8
Carl was striding around blasting on about the budgets. He was sure someone was cheating. How could this house have those huge windows installed when he could only afford these piddly things.
Ianto and Jack knew the answer. The big windows were second hand from a house dismantlers… Crappy Carl had gone for a top of the line brand new job. Idiot. Although the cameras had gone with Ianto and Jakc all the way, they did not tell anyone and gained the tantrum for the public to see.
"Crappy" Ianto barked suddenly, making everyone jump and then Jack sniggered softly as he shoved at him and Ianto cleared his throat then said "I mean… Carl. You stepped in something."
Carl looked down and frowned "We don't have a dog on set."
"No. I think the port-a-loo is leaking" Ianto canted his head and sniffed the air "hmmmm… maybe."
Carl screamed like a feckin girl ya know.
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"Ianto?"
"Hmmm?"
Jack sat watching his husband as he fiddled with the bedding in the tent "We are not really gonna sleep her tonight are we?"
"No… we will start off like last night… then simply walk out after everyone is sick to death of our fight." Ianto replied as he settled in the bad and placed his hands behind his head.
"Fight? About what darling?"
"You choose."
Jack narrowed his eyes and said loudly "So why did you say that to him then? He is just a bloody sales assistant. His arse is not better than mine!"
Ianto liked at him with surprise as he did not except it to be HIM accused of flirting and he grinned as he replied "Sometimes you get sick of beef and want a little… veal."
"VEAL… that poor lad was barely a mouthful… more of … well … an entrée only!" Jack spluttered. "But I do get the Bambi reference!"
"Oh come on… you have no idea what he can serve up" Ianto was enjoying the food analogy and went for it "After all… sometimes younger meat is far more tender than that mature stuff… And really… Jack come on… drizzle the right dressing on it… anything can be a nice lickable explosion in your mouth!"
Jack blinked then coughed to hide his bark of laughter as Ianto reminded him of the melted chocolate fiasco, then he choked out "I cannot believe you would bring that up. Once Ianto… it was only once and I paid for the destroyed bedding."
Ianto's eyes danced with merriment as he said calmly "Yes, but did we really have to wash it and use it for the rest of that summer with all those stains?"
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"So… when did you know that Jack was the one?" Mildred asked. "You seem to have forgotten the fight last night given the kiss this morning when you got back on set."
"When I saw the size of his mighty… sorry. Are you sitting there with a hot mic?" Ianto asked, pointing to her lapel and she looked down, then squealed with horror as she realized that the sexcapade she had just told Ianto about from her honeymoon was clearly recorded.
"Oh my god… what do I do!"
"Ah Milly love… there is no way they can use that… way too racy for those eating their dinner while watching the show love" Ianto laughed, a hand flapping as she blushed. "Peas dribbling off forks and people choking on their mouthfuls."
"You know… seriously… it was the first time he fell over. Tripping over his own feet while trying to impress me… walking backwards while yelling about a script change and … well… he looked so silly when he landed on his arse. He popped back up ad laughed so loudly at himself. I knew then… yeah" Ianto said, and then went quiet as he smiled softly, remembering "I think I have loved him forever really. Even before I knew him, I loved the idea of him thinking he might never exist and… here he is. Mad, bad and loud."
"And now you have kids?"
"Two boys.. perfect little angels… and villains" Ianto laughed softly "beastlings I miss so much."
"I… I tried for kids with him but… we are not able" she said sadly as she fiddled with a scrap of fabric. "Me"
"I am sorry to hear that. Some have kids that don't deserve them while others deserve them but can't for the life of them achieve it… the gods can be cruel" Ianto agreed "Have you not considered adopting?"
"We hope to make enough from this to pay for a surrogate" she said as she perked up, "Like you did."
"Ah. Yes. Brilliant. I wish you all the best. But between you and me…. I would not go with that fabric. Another constants has gone with it and they will cause a stink. Besides… look at this one… this shade matches the artwork."
"Oh wow… I never saw that" she smiled as she held it up "Helping the enemy?"
"We are not all enemies love" Ianto said as he patted her arm.
And there is the first alliance being made.
As Ianto left her happier than he had found her, no longer weeping softy but humming a song, he said softly into his mic "Guys, we are not using any of that OK? Delete that."
He liked Milly.
And she deserved some fucking respect.
"Yes Boss"
