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E/N:This is a sequel to "Are Some Mistakes Forever." Jack and Ianto are reunited, but then Ianto is presumed dead in a plane crash, which leads to hidden secrets being revealed.

Thanks to my magnificent Beta-Reader "Best-In-Red.

Secrets Unleashed

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Chapter-1

***EARLIER***

Ianto was hyperventilating as he rushed to take his seat on the plane. Rhiannon's call had upset him; he didn't want to think about how his little boy was asking for him. As soon as he arrived in London, he would call and talk to Steven. He had never broken a promise to him and wasn't going to start now. In two days he would be at his parents' farm.

As the plane departed Cardiff airport, Ianto closed his eyes smiling at the thought of Jack, Steven and himself finally being a family. That smile soon faltered as an announcement was made over the com. Ianto panicked, jumping from his seat and shouting, "No, no, no!" As he frantically searched for a way off the plane, his last thought was of Rhiannon's call.

~~Present~~~~

Sitting at his desk, Jack was devastated. He was going through so many emotions: pain, shock, and confusion. Over and over, he repeated his earlier words.

"I knew you would leave me, but not this soon, not this soon. Oh Ianto, you promised to come back. I'm alway left alone, so alone." Jack sobbed as he replayed the T.V. report over in his mind while staring at the photo that was left in his tin box.

Flight 1171, leaving Cardiff airport at 11 a.m. on its way to London this morning has just crashed. All 126 passengers are presumed dead.

Jack read the message that Ianto had scribbled on the back of the photo once again. "A precious reminder of our ever-lasting love that will bind us together forever. Jack Steven Harkness, age 2, Son of Capt., Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones."

Jack needed to think, so he grabbed his coat and, with the photo in his hand, he stormed out of the hub, heading to the one place he alway went to think: Cardiff's tallest building. Looking out over the city with tear-filled eyes, Jack's mind was flooded with so many memories and questions: Was Ianto pregnant when he left and if so, why didn't he tell him? Jack needed answers, so he rushed back to the hub to talk to Tosh.

Meanwhile, back at the Hub, Tosh and Owen were waiting patiently in the conference room for Martha, with neither of them, nor Gwen, aware that Jack was no longer in the hub.

While Gwen, who had not let go of her animosity regarding the conference, was seething at Tosh for calling Martha, she couldn't help but wonder why Tosh insisted that Martha come to the hub. She was the one who should have been comforting Jack, not some outsider. Wasn't she the one he always confided in?

Gwen had had enough of Tosh. She was second-in-command and was determined that if anyone was going to talk to Jack, it would be her. As she got up from her seat to go to Jack's office, she was stopped by Tosh.

"Gwen, leave him alone," Tosh snapped. "There are things going on that you are unaware of that don't concern you." At that moment, Tosh's mobile rang, and she answered it to find that it was Martha, outside the tourist office.

"Owen, could you please let Martha in?" Tosh asked, as she kept a watchful eye on a furious Gwen.

Owen, who was stunned by the news of Ianto's death, was preoccupied by strange unexplained flashbacks, but responded at hearing Tosh call his name. He also was curious and wanted to know what was going on, for he had the inkling feeling he was somehow involved, but, unlike Gwen, he was willing to wait for answers.

After being escorted into the conference room, Martha and Tosh greeted each other with tears and hugs while Gwen scowled at seeing this.

Martha expressed her sympathy to Owen and Gwen for their friend and former co-worker before turning back to Tosh asking in a concerned tone, "How is Jack; is he still in his office?"

At that precise moment, Jack stormed the conference room and, slamming his fist against the table, he shouted. "I need answers and I want them now!"

Seeing the photo, Martha and Tosh sighed. "Jack, we need to go to your office."

When Gwen saw the picture of Ianto with a child, but not the note, she got the wrong idea as usual. Even now at Ianto's death, everything was about her.

Jack insisted. "No, Tosh, we're staying here. You and Ianto had been keeping things from me. Now Ianto is gone and I need answers."

"Jack, Tosh and I will explain to you what we can," Martha said soothingly. "But first you must take a seat and calm down."

Tosh looked at Owen with pleading eyes, begging him silently to take Gwen and leave, and mouthing that she would explain later.

"Gwen, let's leave them alone. Jack, we'll see you tomorrow mate," Owen said as he opened the door to leave.

"Owen, you're kidding!" shouted Gwen. "We can't leave Jack alone. He needs me-us."

"Gwen, what the bloody hell are you going on about?" Owen scowled. "Tosh and Martha are here and right now Jack doesn't need you or me." Gwen's face was burning with fury as she reluctantly left with Owen.

Jack looked like a broken man as he sat staring at the little boy in the picture.

Martha reached for Jack's hand, taking a deep breath before speaking.

"Jack, I know that you have a lot of questions, and Tosh and I will answer what we can, but right now you have to pull yourself together. That little guy in the picture is your and Ianto's son. He has lost his tad and now, more than ever, he needs his father."

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