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For A Day (Final Part)
Title: For A Day (Part V)
Rating: R
Pairing/Character(s): Ianto Jones/Jack Harkness & Ianto/OFC
Summary: A girl is mysteriously dumped on Torchwoods front door, no one knows where she came from, what or if there is anything wrong with her. The only thing known is Ianto has an unnatural attraction to her.
Warnings: Spoilers Throughout Season Two (Up To Adrift)
Length: Long
Word Count: 3,598
Chapter #: (V/V)
WIP or Complete: Complete
Author's Note: I made a mistake with my authors note last time I posted. This chapter is the final part in this story. I ended up writing the wrong thing down, so I think that confused some people. Sorry for the mix up. But this is the final chapter, there could be a sequel it depends.
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV
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daydreamgraphix
Ianto leaned against the railing as he stared out into the ocean lost in his thoughts. The last twenty-four hours seemed like a complete blur to him and he didn’t know how he could manage it. Once Jack had let go of him and turned his back on him, he had run. He wanted to get as away from the Hub as possible. Before he was hit with the sea air, the tears were stinging his eyes and flowing freely down his face. He thought about running away, running home, but he wasn’t going to abandon his son. Not until he knew what was going to happen. He knew by himself that he couldn’t raise a child and work within Torchwood, it would be completely impossible.
He didn’t stir as he felt a comforting hand on his shoulder. One that he had felt many times before, and it helped him through his troubles. But this time, he was almost inconsolable. He had to many decisions to make, to many thoughts running through his head, Ianto wasn’t sure Jack would be able to help him out of this no matter how hard he wished he could.
“Ianto,” Jack said after a while of the two standing there in complete silence “None of this is your fault.”
“Not my fault?” Ianto scoffed as he turned around to face Jack, shrugging his hand from his shoulder. “I killed her Jack! If I hadn’t been so stupid and disobeyed you none of this would be going on!”
“But you loved her,” Jack said swallowing hard. “It’s a poor excuse I know--”
“I only knew her for a day Jack! I completely damned her when I laid eyes on her!” Ianto rolled his eyes and he leaned against the rail again.
“You loved her,” Jack stressed placing his hand on the younger mans shoulder again “It’s a funny thing, love.”
“You don’t have to tell me that,” Ianto said quietly looking at Jack slowly. “But it was for a day Jack! I ruined her!”
“Ianto!” He gripped his shoulder tightly as he looked Ianto directly in the eyes “Love! There is a baby in this world now to show that! Love at first
sight happens you know.”
“I--” Ianto slowly nodded, he blinked away the tears as he remembered asking Natalie about love at first sight “I don’t know what to do Jack.”
“It’s totally up to you,” Jack signed frowning a little.
“What about Riley,” Ianto said quietly turning around slowly and facing the bay once again. “What are we to go about him?”
“Well, we could raise him--together,” Jack said slowly.
“You and me?” He asked quickly turning around. “As a couple, raising a child?”
“Yeah I mean, I wouldn’t want you to do it all on your own,” Jack said laughing quietly “It is kinda my fault all this happened.”
“So it’s out of guilt?” Ianto sounded sad as he nodded, he walked slowly away from Jack.
“That’s not what I meant,” Jack said catching Ianto on the shoulder and turning him around. “I just don’t want you to be on your own raising a child, if you choose to keep him. And since we’re basically--”Jack swallowed hard and Ianto laughed quietly “A couple I figured it would be perfect. You love your son, I can help you.”
“Torchwood Jack,” Ianto said exasperated “We--I--can’t raise a baby in this environment.”
“Is that the only thing that would stop you from keeping him?” Jack asked slowly cocking his head to the side as he surveyed his young lover.
“Yes--pretty much, that and the humongous responsibility,” He laughed quietly smiling for the first time in a few hours. “I practically live at the hub with you Jack. Christ,” Ianto ran his hand through his cropped hair as he
contemplated “We’d have to put in a nursery in one of the empty rooms of the basement. We would have to take him with us on missions. Or one of us would have to remain behind. I don’t think I could do that.”
“We don’t have to decide right now,” Jack supplied, he just wanted Ianto calm before he made a rash decision about his son or about his future--their future.
“That’s the thing Jack,” Ianto said quietly glaring toward the Tourist Office that hid Torchwood from the world “We do, because any minute something could pop up on one of those blasted screens and drive us far away from this spot.” Ianto had started to yell as he pointed wildly toward the Hub “What are we going to do Jack? Put in a baby seat in the SUV? Hire a babysitter? Put one of us on permanent babysitting duty?” Tears leaked silently down his face. Ianto had hit his breaking point.
