Chapter 14 – Do What You Want

Jack brought two mugs of coffee through to the bedroom, sitting next to Ianto he handed one mug over, grinning at the look he got from Ianto. "I wasn't having you making the coffee." He laughed.

"Hmm." He grumbled to himself.

"Remind me never to let you get hurt; you are so grumpy when you are."

"Over protective!" He mused, emphasising the fact Jack was supposed to hear.

"I know!" He copied Ianto's tone of voice. "In a couple of days I will let you make the coffee; do whatever you want around the apartment."

"I can see I am going to get very annoyed with you, very quickly."

"Maybe, but it is best. Look, what can I do to make it up to you?"

"Let me get out of bed for a start."

"You know I'm not going to do that."

"But if I try you will not stop me." He grinned, knowing he was right.

"What makes you say that?"

"If you try to stop me you could hurt me."

"Fine." Jack said bluntly. "Why do you have to be so difficult?"

"If I wasn't you wouldn't love me." Ianto moved to get out of the bed, making sure to move his neck as little as possible.

"Where are you going?"

"I need a wash." He made his way to the bathroom, Jack still watching from the bed.

"I'll help."

"I really don't think that's a good idea Jack; you didn't even want me out of bed."

"Why do you always assume I want sex?!" He exclaimed, exasperated.

"Because you do!"

"No I don't! Do you not believe me when I say I do not see you as a sex toy?"

"I believe that…" Ianto turned the taps on, running a bath.

"Do what you want, see if I care." He suddenly turned serious; obviously he was hurt.

"Jack I'm sorry." He walked back out the bathroom, going after Jack who was pulling on his coat; heading for the door. "Please don't go."

Jack turned on his heel, facing Ianto; his expression hard. "I try to look after you, I try to help you, keep you safe, make sure you won't come to any harm, but all I get in return is grief. Anyone would think I was the one hurting you, that I am in no way nice to you, anyone else would think I don't love you." His voice softened for a moment before the hard edge returned. "Do what you want, hurt yourself, do ridiculous things go and fight weevils if you want. I don't care anymore. I give up." He turned away, opening the door.

"Jack please! Don't go… I love you."

"If you loved me you would at least humour me, you would let me be protective of you and you would stay in bed to recover."

"I will, I really will just don't go." He went back to the bathroom, turning off the taps and pulling the plug out. He headed straight to the bed, getting in it and pulling the covers over himself. "See? I will stay here as long as you want."

"But will you? At first perhaps but after an hour or so you'd get bored again and get up."

"I won't, I really won't, I promise." He hoped Jack would relent. "Please, please. Just don't go." He couldn't be sure that Jack would come back if he did go.

"I am going."

"No… please don't." Tears began to run down Ianto's cheeks. Jack kept his back to the younger man, knowing he wouldn't be able to stay angry at him if he saw Ianto crying. "Please don't leave me." He whispered softly, tears now pouring; so scared that Jack was going to leave him. He tried to rub the tears away from his eyes. "Ahhh…" He cringed from the pain that flared up in his neck.

"Ianto!" Jack flung himself back round, no matter how much he said he didn't care if Ianto was hurt, he always would. Ianto instinctively brought one hand up to his neck holding it there, pain showing in his eyes; physical as well as emotional. "I do care! I really do care!" He panicked. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry… look what I've done!" He stayed where he was, scared at what might happen if he so much as touched Ianto.

"Jack…" Ianto was still holding his neck.

"I'm sorry… I've made you cry, I've scared you and now I've made you hurt yourself." He himself looked scared.

"Shut the door and come here Jack… please." He looked desperate.

Jack quickly obliged, sitting on the bed with Ianto he hugged his partner, being so careful not to hurt him. "I'll never leave you, ever again." He whispered. "Never hurt yourself because of me, I do care, I don't want you to hurt yourself."

"I know, it's alright; I didn't believe what you said you just scared me. It scared me that you could say those things when you didn't mean it… that I'd made you snap."

"I've been pushed to my limit the past couple of days; you getting hurt stressed me out… sorry." Jack pulled away from Ianto, he let out a sigh; the pain in his neck fading. "What? What is it?" He panicked again.

"Nothing, the pain's fading that's all; it must have been the stress."

Jack gently kissed Ianto. "I love you."

"I love you too." He replied reassuringly.

"Look after yourself please… you see what it does to me?"

"Yes."

"And that hurts you too."

"I'll look after myself if only for you. Hopefully then my neck will heal much quicker."

"I really hope so."

"When it does I will find a way to thank you." Jack looked at him suggestively. "Okay, now you're thinking of sex."

"Oh you know me so well." Jack grinned, kissing Ianto once more.

A/N: Literally just wrote this coz i'm bored... there was going to be a plot developing from this chapter but that failed... nvm hope you like it anyway xx