missthingsplace | Living The Dream 75/?

Title: Living The Dream
Author:

missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Andy, John, Martha, Owen, Tosh, Myfanwy,
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: Orphaned at the age of seventeen Jack is sent to live with his uncle and cousins he barely remembers until he's eligible for his inheritence when he reaches twenty one, unbeknown to him his uncle has plans to get his own hands on the money.
Spoilers: Probably not, but you never know ...
Warnings: Slash, Angst ... the ususal!
Rating: NC17 for the series.

A/N: This series is very AU and i haven't written anything like it before! For the purposes of this story Jack is seventeen and mortal. I have absolutely no idea where this came from but i hope you like and enjoy. Written for

wrianojune

Ianto left the guests outside the bedroom while he went in to check that Jack wasn't sleeping carrying the tray with the tray holding the teapot and cups, finding Jack sitting up in bed reading.

“Are they here?” Jack beamed, placing the book down on the beside table.

“Yep, I'll fetch them in a moment.” Ianto placed the tray down on the opposite bedside table and moved around the bed to kiss Jack softly on the lips before straightening up the bedding and then heading back to the door and opening wide.

Jack grinned from ear to ear as Martha, Tom and Andy entered along with Toshiko, all of them carrying trays which they placed on the small table Toshiko had moved into the room earlier.

Jack watched curiously as Andy and Toshiko sat on the window seat set in the huge bay window of the room, his mouth agape when he watched Andy take the young woman's hand in his own and entwine their fingers.

Tom sat in the small armchair in the corner of the room and pulled Martha onto his lap as they watched the look on Jack's face change from one of surprise to one of happiness.

“You and Tosh?” Jack asked Andy with a beaming smile.

“We were keeping it quiet but Ianto here caught us kissing in the kitchen a few days ago when I popped into see her.” Andy admitted. “We weren't sure how you'd feel about us.”

“I think it's marvellous.” Jack exclaimed. “If I could I'd get up and hug you both.”

“It's not their only surprise.” Ianto grinned, looking at the newly outed couple.

“Well, we know it might seem a little fast as we've only been courting for three months ...” Toshiko began, only to be cut off my Jack.

“You kept this quiet for three months?”

Toshiko nodded, blushing as she continued. “But we are to be married.”

Toshiko lifted her hand and flashed the ring on her finger that she was wearing in public for the first time since Andy had proposed to her just over a week before.

“Well, I'll be ...” Jack exclaimed, lost for words when Martha also held her hand aloft and waved another engagement ring about.

“So when are the weddings?” Jack asked, glancing from one couple and then the other.

“That's what we wanted to talk to you about, as we want you both to give Toshiko and I away.” Martha smiled. “Neither of us know our family, as you know we were both orphans and we can't think of two better friends to have the honour.”

“And we want to have a joint wedding, the vicar at the local church as already agreed to the ceremony.” Toshiko added. “But not until you're back on your feet.”

“Did you know all this?” Jack asked Ianto.

“Yep, only for a couple of days, I wanted to keep all the surprises for one day.” Ianto grinned and then called out. “Come in ladies.”

Jack couldn't believe his eyes when Emily and Patricia entered the room, his eyes misting over at the thought that he probably wouldn't be still alive if it wasn't for them, especially Emily who had provided the scissors that cut him free of the plane.

“Oh my god.” Was all Jack managed to utter as they walked towards the bed, reaching up to hug them tightly in turn as they leant down to press a kiss to his cheek.

“Hows the leg Captain?” Emily asked, perching on the edge of the bed, her arm around Patricia's waist as she stood beside her.

“It's healing I guess, I won't know more until the plaster is removed.” Jack replied, knowing he was smiling madly. “I can't believe you're here, if it wasn't for you I'd have gone up in flames with the plane.”

“I couldn't stand by and watch you did, any of you.” Emily told him, glancing over at Ianto who she knew would have given his life in trying to save his lover.

“I don't what I can ever do to thank you.” Jack replied, a tear rolling down his cheek as his emotions got the better of him.

“I don't need a thank you.” Emily assured him. “The fact that you are still alive is reward enough.”

“But I feel like I should be doing something for you.” Jack said, wiping away the tears on his cheeks with the handkerchief Ianto handed him. “They can come to the weddings, can't they?”

“Fine my me.” Ianto agreed as they grooms to be and their respective brides nodded in agreement.

“Then I guess I better work on getting my leg better once this damn cast off.” Jack grumbled.