“I understand,” Jack said calmly as he gripped Ianto’s hands and brought them back down to his sides. “Just calm down Ianto. You don’t want your son to see you like this.”
“How can you understand Jack? In all of your years have you ever done anything like this? Seen anything like this?” Ianto asked desperately.
“Well no,” Jack said slowly.
“I should just let him have a normal life,” Ianto sighed, turning around he leaning against the railing again. Jack looked at him slowly, he had never Ianto this bad since the Lisa incident last year. It seemed like his world was falling apart again. He wanted more than anything to be able to make this decision for him, but it was Ianto’s to make. “Let him never know how he was brought into this world. Who--what his father is. What happened to his mother.”
“What his father is?” Jack asked slowly catching what he said.
“C’mon Jack I’m not exactly a saint here,” Ianto laughed slowly.
“It’s not your job to be a saint. You protect Cardiff, you protect the world!” Jack smiled.
“Jack, I serve coffee to the ones who protect Cardiff,” Ianto sighed. “Face it Jack, my son would be better off without me.”
“What the hell Ianto,” Jack grabbed him by the shoulders turned him around roughly and tried not to shake sense into him. “Why are you acting like this. You didn’t let Natalie down! This wasn’t your fault you tried all that you could. If you still feel like this, it’s even more of a reason for you to raise your son!”
“No,” Ianto said pushing Jack away from him “He’s better off without me! Let a family who needs him raise him. I can’t.”
“Together Ianto,” Jack sighed he didn’t understand why he was being so pigheaded about this “We can do it together. We’ll work it all out!”
“We’ll give it until tonight,” Ianto said slowly “We can send the others home--we can try to figure this all out.”
“Sounds like a plan,” Jack smiled as he slid his hands in his pockets.
“And if we can’t do this, then I’ll give Riley up,” He said quietly as he turned and walked back toward the Tourist Centre.
“Jack?” Tosh said quietly as she approached Jack slowly Riley in her arms. Jack turned around slowly and smiled at baby Riley. He was dressed in a small suit, just like his father.
“I like what you did,” Jack smiled as he took Riley from her arms.
“I figured it would fit, like his father,” Tosh grinned. “What’s wrong with Ianto?”
“He’s struggling with keeping Riley and the job,” He sighed looking down at the sleeping baby “It’s a tough decision for him. I told him we could raise Riley together.”
“You and him?” She asked slowly. “He didn’t go for that?”
“Not really,” Jack sighed “He wants to give it until tonight. If not, he’s going to give the baby up.”
“It would be good to have a baby around,” Tosh said smiling at Riley as he stirred in Jack’s arms. “Owen could watch over him you know--since we wouldn’t want to risk him permanently dying on us.”
“That--never occurred to me,” Jack said slowly “Tosh I’m letting everyone go
early, it’s been rough. Ianto, Riley and I will look after everything. If something happens we’ll call. Where’s Gwen?” Jack asked looking around for her.
“She’s in the Hub we kinda went a little overboard with Riley’s stuff,” Tosh blushed.
“Thanks Tosh,” He smiled as she shrugged it off.
“I was happy to do it,” She said slowly starting to walk away “Best behaved baby I’ve had the pleasure to baby-sit. Goodbye Jack.”
“Bye Tosh,” Jack said slowly walking back toward the Hub with Riley dozing in his arms.
Jack entered the quiet Hub, he looked around and saw no one was around. Ianto must’ve told Gwen and Owen to leave early. Jack slowly walked toward his office when he spotted a small baby carriage in his office. He placed the sleeping Riley in the carriage, slipping a blanket over him he pushed him slowly deeper into his office and shut the door so the carriage couldn’t fall down any stairs. Jack sighed as he leaned quietly against the door, it was time to find Ianto. He peered into the autopsy room; empty. Owen must’ve put Natalie’s body into the morgue and cleaned up to save Ianto anymore damage.
He walked down to the lower part of the Hub, sighing he couldn’t see Ianto hiding anywhere. Quickly he looked back up to his office, he didn’t hear a cry, so he walked down to the bowels of the Hub. Slowly he walked down the halls knowing the one place Ianto liked to go when all else failed him. Jack came to a stop outside the Achieve door, it was left open a crack and he could hear the shuffling of paper and the occasional sniff. He rested his head against the wall, maybe it would be for the better for them to give Riley up, Ianto would never be the same. Jack lightly knocked on the door and he heard a mumble from the middle of the room.
