Authors note

Hi all thanks for reading enjoy the next chapter.


Four weeks passed Ianto had spoken a couple of times with Jack over the phone and they have been texting quite a lot. Ianto almost felt complete again. At odd hours of the day Ianto found himself thinking of Jack in ways he never thought he would think of a man, but he didn't care.

He felt comfortable around Jack and they'd grown to be great friends, but Ianto felt it to be something different then friends. He couldn't exactly place or he kind of could, but his mind just wouldn't accept it yet.

"Destiny wake up sweetheart we have to get you to school." The last two weeks Destiny didn't really want to go to school. Ianto still tried to find the reason. The girl didn't want to say anything about it. He made her breakfast and packed her back as it was Thursday and she had dancing lessons. As they arrived at the school the place was busy with parent dropping of their children. "I'll be back this afternoon sweetie. "

"Bye dad." He gave her a kiss on the cheek and left to work. In his lunch break he received a text

From Jack to Ianto:

What are you doing tonight?

Ianto smiled and thought about his options. As it was a week day he couldn't go out though he would love to see Jack again.

From Ianto to Jack:

Not much Destiny has dancing lessons till five. Having dinner at home afterwards.

They spoke of Destiny a couple of times and Jack had told him that he would love to meet the girl.

From Jack to Ianto:

How about I come to the dancing school and take you for dinner tonight.

Ianto decided to call him as this was going to take a while. "Jack I really can't take that offer and I don't know how Destiny will react to go and eat with someone she has never met. She can be really shy sometimes. I just don't know."

"Well if you don't want to meet you can just say it." Jack sounded sad and disappointed.

"It's not that. I know let's just have dinner at mine so you can meet her and she can get to know you." Ianto hoped Jack was ok with this.

"Okay I'll drop by tonight around six just text me the place and I'll be there." They said their goodbyes.

Ianto finished his work and left to pick up Destiny. On the way to dancing lessons Destiny told her father what they'd done at school and after a 30 minute drive they arrived at the dancing studio. Ianto decided to wait in the canteen as Destiny practised. They were practicing a show for a competition six months later. He sometimes took a peek through the window. It made him smile she seemed extra happy when she was dancing.

An hour passed and they were back on the way home. "Destiny one of my friends is coming by for dinner just so you know." She just nodded and looked out of the window it looked like she had a question on her mind and was afraid to ask it. At home she went to play and Ianto started preparing dinner. Everything was almost ready as the doorbell rang.

Ianto opened the door and didn't know exactly what to do. They'd texted and spoke over the phone but didn't see each other after that coffee four weeks ago. Jack however wasn't that awkward and hugged Ianto. He didn't know what happened and felt his cheeks heathen up and he tried to hide it. "Jack perfect timing everything is almost ready." They walked into the living room where Destiny was playing.

"Destiny this is Jack he's my friend." She was a bit shy and just shook Jacks hand. Ianto set the table as Jack tried to interact with Destiny he tried to get her to play with him. And before they knew they could have dinner.

Destiny started to feel more comfortable around Jack as she started to talk more and more. She talked Ianto into watching Bambi after dinner before going to bed. So once they finished they settled in front of the telly Destiny in the middle. By the end of the movie she was almost sleeping and Ianto decided it was best to bring her to bed. "Daddy I like Jack he's nice." She said before he left the room. He was glad she said that cause he had a feeling this was more than a friendship, but only time would show that.

Down stairs Jack had opened a bottle of wine he found and poured two glasses. "I'm glad you feel already comfortable enough to help yourself around here." Ianto said jokingly.

"Well I thought it was better to make myself kind of useful." Jack let out a chuckle. They talked about different things. Ianto found out Jack worked sort of for the police but he didn't want to give him more details. He had a feeling that even if they were talking much Jack never gave the complete truth Ianto wondered what he was hiding. Time passed quickly and Ianto had to tell Jack to leave as he had to get to his work on time the next day.

"Jack we should really do something like this again soon." He agreed and said that he would call. Ianto walked him to the door and there was a silent moment in which he over thought his options. He could just say goodbye, hug Jack or give him a small kiss. This was only the second time they had met even though they had talked al lot on the phone and it felt natural he thought a kiss would be too much. So he decided on a hug.

As they broke the hug Jack gave him a kiss on the cheek and left. Ianto locked the door and went to have a shower before heading to bed. He couldn't get his thought straight and didn't bother enough to sort it out now he was happy. Before actually going to sleep he had one more look at his phone.

From Jack to Ianto:

Tonight was great, sleep well and see you soon.


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