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Title: But Time Didn’t Stop
Characters: Jack Jack/Ianto
Rated: TV-14 Sexual Situations ANGST COE Spoilers MPREG
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Jack reads Ianto's version of the end of Torchwood One.
Author's Note: Starts after COE and I know the dates might be weird...
Previous Segment: November 15th, 2009
Masterlist: http://ericadawn16.livejournal.com/63337.html

November 15th, 2009, Part Two

“July 5, 2006 Yvonne is very proud of her new ghost project. She's changed her password so I can't find out more. I worry that she’s been sniffing glue. What’s the best that could come from this? Good little ghosts that help with housework like Brownies? It’s more likely we’d get blue people like in Cardiff over a century ago. I don’t know what she’s playing at. Even if there were some way for the dead to come back to us…it wouldn’t be right. The dead are dead, they do not come back. I know that many of the first-hand experiences in the archives, where someone has been declared dead and came back after a short period of time, describe the after-life as a darkness, but I refuse to believe that. It’s not what they would say every Sunday and I’d prefer to think of it as a paradise after this one. God knows my mum’s already lived through her Hell.

I don’t dare to say anything against her at work and Lisa hasn’t decided what she thinks about it. Adeola and Gareth don’t have an opinion as long as they’re still able to shag every afternoon which they think none of us know about,” Jack recited and thought about what he’d read, “Gwen said the same thing about your daddy. She said she thought he was in heaven with Owen and Tosh and Steven...he would have been your nephew. I’d like to believe that, but…I just don’t know after the things I’ve seen. I do know if there is a heaven, no one deserves it more than Owen, Tosh, Steven and your daddy.”

His voice broke on the last two words and two tears rolled down his cheeks. He paused to get a piece of chocolate cake and it made him feel a little better.

“August 19, 2006 Lisa doesn’t know, but I’ve been looking around at jewelry stores for the perfect ring and how much I need to save for it. It’s been six months since we moved in together and I can’t imagine being with anyone else. This evening, after my birthday dinner, she even tried to sort me out by mentioning how the second bedroom in the flat could be a nursery and I surprised her by thinking it was a great idea. Not right away, of course, but it would be nice. Last time that I took David to the playground, a new person had thought I was his father and it made me realize how similar we do look which made me think about what my own son would look like. Mica looks so much like Rhi and any children with Lisa would look more like her, but I’m looking forward to it,” he read and rubbed his bump, ”he would have loved you so much. I wish he could have met you and I hope you look more like him than me.”

“September 7, 2006 I’ve finally picked out a ring and I’m going to ask her on Saturday at a picnic in Hyde Park, as close to camping as I’m willing to do. David called to tell me that he’s started reading Harry Potter, but with my kind of work, those kinds of books don’t offer the escape they once did. Instead, I’ve been reading Lisa’s copy of Possession which she thinks has been misplaced, but it’s under my diary,” the man recited and had to smile. Ianto had once told him all the ways the film had ruined the book, but then he thought about happened the next day and the grin vanished. He read as the Welshman’s life was taken away from him. Ianto snuck Lisa’s new form into the warehouse that they’d later hide in this year and he watched Owen and Suzie collect equipment from London as well as his two older employees having sex. It didn’t take long for Ianto to come to the conclusion that he needed to move back home and get a job with Torchwood Three.

“October 22, 2006 I’m going to make contact with Harkness tonight. I’ve never spoken to him before so I doubt he’d recognize me. Harkness has a weakness and I plan to exploit it. His cock appears to do most of the thinking so I’m going to wear the wardrobe Lisa bought me for the club and do my best to seduce him. She told me once he went for blokes, too. Hopefully, I won’t have to actually do anything and I won’t come off as nervous as I feel,” the former leader of Torchwood read and thought about that night, “He didn’t come off nervous at all.”

It was a disappointment to Ianto that Jack didn’t fall for his act that easily, but he came up with a new plan; the cup of coffee that he had made Yvonne every morning. Unfortunately, Jack had done his research and was even less interested.

“That was one of the best cups of coffee though,” he spoke with a contented sigh, “he was one of the best coffee-makers in the whole galaxy.”