Pushing the door open he saw the desk chair pushed away, still moving from when Ianto sprinted out of the chair so he wouldn’t be in Jack’s sight. Slowly Jack moved through the rows of everything that Torchwood had come in contact with for the last hundred-and-eleven years. He saw Ianto moving around slowly in the Ta-Td section and approached him.
“I’ve got Riley upstairs,” He said carefully.
“Good that’s great,” Ianto said keeping his back to the older man as he continued to read a document in his hands “You can head back up there, I remembered something that I promised you I would do so I wanted to get it done.”
“It can wait Yan,” Jack said slowly gripping him at his elbow, he was met with some force but slowly turned Ianto around to face him. His grime covered face had the distinct marks of tear tracks from his eyes to his chin. Jack sighed sympathetically “Ianto did you lay on the ground or something?”
“I made it about half way to the achieves before I basically blacked out,” Ianto explained quickly. He picked up the bottom of his t-shirt before wiping his face clean. “I’m sorry I just left you.”
Jack kissed him on the lips lightly for the first time that day to calm him down. He pulled Ianto into a tight hug and rubbed his back lightly. He couldn’t understand what Ianto was going through, but tonight he would try. Tonight they would try out raising the baby together--Jack knew they could do it if they tried.
“Don’t worry,” Jack smiled pulling back from the hug “Now, Riley is waiting for us in my office I’m sure he can’t sleep all night. Even though he’s unnaturally well behaved. So c’mon you can do this achieve stuff for me later.”
Jack laced his fingers through Ianto’s and led him quietly out of the room. He shut the door behind him and had half a mind to lock the door so Ianto wouldn’t try to run back down here the next chance he got. Slowly Jack led Ianto to his office where Riley was still sleeping silently in his carriage. As Jack opened the door Riley let out a small cry before starting to slowly pick up in volume. Ianto looked over at Jack frightened who pushed him lightly towards his son. He dragged his feet, nervous at picking up and calming his child. Reaching down into the carriage he smiled at his son, who was in a small black suit with a red shirt. He picked him up and cradled him in his arms, he quieted down almost instantly.
“Why does he do that?” Ianto asked Jack as he continued to smile at his son.
“I think it’s something to do with the clone aspect,” Jack shrugged “I honestly couldn’t tell you. Just to be happy. A normal baby would be screaming it’s head off right now.” He grimaced.
“Did you have any children Jack?” Ianto wondered as he sat down slowly on the couch never taking his eyes off of his son.
“Once,” Jack said quietly “Long ago. But that’s neither here nor there. We’ve got this baby to take care of.” Jack said swiftly walking to the couch and sitting himself next to Ianto. Draping his arm over the back of the couch Ianto leaned into him still cradling his child. Jack kissed his head lightly before peering at the baby. “Looks like you.”
“He does,” Ianto sighed. “I don’t want to let him go.” He said so quietly that Jack could’ve sworn he was just breathing out. “I can’t, he needs me. God only knows what’ll happen if I give him up. The sleeper cells could come back!”
“I don’t think that’ll happen,” Jack said quietly rubbing Ianto’s shoulder. “It’ll be good to have a baby in the Hub. Owen can watch over him, we don’t want him to completely die on us during missions. He’ll be a good babysitter.”
“Yeah, I don’t want my son near him,” Ianto laughed quietly as the baby stirred in his arms. He couldn’t help but smile every time he glanced down at his baby, who was slowly staring to look like Ianto with every passing minute.
“He’ll be good to him,” Jack laughed. “If he isn’t, I’ll kill him myself.”
“Jack,” Ianto scolded him quietly before scooting closer to him. “What time is it?”
“About four,” Jack said after looking at his watch. “You should get some rest. It’s been a long day for you. I’ll wake you later.”
“No,” Ianto said stifling a yawn “I’ll manage. It’ll be okay.”
Jack kissed Ianto on the top of his head before resting his cheek lightly against it. He could get used to this. Ianto, him and Riley all on the couch resting after a long day and all they had right now were each other. It’s all Jack wanted, though he would never openly admit it. When Ianto said he wanted to keep his son Jack’s heart was in his throat. Raising a child with Ianto would’ve seemed farfetched had this not happened, but now that it did, Jack couldn’t think of anything else better.
The hours flew by; but neither Jack or Ianto cared, they knew there will be more nights like this. Sitting on the couch, watching Riley sleep or placing him on his play mat batting at the toys dangling above him. They knew this is how every night is going to be like, how they want it to be like. They took turns feeding, burping and changing him. Having fun and laughing at the others expense and inexperience. It wasn’t until midnight that Ianto and Jack collapsed onto the couch together after dealing with Riley crying for over an hour. It seemed like the older he got the more and more he behaved like a normal child.
