Little John was sleeping in his parents double bed. His hands were curled up on the collar of his dad's t-shirt. Ianto was half lying next to him with his eyes closed but not sleeping and with one of his hands hugging his son's waist. The bow was heavy breathing on his dad's chest after a long day full of fun which left him so tired he fell asleep instantly while Ianto watched upon his son's dreams.
- You are spoiling him.
Ianto opened his eyes when he heard the voice coming from the room's door, right in front of the bed. He wasn't surprised to hear it. It was a familiar sound to his ears and he was used to hearing it when he least expected it. He just… missed it.
Captain Jack Harkness approached to the bed as soon as he saw Ianto opened his eyes and noticed him. He stood behind Ianto and leaned down to place a gentle kiss on his neck.
- He doesn't like sleeping on his own… and frankly neither do I.
- Ianto…
- I'm not complaining. I'm simply letting you know what goes around when you are not here.
- Can we not do this? – Jack walked away and took his coat off. – I'm home now.
- Yes, fine. – Ianto slowly undo John's grip off of his t-shirt and stood up from his bed to walk towards Jack.
He took the coat before Jack could put it down to carefully hang it inside their closet while the Captain unbutton his own shirt and slip into something more comfortable.
- Do you want me to take him to his room?
- No… it's fine.
Jack turned his head to the bed and looked at his little boy. There wasn't a sing time that he did this without feeling anxious, maybe a little frighten towards his life, towards everyone's lives on his family. He couldn't not think about how he was going to outlive every single one of them, like it happened before.
Maybe it was just an excuse, all the absences, all that time away from home. He loved them all too much to think about the future but those thoughts would hunt him whenever he looked into their eyes.
Ianto felt the gaze and all those thoughts of future crowding up against Jack's head. He felt it into his eyes, he always did.
- Stop… - he said, getting closer to Jack, placing one of his hands on his chest.
- I didn't… - He got his eyes back into Ianto's and knew it was useless to even try to lie to him.
- I know you; I know what you are thinking. We are here. We are not going anywhere.
- For now.
- Exactly. Now it's all we need. It's all you need.
Ianto's hand went from Jack's chest to his neck and he pulled his face towards his own and pressed their lips against each other's. it was the only time Jack felt safe. Not with a gun but with Ianto's lips between his own.
- Sleep? – asked the tea boy when he pulled away. – You have to rest because the kids will be off to school all day tomorrow… - he said suggestively as he walked back towards their bed.
- Do you have any special plans? – Jack followed him up to his own said of the bed.
- Just… a fuckathon. – He said, casually.
- Such a filthy mouth you have there, tea boy.
- The only way you'll have it, sir.
They were both already tucked into bed with little John in the middle when, from the bedroom's door they noticed a couple of eyes peeping inside.
- Come on in, princess. – Ianto said to Nella who was already running inside as soon as they noticed her. She jumped into bed on Jack's side next to his brother.
- There's always room for one more. – Jack kissed Nella's hair and smiled at Ianto.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.