The Lake House Retreat - Walter 29

by Awatere11

The Lake House is like a silent character in the Water Verse so let's see what happens each time the house is full of life, this instalment of Walter Verse being about the times Ianto and others are enjoying time away from the village.

44. Chapter 44

44

Ianto was walking in the woods, the dogs bouncing along happily as they enjoyed the freedom of not having leashes. One of the perks here at the lake, no leash laws. Ianto had four with him, no… he does not know the other ones but welcomed them along for the wander knowing he would pass their house again and lose them again soon.

He knew art of the problem was the lack of stimulation. He did NOT want to do another course, get another degree or write another bloody book. He missed fussing on a little baby but knew he only had to ask and several from the village would be thrust at him for a while. It was not that either… for some reason he was just… antsy.

He felt bad for taking it out on Jack, after all this is Jack and he is always like this. Not a revelation to find him each time you step back, he was always attentive and cloying. No… Ianto knew the problem was his to solve and as he walked he went over different things that might help like yoga… meditation… painting… all things that Jack could be there to watch him do but hopefully keeping quiet so he could have the…. That was it.

Ianto stopped walking.

"It's the noise" Ianto said out loud to himself "He won't fucking shut up!"

That was it.

Ianto smiled as he knew it was not Jack's fault, Ianto was not in his office as much and was simply in the line of fire more. Letting Hawk away with things… Jack was the same with Walt… and Babbity… no… Ianto just saw it more now… it was always there and he always tempered it… now his temper was getting in the way. He was being unfair to Jack who had not changed at all. Ianto was just not letting him away with his crap. Ianto knew he needed to find something to do that Jack was not involved in, remove himself from Hack's space now and then. Hawk would get straightened out at school, river took no crap for that kid.

Maybe Walt had a thing or two to be done at the film set?

With this new idea in his head Ianto continued his leisurely walk, determined to fix this feeling that he knew was momentary.

A hobby… a little project.

Yeah.