Our Pursuit to Happiness
I'm back with another update but first I feel like ranting a little bit. It's about my life and the fact that I hate it. I mean where I am now is so not how I pictured it five years ago. I spend most of my day tending to children that aren't mine and cleaning up behind people who are way to old for it. I'm so underappreciated for the things that I do that I'm starting to life and that's making me completely depressed. Seriously some days all I want to do is sleep. And I know I shouldn't be complaining when there are people out there worse off than me but I can't help the way I feel and right now I feel lost and hopeless. I can only pray that this, whatever the hell this is, will turn around and help me be the person I've always wanted to be. Well enough with my depressing tirade you all have a chapter to read.
Title: Our Pursuit to Happiness
Author:
Chapter: 3/40
Pairings: Jack/Ianto of course along with the rest of the team and the character I created.
Summary: Takes place two and a half months after And Baby Makes Three. It was three weeks before Ianto and Jack’s commitment ceremony and everything is going perfect for the new family but the road to happiness isn’t going to come easy.
Ratings: Varies from chapter to chapter but this chapter is PG-13 goodness.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. It all belongs to RTD and the rest of the people that own it.
Warning: Completely AU so no spoilers for season 2 at all except for the occasional comments.
Unbeta'd so all mistakes found are no one's fault but mine.
Chapter Three
Later that evening Jack and Ianto found themselves alone in the hub, the rest of the team home after the rest of the day turned out to be a slow one. Ianto was making coffee while Jack sat with Tamberlynn in his office. The archivist came back with two cups of fresh brewed cup of coffee at the same moment Jack was putting the small baby in the bassinet.
Jack smiled and happily took the cup of coffee before walking back over to desk chair. He sat down and took a sip out of the mug, letting out a sigh of happiness. “What a day?” he sighed again as he put the mug down on the desk.
“Yes,” Ianto agreed, sitting on the edge of the desk with his own mug still in his hands. “It has been a long day.”
“You’re telling me. If I have to give one more Goregan the directions to the Artic I think I just might scream.”
“Who would ever think that there are species out there who actually enjoy vacations in the freezing cold.”
“You’d be surprised how different types of aliens actually live for cold weather.”
Ianto remained quiet as he too, took a sip out of his own mug before settling his eyes back on Jack. “Jack we need to talk,” he finally whispered after a few moments of silence passed by.
“About what?”
“About how you been treating me lately regarding my job.”
“What-”
“Every time there is an emergency call or rift activity I have to push you to leave and go with the team.”
“That’s ridiculous.”
“Yes it is but it doesn’t make it any less true,” Ianto responded. “It’s like you’re afraid to leave me alone.”
“Yan-”
“Which leaves me to wonder as to why you’re afraid to leave me alone. It could be the fact that you don’t want to leave Lynn but I don’t believe that’s it. It’s something deeper, something you’re scared to tell me and I can‘t help but wonder what you‘re keeping from me.”
“The last time I left you alone you ended up going into labor, with John Hart of all people as company.”
“So.”
“So, anything could have happened to you, especially if you hadn‘t been able to contact me in time,” Jack replied back loudly, forgetting that a sleeping baby was in the room. “Not to mention John’s not the most trustworthy person I know.”
“Tell me about it,” Ianto snorted, rolling his eyes. “But that’s besides the point.”
“Then what is the point.”
“The point is that John wasn’t there to hurt anyone and everything worked out fine. Did I mention nobody got hurt.”
Jack slumped down in his chair and let out a sigh. “Luckily.”
Ianto placed his own cup beside up and rose from his spot on the desk and placed his body in Jack‘s lap, until he was straddling him. Wrapping both arms around the older man‘s neck, Ianto pressed a chaste kiss against his lover‘s lip before pulling away. “Jack you can’t stay with me twenty-four seven in order to protect me. It’s impossible.”
“Not really.”
“It is Jack and you know it. Besides, sooner or later I’m going to be back out in the field and you won’t always be able to protect me there.”
“I know,” Jack sighed, resting his forehead against Ianto’s. “I’ve always wanted to do whatever I could to protect you and now that we have Lynn…I just don’t want her to grow up without you.”
“Me neither,” Ianto whispered back, kissing Jack again this time more hungry and fiery then the last one.
Jack moaned as Ianto grinded his body against him. He reached his hand up to shed Ianto of his jacket when the sound of their daughter crying halted their moments. “I think someone has her aunty Gwen’s timing.”
Ianto laughed and got up from Jack’s lap to tend to his crying daughter. “I guess she’s ready to go home.”
“I think I am too. Good thing Gwen’s on duty tonight.”
“Yeah good thing.”
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Nice chapter, hope you enjoyed it.
