missthingsplace | A Christmas Tale 5/25

Fandom: Torchwood
Title: A Christmas Tale - Written for the adventchallenge
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Rhiannon/Johnny, Mica, David, Gwen/Rhys
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: There's nothing more important than making xmas a family holiday. Set after series 2.
Warnings: Slash, fluff, romance, humour
Spoilers: Anything is fair game
Rating:PG - NC17 for series
Word Count: 800

Ianto eyed the carrier bags that Jack had stashed in his office when he'd returned from his earlier trip out a little worriedly, all he could see through the this white plastic were muted colours now that Jack held them in his hands again as they prepared to leave the hub for the night.

“So, are you going to tell me what you purchased?” Ianto asked, opening the cog door for their exit.

“Later, we have another mission to complete first,” Jack replied, giving his lover a wink. “its not snowed for a while so the SUV should me able to make it through the streets again to our destination.”

“And just exactly where would that be?” Ianto questioned him, unlocking the vehicle and climbing in to wait for Jack while he stashed the carrier bags in the boot, turning the ignition and putting the heater on full blast.

“Now that would be telling,” Jack grinned, finally answering the question when he made Ianto clamber over to the passenger seat so he could drive. “you'll see soon enough.”

Ianto took in the snow covered scenery as they left the main city and headed for the outskirts, noting quite quickly that they were heading for the Retail Park and when they pulled into a parking space in front of the huge B&Q he looked at Jack with a raised eyebrow.

“We need to buy a tree, a Christmas tree,” Jack declared, unclipped his seatbelt and exited the SUV excitedly.

“A tree?” Ianto asked, following him. “For the hub?”

“No, for your flat,” Jack answered, striding through the store in the direction of the real trees, bypassing the fake ones deliberately.

“But I don't need a tree,” Ianto insisted. “I've not had a tree since I moved in.”

“That's because you were barely there, now we spend more time there we should celebrate like everyone else,” Jack answered, coming to an abrupt stop. “it's not like I've had anyone to share Christmas with in a long time either and I'd like to do so with you, if that's okay?”

“Really?” Ianto asked, a little surprised, considering that Jack had never been that enthusiastic over the holiday before.

“Yeah,” Jack answered with a bit of a shrug.

“Then yep, lets get a tree,” Ianto agreed, giving into the puppy dog eyes look the Captain was currently giving him.

“Brilliant, I already have the decorations,” Jack said, bounding off again towards the trees.

“Ah, the carrier bags,” Ianto said more to himself than than anyone else and went to help Jack choose a tree.

“I've heard that the Blue Spruce is a good choice,” Ianto told Jack, admiring the said trees, then finishing off the sentence a little quietly. “according to my sister, they might not have a lot of money but she always insist on a real tree at Christmas.”

“They do look nice,” Jack agreed, touching the tree carefully. “nice and bushy and I love the colour, choose which ever one you want, how tall should we get?”

“No more than six foot,” Ianto replied straight away, the taller they are the bigger they are around the bottom and my living room isn't that big.”

“True,” Jack agreed. “how about that one?”

“Perfect,” Ianto nodded, admiring the one Jack was pointing at.

“Can I help Sir?” A voice came from behind them.

“Just the chap,” Jack grinned at him. “We'd like this one please.”

The guy pulled the tag off the tree and handed it to Jack

“Take this to the checkout and I'll put the netting around it so you can transport it home easier,” the shop assistant told them. “would you like me to transport it to your car?”

“That would be good, thanks,” Ianto told him and followed Jack to the tills, buy the time they had paid for the tree the assistant was waiting for them with the tree netted and on a wheeled trolley to take it to the car.

Once they got it back home it took the two of them to drag it from the SUV and up to the flat – having tried to fit it in the lift and failed - dumping it unceremoniously on the floor along with the stand they had also purchased, while they caught their breaths.

“Coffee?” Ianto suggested, rubbing his cold hand together.

“Oh yeah,” Jack sighed. “I'll go and get the decorations and we can decorate the tree afterwards.”

“You're on,” Ianto agreed readily, heading for the kitchen while Jack went back down to the SUV.

The End - TBC

A Christmas Tale 5/25

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