“So, you will give us away then? Toshiko asked. “Ianto has already agreed.”

“Has he now?” Jack asked, smiling up at his lover.

“He has.” Ianto replied, finally moving to sit down on the bed next to his lover.

“Then I would be delighted.” Jack told them. “You have no idea how happy all this has made me, I feel like I've been confined to this room forever.”

“When Ianto wrote to us and explained that you wanted to see us, to thank us for our part in helping you escape that plane we couldn't say no.” Emily told him. “We had to see for ourselves that you were okay.”

Toshiko got up from the window seat, followed by Andy and began to pour the tea into the china tea cups while Andy lifted the clothes covering the sandwiched and cakes off of them and offered them around.

Everyone in the room took the offered tea and helped themselves to food, placing it on the tea plates provided and spent the next hour or so chatting about the wedding, by the time all the food was devoured and the tea drank they still hadn't decided which bride Jack and Ianto would be giving away, both of them unable to decide which one to do so for.

Hearing Gwen, Rhys and the children arrive home Martha and Tom, Toshiko and Andy said their goodbyes and headed down to see the family leaving the two couple alone talking.

Emily and Patricia moved to the chair vacated by Tom and Martha, Emily sliding easily onto her lovers lap while Ianto snuggled closet to Jack.

“Do you ever wish you could get married?” Jack asked then, taking Ianto's hand in his own and pressing a kiss to the knuckles.

“Of course, we hope one day it would be possible but for now we're just happy to be together.” Patricia replied, wrapping her arms tightly around her lovers waist.

Emily dipped her head down and pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

“We know we love each other, that's all that matters.” Emily continued.

“I want to shout to the whole world that I love Ianto.” Jack told them. “It seems so unfair that our love is classed as wrong, even that law being revoked would be something.”

“The fear of being caught out and arrested must be with you constantly.” Patricia remarked.

“For the most part we don't even think about it, all our friends know about us and we're just careful in public.” Ianto replied. “For now it still seems that Jack is happily married to Gwen but that'll change soon so who knows what will happen then.”

“Why will it change?” Emily enquired.

“I'll be twenty one in a few months and will come into my inheritance, Gwen and I have already agreed that we shall split and divorce afterwards and then she can eventually marry Rhys, the man she should have married in the first place.” Jack told her.

“Why did you marry her if she was in love with another man and you wanted to be with Ianto?” Patricia asked.

“My uncle, her father arranged it, if I hadn't married her then I wouldn't get my inheritance until I was thirty and I would have ended up homeless as my uncle threatened to throw me out.” Jack explained. “He thought he was going to get his hands on my money.”

“But he's dead now and can't tell us what to do, although we still have to abide by the terms of the will and Jack needs to stay married until he's twenty one.” Ianto finished.

“It all sounds rather complicated.” Emily frowned.

“It could get more so, but we'll do our best to make sure Gwen's not blamed at all for the divorce.” Jack shrugged. “And as far as anyone else is concerned I'll just be moving to one of the cottages on the estate, next to the one Ianto lives in.”

“From the outside they look like two separate cottages but on the inside they have been made into one.” Ianto explained.

“That's something, at least you can be a couple in private.” Patricia sighed.

“Hey, I just had a brilliant idea, lets have the weddings on my birthday.” Jack grinned excitedly. “We can have one hell of a party afterwards and hopefully by then I'll be able to walk again.”

“That sounds like a great idea.” Ianto agreed, knowing it would give Jack something to work towards, making sure he exercised his leg properly to get it as back to normal as possible.

“We'll be expecting the invitations in the post.” Emily smiled, sliding off Patricia's lap and holding out her hand to her lover, pulling her to her feet.

Jack and Ianto watched as they straightened their long skirts.

“I'm afraid we'll have to take our leave, we have a long drive ahead of us.” Emily explained. “And we want to see Gwen and Rhys before we go.”

“Of course.” Jack smiled as they moved to hug him again and then Ianto.

Once they had left the room Jack pulled Ianto into his arms and kissed him tenderly.

“Thank you for today.” He told him when they pulled apart again. “I'm so excited for Martha and Toshiko, getting to marry the men they love.”

“And a little jealous?” Ianto smiled.

“Of course, but I still think my ... husband is the best catch of all.” Jack chuckled.

“Does that make you my wife?” Ianto asked cheekily.

“Oh shut up and kiss me again.” Jack grinned.

Neither of them noticed Gwen popping her head around the still ajar door, with a small smile on her face she closed it quietly and slipped back downstairs.

TBC