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Jack was not paying attention to the monotone speech Andy was giving the rest of the flight crew as they meandered towards what appeared to be a small solar system as he had been here before and knew the dangers they were now being warned about. Besides, it was all going to be repeated ship-wide as some might experience ear popping blah blah … different gravities from some large planets they are passing blah blah …. No. He was watching Ianto as he leaned over Tosh's lower console to help her with some calibrations and he was most taken with today's tunic as it slid up to reveal that pert arse that was also a nice handful. Jack liked a nice plump arse on a man …. Or a woman … and had never liked those boney bums with nothing to manoeuvre. Ianto casually twisted to look over his shoulder in time to catch Jack's leer and felt a blush forming as he turned back, Tosh giggling as she caught it too.
"He is definitely smitten" she whispered.
"Stop it!" he hissed, the blush deepening as he knew Jack was still doing it. "He's such a horny Lowritog"
She started to giggle more as she struggled to control herself, the image of Jack as a large green dog-like creature with horns and lolling tongue chasing Ianto about was too good and he grinned to show he knew her imagery.
Then he had to do it.
Anyone who really gets to know the FO will learn that that quarter human side is regularly fueled by another little smidgeon of something that makes him extremely crafty and intensely aware of his ability to deadpan.
"His tongue is that long too. Shivers down me spine, I tell ya" he said calmly before moving away and she gripped the edge of the console as she shook with mirth, Ianto wafting past the Captain's Chair with a flick of his heels.
It took Jack a few beats to realise he was flirting.
Flirting.
Like… presenting.
"Oh wow." Jack said softly as he started to rise from the chair, his mind calculating the time the children would be in school toddy, "Mister Davison? Can you take the helm? Mister Jones, care to show me the reports you have on the asteroid cluster we will be travelling through in the ninth rell? In my quarters?"
Ianto turned to look at him and Jack had a moment of satisfaction as he saw that he had surprised the man, then Ianto's eyes twinkled as he swung on his heel and started to stalk from the bridge, "Of course Captain, follow me."
"Anywhere" Jack whispered under his breath as they both pranced from the bridge and the closing of the elevator doors had the bridge exploding with open mirth.
They had all seen it.
So sweet.
They were soon in Jack's quarters and Jack was kissing Ianto lustily as he fumbled with their clothing and Ianto panted, "Careful, I don't have a spare here."
"Why?" Jack said as he slowed to carefully undo the tunic buttons, "Why do we have separate berths? Come here, live with me."
Ianto looked at Jack with surprise, "Captain, we are not bonded."
Jack's hands stopped as he registered the response and he looked at Ianto, "Of course. Gorgan. You might fool about but a serious commitment has to be officially registered and shit."
"Shit?"
"I didn't' mean it like that…. Damnit Ianto, most of my blood is pooling in a region other than my brain right now, shit. I mean….uh…. if we have a bonding ceremony we will be paired. Right? You would be mine, me yours. Right? We could all live here in this huge bloody berth together. It has four rooms for the love of gods. One each for the kids, one for us. You and Harry could be here with us, always."
Ianto pulled back to regard his love, "Are you proposing? Half naked with… with your hand down my pants?"
"Yeah."
"OH." Ianto said with wide eyes and Jack got the horrible slap of clarity that he was about to bolt. Shit, he didn't feel the same, this was a mist…. "Yes. Yes then. Ah…sure. Yes. I accept."
"Really?"
"Yes. It is silly, we spend almost all our time here, or you at mine when the kids are having sleepovers. Rare occasions apart I miss you. Silly. If we were all together the kids wouldn't have to keep begging to be together, we wouldn't feel the need to sneak off as every night we could go home like two adults."
"And mate like Gerbodds" Jack rubbed against him and Ianto started to laugh softly.
"Stop it, you're terrible you are."
"But… your kind of terrible, right?" Jack asked and Ianto laughed as he nodded.
"All the way sir. Yes, always."
Jack kissed Ianto less frantically, putting more gentle affection into it as his brain finally registered the acceptance of his want and need.
Ianto was going to declare.
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