"Ianto?" Jack followed Ianto as he walked down the stairs and stood in the hub in his boxers with his clothes in his hands.
"Oh my god, we have to work together now." Jack put his hands into his trouser po- Oh, no trousers. Okay. Jack put his hands behind his back and watched as Ianto freaked out. "No, no. Don't do that Jack. I don't regret anything that we did." He threw his t-shirt over his shoulder and held his jeans out in front of him. "I don't, Jack. I really don't but how are we supposed to continue like this? Apart from working together and not putting you before the rest of the team, because I will, I mean you're immortal and I would still jump in front of the bullet heading for you, Jack." He pulled one leg of his jeans on. "That's just awful. And already I don't know how to act with you, I mean what are we now? What am I to you and what are you to me?" Ianto was rambling and he lifted his leg and jumped about trying to pull his jeans up until he nearly fell and Jack caught him. They looked at each other and both burst out laughing. Ianto was fixing his trousers after Jack let him stand on his own and Ianto looked at Jack. He was laughing and looking at Ianto. Ianto could see it in Jack's eyes; that star. The star that had faded and that start that had flickered earlier as they kissed. That star in his eyes was twinkling and dancing as he laughed. Ianto watched him. "I don't care."
Jack was still laughing. "What?"
Ianto walked towards him and kissed him full on. "I don't care, Jack. Whatever this is we will figure it out. But it's worth it just to see that look in your eyes."
"What look?"
"That look."
Then the comms went again.
Ianto looked at Jack. "We need to talk about this before-"
Jack nodded. "I know. It'll be Tosh."
"Why not Gwen?"
"Gwen would have told Owen to piss off."
"That's true."
Jack pressed his comms and Ianto followed. "Hello?"
Tosh: "Hey Jack, sorry to be phoning so late."
Jack: "What's up?"
Tosh: "I just wondered how the filtration was going, making sure that it's on track for tomorrow."
Jack: "Oh, I don't know. We haven't even looked."
Ianto: "I'll check now, Tosh." Ianto went to the computer and started typing away.
Tosh: "Aw Ianto, how are you?"
Ianto: "I'm good. I'm quite tired actually."
Tosh: "I bet you've been over doing your exercises and overexerting yourself."
Jack took his comms out and buried his face into the couch as Ianto smiled.
Ianto: "Yeah I guess I have been doing too much, Tosh. Did Owen phone you?"
Tosh hesitated. "Yeah, he was worried that the two of you would be on top of each other by now."
Now it was Ianto's turn to take out his comms and he gestured to get Jack to put his in.
Jack: "Sorry Tosh, I missed that what did you say?"
Tosh: "I said Owen called because he was worried that you and Ianto would be on top of each other by now."
Jack took out his comms and gave up.
Ianto forced himself to put his back in and continued looking through the system. "No, we're fine. Coping. You know how it is." Ianto took a breath and caught Jack's eye as they tried not to laugh.
Tosh: "Is everything alright?"
Jack cleared his throat. "Yeah, we're fine Tosh." Jack stood behind Ianto and looked at the screen. "It says Tyfilline at 64% and Roffive at 36% with Tyfil-Five at 24%."
Tosh: "24?"
Ianto: "Tosh, it says 'Hours to filtration: 35'?"
Jack: "35? It's supposed to be 23?"
Tosh: "It's just an approximation, you should have been checking it. Did I not say that?"
Ianto and Jack just looked at each other. And smiled.
Ianto: "That's okay Tosh, see you on Monday."
Jack: "If Owen gets in touch, phone us."
Tosh: "Okay, I'm sorry."
Jack turned towards Ianto smiling. "Don't be Tosh, we should have been checking it."
Ianto: "Yeah, don't beat yourself up."
Jack: "It's getting late, Tosh."
Ianto: "Yeah, I'm knackered. Call you tomorrow?"
Tosh: "Okay, night."
Jack and Ianto: "Night!" They turned off their comms and threw them on the desk before bring their lips back together.
Jack: "We should really talk about this."
Ianto: "We should."
Jack: "Or we could talk about it in the morning."
Ianto: "In the morning."
Jack grabbed Ianto's hand and led him back to the bunk. "In the morning."
