15
"Happy Birthday!" Jack said as he stood on the doorstep of Ianto's home.
"Jack?"
"No. I am Super Jack!" Jack said, now placing his hands on his hips as he stood there with a pair of y-fronts outside his pants and the cape was a vampire one but he did look interesting I guess… the bare chest with a large J on it written in lipstick was interesting too.
"Jack… it's 7.30 in the morning" Ianto said sagely.
"Yes, and it's your birthday. Happy Birthday" Jack did the pose again and Ianto felt a giggle bubbling as he tried to glare.
"Jack! I have work to…"
"No you don't, Tosh told me you would lie… nope. We are going for a breakfast picnic in the park, then to see the old man who has his own gift for you. Then we are having lunch with him where there will be cake and he will get to see you cut it and shit… then while he has his afternoon snooze you and me can go to the movies. The new James Bond one is out and I get the feeling you would like that… back to the Old Man for an evening meal and then… when he is down for the night… you and me are going to have some slow dancing in the living room with that amazing old record player!" Jack stopped talking, taking a breath and staring expectantly at Ianto "OK?"
Ianto blinked.
"Er… OK."
"Good. Because I don't have a backup plan for anything" Jack smiled "I was just so focused and then this morning as I was trying to get the J on the right way around… not easy in a mirror ya know… I suddenly wondered if you would run away."
"If there is one thing I am sure of now… I do not EVER want to run from you" Ianto assured him as he stepped out and closed the door behind him, reaching out to touch that bare chest. "Handsome."
"Ooooo… petting this early in the day Mister Jones? You sex fiend" Jack said, then felt horrible as he opened his mouth , but Ianto's laugh let him know he had not taken it to heart, the past now a blip in the rear-view mirror.
Jack had things well under control and Ianto settled in the passenger seat to let him take control. It actually felt kinda nice to have someone making the decisions for a change, someone he could trust to have his best interests at heart.
As they drove Ianto finally saw that this was not just a friendship thing, or possibly a maybe for now thing. "Jack?"
"Hmmmm?"
"How serious are we? I mean... how do you see us in a year?"
"Well, by then I hope we have moved in together. You will have met my cat Janet and she will hate you with a passion yet want your lap over mine as she will still hate me more. Maybe a dog… matching motorbikes and we will be talking about holiday plans for the coming summer." Jack said softly "You will have that old bathrobe hanging on the back of the bedroom door next to my silk kimono. My slippers will be mocked for being fluffy and pink but I will tell you how warm they are… you will pinch them in the night for the loo and I will pretend not to notice. We take turns cooking but have some nights eating out… maybe takeaways to eat by the fire… I want an open fire for that wherever we live … then shagging… lots of shagging."
"Oh, so I am just a sex toy for you?"
"Are you kidding? If I could keep you in my bed forever I would… just crawling to the kitchen for food and the toilet, like… an entire weekend of naked cuddles… I would love that with you. No phones, no talking even. Just… together" Jack sighed as he parked the car and added "That sounds soooo girly."
"No… it sounds bloody perfect really. I never looked a year ahead, scared of the fact it will not have my Grandy in it. You know… I might see a year ahead now," Ianto admitted as he undid his seatbelt, turning to Jack and kissing his cheek "With you."
Jack punched the air with glee, catching the roof of the car and trying to make out he meant to as Ianto pretended not to notice "So… where is this picnic?"
"Ah… right there" Jack lifted out a basket and they walked to a nice table that looked over the creek below, settling to eat. Jack opened the basket and removed the McDonalds as Ianto stared and then started to laugh.
"Oh Jack… I really do LOVE their hot cakes!" Ianto admitted as he giggled.
"Really? Me too. Every birthday, I have these and look… I add these" Jack lifted out a bowl of finely cut strawberries "Makes it so much nicer."
Ianto looked down at his food unable to voice the fact that this was the nicest birthday he had ever had.