Author's note: Sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry and a thousand more sorrys with coffe and myfanwy on top! I have been a bad girl and not posted for so long, however, I am not dead! (I count hat as a bonus lol) I've been working so much I just haven't been writing. Hopefully I'll find more time for that now. Anywyas, this chapter is completely unbetafied, so all the errors are pure, undiluted Lucy. Thanks so much to everyone who reviews for keeping me going, I'm glad you're all enjoying the story so far. Hopefully this chap will be as good :S Anyways, enjoy,a nd don't forget to R&R, I am a slave to your opinions, oh, and let me know if you wanna see anything in particular happen
Ianto yawned and stretched as the alarm on Jack's wrist-strap bleeped him into wakefulness. He stirred slowly in Jack's arms and pressed the appropriate button on the device to stop the harsh sound ringing in his ears. The Captain made little attempt to move, simply grumbling sleepily and wriggling his nose, before settling back to snoring softly. Ianto laughed quietly and extricated himself from Jack's arms, padding into the bathroom to use the toilet and brush his teeth. In a few hours, he would be eight again. Funny, he had been more excited at the prospect of being eight last time around. Sighing, he attempted to make his spiky black mop lie flat in the mirror, failing miserably, and settled on climbing the ladder to make coffee instead.
He set the coffee machine to bubbling happily, and sought out Jack's favourite blend. This was his favourite time of the morning, when he'd just got into the Hub, and all he could hear was the gentle music of the coffee machine and the soft leathery rustling of Myfanwy's wings as she shook herself awake and took off for an early morning circuit or two of the Hub. Smiling and humming happily, he filled the filter with coffee and went to get the pterodactyl her breakfast. She eyed him thoughtfully, probably due to his strange appearance but familiar smell, and clicked appreciatively when he dumped the food in front of her and covered it with a spattering of barbeque sauce. The sauce still gave him shivers down his spine from the Lisa incident, but he ignored them and gave her a quick scratch behind where he supposed her ears to be, before setting off back to the main Hub. When he arrived, the filter had done its work, and he poured Jack an Americano, anticipating that the vast quantity of sugar the Captain had ingested the night before (in the form of popcorn, ice-cream, chocolate, ice-cream, jelly beans, ice-cream, wine gums and more ice-cream) would need off-setting with the bitterness of strong, black coffee.
He was right. As he climbed one-handed down the ladder, the aroma hit Jack and he groaned appreciatively, in much the same way, Ianto imagined, as he might during sex. He rolled over sleepily, almost falling off the bed, then giggled a little as he straightened, eyeing Ianto suspiciously.
"Up early." He stated, voice thick.
"You didn't hear the alarm?" Ianto asked, handing him the coffee.
"Nuh." Jack grunted, sipping the scaling liquid carefully and whimpering in pleasure as the caffeine hit him. "S'good." He said, gesturing with the cup.
"It always is." Ianto smiled, settling himself next to Jack. "I fed Myfanwy. Does Janet need feeding today?"
"Nuh. Owen did it yesterday." Jack rubbed his eyes sleepily, looking every bit like a child himself. "S'Sunday."
"Indeed." Ianto confirmed.
"Wanna go picnic?" Jack asked, before draining the cup, despite the fact it was far to hot for him. "If there's nothing going on with the rift, that is."
"A picnic?" Ianto asked, his trademark eyebrow quirked at the ready. "Somehow, I can't picture Captain Jack Harkness doing picnics…" Jack looked sideways at him, a mysterious smile on his face.
"I try my best to surprise you." He grinned. "Anyway, I thought you could get out of this Hub for a while… Of course, everyone will assume you're my son again…" Ianto laughed.
"Because we look so alike. Are you using me to attract totty?"
"Never!" Jack gasped, suddenly much more awake. "I'll get you for that insinuation!" Grinning, he lunged forward, grabbing Ianto round the waist and tickling him. When Ianto struggled, he stood up, catching the boy by his ankles and suspending him upside down in mid air. Ianto gasped and giggled and wriggled as the blood rushed to his head,
"Jack!" He yelled through the laughter, "Jack! Put me down! Now! Jack!"
"And if I don't? What are you gonna do about it?" Jack teased.
"Jaack!" Ianto giggled.
"Oh alright… but only cos you pouted." Jack lowered him gently to the floor, and he righted himself. "Now go get dressed whilst I consume more coffee, then we'll check the rift, send everyone home for the day, and go have fun!" Ianto nodded, grinned, and bounded into the bathroom. Chuckling, Jack left his clothes on the bed for him to find and made his way into the kitchenette for another cup of wake-up juice.
