Ok this is the last chapter of Forbidden Lies. So I hope that you've enjoyed this story as much as I've enjoyed writing it.

At the moment I'm working on a plan of my next Torchwood Fan Fic which will be titled Absolute Power. I won't be starting it until the plan is complete.

Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood as it is owned by the BBC

Chapter Thirty Eight

Back to Black

Two weeks later

Peter

The airport was buzzing with huge crowds of holiday goers when I finally got to the check in counter. After a few minutes of talking to the nice receptionist I was told where to wait and also where the gate was. I bided her thanks and walked over to where Jack was waiting for me. He noticed the satchel that I still had over my shoulder but didn’t say anything. As we walked along towards the waiting area he started to speak.

“So looking forward to seeing your family?” Jack asked with a smile.

“Of course, especially my mum, I can’t wait to see her face when she sees me.” I answered with a grin. “My brother decided to keep it a secret from her.”

“Ah as to keep it as a pleasant surprise?” Jack asked looking around the terminal. “Look it’s the middle of winter and the girls are in hot pants.....not that I mind though.”

“Well they’re probably going off to somewhere warm like Barcelona.” I suggested trying not to check them out as we passed them.

“Yeah probably....Looking good girls!” Jack called out causing me to put a hand over his mouth. The girls looked over and smiled before I heard them giggling to themselves as we passed. “What?” He asked after we were out of earshot.

“You’re unbelievable.” I replied before sitting down on one of the seats. Jack gave a grin before sitting down.

“I can’t help it that they were wearing hot pants.” Jack said with a whine. “Beside you’re not looking bad yourself in that black shirt.”

I looked at the black long sleeve shirt that I was wearing and shrugged. It was just another ordinary shirt that I chosen to wear. In my suitcase contained many other shirts, long and short sleeved that I had packed because I never liked wearing T-shirts. The weird thing though was that the shirt I was wearing was the same one that Jeremy had slipped off me on Christmas Eve. I felt a smile pass over my lips.

“See a smile, haven’t seen one of those for awhile.” Jack remarked with a grin before playing with my hair. “Well not a smile like that at least.”

“My hair is not a toy Jack.” I told him which made him remove his hand in disappointment.

“I’m sorry.” Jack said before looking around the terminal. “So I’ve heard that Jeremy has started his new job.”

I didn’t say anything to that but just took out my MP3 player and put the earphones to my ears. I wasn’t in the mood to talk about Jeremy because it would bring upon tears that I didn’t want to shred. We had made the decision not to get back together which had been painful but it was for the best. I needed time away from him and I really did want to love him again.

Going through the playlist I stopped at the song that Jeremy had played while I had been unconscious and pressed play. I sat back and let the song take over my mind letting me remember the last moment spent with Jeremy which was Christmas day.

“What do you want to do now?” Jeremy asked getting off the couch and kneeling down in front of the laptop.

“I don’t know.” I answered kneeling down beside him. “What do you want to do?”

Jeremy stayed silent and started to go through my media player. I could see tears forming in his eyes as a result of our conversation. I didn’t want to hurt him.

“Jeremy, are you ok?” I asked putting a hand on his shoulder.

“Of course, Peter seriously I didn’t think we would get back together in a hurry. You obviously need time and I respect that.” Jeremy answered with a smile. “Right now I just want to savour this moment with you.”

I smiled and softly kissed him on the lips. “Just don’t cry on me alright!”

Jeremy laughed and pressed the play button on the media player. The familiar sounds of ‘The Bones of You’ floated out of the speakers making me close my eyes for a few moments. Jeremy stood up and stretched out his hand.

“May I have this dance Peter Clarkson?” He asked.

I smiled. “Of course.”

“Ah this is your song isn’t it?” Jack asked in a loud voice which made me sit up in surprise. “The Bones of You by Elbow, well Jeremy has good taste.”

“You’ve heard the song then?” I asked leaving one of the earphones in.

“Yes I have, Ianto had the radio on one day when that song came on.” Jack explained with the MP3 in his hand. “Now let’s see what else you have.”

I rolled my eyes as Jack scrolled through my playlist. My taste in music of course included jazz, Aussie rock, swing music and alternative plus other artists which I liked but didn’t necessary liked their genre in general.

“You have Amy Winehouse?” Jack asked with a grin.

“Well of course her music is great.” I protested grabbing back the MP3 player. “Now can I listen to it in peace?”

Jack nodded and I sat back with both earphones in my ears. After a few minutes I heard a person over the speaker announcing that my flight was ready to board. Jack and I stood up and faced each other.

“Well I think this is goodbye then.” Jack said and stretched out his hand.

“Jack, I’ll be back in four months.” I said with a laugh before pulling him into a hug. “I don’t do handshakes. “

Jack laughed. “Well of course, well you have a good time now.” He said before pulling back and looking at me.

I nodded and kissed him on the lips. He was a bit stunned when I pulled back after a few minutes.

“What was that for?” He asked quite seriously.

“Just thanking you.” I answered before walking off towards the gate. “It won’t happen again I promise.”

“Yeah you keep thinking that, Peter Clarkson.” I heard him call after me.

No you keep thinking that Captain Jack Harkness!

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