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The return home was also in silence, but a calmer one.
This time Ianto waited for Jack to get his door, slightly tipsy from the wine and too tired.
Jack helped him out, holding him close as they tottered to the front door and Ianto sighed as he laid his head against Jack.
Jack half carried him in and closed the door, then taking him to the bedroom where he settled Ianto on the bed.
"I love chocolate mousse" Ianto said into the darkened room, only the light from the bathroom to help Jack as he struggled with Ianto's shoelaces.
"It was Laila's best ever!" Jack agreed with a grunt as a shoe came off.
"I love you Cariad"
Jack grinned as he hesitated, then finally got the other shoe off, letting it fall next to its mate.
He crawled up the bed, removing his clothes as he went and Ianto began to hum striper music for him. With a soft laugh, Jack leaned in for a kiss, then started unwrapping his Welshman.
They made love, slow and deliberate. Breathing each other in as they moaned and gasped through their completion.
"Oh Ianto" Jack moaned as he shuddered in his arms.
"My husband, my love" Ianto crooned as he felt wet tears against his chest, "My god, we really need to go back to counselling, I think. We're going to explode if we're not careful."
Jack nodded silently as he listened to Ianto's heartbeat.
"Oh god, I didn't say goodnight to the babies" Ianto moaned.
"Too late, they'll be in la-la land." Jack yawned, "We'll go early tomorrow and wake them up for breakfast, yeah?"
"I loved the flowers" Ianto sighed, stroking Jack's hair.
Jack hummed, reminding himself that they were still in the SUV.
As Jack drifted off to sleep, Ianto stared into the dark as he recounted the events of the last few weeks.
God, weeks?
Seemed like a lifetime of sorrow, all heaped on a big plate and forced down his throat at gunpoint.
Jack muttered in his sleep, alerting Ianto to the nightmare returning and he started to sing softly as he rubbed Jack's shoulders.
Jack settled.
Ianto closed his eyes and tried to sleep, still cursing his overactive mind.
The timer on the bathroom light finally clicked over and they were plunged into darkness.
Ianto slept.