Challenge 551 - New world order

[m_findlow]

Title: New world order
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Ianto, John Frobisher
Rating: PG
Challenge: 551 - Regret at tw100
Notes: Frobisher doesn't take Ianto's news as expected. A double drabble.

Ianto felt a little wave of nervousness grip him as Bridget announced that Mr Frobisher was ready. He'd been to the Home Office loads of times, but in all that time he'd never actually been inside Frobisher's office. He didn't even think he'd ever shaken his hand.

'Sit,' Frobisher instructed, sagging wearily into his own chair behind the ornate desk. 'I'd rather we get this over with quickly if it's all the same to you. It's my daughter's sixteenth birthday today and I had been hoping to get home on time. So much for that.' He glanced up and Ianto sitting there with his hands clutched in his lap. 'Any particular reason why Captain Harkness couldn't be bothered coming down here himself?'

Ianto cleared his throat. 'Sir, it's with great regret that I have inform you that Jack Harkness is no longer the head of Torchwood.' That got Frobisher's attention, as he expected it might.

'He's... is he dead?'

'No, nothing like that,' Ianto assured him, surprised at the tone. 'Jack is still in charge of Cardiff  operations, but I've, uh, been appointed head of Torchwood Global. This is me coming to tell you officially.'

'Oh, thank God!' Frobisher cried.