The others stumbled into the hub a little after 10, and Jack grinned from his vantage point at the top of the stairs as he saw that Tosh and Owen were arriving together. He smiled happily and cleared his throat to get their attention.
"Go home." He ordered. "Rift's slow, it's a Sunday, go live a little." They looked up at him, bewildered for a moment, then at each other with small smiles. "And Owen," He added.
"Jack?" Owen asked innocently.
"Take Tosh out for lunch. I'll pay. Just take her somewhere nice." The doctor looked shocked.
"Feeling generous today?"
"Feeling happy to be alive." Jack confirmed with a cheeky grin. "Now go! You look like you didn't sleep at all last night… I suggest you go catch up on some shut eye."
"Yes sir!" Tosh grinned sweetly, and they turned to wander out together, hand in hand. Jack smiled after them, pleased that they were both happy, and turned to see Ianto in the doorway in camouflage combats, a khaki T-Shirt and some cute little trainers. His grin grew, and he stepped over to ruffle the boy's hair, earning him a scowl, since Ianto had spent so long getting it to lie flat.
"Jeans again today? Will that dry-cleaning be done?"
"Yeah." Ianto murmured. "Should be… We'll go pick it up when we're in town."
"Good, I feel naked without my coat."
"Not that being naked would bother you, eh Jack?" Gwen's voice chirped up from near the door. "Owen and Tosh told me to go home… It's just that, well, Rhys is away and the flat is empty… I wondered if I could stay anyway?"
"Oh… Well, Ianto and I were gonna go for a picnic…" Jack started.
"You could come?" Ianto finished for him, with a childish smile.
"Oh really? I love picnics!" Gwen's face lit up. "I'll start making sandwiches. Ianto, you can help whilst Jack gets dressed." Ianto nodded enthusiastically, so Jack turned and slid down to his quarters to take a long, lazy shower.
Gwen bossed Ianto around in the kitchen for a while in her fussy, motherly fashion. He played along, if only to keep her quiet, doing the menial tasks she asked of him, such as fetching the margarine, putting things into the picnic basket, which Ianto was sure had appeared from nowhere and was probably alien in origin, and picking up the mess as she made it to save his kitchenette from disaster. Eventually, the fuss of the sandwiches was over, and he was allowed to go about making some thermoses. He decided the largest would have to be full of coffee, else Jack would throw a tantrum, and one eight year old was quite enough. He filled the other with hot chocolate and twisted the lids on before turning to ask Gwen what was next. As he turned, he felt the sudden, unexpected fuzzy sensation which meant he was changing age, and collapsed to the floor. Gwen screamed momentarily, then realised what was going on and crouched to help him sit up.
"Awww Ianto, you really were an adorable eight year old." Ianto offered her a rare grin, and she emitted a small 'squee' of delight. "You're missing a tooth!" She squealed.
"Oh." Ianto probed the gap with his tongue. It was one of his front teeth. He supposed that was going to make it much harder to make anyone take him seriously. "Well… It'll grow back by tomorrow…" He murmured, hauling himself to his feet, his clothes now resting better on his lanky, skinny frame. Gwen looked him up and down with a soft, maternal smile.
"Too thin! You look like you'll snap in half if I do this…" She grinned and lunged at him, tickling his tummy, and he squawked loudly and wrestled her off. Funny… that was more fun when Jack did it… still, he pretended to grin at her. "Ugh… Jack's taking forever."
"I'll go look for him." Ianto declared, and raced out of the room. He bounded into Jack's office and slid down the ladder, coming face to face with Jack who had been just about to start climbing up.
"Hello…" Jack grinned. "Going somewhere?"
"Came to find you." Ianto grinned, turning to climb back up. "Gwen said you were taking too long."
"Yeah, well, perfection takes time."
"Oh, so you're perfect now?" Ianto turned to look at Jack quizzically as he reached the office. "Could've fooled me." Jack pulled a face and brushed past him to stride into the kitchenette, where Gwen was just putting the finishing touches to her picnic basket.
"Ready?" He asked in his best Captain voice, striking a pose with his hands on his hips, which didn't look right at all without his big flappy greatcoat.
"Shut up you idiot. Of course I'm ready. Now move your big melodramatic arse." Gwen grinned with a shove. "You can carry the basket."
