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Three Homes, Two Jacks and a Ianto	By : BlackDawnRose Category: Stargate: SG-1 > Crossovers Views: 1098 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Major Smith
Ianto stood out on the top of the mountain staring up at the stars. He wanted to be angry he really did but at the moment all he could feel was pain. For the fifth time in the space of 10 minutes he blinked back the tears that threatened to spill down his face reminding himself that Major Smith was an asshole and had probably intended for Ianto to react in exactly that way.
From his perch near a clump of trees no one could see him, but he had a perfect view of the entry way that led into the SGC and he watched as the UNIT representative climbed into his car and drove away. Ianto hated that man with every fibre of his being and he vowed that if he ever saw Major Smith again he'd hit him as hard as he could.
He closed his eyes thinking back to the meeting and why he now hated the man so much. The moment Major Smith arrived in the briefing room Ianto had recognised him. He and the immortal Jack had had a very horrible disagreement over a young alien who'd fallen through the rift between Cardiff and London a few months back and both groups had arrived on the scene at the same time.
Of course UNIT had wanted to kill her and cut her open to see how she worked. Jack on the other hand recognised the species as a peaceful people and wanted to help her find a way home. In the end the matter had been taken up with a representative of the Queen, who, after hearing Ianto's very well crafted argument, had allowed Torchwood to retain custody of her. Major Smith had ranted and raved but the decision was final, the young alien was handed over to Torchwood and the two groups headed for their respective vehicles.
They'd strapped the young girl into the SUV and Ianto was about to climb in himself when Major Smith had suddenly appeared behind him. He'd pushed Ianto up against the car and growled in his ear telling him that his loyalty to Jack was misplaced and one day the Captain would bore of him and move on like he did with all of his lovers.
Before Ianto had even had a chance to argue back the immortal captain had pulled Major Smith off him and punched the Unit representative hard enough that everyone present had heard his nose snap. Jack had then leant down to whisper something in the fallen man's ear before making his way swiftly back to the car and getting Ianto in and buckled as quickly as possible.
As they'd driven back to Torchwood Jack had told Ianto that he and Major Smith had been involved a long time ago and had stopped seeing each other when Jack found out what he was really like. Once they were safely back in the hub Jack had asked Tosh to get the young girl settled somewhere for the night and taken Ianto up into his office to check him over and make sure he wasn't hurt. Aside from a large bruise that came up on his face the following morning Ianto had been unharmed, but it was the gentle, loving way Jack had checked him over and taken care of him that Ianto remembered the most about that night.
When Major Smith had arrived in the SGC briefing room that afternoon he'd immediately scanned the room for Ianto. As soon as he'd spotted him a satisfied smirk had spread across his face and without even introducing himself to the rest of the people in the room he'd begun his attack. Ianto had sat there frozen in shock as the Major had accused him of being a spy for Torchwood. When he'd finally found his voice he'd argued back saying that he was no longer affiliated with Torchwood and that Major Smith evidently had no idea what he was talking about.
They'd argued about it for a long time, not just Major Smith and Ianto but the rest of the people in the room too. His colleagues had stood up for him, including Paul; the other people from UNIT had helped Major Smith argue his case. Finally, after every other accusation had been rebuffed Major Smith got to the real point of his visit. Ianto had honestly been expecting it all along but he'd hoped like hell he was wrong…he wasn't. Major Smith's words bounced around in his head.
"Do you honestly expect us to believe that any single member of Torchwood, yourself especially, would just walk away from the organisation to join another? I know you, Ianto Jones, and I know your team, everyone of you is as loyal as a dog to your precious captain and none of you would ever betray him…unless of course there's something you're not telling us?" he'd asked suggestively and it had taken every ounce of strength Ianto possessed not to leap across the desk and beat the life out of the man where he sat.
Major Smith hadn't come to question his loyalty to the SGC, he'd come to rub Ianto's face in the fact that he'd been right! Somehow Ianto had managed to keep his cool and he'd argued that it had simply been time for him to move on. The gleeful look in Major Smith's eyes told him that the other man hadn't bought his explanation and it made Ianto want to kill him even more, especially when the other man instantly gave up his fight and admitted that he'd perhaps been mistaken about Ianto's affiliations.
He'd turned gleeful eyes back to Ianto then and spoken to him in Welsh, probably figuring no one else in the room would understand him. Evidently he had no idea who Daniel was otherwise he wouldn't have been so cocky as to risk his own career.
"He left you didn't he? Just like I told you he would. You see, I was right after all, you were nothing to him just like I was."
Ianto had responded to the other man's words in English, telling him that he was a pathetic excuse for a human being before asking Jack if he could be excused, needing to leave the room before he fell apart.
Ianto closed his eyes feeling the tears slip down his face as the Major's words assaulted his mind. He'd tried to block them out and push them aside but it hadn't worked. The words had cut him to the very core just like Major Smith knew they would.
"Are you okay?" he heard a voice ask from behind him and he turned around to see Daniel looking back at him worriedly.
Ianto nodded slightly and turned back to look at the sky.
"I understood what he said to you before, was he talking about Jack?" Daniel asked softly.