Ianto lay sleeping on top of Jack, their fingers intertwined as Jack had his left arm draped over Ianto’s waist. It was peaceful and quiet, the lights are dim around the Hub and only Jack’s lamp is on in the office creating a small glow at one side of the room. Riley is curled up in his carriage, with a red blanket draped over him his thumb partly in his mouth. It’s picturesque, it’s what they always wanted. Riley stirred in his carriage and let out a little cry. Ianto groans as he looks over to his son who slowly started to move, Ianto could see his little fists over the side. Trying not to wake Jack he slid off of him and walked slowly over and picked up his son.
Suddenly an alarm starts to wail and Jack bolts up from his spot on the couch and runs toward Tosh’s station inputting codes and bringing up a map of part of Cardiff. Ianto slowly walks to the office door as Riley starts to cry even louder matching the alarm, and managed to surpass it with one brief yell. He quickly rocked him whispering to him in Welsh trying to get him to calm down.
“Weevil’s,” Jack said frantically looking at Ianto who was rocking the still crying Riley. He looked down panicked at his son and knew at that moment they would never be a sweet family. They would never be what both Jack and Ianto secretly longed for. They had to save the world and a baby would hinder that. “Ianto.” Jack said slowly as if he was reading what Ianto was thinking.
“I’m sorry my baby boy,” Ianto said quietly, his voice straining from the tears that were forcing their way out of his eyes. “But I can’t keep you. It’s--more than what I want in the world. But I have to do what’s best for you. I can’t raise you like this.”
“Ianto,” Jack said slowly as he slipped his phone into his pocket again. He quickly called Owen and asked him to round up Gwen and Tosh and gave him the coordinates to the Weevil sighting. He told him Ianto and he and something important to do. “We’ll do it together. We were in this together.”
Ianto looked slowly up at Jack as he walked towards him. Kissing him lightly on the lips he walked past him and grabbed Riley’s blanket and took the top off of the carriage. Ianto slowly placed his son in the top before wrapping the blanket tightly around him. The walk to the SUV is silent, all that could be heard were the footfalls of boots and trainers against the concrete. The short drive to Cardiff A&E was plagued with the happy cries of Riley from the back of the SUV. Jack pulled to a quick stop at the emergency entrance. He looked over at Ianto who is trying not to burst into tears. He reaches for his hand and grips it tightly.
“Do you want me to do it?” Jack asks quietly as Ianto shakes his head.
“I’ll do it,” Ianto swallowed looking back at his son. “Just stand by me.”
“Do you have a story?” Jack asked quietly as he spotted a nurse rushing towards the car. They knew when Torchwood was there something was soon to follow.
“Yes,” Ianto said breathlessly as he threw open his door. Quickly he opened the back door and pulled Riley out slowly and turned to the nurse who had just made it to the car.
“What happened?” She asked quickly peering at the small child who waved his hands around frantically.
“We found him,” Jack said quickly appearing seemingly out of no where from the other side of the SUV. “Alone and abandoned.”
“Poor thing,” She said sympathetically as she took the carriage top from Ianto.
“We--” He swallowed hard trying to control his emotions “We found him, his name was on the blanket. His name is Riley.”
“Thank you,” The nurse said nodding slowly at Jack then smiled at Ianto. “Thank you for bringing him here. We’ll take good care of him.”
“You’re welcome,” Ianto said with a dry throat as the nurse smiled one more time before cooing to Riley as she took him slowly into the emergency entrance.
Ianto’s heart broke as the double doors slid shut, and he watched his son disappear from his life. At his distance he could see Riley’s tiny fist over the top of the basket as the nurse waited to take him up to the Prenatal Ward. He lifted his hand as high as he could and waved to his son. Jack pulled him into a tight embrace as he watched Riley disappear into the lift. They would probably never see Riley again, but it was for the best, and Ianto and Jack knew that. No matter how much they wanted to keep Riley, a normal life was for the best. The doors of the elevator slid shut and Ianto turned into Jack’s embrace as he cried quietly into Jack’s jacket. He kissed the top of Ianto’s head before letting out a shaking breath.
“Let’s go Ianto,” Jack said slowly, it was barely a whisper that was almost lost in the wind. “We have work to do.”
Slowly backing away from Jack he brushed the tears away with the back of his hand before climbing into the passenger seat, never taking another glance at the hospital. Jack looked up at it slowly before sighing and climbing into the SUV, quickly driving off to the location where a sedated Weevil would be waiting for them.
