Be Careful What You Wish For 14/65

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Title: Be Careful What You Wish For - Sequel to Heaven And Hell
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto. Gwen. new team members (Chloe and Damien)
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: Set after series two
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Mpreg
Rating: PG13 - NC17 For series.


 

When the nurse came back with a porter about ten minutes later to take Ianto up to x ray Jack still had his head buried in Ianto's shoulder, Jack reluctantly let them take him away, no insistence or flashing of his Torchwood I.D. got him anywhere in his endeavour to go along with them. He was told to wait in the relatives room.

Jack watched till Ianto was taken into a lift and the doors closed behind him, then allowed the nurse to lead him to the relatives room where he called Ianto's parents to let them know what was happening. The moment they put the phone down to Jack they were out the door and on their way to the hospital.

They were with Jack, Ianto's mum holding Jack's hand when a doctor finally came to tell him what was happening. Ianto had a small clot on his brain where his head had impacted with the road and they were going to have to operate to relieve the pressure on his brain. All going well he would hopefully awaken in a day or so but they couldn't say for definite.

They were told they could go up and see him on the ward till he was taken for his operation, which would be as soon as they could fit him in. Reaching the ward they found Ianto lying in the far corner of the room, still unconscious and looking very pale. No cut on his head but a huge purple bruise covering two thirds of his forehead and starting to creep around his right eye.

The three of them sat around Ianto's bed not saying much, all of them watching Ianto, praying he would open his eyes but knowing it was unlikely before he had the operation. After an hour or so Jack was leaning forward and whispering in Ianto's ear, telling him he loved him, that he had to wake up and come back to him.

Not long after another nurse appeared and told them she needed them to leave so she could get him ready to go up for his operation. Ianto's mum and dad both kissed him on the cheek, Jack kissed him softly on the lips and whispered something against them that Ianto's parents didn't quite catch and they left the ward and headed towards the visitors cafe to get a drink while they waited for news of Ianto.

They decided against NHS coffee and got cups of tea instead, which wasn't as bad as they thought it would be, found a table and sat down.

'So, he was helping an old lady when the car hit him?' Asked Ianto's dad.

'Yeah, apparently he saw the car speeding in the car park and she had dropped her bag, he went to help worried it would hit her.' Jack told them sadly.

'That's my son.' Ianto's mum said proudly.

'He's going to be okay, isn't he?' Jack asked, looking back and forth between them.

Ianto's mum took his hand. 'Of course he is.' She told him trying to sound reassuring but not sure of her voice was co operating.

'I need some fresh air.' Jack told them standing up.

Jack walked down the maze of corridors till he found an exit into a small garden, surrounded by walls of the hospital. It was a chilly April evening and there was no one else out there, he sat on one of the benches and drew his coat around him, took his mobile from his pocket and called Gwen.

'Jack?'

'Ianto's been hurt, he's in hospital having an operation.' Jack's voice cracked slightly as it reached the end of the sentence.

'What happened Jack, Weevil?'

'No, hit by a car. Oh Gwen he's unconscious and is having a clot on his brain operated on.'

'Jack, I'm so sorry, do you want me to come to the hospital?'

'No, Ianto's parents are here. Just let the other's know and don't expect me in tomorrow.'

'Of course, listen Jack, this is Ianto he's been though so much and been just fine, he's going to be again, okay?'

'Thanks Gwen.' Jack flipped his phone shut, worried if he kept talking the tears would start to fall again.

Jack put the phone back in his pocket and placed a hand on his stomach, Ianto was going to be fine he told himself, he had to be, the twins would be needing both their daddies. Jack was shivering, it was very late evening now and getting very cold but he didn't want to go back into the hospital building.

Eventually Ianto's dad found him to tell him Ianto was back on the ward and that the operation had gone perfectly, they walked back to the ward together. Ianto's dad told Jack all he knew, that they had relieved the pressure on Ianto's brain from the clot and that it went as expected and they hoped he would wake up in a day or so if not sooner.

Although he kind of expected it Jack still looked on in horror at the sight of Ianto lying there on the bed with his head bandaged and a drip going into the back of his hand. He moved towards Ianto's sleeping form and stroked his hand down Ianto's cheek.

Ianto's mum reappeared and told them she had book her and Ianto's dad into a hotel for the night and called his brothers and sister. She had told them she would let them know how he was the next day, after kissing their son and giving Jack a hug they left telling him they would be back in the morning.

