Warning: Mentions of sex, slash
Summary: Jack looks back on his and Ianto's relationship and realises that he has fallen for the other man. (set after the episode 'Meat')
Pairings:Ianto/Jack, mild Tosh/Owen, Gwen/Rhys.
A/N:Just a small drabble, let me know what you think.
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Love.
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Jack sighed as he looked down from his office, Gwen had just left with Rhys and he wasn't quite sure if he had made the right decision in letting her. He looked across the hub at where Owen was flirting with Tosh who barely seemed to notice, Jack couldn't help but laugh, a few months ago it would have been the other way around... His eyes were drawn to Ianto who was clearing up mugs, Ianto who'd been shot at just an hour ago, if that gun hadn't jammed then... Jack's eyes filled with tears at the thought, Ianto, his Ianto would be dead. Jack frowned as he wondered when he had began reffering to the man as being his... Ianto had approached Jack only two months after Lisa had died, he had needed comforting, someone to hold him at night and keep the nightmares away. He had also needed to know that Jack forgave him and that had been the only way Jack could think of of proving it. That was all that there was between them at first, just sex, an arrangement that suited them both. But then when Jack had come back from being away with the Doctor he had wanted more, needed to know he had someone there who cared about him and wasn't just in it for sex... He knew that Ianto loved him, the man had mumbled it when he was half asleep, Jack had pretended he didn't know what Ianto was talking about when he asked if he'd said anything stupid the night before... the younger man had sounded so scared of being rejected... but now, now Jack knew he felt the same, just the thought of losing this amazing young man terrified him. Jack sighed, he knew that eventually he would lose Ianto just like he lost everyone else he loved, but that didn't mean he couldn't make the most of it right? He grabbed his coat off the hook and headed into the main section of the hub, "Tosh, Owen, finish your reports then you can go home." He told them before turning to Ianto, "Come on." He smiled.
"Where are we going?" Ianto asked, picking up his coat and following Jack up the stairs towards the tourist office.
"Thought we could catch a movie." Jack replied,
Ianto grinned, "Sounds great."
Jack smiled and took Ianto's hand as they walked along the street, "I was so scared I'd lose you today." He admitted.
"So was I." Ianto muttered.
"But you're alive." Jack said, pressing a soft kiss to the back of Ianto's hand, "That's what matters."
Ianto nodded, "Yea."
"But by god Ianto Jones, don't do that again, I love you far too much to lose you now." Jack said softly.
"You... You love me?" Ianto choked, Jack gave a soft smile and nodded, Ianto's face lit up, "I love you too Jack." He smiled.
Jack grinned, "Well how about we just skip the film and go back to yours so I can show you how much I love you." He chuckled making Ianto laugh but the welshman did change direction and head towards his house as opposed to the nearest cinema.
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