Ianto nodded again as another bout of tears threatened to spill over. He heard Daniel's footsteps approaching and the next thing he knew the other man was beside him.
"What happened between you and Smith, why would he come all the way here to rub it in about Jack?" he asked quietly.
"He's one of Jack's Ex's," Ianto replied as evenly as he could. "He and Jack ended badly and the only time I ever met him before tonight he told me that Jack would use me and throw me away like he did with everyone. I didn't believe him at the time, more fool me I guess. In the end he was right, Jack did use me and throw me away when he didn't want me anymore, just like Major Smith said. What happened today was his way of rubbing my face in it, showing me that he'd been right. You have no idea how much I wish he wasn't," Ianto said swiping at a tear that escaped his eyes.
He felt Daniel's arm wrap around him and the archaeologist pulled him close. "I'm sorry," he whispered softly, "that was an awful, petty thing for him to do and you didn't deserve to have your loyalty questioned like that even if it wasn't the bastard's main aim. But you were brilliant in there. I don't know how you managed to keep from belting the living tar out of Smith but you did, you were the bigger man, you should be so proud of yourself, Ianto."
Ianto nodded and looked down. "I wish I could feel that right now," he replied quietly.
Daniel nodded in return and ran his hand soothingly down Ianto's upper arm. "I know," he replied. For a while there was silence, then Daniel spoke again. "Listen, I know you aren't feeling all that great right now but our Jack wants to see you."
Ianto looked up at Daniel sadly, "Does he think I'm a spy?" he asked worried that the General was calling him back in to be fired.
"I don't think so," Daniel replied reassuringly, "I think he just wants to see if you're okay."
"Okay," Ianto agreed quietly, "just give me a minute to look human."
"It's okay, there's no rush," Daniel replied removing his arm from around Ianto so he could wipe his face and fix his tie. Ianto smoothed down his jacket and took a deep breath before turning back to face the archaeologist.
"Okay, let's go."
XX
When Ianto re-entered the briefing room he was surprised to find not only Jack present but the rest of SG1 and Major Davis as well. They all looked up as he entered and he couldn't place the look they all had in their eyes. There was anger there, that much was certain, but it wasn't directed at him and there was something else too.
General O'Neill approached him and placed a gentle hand on his arm. "Are you all right?" he asked quietly.
"Yes, Sir," Ianto replied, "I'm sorry I left the room before, Sir."
"Oh don't be sorry for that, if it were me I would have done a lot worse," the general replied dismissively. "I have to ask though, what is his problem with you? I don't like people waltzing in here questioning the loyalty of my staff, but if it were just that I could deal with it. I know it's not though and I need to know why he was here."
Ianto looked at Jack for a moment before pulling away and moving to stand over at the window overlooking the Stargate. He had to give Jack a truthful reply but he couldn't tell him everything especially not after what Davis had told him. Finally he took a deep breath to steel himself before replying. "Major Smith and I have a history and his dislike of me stems from that. You're right he wasn't here to question my loyalty that was just an excuse to come down here and attack me the only way he could." He looked over at Daniel for a moment and said. "I didn't get to tell you this before but I think it's better if you all hear it anyway."
Ianto explained the story about the girl Torchwood had found and the fight they eventually won against UNIT to protect her. When it came to the personal bits he explained that Major Smith had attacked him and Jack had retaliated but not what the man had said, it was his personal business and not anyone else's.
"I guess Smith figured that now I was away from Captain's Harkness' protection he could get his revenge on me for beating him. He was right before when he said Torchwood were a tight knit group of people, whether we liked each other or not we would defend each other to out last breath because we were all there was. We were all like that, but none more so than Captain Harkness. Nobody came near us without going through him and if we were threatened…" Ianto trailed off with a shake of his head. "Major Smith was lucky to get away with just a broken nose that night; it could have been a whole lot worse for him. I guess he figured I wouldn't have that protection here and he could use that to his advantage."
"If what you're saying is true then I'm afraid to say I have to repeat one of Smith's earlier questions, why did you leave Torchwood?" Sam asked. Ianto studied her for a moment. She wasn't looking at him accusingly if anything she looked worried and if he hadn't felt so awful he would have smiled. As it was he couldn't tell them about Jack so he told them the reason he'd been close to leaving Torchwood in the past.
"Because Captain Harkness shot my girlfriend." He saw the shocked look on all of their faces so he continued. "It wasn't his fault, she wasn't herself anymore and she wanted to kill us all. Like I said before Captain Harkness protects his team well, even if it means having to hurt one of them to do it. He saved all of us that day and even though it hurt at the time I knew he did. The thing was every time I looked at him I remembered what happened that day and even though I forgave him I could never forget. Some people have the capacity to move on from things like that, but I couldn't. In the end it was for the best that I leave and I did so with the Captain's blessing –Ianto didn't mention that he hadn't given the immortal man the choice- but I'm not a Torchwood spy. Torchwood three have no reason to spy on the SGC. If anything the two sides would have made good allies, both sides strive for the same thing." Ianto finished looking over at Jack. "I'm sorry that Major Smith's personal dislike for me caused you such an inconvenience, I honestly never thought he'd go that far." He paused for a moment before asking. "Are you going to fire me?"