Rating: R
Pairing/Character(s): Ianto Jones/Jack Harkness & Ianto/OFC
Summary: A girl is mysteriously dumped on Torchwoods front door, no one knows where she came from, what or if there is anything wrong with her. The only thing known is Ianto has an unnatural attraction to her.
Warnings: Spoilers Throughout Season Two (Up To Adrift)
Length: Long
Word Count: 3,598
Chapter #: (V/V)
WIP or Complete: Complete
Author's Note: I made a mistake with my authors note last time I posted. This chapter is the final part in this story. I ended up writing the wrong thing down, so I think that confused some people. Sorry for the mix up. But this is the final chapter, there could be a sequel it depends.
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV
By
daydreamgraphixIanto leaned against the railing as he stared out into the ocean lost in his thoughts. The last twenty-four hours seemed like a complete blur to him and he didn’t know how he could manage it. Once Jack had let go of him and turned his back on him, he had run. He wanted to get as away from the Hub as possible. Before he was hit with the sea air, the tears were stinging his eyes and flowing freely down his face. He thought about running away, running home, but he wasn’t going to abandon his son. Not until he knew what was going to happen. He knew by himself that he couldn’t raise a child and work within Torchwood, it would be completely impossible.
He didn’t stir as he felt a comforting hand on his shoulder. One that he had felt many times before, and it helped him through his troubles. But this time, he was almost inconsolable. He had to many decisions to make, to many thoughts running through his head, Ianto wasn’t sure Jack would be able to help him out of this no matter how hard he wished he could.
“Ianto,” Jack said after a while of the two standing there in complete silence “None of this is your fault.”
“Not my fault?” Ianto scoffed as he turned around to face Jack, shrugging his hand from his shoulder. “I killed her Jack! If I hadn’t been so stupid and disobeyed you none of this would be going on!”
“But you loved her,” Jack said swallowing hard. “It’s a poor excuse I know--”
“I only knew her for a day Jack! I completely damned her when I laid eyes on her!” Ianto rolled his eyes and he leaned against the rail again.
“You loved her,” Jack stressed placing his hand on the younger mans shoulder again “It’s a funny thing, love.”
“You don’t have to tell me that,” Ianto said quietly looking at Jack slowly. “But it was for a day Jack! I ruined her!”
“Ianto!” He gripped his shoulder tightly as he looked Ianto directly in the eyes “Love! There is a baby in this world now to show that! Love at first
sight happens you know.”
“I--” Ianto slowly nodded, he blinked away the tears as he remembered asking Natalie about love at first sight “I don’t know what to do Jack.”
“It’s totally up to you,” Jack signed frowning a little.
“What about Riley,” Ianto said quietly turning around slowly and facing the bay once again. “What are we to go about him?”
“Well, we could raise him--together,” Jack said slowly.
“You and me?” He asked quickly turning around. “As a couple, raising a child?”
“Yeah I mean, I wouldn’t want you to do it all on your own,” Jack said laughing quietly “It is kinda my fault all this happened.”
“So it’s out of guilt?” Ianto sounded sad as he nodded, he walked slowly away from Jack.
“That’s not what I meant,” Jack said catching Ianto on the shoulder and turning him around. “I just don’t want you to be on your own raising a child, if you choose to keep him. And since we’re basically--”Jack swallowed hard and Ianto laughed quietly “A couple I figured it would be perfect. You love your son, I can help you.”
“Torchwood Jack,” Ianto said exasperated “We--I--can’t raise a baby in this environment.”
“Is that the only thing that would stop you from keeping him?” Jack asked slowly cocking his head to the side as he surveyed his young lover.
“Yes--pretty much, that and the humongous responsibility,” He laughed quietly smiling for the first time in a few hours. “I practically live at the hub with you Jack. Christ,” Ianto ran his hand through his cropped hair as he
contemplated “We’d have to put in a nursery in one of the empty rooms of the basement. We would have to take him with us on missions. Or one of us would have to remain behind. I don’t think I could do that.”
“We don’t have to decide right now,” Jack supplied, he just wanted Ianto calm before he made a rash decision about his son or about his future--their future.
“That’s the thing Jack,” Ianto said quietly glaring toward the Tourist Office that hid Torchwood from the world “We do, because any minute something could pop up on one of those blasted screens and drive us far away from this spot.” Ianto had started to yell as he pointed wildly toward the Hub “What are we going to do Jack? Put in a baby seat in the SUV? Hire a babysitter? Put one of us on permanent babysitting duty?” Tears leaked silently down his face. Ianto had hit his breaking point.
