Janto - One shots -Time will heal all wounds.

It's just another year!

A/N

I know I usually post on Wednesday and Sunday but It's my birthday so I thought I would do an extra birthday related upload!

Thank you so much it was such a nice birthday present to wake up to nearly 400 reads. 

Hope you enjoy!

Ianto POV

It's my birthday tomorrow and I really don't want it to be. I've never really liked birthdays. I guess they just make me feel older. When I was younger, they were more fun. Now they just remind me that another year has passed. Another year with Jack. They make me realise that Jack won't get to spend the rest of his life with me. One day he will have forgotten all about me. He will have moved onto somebody else and he will never mention me again. Well maybe he will in passing. Like when he is drunk at a bar trying to chat up some guy. That's why I told Jack there was to be no birthday celebrations. Nothing. He wasn't even allowed to mention it in passing to the team. I know they will all have forgotten when it is anyway because I mean they don't notice or care about me anyway. I don't need reminding that I'm getting older when he just stays the same. I've got cards from Rhiannon and the kids which are cute. I am going over there tomorrow night with Jack but that is my limit on social activities for my birthday. My sister would have become suspicious if I didn't go over to hers for my birthday because that's what I always do but this year is different. I won't just be me; it will be Jack as well. I decided that trying to tell Rhiannon about everything to do with Torchwood would be too much for her to deal with so for one evening we are just going to be Jack and Ianto. No captain. No tea-boy. I was also hoping that by doing something birthday related it might stop Jack from throwing me some stupid party at the Hub or trying to hide some secret surprise thing from me. Which let's face it, I don't really think he would be able to hide anything from me anyway. But it would be cute seeing him try.

Jack POV

I know Ianto doesn't really like his birthday and I understand why but this is the first one we can celebrate together as... like... well... a couple and I just want to see him enjoy his birthday. I want to get to enjoy the birthdays we have left together. I'm not trying to be negative but it's not like anyone at Torchwood lives to draw their pension. I know he doesn't want a big celebration, but I thought maybe if I do something more intimate and just made it a day of small surprises. Just little alterations to what we already do then maybe he would actually enjoy it and it wouldn't interfere too much with his day to day activities that he insisted on doing as normal because to him, his birthday is just another day of the year.

Ianto POV

As I wake up, I see a single red rose on the pillowcase next to mine where Jack's head should be. It's strange he normally always tells me when he is leaving and usually, I go with him if it's Torchwood related. Why would he leave and not tell me? Something strange is going on. A note lays next to the rose.

Sorry had to go and sort something out and decided that you should sleep in it seems as though it's your birthday. And no, I haven't done something stupid for your birthday because you didn't want that. Have fun don't rush in. I'm sure the boss won't mind if you are late. I would have made you coffee, but I know how much you hate mine so didn't want it to spoil your birthday morning. Your Captain Jack Xx.

I got up and went into work like any other morning. No banner, no balloons, no nothing. Maybe for once Jack had actually listened to something I said. Before I went down to the archives, I made coffee for everyone. But as I walked into Jack's office, he was only just arriving himself and taking his coat off where he could have been? The rest of the team were here and if it was a mission then he would have taken at least one of them. I shook it off assuming he might have gone to see Alice and didn't want to talk about it. So, I went down to the archives like I always do, and time just flies by because next thing I know it's twelve o'clock.