Chapter 3

Author's Note

So I know these seem to be coming every other millennium. And sorry to anyone who does actually like this story but I just don't always have the motivation.

Anyway here you go. Hope you enjoy this! Please review and tell me your thoughts.

I was so upset about everything that I thought of calling in sick but Jack would see right through that. Besides I wanted to carry on with the project I was working on. It was some strange rift activity that I was trying to solve but it was nothing that Jack was interested in. Apparently he wasn't interested in anything anymore.

I go into work and move quietly towards my desk to continue working. Ten minutes later Jack sticks his head round his office door. I feel a sudden burst of hope that he will ask me for something.

"Gwen could I talk to you for a minute" he says and I try to hide the jealousy that is blatantly obvious on my face.

Gwen comes out five minutes later looking angry and guilty. She walks up to me and starts to mumble incoherently.

"Um Ianto I uh ... I uh need..." she says.

"Gwen spit it out" I say as I start to get impatient.

"Ianto I need to take that new project you've been working on because Jack asked me to carry on with it".

"But it's my project shouldn't I be the one to carry on with it" I unfairly yell at her.

"Ianto that's what I said but he insisted..."

She attempted to carry on but I was already up the stairs ready to kill the man behind the desk. This was the final straw of his pettiness. The silent treatment ends here.

"What the hell Jack that is my project. I've been working on it for three months. You can't just take it away from me". I yell at him.

"Ianto the projects good and your onto something" he says calmly.

"Then I'll finish it. You can't just give it to Gwen"

"I want her to do it, end of"

"Why? I'm just as qualified to do it and I know the readings like the back of my hand"

"Ianto I know you can do it but I'm giving it to Gwen. It's nothing personal" he said clearly starting to get annoyed.

"Yes it is and you bloody well know it is".

He gets up and starts to go out of his office. He opens the door when I scream "Don't walk away from me Jack Harkness; I've had enough of it".

He suddenly flings himself round to face me. He is bright red with anger.

"This argument is over, Gwen is doing the project from now on and that's that".

"I don't give a damn about the project Jack. Tell me what the hell have I done to make you so cold to me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about" he tells me shutting the door in an attempt for our argument to be concealed.

"That's it! Either you tell me right now Jack Harkness or I swear to god..." I trail off hoping that's threat enough. What can I threaten him with really? I can't threaten to leave him he may not realise it but if it comes to it I couldn't follow through.

"You'll what Ianto? What? Cheat on me again?" he yells at me coming towards me. He looks angry but I can see the hurt in his eyes and the sadness behind them.

"Excuse me?" I think I misheard him. I have not cheated on him and I'm angry that he would doubt me like that. I see red. How dare he think I would do that and just jump to conclusions like that.

"You cheated on me Ianto don't even try to deny it. I saw you in that Cafe down the road" he then looks at me like I'm stupid "Really you could have been more subtle?"

I turn around from him I can see in the mirror that he seems pleased with himself like I'm turning away with guilt. Like he's broken me. That look fills me with more anger then I know what to do with so I decide to throw it at him.

"You are a fucking, idiot Jack Harkness!" I seethe throw gritted teeth. He seems confused and insulted. "Tom is a friend a very old, very straight friend. He was Rhiannon's ex boyfriend and he was like an older brother to me for years"

"But... But you hugged him... and he kissed you on the cheek!" he babbled.

"We're close Jack. He showed me a picture of his new baby that he had with his wife and I hugged him". I was so angry at him for putting me through this. "I can't believe you would think so little of me" he started to move towards me but I held up my hand "No and what's worse is instead of being a grownup who cares about this relationship you decided to act like a child by pushing me away and torturing me".

"Ianto look I'm sorry, I shouldn't of..."

"No you shouldn't of." I cut him off and start to walk towards the door.

He goes to grab me but I tug my arm out of his grasp "Ianto please stay so we can talk about this" I feel my emotions overcoming me as my anger takes a back seat. Now I'm hurt. Tears well up in my eyes and I can't hold them in.

I turn to face him in the door way. "Why should I? You sure as hell didn't." He looks like he's been slapped but I don't care. I turn from the room and leave him watching after me as I walk away.