“October 26, 2006 I don’t know if I can do this, but I have to do this. It’s confusing. I like women. I love Lisa, but when Harkness was on top of me, when he was underneath me, I felt dizzy like when I first met Lisa and I wanted to kiss him. Why did I want to kiss him? It must just be from all the stress I’ve been experiencing, like a sort of release or those pheromones he mentioned. At least he hired me, I start tomorrow,” the man recited and he had been thrown for a loop, too. He’d had absolutely no interest in Ianto Jones until that first time of working together as a team and then, it felt like they had always worked together. The Welshman had waited until everyone else was out on a case and loaded the Cyberwoman into the Hub through the car park.

“November 24, 2006 I had to kiss Harkness today. It was different. If I had to be truthful, I liked it. I’m cheating on Lisa, but I have to remember that I’m doing this for her. None of the others have a clue except for Suzie, but she’s up to something herself so she doesn’t care. It appears that Harkness doesn’t bother with psychic tests because I can hear everyone’s thoughts easily if I try except for Suzie and Harkness. Harkness’ mind is like a black, brick wall I can’t penetrate. I’m not sure anyone can,” the former leader of Torchwood read and he’d never known that Ianto had read the minds of his co-workers while hiding the Cyberwoman.

“December 25, 2006 Just kissing him was no longer working to distract him so I let him suck me off, but I know I’ll have to return the favor and it scares me. I’ve never done that before. I liked when he did it, but it didn’t feel that different from when Lisa would do it. Maybe I could look up techniques online, or I could just use my hands. I could just pretend it was my cock and not someone else’s,” Jack recited and wondered if he should move back to his room. After a few more entries, he did.

January 2007 detailed all the rest of their first times together and he wound up reading them naked. Ianto was becoming more and more confused about how he felt for him, including beginning to refer to him as Jack.

February 2007 had the Valentine’s Day where he had offered to take the Welshman out and was turned down for a night in the Hub. At the time, Jack had thought it was just about his never being with a man before. Now, he knew it was about what he was hiding in the basement. He fell asleep on the bed.

In the morning, he started on the fourth diary and chose to remain on the bed. He remembered what Ianto had been like after he was caught. It was February when Jack had started noticing the power outages, but Ianto had insisted he’d take care of it himself. He was always so eager that the former leader of Torchwood had just assumed he was eager to be liked and kept.

“March 10, 2007 We have christened the Pterodactyl ‘Myfanwy’. I caught Jack singing the song and thought it might fit. He has a lovely voice. Lisa would have liked it. Maybe when she’s better, he can sing for her. I’m sure he’ll understand. I hope he understands. It’s just physical between him and me. It’s the way he likes it from my understanding,” he read and sighed, “At least, he knew better later although I could have made it easier on him. Also, as much as I don’t want to admit this…his singing voice was prettier. We even sent him undercover once in a church choir.”

November 16th, 2009

Date: 2009-11-25 09:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trektotorch.livejournal.com
I just love these journal entries. It really fills in missing parts of Ianto's life with Lisa and his initial attraction to Jack. Well done!

Date: 2009-12-07 02:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com
Thank You!!!

Date: 2009-11-26 04:26 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] rakushi.livejournal.com
I love that you acknowledged that they were together before Cyberwoman. Most fics seem to disregard that it's canon fact and not a fanon ideal. Love that Jack reads all of the entries though, even if they make him uncomfortable. ;)

Beautiful chapter as always. :)

Date: 2009-12-07 02:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com
I admit that I wasn't sure until I saw Fragments and then it seemed obvious that Ianto would use that attraction to his advantage.

Thank you

Date: 2009-11-27 07:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missthingsplace.livejournal.com
Jack and Ianto were most definately together befor Cyberwoman!

Another brilliant chapter.

Date: 2009-12-07 02:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com
Thank you!

Date: 2009-11-27 07:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blossomlegs.livejournal.com
Has to be hard on Jack reading these entries about Ianto and Lisa, but it does give him the true insight of how Ianto really felt about him at this time!
Brilliant update, thanks for sharing!

Date: 2009-12-07 02:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ericadawn16.livejournal.com
Thank you!

I'm glad they appear to be in character.

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