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missthingsplaceTitle: Trust! Sequel to Absolution!
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: clearing the air
Spoilers: Set after Small Worlds with spoiler for ending
Rating: pg13
Other parts -
Flirt! http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/3
Kiss! http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/2
Guilt! http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/2
Lust! http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/2
Anger! http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/2
Absolution! http://missthingsplace.livejournal.com/2
Ianto was back at the hub, waiting for the others to return, Faeries were real apparently and they had gone to save a little girl from them, their 'Chosen One', Jasmine. He was sat on the sofa lost in thought, it was now a couple of weeks since he had come back to work and although everything had settled down things between him and Jack were still strained.
They were polite to each other and Jack made half hearted attempts to flirt with him but he knew he still hadn't earned Jack's trust back. He hated them being like this, he knew he only had himself to blame. It was a miracle he still had a job, expecting Jack's trust back so easily was something he shouldn't have expected.
*
Jack was upset, he'd had to let Jasmine go with the Faeries for the sake of the world, if he hadn't they would have exacted their revenge. As they headed back to the SUV Gwen, Owen and Toshiko all ignored him as he asked them what else he could have done and climbed into the SUV in silence. Not one of them said a word the whole way back to the hub, Jack could sense their anger with him.
Arriving back at the hub they were out the SUV fast and in through the tourist office entrance before Jack had even locked the SUV. He took a moment to compose himself, he hated himself enough without letting them get to him as well. They would forgive him long before he forgave himself, she was an innocent.
*
Ianto watched as Owen, Gwen and Toshiko walked into the hub, faces like thunder as they marched straight passed him. The only answer he got when he asked what was wrong was to ask Jack, when he asked where Jack was he was told they didn't care. Owen vanished into the medical bay and both Tosh and Gwen threw themselves into their chairs at their workstations.
When Jack strode in a few minutes after he barked 'Coffee' at Ianto before going up to his office and slamming the door behind him, so hard the glass panels shook slightly. Ianto went and made the coffee wondering what on earth could have happened to make everyone so angry, he carried the coffee up to Jack's office knocking on the door before entering. There was no response so he just entered the room anyway and set the coffee down in front of Jack.
Jack reached for the coffee and took a large sip before looking up at Ianto, Ianto could see the anger in his face, but it didn't hide the sadness there either. Ianto pondered whether he should ask him what was wrong, it was clear the others weren't going to tell him. He wanted to help, whatever it was.
'Jack?'
'What?'
'You're upset about something.'
'Ya think.' He responded sarcastically.
'Talk to me Jack.' Ianto said patiently. 'What happened.'
Jack looked down at his desk.
'They trusted me, to save Jasmine and I couldn't.'
'You couldn't stop them?'
Jack shook his head. 'I had her, I had to let her go or they would have taken their revenge out on the world.'
'Did she try and fight them?'
'No, she wanted to go, wanted to leave her mum. That made it worse somehow.'
'No wonder they are so mad at you.'
'They'll get over it.'
'You broke their trust.' The moment the words left Ianto mouth he regretted what he had said as Jack's eyes flew to meet his.
'And you would know all about that.' Jack replied, but his voice was neutral.
'Yes Sir.' Ianto adverted his eyes, he picked up Jack's now empty mug and practically ran from the office.
*
Ianto dumped the mug in the sink and leaned against the edge of it. Shit! That hadn't gone to plan at all, all he'd done was make matters worse, if that was at all possible. Ianto rinsed the mug and headed down to the archives, he needed to put as much space between him and Jack as possible again.
*
Jack hadn't meant to scare Ianto away, he cursed himself, the others, the faeries and even Jasmine. Ianto had seemed so distant since his return to work, he did his job no questions asked as impeccably as ever but that was it. Ianto smiled that smile of his whenever Jack flirted in front of the others, even giving the old 'harassment' line when required, but he knew it was all just put on. He suddenly realised that Ianto wasn't sure where they stood. They needed to clear the air.
Gwen and Toshiko both ignored him still as he walked down the stairs from his office, he brushed it off. At the moment he had something else on his mind that needed sorting out. He knew exactly where he would find Ianto without checking the CCTV feeds, he headed straight down to the archives and found Ianto up to his eyeballs in paperwork. Ianto looked up as he approached, not sure what he should be thinking.
'I'm sorry.' Jack told him. 'That was a low comment.'
'It was true though Sir.'
'I was angry and upset, I shouldn't have taken it out on you.'
'It's fine Sir.'
'No Ianto, it's not, it really isn't.' Jack's voice was quiet and sad.
'Sir?'
'I hate this Ianto, I hate that we're not talking, that we avoid each other as much as possible. I miss you.'
'Actually miss me or miss where we were headed before all this happened?'
Jack thought for a moment before answering.
'Both.' He answered honestly.
'I don't know how to act around you, as you said yourself I betrayed your trust. I was scared you were regretting your decision to take me back, that any day you would give me my marching orders and I'd wake up some day soon after not remembering any of this. Ianto looked directly into Jack's eyes. 'Not remembering you.'
'I've forgiven you Ianto, but I need to know I can trust you again, that there is nothing else you are hiding from me?'
'There's nothing else Sir, I loved Lisa and I'll never forget her or regret trying to save her but I've learned my lesson.'
'Like the others with me, the trust will come back. I know it will, I want you to take a more active role.'
'Sir?'
'Come out in the field with us, I know you are fully capable of it. There's more to you than the way you make coffee.' Jack smiled.
'If you're sure Sir.'
'I am.'
Jack moved closer to Ianto and took his hands in his own.
'Welcome back, I really have missed you.'
Jack leaned forward and kissed him softly on the lips, then pulled back and looked onto Ianto's eyes.
'I missed you too, Jack.'
Ianto pulled one of his hands from Jack's and wrapped it round the back of his head, pulling him into another kiss. A kiss that deepened and was to leave them a little breathless when it ended.
The End.
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Date: 2008-07-12 02:05 pm (UTC)Thankies.
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Date: 2008-07-12 02:20 pm (UTC)Thank you.
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Date: 2008-07-12 02:28 pm (UTC)Nicole
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Date: 2008-07-12 03:06 pm (UTC)Good luck!
Thank you :)
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Date: 2008-07-12 04:56 pm (UTC):) xx
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Date: 2008-07-12 07:31 pm (UTC)Okay I have points to hit in this comment coz I loved it.
This line,
'They would forgive him long before he forgave himself, she was an innocent.'
and this line,
'...I'd wake up some day soon after not remembering any of this. Ianto looked directly into Jack's eyes. 'Not remembering you.'
are both amazing!
Send me your muse!
In fact just send yourself and I'll watch you type...I'll provide jaffa cakes :) xx
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Date: 2008-07-12 07:34 pm (UTC)I wish i could send myself, hee hee!
I think i may wear my muse out soon, i wrote 3 fics yesterday and 4 today and have 2 to write for 'smut sunday' tomorrow, argh! The next chapter of H&H and a sequel to 'Hot'!
Thank you so much Abby :)
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Date: 2008-07-13 06:41 am (UTC)Will make for a good next chapter i hope.
Thank you :)
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Date: 2008-07-14 05:54 am (UTC)Thank you :)
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Date: 2008-07-15 07:13 am (UTC)Thank you :)