Heaven And Hell 11/?
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missthingsplaceTitle: Heaven And Hell - Sequel to One Week In Cardiff.
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto. Gwen. new team members.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: Set after series 2.
Spoilers: None.
Warnings: Please read A/N first.
Rating: PG13
A/N Another emotinal chapter i'm afraid.
Eventually Martha stopped crying and busied herself in the medical bay, tidying up and cleaning things down just to keep her mind off of Jack and Ianto for a while. Eventually she ran out of things to do. She walked slowly up the stairs from the medical bay and into the main hub, she could see Jack and Ianto still on the sofa, talking softly to each other.
They looked up as she approached slowly.
'How you feeling Jack?' Her concern written on her face.
'Still in pain, it comes in waves.'
'I'll get you some more painkillers in a minute. Have you thought about what I said at all?'
Jack looked at Ianto, who nodded and then back to Martha.
'Yes. I want you to operate, I think. I need to ... I think I'll ... oh I don't know.' A tear rolled down Jack's face. Ianto brushed it away with his thumb.
'Think about it some more Jack, it is your decision, it's your body and only you can decide whats best for you.'
'Okay. Can I go home?'
Martha looked a little confused, she didn't know Jack had moved in with Ianto.
'He lives with me now, can I take him home?' Ianto told her.
'Yes, he should be okay. I'll give you some painkillers to take with you. But any sign that something else is happening, phone me. I'm not going back to London yet, I'm staying here till I know you are okay Jack.'
'Thank you Martha. I just need to do something.' Jack stood up and walked towards his office, leaving Ianto looking a little lost.
'Ianto, are you okay? I know this must be a huge shock for you?'
'I'm ummm fine.' He told her, he wasn't convincing anyone, let alone himself.
'Ianto!' Martha said sternly.
'I don't know how I feel.' He admitted. 'I want to hold Jack tight and never let him go one minute and the next I want ti run away and hide.'
Martha put her arms around him and held him close for a few minutes.
'I mean, I knew Jack could get pregnant, but I never thought about us having kids, not now anyway. It was something I planned to think about in the future.'
'What changed, you've been together a long time now, is there some reason that caused him to conceive after all this time?'
Ianto shook his head. 'I have no idea.'
Martha felt a bit awkward asking the following questions, but she felt she needed to, so she just came out with it.
'Have you been using condoms and got complacent?'
'We've never used them.' Ianto answered honestly.
'Have you, oh I don't know how to say this, okay, I believe the term is has Jack always been a top until recently?'
Ianto couldn't help but smile a little, Martha was clearly embarrassed by the question.
'No. We both ...'
'Right.'
'It's something you are going to have to discuss with Jack, if it's happened this time, chances are he could fall pregnant again.'
'I don't think that's going to be an issue right now.'
'No, but you will both survive this and things will get back to normal. I know that seems impossible at the moment, but trust me, they will.'
'What do I do Martha, for Jack?'
'Just be there for him, let him talk when he wants to, hold him when he needs to be held. The hormones rushing around his body from the pregnancy are still there at the moment, he's going to be very emotional.'
'I can do that.' Ianto said sadly.
'He needs to rest. I'm going to give you some mild sedatives for him, let him think they are painkillers or knowing Jack he won't take them, okay?'
Ianto nodded.
'And take one yourself if you need to.'
'I don't think ...'
'You need sleep too.'
'Fine.'
Jack walked back down from his office at this point, they could tell he had been crying again.
'I sent Chloe a text, asking her to bring the others back. We will be gone when they get here, can you please fill them in on whats happened and ask them to look after the hub for the rest of the day Martha?' Jack asked her.
'You need more than today Jack, a few days at least.'
'We'll see.' Was all he said.
'I'll get the painkillers for you.' Martha walked off to the medical bay.
'She's right Jack, they can cope without us for a few days as long as nothing major happens.'
'Maybe.'
