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Jack woke and rolled for his morning cuddle, finding the body smaller than first thought. Ah. Right. Hawk slept with them last night. Jesus, he is getting big… ling limbed… gangly… hot… kicky… ergh… Jack opened his eyes and looked past the sleeping child to find the other pillow empty. Ianto must have evacuated the bed sometime in the night, no doubt … shit. That's right. Hawk presses on his bad hip, doesn't he. Damn it, why he is not allowed to sleep with them all the time… bugger.
Where did he sleep?
Jack got up and looked at the little boy asleep in their bed, his dark skin making the white sheets look almost florescent. He smiled and reached out, stroking the tightly cropped fuzz on the boy's head that was surprisingly soft. Then he pulled on a robe and went hunting for his beloved finding the other beds made, the smell of food in the air so he rushed downstairs. He entered the kitchen and pulled open the oven door to find bacon and eggs kept warm, he turned to thank Ianto who was probably on the deck only to find it empty, returning to see an envelope propped up on the table by the salt and pepper shakers.
Jack
Gone for a morning walk to shake off the funk. I know this is silly and I know we need to talk like Grups but right now I am rather angry with you and need some space. I hardly ever get space these days and a morning on my own might be nice.
Ianto
Jack turned it over like there might be more on the back. A little love. Nope. No Dear Jack, no Love from Ianto… cold and clinical, the pen pushing on the paper to show annoyance.
Did he get any sleep at all?
He was right though. They usually talked things through these days, this was like they had stepped back ten years or more… more like twenty. God. Ianto was also right that they were in each other's pockets these days, both retired with too much time to watch one another. Ianto always did like his space to tinker away, read a book or garden. Fuss on a little baby… Jack was always there now.
They needed separation, they needed to part then come back together. Renew that greeting the moment of joy in seeing one another, missing one another.
Yeah.
Jack had to find a new project.