Warm Love
"I think I'm going to be asleep before my head hits the pillow," Ianto groaned, unlocking his apartment door.
"Sounds like a good idea," Jack agreed.
"Join me in the shower first?" Ianto asked.
Jack lifted a brow but the gleam in his eyes was a little dulled with tiredness.
"I meant to make sure I don't nod off under the spray," Ianto said dryly.
"Oh. Well, you're probably right. Come on. Shower, then sleep," Jack said, ushering Ianto into the bedroom to strip off.
"Start the shower running?" Ianto requested, hanging up his suit. "Let the water warm up. I'm already not looking forward to getting into a cold bed. Bloody hate winter."
Jack just smirked and headed into the bath.
Ianto came in a few moments later, wearing his dressing gown and handing Jack a spare one. "Who are you texting?" Ianto teased as Jack fiddled with his wrist strap before setting on the sink.
"The Weevils. Telling them to have a lie-in tomorrow or else."
"Uh huh," Ianto said around a yawn, hanging up his dressing gown and stepping into the steamy shower.
Jack wasted no time following him and wrapping his arms around Ianto's middle. "Just in case you start to nod off," Jack whispered against Ianto's ear, only to be pushed out of the way by Ianto shampooing his hair. Ianto reached further back, working his sudsy fingers through Jack's hair, too.
Jack's hum of bliss made Ianto grin. There were few things Jack loved more than Ianto playing with his hair. Ianto turned around in Jack's arms and kissed him before grabbing the soap and washing up quickly. After rinsing off thoroughly, Ianto stepped out of the shower and wrapped himself in a towel.
"Should start turning the heating up before I leave the house," Ianto groused, feeling a chill as he hurried to dry off.
"Maybe I can keep you warm?" Jack offered.
"You usually do," Ianto conceded.
"Come on, gorgeous. Bed," Jack said, ushering Ianto into the bedroom.
Ianto threw back the duvet and braced for chilly sheets as he got into bed. Only his bed wasn't at all cold, it was perfectly warm and cosy.
"Comfy?" Jack asked, snuggling in.
"Um… yeah. How is it warm?"
Jack laughed. "Ever hear of electric bed covers?"
"I, uh, suppose I have."
"Can't believe you haven't had one for years. Actually, I can't believe the Welsh government doesn't distribute these every few years."
"Where did this one come from, then?"
Jack grinned. "Well, I happened to have one in the car and I happened to be in your neighborhood, so…. Just thought I'd pop in and make the bed while I was here. This way, you can sleep warm even when I have to be running down aliens in the cold and rain on your night off."
Ianto's sleepy smile beamed as he cuddled up against Jack. "You're bloody wonderful, you. I might not even mind joining you on those cold, rainy nights with this to come back to."
"Nah," Jack said. "You stay here those nights. That way I've got something worth coming back to."