Martha came back a couple of minutes later and handed two packets to Ianto.
'Two of these ones.' She said as she handed him the first packet. 'Every four hours as he needs them. And one of these.' As he took the second packet. 'At night.'
Ianto put them in his pocket.
Jack pulled Martha into his arms and kissed her on the top of the head. 'Thank you.'
'Remember Jack, call me if you need me and let me know what you want to do when you've decided.'
'I will.'
When he pulled away from Martha Ianto was there holding his coat. He helped him on with it before putting on his own and with a final goodbye to Martha they left the hub via the tourist office. They drove in silence back to the flat, Ianto could see Jack was still in pain, he kept rubbing his stomach. They let themselves into the flat and Ianto asked Jack what he wanted to do.
'I want to lie down, I want to just go to bed.' Jack told him.
'Take some painkillers first, you never took any before we left the hub.' He handed Jack three pills and went to get him a glass of water from the kitchen. Jack took it and swallowed the pills without question and after hugging Ianto briefly he went off to the bedroom. Ianto returned the glass to the kitchen and leaned against the counter.
He didn't know what to do. He had been so scared when he thought Jack was ill, something like this had never crossed his mind. Tears rolled down his face as he thought about Jack, he hated seeing him in so much pain, physical and emotional. He wiped his eyes and walked to the bedroom, the sedative had taken effect and Jack was asleep. Ianto took the box of sedatives from his pocket and made a decision. He put one in his mouth and swallowed it.
He undressed and climbed into the bed, Jack was asleep on his side and Ianto curled up against him, waiting for the sedative to take effect. He didn't have to wait long as he fell into a dreamless sleep.
*
Chloe arrived back at the hub with Damien and Gwen and looked questionally at Martha.
'Where's Jack? Is he okay?' Gwen demanded.
'I think you'll need to sit down.' Martha told them indicating the sofa.
They sat obediently on it.
'Chloe kind of guessed, that's why she took you out, so I could talk to Jack and Ianto in private. They have gone back to their flat and Jack asked me to tell you whats wrong.'
'Is he dying?' Gwen's face full of fear.
'Oh no no, he's not dying.' Martha told her. 'Even though you all know this is something that Jack is capable of, it's still going to come as a shock.'
Chloe looked down sadly at the floor. She had worked out that Jack was pregnant as soon as Gwen had told them he could conceive, but she was hoping that the pain was just a setback, but now in her heart she knew what Martha was going to say.
'Jack was pregnant, but the baby died, he has miscarried.' Martha voice was full of the sorrow she was feeling.
'Oh my god!' Gwen exclaimed as she burst into tears. 'Oh my god.'
Chloe put her arms around Gwen and let her cry into her shoulder.
'He will be okay, but he maybe emotional for a while. I've told him to not come into work for a few days at least, but I don't know whether she will do as he's told. I and he and Ianto would be very grateful if you could all take care of the hub for as long as needed.'
'Of course.' Damien replied, although his head will still trying to get around the fact of Jack having been pregnant in the first place.
'We will all be there for him.' Gwen told Martha. 'For both of them. Is there anything I can do for them?'
'Just let them be alone for now, they need to be with each other.'
Gwen nodded. 'Okay.'
'I'm going to stay for a few days, Jack needed to decided what he wants to do, obviously unlike a woman's body he's not miscarrying in the normal way. When he decides I want to be here for him, I'm going to go and find myself a hotel. I have my mobile, if you need any backup, call me.'
She gathered her coat and bag and left the hub. The others looked at each other, not really knowing what to say. In the end Damien took control of the situation. It was now the evening, he sent Gwen home, she was too distraught to be of any use at the moment, he asked Chloe to feed Myfanwy and he headed off to feed Janet. After that, well he take things as they went.
