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"Hey, Tosh!" Ianto greeted cheerfully, as soon as Toshiko opened the door.

"Hi, Ianto!" She replied, pulling him into a hug. "It's so good to see you!"

"You, too! I missed you last week."

"So did I. I'm so sorry I had to cancel."

"It's okay. I wouldn't have been able to stay anyway."

"Why, what happened?"

"Oh, Tosh, I have so much to tell you. We should go into the kitchen and get a start on lunch."

"Oooh, I'm intrigued." She paused a little, studying Ianto. "Wait a minute. There's something different about you today." Ianto looked at her, raising an eyebrow. "Why don't you look miserable and stressed out, like every Saturday for the past three months? Did Jack cancel today or something?"

"Like I said, kitchen." Ianto turned to walk to the kitchen, confident that Tosh would follow him. She did, with a curious look on her face.

Ianto told her everything, from David's accident, to talking to Jack until three in the morning. He talked most of the time they were cooking and Tosh never interrupted, she only sometimes muttered an 'Oh' or an 'Wow' under her breath. When he finished, she finally spoke.

"Wow. Who would've thought." She looked half pensive, half stunned.

"I know. I was quite stunned myself while it was all happening." He paused for a while, a soft smile on his face. "So today class went okay, I was much more relaxed, Jack was a lot more dedicated, and apparently Saturdays don't make me miserable any more."

"Oh, Ianto, I'm really happy for you." Tosh said, reaching to hold his hand. "I hated seeing you so glum like that."

"You know, I'm happy, too. Jack is a great person, and I'm glad we're friends now." He squeezed her hand. "Okay, I've been talking my arse off. How have you been?"

"Oh, you know. Work is the same. I've been a little busy, but I don't mind. We have a new project, and I'm enjoying myself quite a lot." She jumped, as she suddenly remembered something. "Oh, oh, and I have to tell you! I'm almost finished building my new computer. I have to show you when we finish eating."

"I'd love to see it." Ianto smiled agreeing. He usually understood only half of what Tosh told him when she was talking about her passion, technology, but he always indulged her anyway. He knew she loved going on and on about it, and he didn't mind giving her the attention, even if he'd never remember what she'd told him.

They finished eating, and then Tosh spent an hour showing Ianto all the details of her new toy. He loved seeing her so happy. He loved it even more now, since he wasn't too busy sulking, feeling sorry for himself and his depressing life.

xXxXx

By Tuesday, Ianto had made up his mind. He'd felt terrible about having to turn Jack down on Saturday, and along with that, he really missed talking to him. They'd had so much fun together, and that wasn't something that happened often in Ianto's life. And he wanted more. He called Tosh first.

"Hi, Ianto."

"Hey, Tosh, how you doing?"

"I'm fine. What's up?"

"Um, I was thinking... would it be okay if this Saturday we did dinner instead of lunch?"

"Yeah, I suppose so. Why?"

"I just... there's... something I need to do." He didn't know why he hadn't just told her the truth. For some reason, he wanted to keep this private for now. Maybe it was because he was afraid of Jack's answer, worried that he might turn him down. Ianto could have misread everything, and maybe Jack didn't want to be his friend after all, maybe the other Saturday had just been a one time thing.

"Okay... Well, it's not like I had any plans for Saturday night anyway. So sure. I could go to yours at about 7? Would that be okay?"

"Yeah, sure, that's perfect. See you Saturday."

"See you."

Okay, first part down. He took a deep breath, while he searched for the number through his contacts. He paused for a second, and made the call.

"Jack Harkness."

"Hi, Jack, it's Ianto. Ianto Jones."

Small pause. "Oh, hi Ianto. What can I do for you?"

"I was just thinking... my friend had to change our lunch to dinner next Saturday. So, since I couldn't stay last weekend, maybe you'd like to do something this one?" He finished in one breath, tapping his fingers anxiously on his coffee table.

Another pause. "Um, yeah, I'd love to. Would you... would you like to stay over, or would you like to go out?"

"Staying over is fine."

"Okay, I'll get us something nice."