“I understand,” Jack said calmly as he gripped Ianto’s hands and brought them back down to his sides. “Just calm down Ianto. You don’t want your son to see you like this.”
“How can you understand Jack? In all of your years have you ever done anything like this? Seen anything like this?” Ianto asked desperately.
“Well no,” Jack said slowly.
“I should just let him have a normal life,” Ianto sighed, turning around he leaning against the railing again. Jack looked at him slowly, he had never Ianto this bad since the Lisa incident last year. It seemed like his world was falling apart again. He wanted more than anything to be able to make this decision for him, but it was Ianto’s to make. “Let him never know how he was brought into this world. Who--what his father is. What happened to his mother.”
“What his father is?” Jack asked slowly catching what he said.
“C’mon Jack I’m not exactly a saint here,” Ianto laughed slowly.
“It’s not your job to be a saint. You protect Cardiff, you protect the world!” Jack smiled.
“Jack, I serve coffee to the ones who protect Cardiff,” Ianto sighed. “Face it Jack, my son would be better off without me.”
“What the hell Ianto,” Jack grabbed him by the shoulders turned him around roughly and tried not to shake sense into him. “Why are you acting like this. You didn’t let Natalie down! This wasn’t your fault you tried all that you could. If you still feel like this, it’s even more of a reason for you to raise your son!”
“No,” Ianto said pushing Jack away from him “He’s better off without me! Let a family who needs him raise him. I can’t.”
“Together Ianto,” Jack sighed he didn’t understand why he was being so pigheaded about this “We can do it together. We’ll work it all out!”
“We’ll give it until tonight,” Ianto said slowly “We can send the others home--we can try to figure this all out.”
“Sounds like a plan,” Jack smiled as he slid his hands in his pockets.
“And if we can’t do this, then I’ll give Riley up,” He said quietly as he turned and walked back toward the Tourist Centre.
“Jack?” Tosh said quietly as she approached Jack slowly Riley in her arms. Jack turned around slowly and smiled at baby Riley. He was dressed in a small suit, just like his father.
“I like what you did,” Jack smiled as he took Riley from her arms.
“I figured it would fit, like his father,” Tosh grinned. “What’s wrong with Ianto?”
“He’s struggling with keeping Riley and the job,” He sighed looking down at the sleeping baby “It’s a tough decision for him. I told him we could raise Riley together.”
“You and him?” She asked slowly. “He didn’t go for that?”
“Not really,” Jack sighed “He wants to give it until tonight. If not, he’s going to give the baby up.”
“It would be good to have a baby around,” Tosh said smiling at Riley as he stirred in Jack’s arms. “Owen could watch over him you know--since we wouldn’t want to risk him permanently dying on us.”
“That--never occurred to me,” Jack said slowly “Tosh I’m letting everyone go
early, it’s been rough. Ianto, Riley and I will look after everything. If something happens we’ll call. Where’s Gwen?” Jack asked looking around for her.
“She’s in the Hub we kinda went a little overboard with Riley’s stuff,” Tosh blushed.
“Thanks Tosh,” He smiled as she shrugged it off.
“I was happy to do it,” She said slowly starting to walk away “Best behaved baby I’ve had the pleasure to baby-sit. Goodbye Jack.”
“Bye Tosh,” Jack said slowly walking back toward the Hub with Riley dozing in his arms.
Jack entered the quiet Hub, he looked around and saw no one was around. Ianto must’ve told Gwen and Owen to leave early. Jack slowly walked toward his office when he spotted a small baby carriage in his office. He placed the sleeping Riley in the carriage, slipping a blanket over him he pushed him slowly deeper into his office and shut the door so the carriage couldn’t fall down any stairs. Jack sighed as he leaned quietly against the door, it was time to find Ianto. He peered into the autopsy room; empty. Owen must’ve put Natalie’s body into the morgue and cleaned up to save Ianto anymore damage.
He walked down to the lower part of the Hub, sighing he couldn’t see Ianto hiding anywhere. Quickly he looked back up to his office, he didn’t hear a cry, so he walked down to the bowels of the Hub. Slowly he walked down the halls knowing the one place Ianto liked to go when all else failed him. Jack came to a stop outside the Achieve door, it was left open a crack and he could hear the shuffling of paper and the occasional sniff. He rested his head against the wall, maybe it would be for the better for them to give Riley up, Ianto would never be the same. Jack lightly knocked on the door and he heard a mumble from the middle of the room.