*
When Gwen arrived home Rhys was out, there was a message on the answer phone from him saying he was going to the pub with his mates for a drink after work, but wouldn't be home too late. Gwen closed the curtains and switched on the TV. She sat on the sofa with a blanket over her legs, watching the screen but not seeing it. When Rhys arrived home a little while later that's where he found her, sobbing into the cushion she has hugging to herself.
*
When Ianto awoke the next morning the bed was empty next to him. He got up, shrugged his dressing gown on and went to find him. The flat was empty and Ianto's car keys were missing. He started to panic. He tried to reason with himself that Jack had just gone to the hub, but he knew in his heart he wouldn't be there as he dialed the phone. Damien answered and confirmed it, he hadn't seen any sign of Jack.
Ianto dressed hurriedly and ran out of his flat, all the way to the hub. He rushed in breathless, located the keys for the SUV, promising he would have it back soon and in minutes was driving around, no idea where he was going, looking for Jack. After a while he started to think a little clearer, he contacted Damien and asked him to track his car. Damien came back to him a few minutes later with the location. Ianto put his foot down and the SUV screeched around corners as he broke the speed limit many times over.
TBC.
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Date: 2008-07-02 04:41 pm (UTC)Nicole
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Date: 2008-07-02 04:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-02 04:48 pm (UTC)You're hurting me, really, but you're doing it in a wonderfully compelling, genuine, artistic way, I'm still loving the whole thing.
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Date: 2008-07-02 04:51 pm (UTC)Thank you :)
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Date: 2008-07-02 05:03 pm (UTC)I know this is not about Gwen, but she broke my heart a bit. Gwen's best yet most annoying feature is she always wants to fix everything. She can't fix this.
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Date: 2008-07-02 05:04 pm (UTC)Thank you :)
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Date: 2008-07-02 05:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-02 05:13 pm (UTC)Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-02 06:11 pm (UTC)-sob-
I need more ._.
Brilliant as always, though.
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Date: 2008-07-02 06:25 pm (UTC)More tomorrow, i'm writing a much needed fluff attack at the moment!
Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-02 06:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-02 06:46 pm (UTC)I can't think of what to say. This was a great chapter. So very heartbreaking. The last part has me on edge. Poor Jack.
...Your genious has made me lose the ability to comment properly. I just hope that, even if Jack has done something stupid, that Ianto will be there with him and that they can get through this.
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Date: 2008-07-02 06:46 pm (UTC)Thnanks.
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Date: 2008-07-02 06:47 pm (UTC)More tomorrow.
Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-02 07:27 pm (UTC)but I like the story nonetheless, it's so real. sadly there can't always be a happy ending
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Date: 2008-07-02 07:33 pm (UTC)Thank you.
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Date: 2008-07-02 08:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-02 08:34 pm (UTC)Seriously emotional :( I hope that they can make it through this!
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Date: 2008-07-02 08:40 pm (UTC)Soon ...
Thank you.
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Date: 2008-07-02 08:41 pm (UTC)They will.
Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-02 09:32 pm (UTC)Oh yeah, me! Hee hee!
Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-02 11:32 pm (UTC)I want to give Jack a hug....Ianto, too....
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Date: 2008-07-03 12:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-03 01:37 am (UTC)Brilliant, but.. fix it!
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Date: 2008-07-03 02:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-03 02:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-03 05:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-03 05:44 am (UTC)Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-03 05:44 am (UTC)Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-03 05:45 am (UTC)Thank you.
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Date: 2008-07-03 05:46 am (UTC)Thank you.
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Date: 2008-07-03 07:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-03 08:24 am (UTC)This is so epically tragic!
xx
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Date: 2008-07-03 09:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-03 01:09 pm (UTC)More later.
Thank you.
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Date: 2008-07-03 01:10 pm (UTC)More soon, it will get better ...
Thanks.
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Date: 2008-07-03 01:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-05 03:22 pm (UTC)--It was very late when I read this and meant to go to bed after this chapter, but had to stay up to make sure it would be okay.
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Date: 2008-09-05 03:37 pm (UTC)no subject
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