Jack stood examining an artefact the team had picked up on their last mission. It was round with small round engraves going in circles; 3 of them on one side and on the other were some markings of some distant race. Jack picked it up and shook the object, not really sure what he was expecting to happen, when nothing happened he put it down and frowned down at it, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
He was still stood in that position when Ianto came to his office door ten minutes later, "Hey" he said.
Jack turned and smiled "Hey back".
"I'm going to head home you coming?" he asked, secretly crossing his fingers in his mind.
"Ner, I'm going to continue working on this for a while, then probably sleep here." Unbeknown to them behind them the object was giving off a small whisper of light that went towards Jack and hit him and then disappeared. "See you tomorrow."
"Okay bye" Ianto replied.
….
'Fucking Torchwood' Ianto thought as his alarm went off at 6:15. Although if Jack and him didn't have the quick one in his office every morning he wouldn't have to get up this early, the others didn't usually come in until 9:00, although Owen is his own man and usually pushes it to 11:00-12:00 before he comes in, hung over and demanding coffee. 'The sex is really very good though' Ianto thought, the corners of his mouth pulling into a smile. Ianto got ready for work and set off.
07:15 and the cog door rolls bag and the alarms blast. Ianto heads straight towards the small kitchen, to the second love in his life. Ianto grabs the coffee and makes an industrial strength brew for Jack. He then heads towards Jacks office knocks and walks in.
"Morning Si-" Ianto stops as he notices Jack isn't sat at his desk pretending to do paperwork as usual.
'Where is he?' Ianto pokes his head out of the office and does a quick scan of the Hub. No sign. He walks over to Jacks manhole cover and pulls it open. He climbs down the ladder and quickly looks around the bedroom, Jacks not there. There is however a trail of his clothes leading from his bed to his small bathroom. 'Insufferable man, how many times do I have to tell him, unbelievable' Ianto thinks as he picks the clothes up leading to his bathroom, he pushes open the door.
"You know Sir, you have a perfectly fine wash basket that you could put your dirty clothes into" Ianto says as he enters the bathroom, not bothering to look up as he picks up the final sock "But I suppose that that's too hard for an alien fighting hero from the fut-" Iantos' teasing tone stops as he notices Jack in the bathroom.
At least he thinks that it is Jack. A small boy probably about 3 Ianto guesses is stood looking at the bath, nude. 'No change there then' Ianto thinks.
"Err, Jack?" The boy turns around and flashes a smaller version of the trademark Harkness grin. 'Yeah defiantly Jack' Ianto thinks that grin and those gorgeous blue eyes I would recognise anywhere. The boy runs towards Ianto, a little unsteady, and clamps his arms around Ianto just above his knee.
"Oh, boy."
….
Five minutes later after staring down at the boys head and rubbing his eyes, squeezing his eyes shut and willing himself to wake up from his very strange dream, Ianto seems to accept that it is in fact his boss, and rather dashing lover, that is currently clamped to his leg and seems to react by reaching down and trying to pick him up. Now Jack had always been a stubborn man with the tendency to sulk when things didn't go his way. And this was proving the case when toddler Jack refused to remove himself from his leg, as if it was giving himself some form of comfort. In fact all Ianto reaching down seemed to do was make him cling harder causing Ianto to wince.
"C'mon Jack" Ianto said in his most soothing voice "Let go a little" Ianto again tried to detach Jack from his leg but he had no such luck. Ianto sighed. He turned towards the door and started to walk towards it, with some difficulty with his human leg clamp. Ianto walked back into Jacks bedroom, balanced himself on Jacks set of drawers lifted his leg up over the bed, Jack with it and started to shake his leg. This caused Jack to cling on tighter still, 'Let go you annoying, aggravating man, this is so like you!' Ianto thought his face turning into a determined scowl as Jack refused to let go. He shook his leg a little harder and eventually Jack fell free with a little cry. Jack immediately stood and climbed off the bed making a beeline for Iantos' leg again, this time though Ianto stopped him with a hand to the chest and Jack subsequently waved his outstretched arms at his leg. When he couldn't quite reach his face screwed up and he began to wail.
"All right" Ianto soothed and he picked Jack up into his arms, "all right, its okay, you're okay." Ianto said as he bounced the naked Jack in his arms. Jack buried his face into Iantos neck and rubbed his face against him, Jack sniffled as he got his crying under control. 'I really should get him something to wear' Ianto thought. And he turned towards Jacks draws and opened the drawer that had Jacks vests in and put it on him. Jack looked very cute being drowned in clothes that yesterday fitted him perfectly.
Ianto carried Jack up into his office and placed him into his office chair. Jacks face automatically screwed up and he made grabbing actions with his hands in Iantos direction. When Ianto didn't pick him up he saw fit to exercise his lungs.
Ianto walked over to him and leaned over him, he placed his hands onto his now small thighs, "Now stop that" he told him sternly "I know you look 3 and I know you like to act like you're 3, but you're not so stop it or I'll be forced to take action."
Jack looked at Ianto his face a picture of shock and was immediately quiet. Ianto breathed a sigh of relief.
"Now how about I go and get my pencil case of my desk and you some paper and you can sit there like a good little boy and do some colouring" he asked him.
"Yes please" Jack said in a small childlike voice.
"Okay stay there" and Ianto turned to retrieve said items.
He returned a minute later and placed the items onto Jacks desk, he took the colouring pencils out of his pencil case and took the rest away 'god knows what kind of havoc he could cause with the pens' he thought. He pushed Jack in the chair closer to the pencils and paper and he picked up a pencil and happily started scrawling on the page.
Ianto left the office quietly as Jack drew on the page happily. He shut the door and walked over to his desk and sat down with a sigh 'Today is going to be a long day' he thought. He leaned back and closed his eyes.
