Heaven And Hell 51/?

[missthingsplace]

Title: 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.
Rating: PG13

Fourth connected series, links for the three previous series can be found in my Fic Master List  with a complete list of all my fics and are in the following order:

Mother's Day
Celebrations
One Week In Cardiff

A/N Sunday January 27th, 13 days before Civil Partnership.

Ianto awoke early the next morning for reasons he didn't know and failed miserably in his attempts to get back to sleep, he wasn't surprised Jack was still asleep as it was only a few hours since they had got in from the club and even less since they had shagged. A smile crossed his face as he lay there thinking about it.

For a moment he thought about waking Jack but put it out of his mind, Jack so rarely slept and when he did it was only for a few hours at a time it seemed mean to rouse him even though he knew Jack wouldn't care if sex was on the menu. Ianto slipped quietly out of bed and headed for the bathroom.

As Ianto stood under the cascading water of the shower he closed his eyes and thought about Jack, Jack the man he loved and was going to marry. When Lisa died he thought he'd never be happy or in love again, the thought of Lisa brought a lump to his throat and he swallowed a small sob.

Yes, he had loved Lisa, with all his heart and he would never forget her but he also knew they never had what he and Jack had, he loved Jack completely and utterly and would die for him if the occasion called for it. He forced his mind away from Lisa and back to Jack, the way he had looked when he was sleeping, carefree and somehow younger.

Jack had had a faint smile in his face in his sleep, he wondered what he was dreaming. He'd have to ask him when he awoke, Ianto grabbed the shower gel and got on with his shower, after washing his hair he climbed out and toweled himself day. He pulled on an old pair of pyjama bottoms and headed for the kitchen.

He made himself coffee and toast, sitting in the living room with it he put the TV on and watched the morning news. It seemed so mundane compared to his life and he knew if he could go back in time and do it all again, he wouldn't change a single thing. Even the bad stuff, it had made him who he was now.

He took the dirty plate and cup back to the kitchen, then went to get his iPod. Putting it on random he put the headphones in his ears and started cleaning the kitchen, it didn't really need doing but it was part of his normal Sunday routine, well it was when life permitted. Music pulsed into his brain as he cleaned and scrubbed he way around the room.

He had finished the kitchen and was now working on the living room when he felt a pair of arms slip around his waist from behind and lips on the back of his neck. He slipped the earphones from his ears as he turned in Jack's arms to face him. Jack was obviously freshly showered and fully dressed, he'd been so engrossed in his cleaning he hadn't heard him get up.

'Morning gorgeous.' Jack smiled as he kissed him softly on the lips. 'You've been busy.'

'Couldn't sleep.'

'You should have woken me.' Jack said as his smile widened.

'Nope, you looked so peaceful I couldn't. You had a smile on your face, do you remember what you were dreaming?'

'Nah, it's slipped away completely, all I can remember is it was a happy dream.'

'It's annoying when that happens.'

Jack shrugged. 'Yeah, but it's one of those things. I'm going to pop to the hub, check on the inhabitants and feed them. Going to send messages to Gwen, Chloe and Damien to tell them to take th day off, that I will call them if they are needed.'

'Going to be long?'

'Two hours tops, will you have finished this madness by then?' Jack pointed at the duster and polish Ianto was still holding in his hands.

'I can be, yep.'

'Thought maybe we would go and see your parents, I could do with some fresh air.'

Ianto blushed a little causing a look of confusion to appear on Jack's face.

'What?' Jack asked.

'Well, the last time we were at their house they came home and mam nearly caught us ... well she obviously heard ... I mean ... I know I spoke to her when she called about the wedding invite arriving, but she was excited about that then ... I...'

'Sometimes I could strangle you.' Jack laughed softly. 'You can't avoid your parents forever, what on earth were you planning to do at the wedding, hide?'

'Well, no but ...'

'No buts, you have great parents. Your mum won't mention it and nor will we, it'll be fine.'

'Okay, you go to the hub and I'll phone my parents and make sure they are in.'

A long lingering, tender kiss later Jack finally extracted himself from Ianto's arms and headed out the door. Ianto decided to finish the living room before he called his parents and put the headphones of his iPod back in his ears and got on with it.

Jack had used Ianto's car to get to the hub, he parked it with the SUV and entered the hub via the tourist office. He fed Myfanwy first as she was screeching madly when he arrived as if she hadn't been fed for a week and he was thankfull she wasn't playing up today and just downed what he gave her.

Janet was never fussy, never cared who fed her. Jack gave her her food, watched her for a moment as she sniffed it before wolfing it down. Then he grabbed the fresh box of vegetables that had been delivered and left outside the tourist door and headed to feed the kitties. They were growing fast, they were never going to be huge, hell they were for the most part like earth cats but he wished they didn't have to keep them confined like this.

After sending text messages to Gwen, Chloe and Damien to tell them to take the day off Jack wandered back through the hub turning off lights and getting ready to leave. Just before he was about to head out of the cog door his wrist strap beeped, a message. It could only be from one person.

Jack considered for a few seconds whether to just delete it without playing it, but curiosity got the better of him and he pressed the button and watched the hologram of Captain John Hart appear before him. He looked exactly the same as the last time h had seen him, just before he left to explore the earth, after the deaths of Owen and Tosh.

He pushed the sad thoughts that were now trying to flood his brain away and the holographic John began to speak.

'Jack, long time no see. Well this planet certainly has its attractions, I can see why you stayed.

He stopped talking and smiled at Jack as if he were in the same room as him.

'I'm thinking I want to leave now though, thought maybe I could use that rift of yours to help me? Maybe I could come for a little visit?'

He stopped again, a small frown crossing his face as if he knew he was asking a big favour.

'I really a sorry for what happened, and I do love you you know.'

His face brightened again.

'Be good to see you again, how's Gwen and Eye Candy? I bet you're still together aren't you? He's far to cute to give up easily. Or I can live in hope that he's dumped you.'

John let out a loud laugh and shrugged.

'If you don't want to see me I understand, I'll be pissed but I'll understand. If I don't hear from you I won't bother you again and I'll find my own way home.'

John told him the name of the place he was staying and gave a phone number, telling him he wouldn't be there for much longer and then the hologram faded away.

Jack made his decision there and then, he didn't need John disrupting their lives right now. There was no way he was contacting him and there was no reason for Ianto to know about the message. He knew Ianto had never forgiven John for the part he played in the actions that resulted in Owen and Toshiko's deaths and for what he had put Jack through.

Jack headed out the hub and to the car, wanting nothing more than to get back home to Ianto.

TBC