Pushing the door open he saw the desk chair pushed away, still moving from when Ianto sprinted out of the chair so he wouldn’t be in Jack’s sight. Slowly Jack moved through the rows of everything that Torchwood had come in contact with for the last hundred-and-eleven years. He saw Ianto moving around slowly in the Ta-Td section and approached him.
“I’ve got Riley upstairs,” He said carefully.
“Good that’s great,” Ianto said keeping his back to the older man as he continued to read a document in his hands “You can head back up there, I remembered something that I promised you I would do so I wanted to get it done.”
“It can wait Yan,” Jack said slowly gripping him at his elbow, he was met with some force but slowly turned Ianto around to face him. His grime covered face had the distinct marks of tear tracks from his eyes to his chin. Jack sighed sympathetically “Ianto did you lay on the ground or something?”
“I made it about half way to the achieves before I basically blacked out,” Ianto explained quickly. He picked up the bottom of his t-shirt before wiping his face clean. “I’m sorry I just left you.”
Jack kissed him on the lips lightly for the first time that day to calm him down. He pulled Ianto into a tight hug and rubbed his back lightly. He couldn’t understand what Ianto was going through, but tonight he would try. Tonight they would try out raising the baby together--Jack knew they could do it if they tried.
“Don’t worry,” Jack smiled pulling back from the hug “Now, Riley is waiting for us in my office I’m sure he can’t sleep all night. Even though he’s unnaturally well behaved. So c’mon you can do this achieve stuff for me later.”
Jack laced his fingers through Ianto’s and led him quietly out of the room. He shut the door behind him and had half a mind to lock the door so Ianto wouldn’t try to run back down here the next chance he got. Slowly Jack led Ianto to his office where Riley was still sleeping silently in his carriage. As Jack opened the door Riley let out a small cry before starting to slowly pick up in volume. Ianto looked over at Jack frightened who pushed him lightly towards his son. He dragged his feet, nervous at picking up and calming his child. Reaching down into the carriage he smiled at his son, who was in a small black suit with a red shirt. He picked him up and cradled him in his arms, he quieted down almost instantly.
“Why does he do that?” Ianto asked Jack as he continued to smile at his son.
“I think it’s something to do with the clone aspect,” Jack shrugged “I honestly couldn’t tell you. Just to be happy. A normal baby would be screaming it’s head off right now.” He grimaced.
“Did you have any children Jack?” Ianto wondered as he sat down slowly on the couch never taking his eyes off of his son.
“Once,” Jack said quietly “Long ago. But that’s neither here nor there. We’ve got this baby to take care of.” Jack said swiftly walking to the couch and sitting himself next to Ianto. Draping his arm over the back of the couch Ianto leaned into him still cradling his child. Jack kissed his head lightly before peering at the baby. “Looks like you.”
“He does,” Ianto sighed. “I don’t want to let him go.” He said so quietly that Jack could’ve sworn he was just breathing out. “I can’t, he needs me. God only knows what’ll happen if I give him up. The sleeper cells could come back!”
“I don’t think that’ll happen,” Jack said quietly rubbing Ianto’s shoulder. “It’ll be good to have a baby in the Hub. Owen can watch over him, we don’t want him to completely die on us during missions. He’ll be a good babysitter.”
“Yeah, I don’t want my son near him,” Ianto laughed quietly as the baby stirred in his arms. He couldn’t help but smile every time he glanced down at his baby, who was slowly staring to look like Ianto with every passing minute.
“He’ll be good to him,” Jack laughed. “If he isn’t, I’ll kill him myself.”
“Jack,” Ianto scolded him quietly before scooting closer to him. “What time is it?”
“About four,” Jack said after looking at his watch. “You should get some rest. It’s been a long day for you. I’ll wake you later.”
“No,” Ianto said stifling a yawn “I’ll manage. It’ll be okay.”
Jack kissed Ianto on the top of his head before resting his cheek lightly against it. He could get used to this. Ianto, him and Riley all on the couch resting after a long day and all they had right now were each other. It’s all Jack wanted, though he would never openly admit it. When Ianto said he wanted to keep his son Jack’s heart was in his throat. Raising a child with Ianto would’ve seemed farfetched had this not happened, but now that it did, Jack couldn’t think of anything else better.
The hours flew by; but neither Jack or Ianto cared, they knew there will be more nights like this. Sitting on the couch, watching Riley sleep or placing him on his play mat batting at the toys dangling above him. They knew this is how every night is going to be like, how they want it to be like. They took turns feeding, burping and changing him. Having fun and laughing at the others expense and inexperience. It wasn’t until midnight that Ianto and Jack collapsed onto the couch together after dealing with Riley crying for over an hour. It seemed like the older he got the more and more he behaved like a normal child.