Jack looked at him with a mixture of shock and alarm. "No, this wasn't your fault, Ianto. As it is it was doing your job well that got you into this situation in the first place, I'd be mad to let you go because of it. No, I just wanted to get your side of the story before I spoke to UNIT and told them to start locking up their dogs. Major Davis, I'm sure you can help me with that." He said turning his attention to Paul.
"It would be my pleasure, General," Paul replied with a smile.
"Good, we'll deal with this first thing Monday morning. In the mean time I think we could all do with a little food. Anyone know a place around here that makes good cake?" the General asked.
XX
That night after dinner was over the group, including Paul, made their way over to General O'Neill's house for a drink. They had a good night together talking and laughing and Ianto had more fun than he'd had in ages outside of the nights he'd spent with Daniel recently. When it got later and everyone else had headed home or to bed Daniel and Ianto were alone on the couch finishing off a great bottle of wine Sam had bought on her way there.
"How are you feeling now, better?" Daniel asked quietly.
"A lot better, it was really nice of everyone to include me tonight, I had a really good time," Ianto replied with a smile.
"You're one of us now, you're part of the team, of course we'd include you. Besides, I'm pretty sure Jack planned this to cheer you up and make you feel more comfortable around the rest of us. He wants you to be happy here," Daniel said with a grin.
"I know, he told me that once," Ianto replied his smile widening as he took another sip of his wine.
"You didn't tell them about you and Captain Harkness."
Ianto's smile died as he looked up at the archaeologist once more. "There are some things I'd rather not share with everyone. Besides, from what I heard today men like me aren't welcome in the American Air force."
"Do you think Jack would have fired you if you'd told him?" Daniel asked.
"I don't think he would have wanted to, but rules are rules," Ianto replied looking down at his glass for a moment. "Do you think I did the wrong thing not telling them?"
"I don't think you did anything wrong per se, I just think you might be worrying about this more than you need to. The SGC is a good place and SG1 are good people, so is Paul otherwise Jack wouldn't be including him you shouldn't feel like you need to hide from them." Daniel told him quietly.
"Maybe not, but as it was all the things I told them today were more than I ever wanted any of them to know about me. I don't talk about myself, Daniel, I don't feel comfortable doing it, I never have, not even with Lisa and she and I were together for years," Ianto explained.
"You talk to me and you seem to be okay with that. What about Captain Harkness didn't you talk to him while you were together?" Daniel asked.
"You're different, I feel…comfortable around you, don't ask me why because I don't even know, I just do. And as for Jack, yes, I did talk to him, I told him everything. I trusted him more than anyone and look what he did with that trust. You have no idea how difficult it is for me to trust anyone anymore. I don't want to be like this but I am and there's nothing I can do to change that, believe me I wish there were. This is just who I am," Ianto explained.
Daniel nodded, "Okay, I guess we'll have to work on that. I know there's always going to be things you keep to yourself; everybody has the right to keep their private life private. I just want you to know you don't have to if you don't want to. You can talk to us, any of us and we will keep your confidence, I want you to know that, okay."
"Okay," Ianto agreed with a nod studying his hands.
It was silent for a few moments before Daniel spoke again. "Oh, that's right; I wanted to ask you something."
Ianto looked up at him curiously. "What is it?" he asked.
"Well, I know you've been living on the base and with all the work Jack does in a day I'm sure you're probably too busy to look for a place so I wanted to run an idea by you," Daniel began.
"Okay," Ianto agreed.
"I live in a really nice part of town, it's close to work and the neighbourhood is really lovely. I spend a lot of time off world so I'm not there all the time and I have plenty of room and a door man and a really good coffee machine and…well…I was wondering if you'd like to come and move in with me," Daniel finally asked.
Ianto was so shocked by the question he didn't notice how nervous Daniel sounded asking it. "You…you want me to come and live with you?" he asked for clarification.
"Um…yeah. Like I said before I have plenty of room and I'm not home all the time so you wouldn't necessarily see me every day. You'd have your own space and a parking space in the garage under the building. It would give you a change to get away from the SGC for a while and live out in the sun again, plus Jack would stop worrying about you living on the base. You could stay as long as you wanted, even if it was just until you found somewhere else to stay, or you could stay longer it's up to you. It's just I have this lovely, big apartment and it seems a waste to have just me living in it. Anyway it's just an offer; you can take a while to think about it if you want to but I thought it might be nice." Daniel finished and Ianto had finally recovered from his shock enough to notice Daniel's nerves.
"You're exceptionally nervous right now aren't you?" he asked studying the other man.
"Well, this isn't a question I ask people every day," Daniel replied.
"Good point," Ianto replied mulling over the question for a moment. Daniel did have a lovely, big apartment, and he would be lovely to have as a room-mate, plus they'd get to spend more time together. It would save Ianto the time and energy of looking for a place himself and Jack would stop worrying about him. Really where was the down side? "Sure, I'd like that, thank you," he agreed.
XX
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