Title: A Normal Life

Author: wereleopard58

Rating: FRAO

Pairing: Ianto Jones/Captain Becker

Summary: Jack left Ianto couldn't deal with aliens anymore so he decided to get a new job, an assistant at a place called the Anomaly Research Centre also called The ARC.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Torchwood or Primeval.

N/B Yes I know bad Lea for starting a new fic. Bad, bad Lea.

Please forgive me I had a Primeval fest Season One to Three and was in the mood g.

Chapter One

Ianto hugged Tosh and Gwen goodbye standing beside his car. He was going to miss them but there were too many memories here. Jack had finally found the Doctor the man, the alien that Jack had always loved.

He knew one day that it would happen, how could he managed to hold a man like Captain Jack Harkness so he made the best of it while he could.

Turning he looked at Owen, they had their ups and downs but they had become close. In fact they had become brothers.

"You better keep in touch teaboy or we'll come over there and kick your arse." Owen said pulling him into a tight hug. "If you need anything, anything at all call us."

"I promise." Ianto whispered. "I'd better go." He said quickly feeling the tears build up, ready to fall.

Climbing into his car he gave them a quick wave and drove off. Owen stood watching Ianto go, his arms wrapped around Tosh and Gwen.

Ianto never realised how much he actually meant to them and how much they were going to miss him.

"We should have persuaded him to say." Gwen whispered tears rolling down her face.

"It was destroying him." Owen said softly. "The man he loved and did everything for left him. Wherever Ianto turned there was evidence of what they had been together. He was wasting away. I tried to talk to him but he wouldn't listen would say everything was fine."

"That sounds like Ianto." Tosh said. "I wish he could find someone worthy of him."

"We all do Tosh, we all do." Gwen replied.

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Ianto walked into a huge state of the art building. It was completely different from The Hub.

"Mr Jones." A voice said politely.

"Mr Lester?" Ianto questioned.

Lester smiled and looked Ianto up and down. "A man who makes an effort to dress for work. It's a nice change."

Ianto looked at him quizzically. "Well I prefer wearing a suit to work."

"Good, now that everything has been signed I can tell you the secrecy about the work." Lester headed into the main circular room.

Large monitors in the centre surrounded by an 'interesting' bunch of people.

Ianto smiled it reminded him of Torchwood.

"Lester." A man said walking towards them.

"Mr Jones this is Professor Cutter. Cutter this is Ianto Jones our new general assistant." Lester said.

"Professor." Ianto said politely.

"Mr Jones we, here at the ARC investigate the appearance of space-time continuum anomalies and stop prehistoric animals that come through it."

Ianto turned and stared at him in disbelief. "I wanted a normal job." He muttered shaking his head.

His new team mates turned to look at him in confusion.

TBC