envelope, spotting the letter that was pressed against the back of it, he drew it out and turned it over to read.

'I want £50, 000 in used notes or I take the pictures to the press. Don't call the police or I'll take the pictures to the press. You have twenty four hours, meet me with the money at midday tomorrow in the parking garage.'

There was no name, just the instructions.

“Damien, test for fingerprints, this is an amateur trying to make a fast buck, see if he has a criminal record.”

“Sure Jack.” Damien took it from him carefully and headed off to test it.

Jack looked at the others, he knew they were all wondering about the last photo.

“I know all about it, it was last night, Ianto got drunk and this woman, Jenny offered to help him if he wanted to talk. He said yes and then ... kissed her, but she didn't let him get away with it and talked some sense into him, made him come home to me.” Jack told them.

“You know her?” Gwen asked.

“Her children go to the same school as ...” Jack gulped, unable to finish the sentence. “These pictures, we need to find who's trying to blackmail us and make them realise it's never going to happen.”

“I'll give Damien a hand.” Chloe said, leaving the room, she glanced at the Doctor.

“Just going to make sure Caden's not running rings around Donna.” The Doctor added, following Chloe out the door.

Gwen moved to the chair next to Jack, she could see the tears welling up in his eyes.

“Jack, we'll get him, this person.” She pointed to the pictures.

“Really could have done without this, as if we won't have enough problems at the moment.” Jack told her sadly.

“Did you really, know, about Ianto and ...”

“Yeah, he confessed to me when he got home last night. We made a pact to never keep secrets from each other, I've already forgiven him.”

“What happened Jack, why did he get that drunk?”

“We had a fight, it's all sorted now.” Jack told her.

“Don't want to talk about it?”

“Not really, no. I need to go and find Ianto, please don't say anything to him about the picture, he really regrets it. I don't want him to feel bad again.”

“Of course Jack, I'll make sure the others understand.”

“Thanks Gwen.”

Jack left the room, he knew exactly where Ianto would be, in the kids playroom. He found him quickly, he was sat in the armchair that had been there since Jack had had the twins, he was holding Eloise's doll and staring into space.

“Thought I'd find you here.” Jack spoke softly as he moved closer to him and perched on the arm of the chair, putting his arm around Ianto's shoulders.

“Everyone knows what an idiot I am now.” Ianto muttered.

“Doesn't matter what they think.”

“I am never drinking again!” Ianto stated.

“Don't say that, I kinda like it when you're tipsy.”

Ianto looked at Jack and saw a hint of a smile playing on his lips.

“Only 'cos it makes me even more uninhibited in bed, if that's at all possible now.”

“Always fun to try.” Jack bent over and kissed him softly on the lips.

“I'm sorry, again.” Ianto told him.

“No more sorry's, it's forgiven and forgotten. Now, lets go and see just how much psychic ability our son has and find our daughter, nothing else matters at the moment, not even that blackmailer. To tell the truth Ianto I really don't give a fuck if people find out the whole truth about Torchwood, finding Eloise is more important than anything else in my mind.”

Ianto pulled Jack off the arm of the sofa and onto his lap, kissing Jack deeply. “I agree.” He told him when the kiss broke.

“When this is all over, we need a holiday, don't care where, just you, me and the twins.” Jack told him as they made their way to the main hub.

“And we can tell the twins about their new little brother or sister then too.”

“Yeah.” Jack agreed at they came to the TARDIS, pushed the doors open and entered to find both the Doctor and Donna playing a game of snakes and ladders with Caden on a huge board on the floor, the Doctor looked up and he had a huge beaming smile on his face.

TBC

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