New Horizons 17/?

[missthingsplace]

Title: New Horizons
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack (Jack/Ianto Rhys/Gwen) OC's: Dafydd, Angela, Christopher, Charlie
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: After losing Ianto and Gwen in the same attack Jack accepts a request by the queen in Washington DC
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Angst, slash ... the usual.
Rating: NC17 for series. This chapter PG

Previous Chapters: http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/211867.html#cutid1

When Jack's mobile beeped with a message telling him that Dafydd had the results of the blood tests and asking him to return to the base he and Charlie was still in the restaurant, drinking their fifth or six cup of tea although Jack wasn't too happy when Charlie insisted he should have decaf but he went along with it.

Paying the bill they headed straight back to the base, Jack had been panicking all the time at the restaurant that he had done something to harm the baby, not only had he been drinking a lot of tea since he's arrived in DC he had uncharacteristically  drunk a fair share of alcohol when he had lost Ianto too.

“Dafydd, Dafydd.” Jack shouted as soon as they entered the base.

“I'm in the kitchen Jack.” Came his reply.

Jack practically ran through to the kitchen with Charlie behind him to find Dafydd calmly sitting in one of the comfy chairs calmly drinking coffee.

“What's wrong?” Jack asked, positive there was.

“Sit.” Dafydd told him. “Now!”

A little stunned Jack just did as he was told and sat the the chair opposite him, Charlie taking the seat beside Jack.

“Well, tell me the bad news.” Jack told him.

“There is no bad news Jack, the baby is completely healthy, you will be having a bouncing baby daughter.” Dafydd grinned.

“Saffir.” Jack smiled. “I need to make plans to go back to Cardiff.”

“So soon?” Charlie asked.

“I'm already beginning to show and it'll be hard to hide soon and also I can't risk going into labour on the flight.” Jack replied. “I can't have this baby here, I need  to be home.”

“I'll be in the medical bay if you need me.” Dafydd told Jack as he got to his feet and left the room.

“I wish you weren't going so soon, I'll miss you.” Charlie told Jack quietly.

“Charlie ... I do find you attractive but as you said earlier, it's far too early for me to even consider getting involved with anyone, I'm still grieving for Ianto and this pregnancy, although wonderful I think having this baby will just make me miss him even more, I'm sorry.” Jack told him gently.

“I understand completely Jack, I do, I just wish you were staying here, so we could at least get to know each other better, even just as friends for now.” Charlie replied.

“Coming here was only ever temporary, it's just going to be shorter than I originally  intended.” Jack replied. “I miss Cardiff as much almost as much as I miss Ianto, it's my home and that's where I want this, Ianto's baby to be born.”

“Then all I can do is congratulate you on your pregnancy and hope everything goes as you want.” Charlie replied honestly. “Make sure your friends take very good care of your or they'll have me to answer too.”

“They will, I promise.” Jack told him, standing up and reaching a hand out to Charlie and pulling him to his feet when he took it. “ I think I'm going to miss you.”

“We'll all miss you Jack.” Charlie grinned.

“I'm going to head back to the apartment and email Rhiannon and Martha, arrange for where I'm going to stay, I can't stay at the hub on my own in this condition and then I can decide when I'm going home and book the fight.” Jack replied.

“Let me give you a lift, I drove you here.” Charlie offered.

“That would be great, thank you.” Jack told him as they left the kitchen area, only stopping to tell Dafydd where they were going and that he should go home too as it was now so late in the evening.

Neither Jack or Charlie said much on the drive back to Jack's apartment block, they soon pulled up outside and Charlie cut the engine.

“I'm not going yet, I'll be around for the next few days at least.” Jack told Charlie, breaking the silence.

“I'll see you in the morning then.” Charlie replied starting the engine again as Jack opened the door.

Jack hesitated for a second. “Thank you, for everything.”

“You're welcome.” Charlie shrugged, not expecting it as Jack lent over and placed a small soft kiss to his lips.

Jack gave Charlie a weak smile. “See you tomorrow.” Jack told him before climbing out the car and closing the door.

As soon as Jack let himself in to his apartment he sat on the sofa and opened his laptop, going straight to his email and clicking on the last one he'd received from Rhiannon and hit reply.

Hello auntie Rhi,

Yes, as you can see I am pregnant, oh my god, I still can't believe it myself. I've given up trying to work out how, I should have lost it when I died ... when Ianto died, but it's there, in my belly as large as life and I'm keeping it!

I'm coming home, back to Cardiff. It's where I belong and where I want Saffir to grow up, I just need a little help finding somewhere to live.

I can't stay in the hub on my own in this condition, anything could happen, do you know of anywhere near you where I could rent or even buy?

Hopefully UNIT will agree to keep running Torchwood Three until I have the baby, obviously I can't tell them exactly why I won't be returning straight away.

I'm going to make up something along the lines of needing the time to find a new team, that I can't do it alone, hopefully they'll buy it.

It's a girl if you hadn't already guess, Ianto chose the name a long time ago so she will be called Saffir and I'm approximately eighteen or nineteen weeks pregnant so I'll be home soon.

Oh Rhi, I was so scared but now I'm more excited than you could ever imagine, I hope you meant it about helping me out because it's a long time since I held a baby let alone looked after one?

Hoping to hear from you soon,
Love,
Jack.

Jack grinned widely as he hit the send button and immediately started an email to Martha.

Martha!

I hope you're sitting down? If not then you better before you read the rest of this email!!

Sitting?

Okay, here goes ... I'm pregnant!

Yes, you read that right, I'm not kidding you, I am pregnant with Ianto's baby and I'm so happy you might even say I'm ecstatic!

I imagine at this moment in time you are feeling a little gob smacked and maybe even swearing a little, wondering if I'm telling you the truth?

I am, I promise, I can even get Dafydd, the doctor on my team here in DC to email you scan pictures if you want?

Look, here's the deal, I want this baby born in Cardiff, it's where it belongs and where I belong and well, I'm a man! Yeah, yeah, I know ... I'll need your help, no one else can know, not UNIT, anyone.

Will you help me?

Please say yes, there's no one else I can ask Martha.

Oh and one other thing, promise me you won't tell him? The Doctor? I don't want him to know until this little girl in is my arms.

A few details, umm, yes, it's a girl and I'm around eighteen or nineteen weeks pregnant so I'll be flying home soon, a man in labour on a plane would cause a bit of a fuss I think!

Dafydd has done all the blood tests and the baby is perfect, well it would be with Ianto's and my gene's wouldn't it?

He says my blood pressure is a little up but nothing to worry about, probably just caused by the stress of the last few days.

Well, finding out your pregnant because you have a sneaky husband and then nearly dying and worrying you'll lose a baby will do that to a person, no more risks for me I can tell you!

Ianto's sister knows, Ianto had told her everything about me it seems and she's offered to help me with the baby, I just need you to get me and Saffir though the rest of this pregnancy.

Hoping to hear back from you really soon,
Love,
Jack.

Jack pressed send and smiled to himself as he shut the laptop and headed to bed, for the first time since he had lost his friend, lover and husband Jack felt happy about something.

Sliding naked into bed Jack lay on his back and pushed the duvet down so it was just below his blossoming bump and placed a hand on it, slowly stroking it back and forth as he imagined the new life inside and spoke softly to his daughter, telling her how much she was wanted and loved and chuckled with delight when he was rewarded with her first kick.

Pulling the duvet back up with his free hand Jack closed his eyes and left his hand resting on his belly as he slowly drifted into sleep imaging his little girl in his mind with a smile on his face.

TBC