Stay Another Day 11/?

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Title: Stay Another Day
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: Ianto's in an odd mood
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Angst, may need tissues
Rating: PG13
Lyrics: East 17

 

When Ianto woke the next morning the first thing he thought was whose arms were around him, then relaxed when he remembered that Jack had spent the night. He smiled to himself as he remembered how the evening had ended. Twisting slowly in Jack's arms he turned to find Jack awake and smiling softly at him.

Jack whispered a good morning to him in his ear and kissed him softly on the neck just as Ianto's alarm sounded making him sigh softly as he reached out, fingers fumbling till the reached the button that needed pressing to stop the noise. Ianto didn't want to get up, or go to work, he wanted to stay wrapped in Jack's arms.

Ianto wrapped his arms tightly around Jack and snuggled into his chest, breathing in his scent. Damn he thought, how can he smell so gorgeous anytime of the day or night. There was a ringing noise and it took Jack a moment to realize it was his phone, he reached over to the pile of clothes he had placed by the bed and grabbed his trousers.

Jack saw from the display it was work and he knew he'd have to leave, he flipped it open and spoke to the caller, not saying anything that would give away the nature of the call and then turned back to Ianto. He told him he had to go, work to do. There was a little furrow in Ianto's brow as he said the words, they sounded a little familiar but he couldn't place them. Jack kissed his brow as he climbed off the mattress and collected the rest of his clothes.

Ianto told him he was free to use the shower and Jack left the room, for a few minutes Ianto stayed in bed, the pillow next to him smelt of Jack. He pulled it to his chest and took a deep breath, holding it close before finally slipping from the bed and padding bare foot to the kitchen to make coffee and toast. Jack appeared soon after fully dressed, his hair a little untidy and still damp. He took the mug of coffee Ianto offered him gratefully and grabbed a slice of toast devouring it quickly.

Gulping down the coffee Jack placed it on the kitchen counter and moved over to Ianto, he kissed him hard on the mouth after telling he had to go and that he hoped he would see him later? Ianto nodded and Jack told him he'd call him to arrange when an when as it looked like it was going to be a long day at work. Jack grabbed another slice of toast and ran to the door, glancing back with a grin before exiting and closing the door behind him.

Ianto finished his breakfast while he thought about the night before and then got ready for work, wondering if he should tell Susan. They didn't get a chance to talk till lunchtime, it was Saturday and the shop was busy but Susan could see how happy he was and she would swear the lovebite on Ianto's neck had got larger. By lunchtime she was practically dragging him out the shop and to the cafe, they chose a table near the back and she asked him how his date went.

Ianto blushed and told her it had gone well, he didn't want to tell her he had nearly blown it by rushing off out of the cinema. She looked at him and raised her eyebrows, not saying a word. Ianto confessed that Jack had spent the night at his flat, telling her they hadn't gone all the way, but they had had a good evening. She asked for details, wondering Just how far Ianto had let Jack go, but Ianto shock his head and said he wasn't telling.

He was a little disappointed to not have heard from Jack as it neared the end of his shift, but when he left the shop he found Jack waiting outside for him, leaning against the wall. He felt more than a little self conscious when Jack pulled him close and kissed him softly as he heard a small giggle from behind, as he guessed it was Susan when he glanced around, she waved at him as she walked off down the street.

When Ianto asked what Jack had planned for the evening he told him he didn't have any plans as such, but it had been a tiring day and just wanted to relax. They decided to start off by going to the pub, where they had been the first time. Ianto got the drinks, Jack telling him he only wanted water, that he wasn't much of a beer drinker. As the barman handed him the pint glass full of chilled water Ianto stared at it, there was something niggling at the back of his mind to do with water but he just couldn't put his finger on it.

He nodded his head slightly as the barman asked if he was okay, he replied he was a carried the drinks over to the booth Jack had chosen. Ianto slid in beside Jack and placed a chaste kiss on Jack's lips, all thoughts of the water gone for the moment as Jack placed his hand on Ianto's knee. Ianto tried to get Jack to tell him more about his job, but Jack declined saying the same reason as before. Ianto asked him how he managed to smell so good all the time, Jack grinned and told him it was his natural pheromones.

Ianto looked at Jack's grinning face and wasn't sure if he should take him seriously or not so he just laughed when Jack added it was what made him so irresistible . They wasted a couple of hours in the pub, just taking about whatever came to mind. Ianto told Jack a bit about his family, that his dad had been a master tailor but he had died a few years ago and that he kept in touch with his mum and siblings when he could. Jack told him he didn't have any family, he had lost them a long time ago. Ianto didn't push it when he saw the sad look in Jack's face.

With unspoken agreement they left the pub and started walking slowly towards Ianto's flat, when Jack took his hand in his own Ianto made no attempt to remove it. They were barely a hundred yards from the pub when Jack's phone rang, he took it from his pocket and swore under his breath when he was it was from one of his team members. He glowered at the phone and then answered it, Weevil sighting in the city, too many of them for them to take care of them selves. Reports said there were four or five at least.

Jack closed his phone as swore again, he told Ianto he had to go, that it was work and he was needed. Ianto felt more than a little disappointed, he was hoping to spend the night with Jack again. Jack told him to go home, that he hoped he wouldn't be too long and would meet him there later. After pulling Ianto into a doorway for a lingering kiss Jack ran off to the car park where he had left the SUV knowing the others would be waiting for him and it.

Ianto walked home slowly, wondering what it was about Jack's job that could make him just drop everything and go. Once home he made a strong cup of coffee and turned on the TV, finding a film to watch to while away the time as he hoped Jack would appear at his door soon. Jack and the team were however chasing a small pack of Weevils through an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Cardiff, even Jack would admit to himself that he was distracted when the Weevil came out the darkness and struck him across the chest then it all went black.

The next thing Jack knew was when he gasped back to life, his shirt covered in blood from where the Weevil had got his neck before the others could shoot it dead. He was cradled in the lap of one of the team members, she was telling him he was okay now. Jack couldn't help but wish it was Ianto who had been there when he came back from the dead, but as he knew now that was one of the things that caused Ianto to leave and Retcon himself in the first place.

TBC

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