Ianto lay sleeping on top of Jack, their fingers intertwined as Jack had his left arm draped over Ianto’s waist. It was peaceful and quiet, the lights are dim around the Hub and only Jack’s lamp is on in the office creating a small glow at one side of the room. Riley is curled up in his carriage, with a red blanket draped over him his thumb partly in his mouth. It’s picturesque, it’s what they always wanted. Riley stirred in his carriage and let out a little cry. Ianto groans as he looks over to his son who slowly started to move, Ianto could see his little fists over the side. Trying not to wake Jack he slid off of him and walked slowly over and picked up his son.
Suddenly an alarm starts to wail and Jack bolts up from his spot on the couch and runs toward Tosh’s station inputting codes and bringing up a map of part of Cardiff. Ianto slowly walks to the office door as Riley starts to cry even louder matching the alarm, and managed to surpass it with one brief yell. He quickly rocked him whispering to him in Welsh trying to get him to calm down.
“Weevil’s,” Jack said frantically looking at Ianto who was rocking the still crying Riley. He looked down panicked at his son and knew at that moment they would never be a sweet family. They would never be what both Jack and Ianto secretly longed for. They had to save the world and a baby would hinder that. “Ianto.” Jack said slowly as if he was reading what Ianto was thinking.
“I’m sorry my baby boy,” Ianto said quietly, his voice straining from the tears that were forcing their way out of his eyes. “But I can’t keep you. It’s--more than what I want in the world. But I have to do what’s best for you. I can’t raise you like this.”
“Ianto,” Jack said slowly as he slipped his phone into his pocket again. He quickly called Owen and asked him to round up Gwen and Tosh and gave him the coordinates to the Weevil sighting. He told him Ianto and he and something important to do. “We’ll do it together. We were in this together.”
Ianto looked slowly up at Jack as he walked towards him. Kissing him lightly on the lips he walked past him and grabbed Riley’s blanket and took the top off of the carriage. Ianto slowly placed his son in the top before wrapping the blanket tightly around him. The walk to the SUV is silent, all that could be heard were the footfalls of boots and trainers against the concrete. The short drive to Cardiff A&E was plagued with the happy cries of Riley from the back of the SUV. Jack pulled to a quick stop at the emergency entrance. He looked over at Ianto who is trying not to burst into tears. He reaches for his hand and grips it tightly.
“Do you want me to do it?” Jack asks quietly as Ianto shakes his head.
“I’ll do it,” Ianto swallowed looking back at his son. “Just stand by me.”
“Do you have a story?” Jack asked quietly as he spotted a nurse rushing towards the car. They knew when Torchwood was there something was soon to follow.
“Yes,” Ianto said breathlessly as he threw open his door. Quickly he opened the back door and pulled Riley out slowly and turned to the nurse who had just made it to the car.
“What happened?” She asked quickly peering at the small child who waved his hands around frantically.
“We found him,” Jack said quickly appearing seemingly out of no where from the other side of the SUV. “Alone and abandoned.”
“Poor thing,” She said sympathetically as she took the carriage top from Ianto.
“We--” He swallowed hard trying to control his emotions “We found him, his name was on the blanket. His name is Riley.”
“Thank you,” The nurse said nodding slowly at Jack then smiled at Ianto. “Thank you for bringing him here. We’ll take good care of him.”
“You’re welcome,” Ianto said with a dry throat as the nurse smiled one more time before cooing to Riley as she took him slowly into the emergency entrance.
Ianto’s heart broke as the double doors slid shut, and he watched his son disappear from his life. At his distance he could see Riley’s tiny fist over the top of the basket as the nurse waited to take him up to the Prenatal Ward. He lifted his hand as high as he could and waved to his son. Jack pulled him into a tight embrace as he watched Riley disappear into the lift. They would probably never see Riley again, but it was for the best, and Ianto and Jack knew that. No matter how much they wanted to keep Riley, a normal life was for the best. The doors of the elevator slid shut and Ianto turned into Jack’s embrace as he cried quietly into Jack’s jacket. He kissed the top of Ianto’s head before letting out a shaking breath.
“Let’s go Ianto,” Jack said slowly, it was barely a whisper that was almost lost in the wind. “We have work to do.”
Slowly backing away from Jack he brushed the tears away with the back of his hand before climbing into the passenger seat, never taking another glance at the hospital. Jack looked up at it slowly before sighing and climbing into the SUV, quickly driving off to the location where a sedated Weevil would be waiting for them.
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Sad, true and just wow!
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