Blue and White Striped Porcelain
-Five times Jack's blue and white stripy mug had something different in it, and One time it didn't.
Spoilers for Children of Earth at the end. Heavy spoilers actually.
Suggestions of a sexual nature.
Coffee.
Jack was up late. Not by choice, he only ever chose to stay up this late if Ianto and himself were 'entertaining' themselves. This brought a smile to his face. It quickly disappeared however when he lowered his eyes and saw the vast mountain of paperwork. The paperwork that Ianto had given him with a stern: "Do it Jack. Or you get decaf. Or no sex. I've not yet decided." Jack couldn't quite decide which punishment was the worst. Though, looking down out the window to where Ianto was leaning over his desk clearing up and displaying that marvellous rear end of his, Jack thought that he may have to say that a sex ban would be the worst of the two. But still, decaf coffee – nobody wants that.
Just as Jack put his pen to the paper and signed what felt like the 100th report, his phone beeped; succeeding in once again, distracting him from what he was supposed to be doing. He sighed, and reached into his pocket, drawing out his phone and quickly scanning the text, which he realised (with a grin) was from Ianto. 'Jack – don't forget you've still got that conference call with UNIT. Martha should be there so don't be too grumpy with them?' Jack looked down towards the ground floor of the hub, and saw Ianto standing, looking up to him with his puppy dog expression which Jack could never resist.
He sighed again, this time more audible and exasperated than before. Picking up the phone on his desk, he dialled UNIT's main base and waited for them to answer. He didn't like UNIT. Never had and never will. Martha made it slightly better, but still, he'd rather not deal with them at all. Tapping his foot to some unknown beat inside his head, he allowed his eyes to wander around his office as boredom took hold. He'd give them another few minutes, then he was hanging up. Wouldn't be his fault then. Ianto couldn't complain either. Jack checked his watch. Five minutes gone.
Just then, two short knocks brought him out of his reverie. He looked to his door, even though he already knew exactly who it was, being the only other person in the hub at this moment in time. He fixed a slightly lecherous grin onto his face as Ianto walked casually into the office, his hands folded behind his back.
"Yes Ianto?"
"Don't bother hanging up Jack – they'll answer soon enough. And my threat still stands."
"Fine." Jack sighed, "Is that all you cam up here for?" He continued, punctuating is question with a raise of his eyebrows.
"No. I've brought you a coffee. Thought you might be wanting one by now." Ianto placed the blue and white stripy mug on Jack's desk, smiled and then backed out of the office.
Jack picked up the mug of coffee and inhaled the aroma. It was, as usual, delicious. Raising his mug in a silent toast to Ianto, Jack was in a much better mood once UNIT finally answered the phone.