The nurses tried their best to get Jack to leave, telling him visiting hours were well and truly over but Jack used the Torchwood card once more and they left him alone. Ianto's leg was just badly scraped, it hadn't needed stitches but would probably leave a scar, just one more to add to the rest Jack thought to himself.

When the nurse came back to check Ianto's vitals and the drip Jack was sitting leaning forward with his head on Ianto's bed, asleep. She gently moved him so he was sitting back in the chair and then did what she needed for Ianto.

When Jack awoke the next morning he wondered where the hell he was and why he was asleep in a chair, his back was killing him as he stretched himself out and the memories of the night before flooded back into his mind. It was early morning and he could hear the nurses bustling about waking the patients and giving them their first cup of the tea of the day.

When they got to Ianto's room they convinced Jack to go and freshen up and get something to eat while they took care of Ianto's needs, telling him it would be best if he wasn't there. Jack finally agreed and left the hospital.

He was not at all happy to find the SUV had been towed and clamped, even though he knew it was his own fault for not parking properly. Doing his up most best to not shout and swear at the man who had only been doing his job he finally got the SUV unclamped and thanked the powers that be silently for the power of Torchwood.

Jack drove back to the flat, quickly showered and put on fresh clothes. He quickly downed some coffee and a slice toast (he'd made two but didn't really want either of them, but forced himself to eat one) before calling Gwen again and telling her that the operation had gone okay but there was no change in Ianto's condition yet and that he was leaving for the hospital again and would let them know anything when he did.

Jack collected some things together for Ianto, his toothbrush and some toiletries for when he awoke and found a pair of pyjamas in one of the drawers, he knew Ianto would prefer that to the hospital gown he was currently wearing and then headed back to the hospital.

When Jack arrived back he was alarmed to find Ianto missing from his room, he rushed off to find a nurse who assured him all was fine, they were just doing a follow up x ray on his head to make sure the clot hadn't reformed, as she was telling him this Ianto was wheeled past back to his room.

The second x ray was clear and now they just needed to wait for him to regain consciousness, Jack was worried that maybe he'd never wake up and sink deep into a coma but he pushed the thought back into the far reaches of his mind and did his best to ignore him.

Jack resumed his place in the chair at Ianto's side, took Ianto's hand in his and stayed like that till Ianto's parents returned a few hours later when visitors hours resumed. Before they knew it it was lunchtime, Jack had no appetite and Ianto's parents couldn't say anything to convice him to go and have something to eat with them.

They finally went off telling Jack they would be bringing him back a sandwich and a drink whether he wanted them or not and would be eating them. Jack just nodded, not really listening his attention fully on Ianto watching for any sign that he might wake.

Jack's hope was raised slightly when the in the middle of the afternoon as he was talking to Ianto's parents about nothing in particular while they were all trying to take their minds off the situation even if only for a few minutes when he briefly felt Ianto's fingers tighten very slightly around his.

The first time it happened he thought he'd imagined it and didn't say anything, but he couldn't stop the hope beginning to build in his mind, the second time it happened over an hour later he couldn't keep it to himself.

'He squeezed my hand.' He blurted out breaking the conversation. 'Twice.'

'What, just now?' Ianto mum asked trying to not get her hopes up.

'Once an hour or so ago and then just now, I thought I'd imagined it the first time.'

'That's a good sign, yes?' Ianto father queried.

'I bloody hope so.' Jack replied as he pressed the call button next to Ianto's bed.

A few minutes past and no one appeared so he pressed it again, holding it down for longer as he swore softly under his breath. A nurse finally hurried into the room asking what was wrong, Jack told her what had happened.

She told him that it could just be nothing, just an involuntary muscle spasm, but it could also be a sign he was coming back to them, but that they shouldn't get their hopes up too much as it was still early days.

When Ianto's eyes slowly fluttered open he was confused, as his eyes focused he realised he was in hospital but had no idea what had happened to him, he was just aware that his leg hurt and his head was throbbing painfully.

'Ianto?' A voice asked to the right of him.

Ianto turned his head as the person who had spoke his name leaned towards him, Ianto frowned, he had no idea who he was, he turned his head to the left as a voice he did recognise spoke to him and he saw his parents.

He became aware that the man on his right was holding his hand and talking to him as if he knew him. Ianto snatched his hand from Jack's and spoke as loudly as he could with his dry throat to his parents.

'Mam, da, what happened? Who's that man? And where's Lisa?'

TBC