"You don't need to worry about that. Anything will be okay."

"Shush. I'm getting something nice."

"Fiiine. No use arguing anyway."

Jack laughed. "I'm glad you've learned that already." Ianto chuckled. "See you Saturday, Ianto."

"See you, Jack."

Across town, Jack disconnected the call. He had a huge smile on his face, and his spirits had lifted. He'd been in a fowl mood since the previous weekend, but now it was all gone. He was really looking forward to Saturday.

xXxXx

Ianto left Jack's house on Saturday feeling incredibly happy. He couldn't help but think, all through his journey home, about all they'd talked about, and how many times they'd laughed. For starters, he'd really thought he'd just stay for lunch. He'd ended up staying until early evening, and now he was almost late to meet Tosh.

He was still surprised to find out that circumstances had made them have more in common than he'd previously thought. He couldn't believe that he'd actually never discussed with Jack what he did for a living in more detail. He'd known he was an engineer, but he'd been astounded to find out that since moving to Wales, he'd started working restoring heritage sites. Now he understood why learning Welsh could mean so much for the clients to accept him better. He had to admit that he'd always found it weird, but had never bothered to ask. They spent a whole part of the afternoon talking about a few of the more important sites in Wales, clearly one of Ianto's favourite subjects. Jack had been responsible for restoring in one way or another a few of them so far, some that Ianto had already seen and loved, some that where on his 'to visit as soon as possible' list.

Jack was currently working on replanning the conservation of Tinkinswood, a place that featured on Ianto's 'to visit' list. Jack spent a long time detailing his work, talking about what he'd learned of the history of the place, and how he was responsible now for renovating the pillars that kept the capstone of the burial ground in place. Ianto couldn't have been more interested. He felt like a fanboy who'd finally found someone to discuss his obscure passions with. Jack, seeing how passionate Ianto was about the whole thing, and realising that he could actually do something for him, promised that he'd take the younger man there as soon as his work was done. Ianto was gleeful after Jack told him that. Ianto was almost mad at Jack for not telling him sooner, considering he knew about Ianto's interest in History, but Jack said he was going to, but he pointed out that he'd only found out about it two weeks before, and then they'd been interrupted by Rhiannon's call, and he forgot all about it.

Ianto saw his stop approaching, and all thoughts of Jack were substituted by running home so he wouldn't keep Tosh waiting.

He rushed up the three flights of stairs to his floor, and found Tosh about to start knocking on his door.

"Punctual as ever." Ianto said, slightly out of breath.

"You've been out until now? I didn't know your 'thing' was going to take this long."

"Yeah, me neither." He replied, unlocking the door.

"What were you doing all this time?" She stopped to look at him, already inside the flat.

Ianto looked slightly embarrassed. "I... I was with Jack." He said, looking down.

"Oh, really?" Tosh replied, surprised, looking amused. "All afternoon?"

"Um, yeah." Now he was just running away, rushing towards the kitchen. Tosh followed immediately.

"Um, Ianto... Is there something else going on with Jack?"

"No! No, he's... he's just a friend. I... I have fun with him, that's all. It's nice to have someone else to talk to. You've been my only friend for so long..."

"Okaaay... Then why do you look so embarrassed about it?"

"Um, do I?" He said, blushing a little. "I don't know, I guess... I don't think I've ever liked a friend this much before... We always have such a good time together... it's kind of weird."

"And you're sure there's nothing else there?"

"No, I don't think so... I mean, I'd know if I were attracted to him, wouldn't I?"

"I suppose..." She said, not looking very convinced. She added after a pause. "You do seem to have some demi-sexual tendencies..."

"I... I..." He tried to reply, flustered. "It still doesn't change the fact that I'm not attracted to him now."

"Well, I can't argue with that. We'll just have to wait and see."

"Why are you so determined on me being interested in him anyway?"

"It's just... You've been alone for so long. It'd be nice if you found someone."

"I don't have to be dating to be happy, you know? I did miss having more people in my life, but that's what I just told you, Jack is a great person, and I'm glad we're friends now. That's all I needed."

