LOVE IS A FORCE OF NATURE.

Jack went straight into his office when they arrived back at the Hub. The rest just stood there staring at the closed door.

Ianto was the first to move as he went to the coffee-machine to make some industriel strenght coffee for Jack.

With a cup of hot steaming coffee he walked to Jack's office only to be stopped before he reached the door. Gwen stood before him, her hand pressed against his ribs.

"Let me give it to him pet, I think somebody should talk to him."

For a moment Ianto just stood there, then he found his voice again.

"that was what I was planning to do Gwen." He said trying to keep his voice even.

Gwen didn't get a chance to answer before Owen spook up.

"Let her, Tea-boy. Jack always talks to her."

"Excuse me." Ianto said trying to keep his voice even.

"Look mate, we all know you're shagging him,but that is not what he needs right now. He needs someone to talk to and that is not you. When he's feeling better he's all yours and you can shag his brains out, all right," Owen said this in his usual sarcastic tone of voice and Ianto did his best to restrain himself not to strangle him where he stood.

Tosh 's soft voice came from behind him "Let her do it Yan, she is the one he opens up to."

Before he knew what was happening Gwen had taken the coffee out of his hand and was walking up the stairs to Jack's office.

Figuring that the last thing Jack needed right now was fighting in the hub, he decided to go outside and cool of.. He grabbed his coat, walked out the cog-door and left.

Jack was sitting behind his desk with his head in his hands, when the door opened. He smelled coffee, so that could only mean one person. He gave a sigh of relieve, he really needed to talk to him, because he felt like he was at the breaking point. He had seen many things in his live and did a lot of things he wasn't proud of, but he always kept his believe that humans where basically good.

But what he saw today was so evil, so wrong, that he wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. His Welsh- man always had a way of calming him and strengthen his believe in what Torchwood was doing. That this world was worth fighting for.

He looked up expecting to see beautiful blue eyes, instead he was looking in big brown ones.

"Hi-a, I figured you wanted to talk." Gwen said while looking at him with concern written all over her face.

Jack snapped out of his trance and almost whispered,"Where is Ianto."

She realised he was looking at the cup of coffee in her hand.

She chuckled ,"Don't worry I didn't make it, Ianto did. We figured that you needed to talk, so we decided I better go up here. We all know you rather talk to me alone"

"So you all decided this and what did Ianto think off it?" Jack's voice was becoming dangerously low all though Gwen didn't seem to notice.

"Look Jack, he'll get over it, this is about you, you need to talk and not keep everything bottled up inside. I'm here for you."

While she said this she took hold of his hand and started to intertwine there fingers. He pulled back his hands, as if he was burned, only one person could touch him like that. Jack stood up, grabbed his great-coat and walked out of the office. He stormed past Owen and Tosh without saying a word to them and left the same way Ianto did.

"What the hell did you say to him" Owen snapped at Gwen.

"Nothing, he just stormed out, where is Ianto?" She asked while looking around the Hub.

"He stormed out too, looking really angry" Owen said in a sad tone of voice.

"What's the matter?" Toshiko asked when she saw his sad face.

He sighed "Well where not getting any coffee now are we and I really need it too, bloody Tea-boy."

When Jack walked out of the tourist-office, he saw Ianto staring at the water, miles away in his own thoughts. He walked up behind him and wrapped his arms around his waist.

"Are you all right sweetheart." Jack whispered in his ear.

Ianto startled but quickly recovered. "I should be asking you that, but I'm fine, thanks. What about you cariad ?"

"I just want to go home, take a shower, eat and snuggle on the couch with a good film. How does that sound." Jack said with a big smile, but Ianto noticed the smile didn't quit reach his eyes. They would devenently talk when they got home.

"You want to talk about what happened today ? I've never seen you that upset before."Ianto softly said while turning around to give Jack a kiss.

"Later oke I don't really feel up to another confrontation with Gwen, Tosh or Owen. Lets just go before they come looking for us."Jack pleaded.

"We will have to call them later, they do really worry about you you know."

They started walking to the hand in hand.

"I know they sort of care, but they don't like it if I show weakness. They don't really want to know me." Jack said in a broken voice.

"Are you sure ?" Ianto asked while pushing Jack playfully."I'm sure Gwen would like to know you, all of you."

"Yes I know, I really should talk to here she really thinks I'm in love with her, doesn't she ?"Jack sighed.

Ianto looked him in the eye before he softly said "Tosh and Owen also believe that."

"Yan I love you, you know that right." they looked at each other and all Ianto could see was the love in Jack's eyes.

"O god, Jack I didn't mean it like that. I have no doubts about us." Ianto said before pulling Jack in a hug, not caring who saw them."I just think we should tell the others how we feel."

"I know." Jack sighed into Ianto's neck. "I just like it like this. That a part of or lives have nothing to do with Torchwood. Just us being normal people."

"Me to, but this is getting out of control. Gwen constant flirting, Owen's bad jokes, hell even Tosh thinks that if Gwen breaks up with Rhys you would welcome her with open arms."

"You're right sweethart."Jack said wile Ianto opened the door and they got in there car."How do you want to tell them, I have some ideas."

"I'm sure you do cariad, but are any of those ideas fore polite company?"

Jack gave him a one of his big smiles.

"So that would be a no." Ianto said in a sarcastic tone." how about we just sit them down in the boardroom and explain the situation."

"We could invite them to the house and tell them, it's more personnel. I mean it's not work related is it?"

"Well it kind of is, I mean you're the boss and I'm one of there co-workers."

Jack looked at him and intertwined there fingers.

"Let's talk about this later and first get something to eat, I'm starving."

"Good plan let's get some groceries because we have nothing at home that even remotely looks like food."Ianto said while turning in the parking lot of a store close to there home.

end of chapter 1,let me know what you think. Please be gentle this is my first story and English is not my first language.