It was never often enough, but the impossible had happened allowing Jack to indulge one of his passions in life. Dinner with friends, with the people he considered family. Tosh, Owen, Andy and Cassie and gentle Carys with her Wilson. This was the life Jack had wanted but dared not dream he could have. Their children were piled on the sofa watching cartoons while the adults sat around and sipped coffee. Everyone except Jack. He pushed his cup away, amid gasps from the others as he pulled Ianto into his lap. 'What?'

Owen grinned. 'You aren't drinking your coffee.'

'Ianto had an impromptu coffee tasting today.' He felt his Welshman lean against him.

'Yep, which reminds me, I need more volunteers tomorrow, Jack and the girls couldn't reach a consensus.'

Cassie laughed. 'Problem was we all liked different ones.'

Ianto gave a disappointed sigh. 'Which is why I need volunteers to try the three I've narrowed it down to.'

Tosh grinned. 'I think I can fit that in my busy schedule.'

'Can you all be here around nine?'

Everyone nodded and murmured their assent except Jack who shook his head, suddenly finding all eyes on him.

'I only found out today about a huge sale in the Usk Valley tomorrow. Besides, I spent this morning trying Ianto's blends along with the girls so he knows which one I like.'

Tosh smiled. 'I'm sure we can make time tomorrow to pop around and help you out. Rift willing.'

Talk turned to Torchwood as it often did, including the re-application of PC Cooper for a position in the team. Jack had discussed at length his views on her and he'd yet to see anything to prove him wrong. He knew there was a level on which he could be wrong, he just wasn't sure Torchwood could afford for him to be right. Deciding to leave them to it he began clearing plates.

Collecting empty glasses Tosh followed Jack into the kitchen, her question straight to the point. 'You don't like PC Cooper do you?'

Jack shrugged. 'I don't not like her. I know this Gwen both is and isn't the same Gwen I knew.' He stopped rinsing plates and turned to the petite Japanese woman standing next to him. 'I just can't forget her decision to sacrifice me the way she did, the Gwen I knew I mean.'

'You don't trust her.' It wasn't a question.

His hand ruffled his short dark hair. 'I see her lying to her husband and having affairs. How can I trust her.'

She patted his arm. 'You can't. The fact of her being passed over for a number of promotions over the last few years also speaks for itself.'

'Thanks Tosh.'

'It must be a bit surreal, your boy being friends with her daughter like that.'

Jack laughed. 'That's hardly the strangest thing in my life.'

'I guess not.' She smiled. 'I'm glad you found your Ianto Jack.'

'Me and all.' His reply soft as he watched her head back out to the dining room. 'Me and all.'

Ianto stood at their front door as they waved their guests off, an arm resting around his waist. He felt Jack's nose brushing against his neck. 'Isn't this where you make some sort of outrageous suggestion that makes me blush then chase you into bed?'

'It would be indeed Ianto Harkness-Jones.'

Leaning into Jack he dropped his voice into a purr. 'Then suggest away.' He felt Jack's laughter teasing across his skin as lips mapped a line across his neck.

'Our son's asleep, dishes are done and.' He reached around Ianto and flicked the lock. 'The door's locked.'

Turning in Jack's arm's Ianto backed him against the wall. 'So what did you have in mind?'

'Mmm.' Jack licked his lips as he considered different scenarios. 'I'm thinking we could grab the left over desert and I could lick the chocolate sauce from your body.' He felt Ianto's approval against his thigh. 'You don't seem opposed to that idea.'

Ianto nodded. 'It has possibilities. There's also something we haven't done for a while.'

'Oh yes?' Jack gave Ianto a slow smile as his Welshman whispered a suggestion in his ear. Eyes closing briefly at the picture he was being painted. 'Okay.'

Ianto pulled back, catching Jack's hand in his as he lead the way back up the stairs.

Jack walked into Harkness-Jones Coffee and Collectables and paused as he saw Ianto standing there, waiting. Arms folded across his chest and a less than happy look on his usually expressionless face. He kept his tone friendly, aiming for a lightness as he smiled. 'Ianto.'

'Jack, would you mind explaining why my mother called?'

'Because she loves you?' Trying to look innocent.

Carys and Cassie both stopped what they were doing and looked over to see what was unfolding. The tone and posture of both men indicated Jack was up to something.

Ianto smiled indulgently. 'I know she loves me. Jack.'

'What did she say then?'

'Not much, she just wanted to check there would be no problems with her picking Gareth up from school.'

Jack released the breath he'd been holding. 'I told her she didn't have to sign him out or anything.'

'Why, exactly, is my mother picking my son up from school tomorrow?'

'I have, um, arranged something.'

'Really.'

'It was supposed to be a surprise.'

Ianto nodded. 'Because your surprises have worked out so well in the past.'

'Hay, I'm Captain Jack -.'

'Sparrow!' Chorused Carys and Cassie as they dissolved into giggles.

'I was going to say Harkness.' He turned to the slightly hysterical women. 'You think I look like a pirate?'

Cassie just clutched at Carys as tears of laughter ran down her face and she tried to shake her head.

Rolling his eyes Jack turned back to his husband. 'Gareth doesn't have anything on this weekend and I've booked us a suite in a five star resort.' He watched as his husband's eyes darkened. 'Five stars Ianto... There's even a grand piano in our suite.' He paused. 'Well, I think it's a baby grand.'

'A piano?' Cassie choked out as more laughter threatened to overwhelm her.

'Have a little faith.' Jack muttered, changing the subject he smiled at Ianto. 'How did the coffee tasting go?'

'Rhys came in so he was the tie breaker, this lot were their usual indecisive selves.'

'Marvellous, so a good day all round then. Could I get a hand with some boxes and could someone call Tosh? I picked something up for her and my phone died.'