"You're right. I'm sorry. And I'm happy for you."

"Speaking of which," Ianto paused, noticing Tosh's raised eyebrow. "Would it be too terrible if we started meeting for dinner instead of lunch?"

"So you can have regular lunches with Jack?" She smiled knowingly.

"Well... yeah. I mean, I haven't asked him yet, but I think he'd like it, too."

"Yeah, I don't see why not. I mean, we started with lunch because we wanted to have the night free in case we wanted to go out clubbing or something. But it's been two years, and I haven't been clubbing once."

"Me neither." Ianto laughed. "Thanks, Tosh."

"No problem."

Turns out, they actually ended up having more fun having dinner. They drank, talked, laughed. Even if Tosh couldn't stay very late because she had to wake up early to visit her family, as she did every Sunday, they still enjoyed themselves, a lot. Ianto was very satisfied with the relationship he had with Tosh. He knew he could trust her completely, and that they'd always be there for each other. He could tell her everything, even about liking Jack more than any other friend, and he knew she'd get it. She knew that she would never lose the special place she held in his heart. What they had was special and they both knew that. For the first time in a really long time, he felt blessed, for having two amazing people in his life that he could call his friends.

xXxXx

The following Saturday arrived really fast. Or really slowly, depending on the point of view. Ianto couldn't wait to see Jack, but he'd never called him about lunch. He'd tried to, many times, but he always lost his nerve. He felt very shy all of a sudden, and he didn't want to seem too clingy, considering he'd already called him the previous week. He wanted to make sure that Jack would be free, but he also didn't want to impose. So Saturday arrived, and Ianto realised that now he was counting on luck.

The lesson went by smoothly, which had become routine now. Jack continued being an excellent student, and Ianto was very confident that now he would make progress. The atmosphere was still relaxed, and everything flowed. Which meant that time went by way too fast. Soon, Ianto was gathering his things, trying to think how to broach the subject of staying for lunch with Jack. He didn't want to invite himself to stay, that seemed like an awful thing to do, but he also didn't want to waste the chance of spending time with Jack, especially after going through all the trouble of changing his plans with Tosh. Jack was already getting up and walking towards the door, and Ianto was starting to get desperate. He couldn't tell what would be worse, asking to stay and being turned down, or leave without even trying. Maybe if he could be really casual about it. He was trying to think fast of something to say, but his mind was drawing a blank. Jack was already opening the door.

"So, have fun with your friend."

Oh, thank God, that's exactly the opening he needed.

"Oh, yeah, about that. Turns out she had to change our meetings definitively. We'll be meeting for dinner every Saturday now." Please ask me to stay, please ask me to stay.

"Oh. So you're free now?"

"Um, yeah." Don't look too anxious, don't look too anxious.

"Wanna stay for lunch, then?" Jack asked quickly. "Unless you'd rather go home."

"No, not really. I'd love to stay." Yes!

Again, Ianto stayed until early evening. He was still amazed at how easy it was to be with Jack. He never even noticed time passing.

"I really enjoy spending time with you, you know." Jack said, when Ianto was getting ready to leave.

"I do, too, Jack." Ianto replied, smiling shyly.

"Do you think maybe, I mean, if you want to, but could we maybe make this a regular thing?" Jack asked, looking down, fidgeting with the hem of his T-shirt.

"I think that would be great, actually." Ianto said, grinning widely.

Jack looked up. "Great! I think so, too." He grinned back.

"See you Saturday, Jack."

"See you."

Ianto left Jack's house, his spirits lifted, feeling incredibly happy and satisfied.

A/N 1: I know next to nothing about Wales and Welsh culture, so everything I put here I found on Google or Wikipedia. If I say something horribly wrong, please forgive and correct me. You can find the place they mentioned (Tinkinswood) on Wikipedia.

A/N 2: If you don't know what demi-sexuality is and want to learn more about it, you can find some information on the Aven website. Search for general FAQ under 'about asexuality'. There you have the definition, and a bit more information on example 5. And yes, this is a real thing. Feel free to ask me questions about it.