Title: More Than a Tea-Boy
By: Mrs_Ianto_Jones
Pairing: gen
Rating: PG
Summary: Ianto has a week off, can the rest of the team manage?

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DAY ONE

The roar from the upper gantry was enough to tell everyone that Jack hadn't been able to figure out the coffee machine. This was despite carefully reading and re-reading the instructions left by Ianto. Not long after, Jack came stomping down the stairs. He retrieved his coat and head for the exit.
'I'm going to Starbucks!' He yelled.'Does anyone want anything?'

DAY TWO

'Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. The bloody SatNav and computers have gone offline.'
'Calm down, Owen.' Gwen soothed from the back seat of the SUV. 'I'll just the map out of the boot.'
While Gwen fetched the map, Owen repeatedly thumped the steering wheel. Jack and Tosh simply sat in silence, smiling to themselves.
'If Ianto hadn't decided to have a holiday, he would be in the hub giving us remote directions.'

DAY THREE

'I'm sorry.' Owen called to an extremely pissed-off Jack Harkness. 'The body slipped out of my hands.'
'My coat is now half covered in blood and brain tissue and Ianto's not here to clean it.' He threw the offending garment onto the couch.'It'll stain badly before he returns.'
'Can't you clean it yourself?' Gwen asked, with false innocence.
Jack shot her a look of pure venom.

DAY FOUR

'Crap!'
Jack peered out of his office.
'You okay Tosh?'
Toshiko sighed deeply and pointed to the pile of papers on the floor.
'I haven't had a chance to file this lot yet and now they're all mixed up. Ianto normally does it for me.'
Jack helped Tosh to pick up her papers before going back to his office and his own teetering pile of paperwork.

DAY FIVE

A loud screech greeted the team as they entered the hub. Suddenly, Torchwoods pet pterodactyl swooped down at them.
'Has anyone fed her this week? Asked Jack.
'Bollocks.' Replied Gen.'I knew there as something.'

DAY SIX

Everyone had gone home, leaving Jack alone. He realised that he was feeling more alone than ever. Jack was missing Ianto badly. It shocked him further to realise that all he really wanted was just to hold the younger man. He simply needed his presence.

DAY SEVEN

Owen arrived at the hub to find Gwen, Tosh and Jack cleaning.
'What are you doing? Ianto will be back tomorrow, leave it for him.'
Gwen glared at him.
‘There's a week worth of rubbish here, which we should having been tidying up as we went. But, because we're so used to someone else clearing up for us, we just left it.' She handed Owen a big bag.'Let's at least give Ianto a fighting chance.'

DAY EIGHT

Ianto arrived back at work looking tanned and relaxed. It surprised him to find the hub clean and tidy. Nobody else was in yet, but they would be soon, so he went up to start the coffee. There was a note taped to the coffeemaker. On the front was written "Welcome Back Ianto". When he opened it up though, he found,

"DON'T EVER TAKE ANY TIME OFF AGAIN!!!"

Ianto laughed and set the coffeemaker away.

Finis.

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