Carys tried to catch her breath and nodded. 'Sapphires?'

'Nope, alien tech, probably just space junk.'

'In a bloody jumble sale in the Usk Valley?' She shook her head as she pulled her phone out.

Ianto followed after Jack. 'Did you have a nice chat with my mam then?'

'She offered Ianto, I didn't call her to ask.'

Reaching the car Ianto nodded. 'Oh, I was going to ask why you'd call her.' Looking at the carriage clock sitting on the floor of the front seat. 'But this does explain a few things.

'I sent her a pxt and she called me back.'

Ianto rolled his eyes, muttering in Welsh. 'My sister's right, you are a bad influence on our mother.'

'What was that my love?'

'Oh just agreeing with Rhi about something.'

Jack was about to comment when Carys approached. Jack handed her the folder with the usual receipts and notes scribbled in his spider web handwriting. Details captured about what he paid for each item and any notes he'd made on the items including age and ownership where known.

'We could get you a tablet or something.'

He shook his head. 'Not my style Carys.'

'Right, but it's me that has to decipher your handwriting. And do we have anything interesting? Tosh will have someone here soon for her space junk.'

'Ah, other than that the clock is private, unless the mother in law decides she doesn't like this one.' He pointed to another item on the page she was looking at. 'This one's private also.'

'Okay then.' She helped carry one of the smaller boxes in before disappearing with her paper work.

Ianto picked a box up and followed after her. Other than booking a weekend away Jack had clearly been very productive at the sale today. By the time he turned around Andy had turned up with a young man who looked cut from a slice of military cloth. They had brought the rest of the boxes in with Jack who introduced the young man as Wayneo. Apparently he'd ended up in the UK as part of some army exchange with New Zealand and decided to stay. Ianto could admire the ease with which he moved and was struck by something Rhys had said recently.

'I wonder, Wayne-oh, do you play rugby?'

'Yeah, you know a local team? I mean I get plenty of exercise tackling these weevil things, if you know what they are?'

Ianto nodded. 'I'm familiar.' Resisting the urge to check the scars really had healed completely following his brush with one so many years earlier.

'Well, they're fine and all, bit of a challenge sure, but there's no after match function down at the rugby club to look forward to is there.' He didn't question why the yank and his husband were read into Torchwood, after all, the wives of most of the men he worked with were their employees.

What Wayneo didn't know was Tosh had faked a secure background that allowed Jack to act on a consulting basis with a military past. They explained to the newer Torchwood team members that Jack was able to act as a civilian and retrieve items that might otherwise be bared to them as Torchwood. And no one questioned Tosh. They did not however, know about the immortality side of Jack and Ianto's lives.

'So.' Ianto continued. 'You wouldn't mind if I introduced you to a mate of mine who used to play a bit. Only he's helping with coaching now, too many injuries to keep playing himself. Rhys is always saying they could use some fresh blood on the team.'

'Yeah, that would be, as you lot say, well grand and all.' He picked the containment box up and looked over to Andy. 'Come on mate, you can whisper in the wife's ear later, I've got a hot date tonight.'

Andy rolled his eyes. 'You've always got a hot bloody date lined up.'

'Yeah.' Wayne teased, his voice fading as they moved away. 'But this time it's your sister.'

Ianto shook his head at the friendly teasing between the two men as he turned to Jack. 'What did you even find?'

'Just some random space junk and a few coins. But better safe than sorry.' He grinned at his husband. 'Anyway, about tomorrow, if we can get away from here around two we can make an early check in.'

'Where?'

'Just pack for two nights in a five star resort and you leave that up to me.'

'Hmm.'

'Don't you give me that look Ianto Harkness-Jones. I know exactly what I'm doing.'

'That might instil me with more confidence if I hadn't heard it before.'

Jack knew Ianto was teasing him, it was in his smile, the half smile somewhere between his usual Mona Lisa smile and a full smirk. 'You lot could be very hard on a man's ego.'

'If only you had enough to spare.' Ianto dead-panned in reply. He reached out for Jack's hand as the man began to walk away. 'Forever stretches out ahead of us and one of us needs to keep your feet on the ground.' He released Jack once the man smiled at him. 'Now go on, we've both got work to do.'

Moving back to Cassie's side he flashed her a warning look before she could speak. 'Leave off yeah, and will you be alright if I'm not around over the next two days?'

She nodded. 'We'll be fine.'

Jack found Ianto folding clothes and neatly packing them into their travel case. Leaning in the doorway he smiled at the simple efficiency of movement as elegant fingers mesmerised him.

'Am I packing for dinosaurs?' Ianto didn't look up as added socks to the case.

Jack laughed. 'Oh I hope not.'

This time Ianto looked up. 'You know you'd never live it down.'

'I haven't now. That camping trip, with the dinosaurs, was just over six years ago.'

'And when I finally caved three years after that we ended up in France.'

'I am not responsible for the weather Ianto. Although, I will concede, booking a hotel online based on photos that were clearly out of date wasn't brilliant.' He moved towards Ianto and pulled him into his arms. 'The night we spent in the Wellington three months ago played out well.'

'Was that?' Ianto teased. 'Because you didn't actually arrange anything?'

Jack brushed the tip of his index finger over Ianto's eyebrow. 'I'm not sure I'll be justifying that remark with a comment. However I would like to point out that this weekend I have arranged for us will be filled with sex and luxury and romance and fun and did I mention sex.'

Ianto nodded. 'I believe you did, twice. But will we even have time? Surely the apocalypse will be starting if you've made us plans.'

'Oh shut up and finish packing.'

'Ah, but for ragnarok or the rapture perhaps?' Ianto smiled as Jack just kissed him.