July 21, 2074
He knew as soon as he got back to Cardiff that he should have gone sooner. It's always easier to ignore potential problems than to face them, but he knows better than that. It was a relief to get back and patch things up a little, as best he could with a little more time and distance under his belt than he'd had.
It's made being back here easier, even almost enjoyable, for the past week, though he hasn't seen another hotel guest since he got back. In fact, he's almost had to go looking for things to do now that he doesn't have an immediate problem to solve.
Jack steps into the lobby with a bag of entirely unexciting shopping in one hand. Right now, his biggest choice is whether to stop for lunch on his way back to his room or call for room service or just skip lunch altogether. He pauses by the reception desk to consider the choice, and he can't help thinking there's something funny about the amount of thought going into it.
It's a strange change, actually, but it's far from unwelcome. Happiness is almost an alien feeling to him, but contentment ... he'd been getting close to that back in Cardiff before he found himself here.
If he's snatched a little of it back by forgiving Ianto and smoothing over a few ruffled feathers on Gwen's part, he'll gladly take it.
And he'll take lunch, too, he decides, and starts for the restaurant.
It's made being back here easier, even almost enjoyable, for the past week, though he hasn't seen another hotel guest since he got back. In fact, he's almost had to go looking for things to do now that he doesn't have an immediate problem to solve.
Jack steps into the lobby with a bag of entirely unexciting shopping in one hand. Right now, his biggest choice is whether to stop for lunch on his way back to his room or call for room service or just skip lunch altogether. He pauses by the reception desk to consider the choice, and he can't help thinking there's something funny about the amount of thought going into it.
It's a strange change, actually, but it's far from unwelcome. Happiness is almost an alien feeling to him, but contentment ... he'd been getting close to that back in Cardiff before he found himself here.
If he's snatched a little of it back by forgiving Ianto and smoothing over a few ruffled feathers on Gwen's part, he'll gladly take it.
And he'll take lunch, too, he decides, and starts for the restaurant.