"It would be my pleasure, my lady." Jack smirked with a bow, before taking the basket and the arm Gwen offered him and following her out of the kitchenette. She took Ianto's hand and they meandered their way to the SUV after Ianto had checked at least twelve times that the Hub was securely locked and set to alert them if anything happened. Finally, it was time for the picnic to begin, and quite stupendously, it wasn't raining in Cardiff today. They clambered into the vehicle, and set off at a leisurely pace (well, leisurely for Jack's driving anyway…) to the outskirts of town and a nice park Gwen knew of.
The weather held out, and as they pulled into the car-park the sun was shining and a gentle breeze was blowing. The park was fairly full. It was a big area with a playground at one end and a lake and woods for walking at the other. In the middle were several marked out pitches on which children ranging from about 5 to 13 were playing football and rugby whilst anxious adults cheered them on. The playground was full of mothers chatting on benches whilst toddlers played on slides, and fathers swinging their children whilst the kids screamed to go higher and faster. There was a heart-warming atmosphere about the place. The bustle of noise, and the smiles on everyone's faces. It was warm and alive, and it made Jack suddenly feel like Torchwood was worth it after all. Leaping out of the SUV, he opened the back door for Ianto (who had put child locks on it anyway?) and hoisted him out, swinging him full circle and placing him neatly on the floor. Ianto laughed up at him.
"What's up with you?" He asked, eyebrow raised.
"Just happy." Jack grinned, clicked the bleeper to lock the vehicle, and took the picnic basket from Gwen. "Wanna go for a walk by the lake?"
"Promise not to push me in?" Gwen asked with a grin.
"Would I?"
"Yes!" She and Ianto chimed and strolled off, leaving him to catch up with them. He slung an arm round Gwen's shoulders and ruffled Ianto's hair, earning him a scowl. "Hey look!" He exclaimed, pointing across the park. "A fairground!" Gwen and Ianto followed his gesture, and Gwen's face lit up.
"Let's go on the waltzers!" She squealed, turning to the others for approval. Jack nodded, then turned to look at Ianto.
"Can I get candyfloss?" He asked.
"Geez, who's the child here?" Gwen teased.
"The one in the coat." Ianto grinned. "Yes, you can get candyfloss. But not too much!" Jack grinned and they set off towards the fair, arguing about who was gonna be the last to give in after too many sweets and back down from going on one of the many spinning rides.
The fairground was packed with teenagers. Some stood smoking sullenly, others, groups of girls, screeched loudly and careered around the place. They flirted, they fought, and Jack caught glimpses of more than a few doing something else beginning with F round the back of rides. Damn, he missed being a teenager. The rush of just snogging 'til you were dizzy and maybe shoving your hand down someone's trouser's or up a girl's top. It had all been so exciting back then. So new… He grinned at the energy, nearly drowning in the stench of hormones, and tugged Gwen and Ianto by their hands towards a sweet stall.
"Hi!" He grinned at the pretty girl behind the counter.
"Y'alrite love." She replied, flashing him a grin. "What can I getcha?" Jack looked at Gwen, then at Ianto.
"Er… Three toffee apples please." He waited for her to fetch them.
"Anything else love?"
"Er yeah, six bags of candyfloss…" Ianto coughed from beside him, but the lady went to fetch them anyway.
"That it?"
"No, er, three bags of jelly babies." She went and grabbed those.
"Anything else?"
"Yeah, three lots of popcorn." She poured the popcorn into buckets.
"Anything else?" She was starting to sound incredulous now.
"Er, yeah, three cokes." She poured them.
"Anything else?"
"Three hotdogs." She looked at Gwen, who just shrugged helplessly, then went to fetch the food.
"Anything else?"
"Er… Do you guys want anything?" Jack turned to Ianto and Gwen. Ianto glared at him pointedly. "Ok, I was kidding!" Jack turned back to that lady. "Just three loads of chips then." The woman let out a breath and got the chips.
"That's it then?"
"Yup." Jack grinned.
"That's £36.45" She said slowly.
"Cool." Jack handed her some notes. "Keep the change." he winked. "Don't suppose you have a bag?" she passed him a couple of carrier bags and he stuffed the sweets in, handing out hotdogs, chips and drinks to the others. "Cheers." They wandered off to a seating area to eat, and Gwen spent a short while staring at Jack incredulously.
"Six? Six bags of candyfloss?"
"Mmmmhm." Jack said, shoving half his hotdog in his mouth at once. "What's the matter, PC Cooper? Can't handle the sugar rush?" At least, that's what she thought he said, the mouthful of sausage made it difficult to discern.
"Don't speak with your mouth full." She chided.
"Like you can talk." Jack grinned, swallowing the hotdog. "You talk with a sausage in the mouth all the time." He winked. She punched him. Ianto snickered.
"Shut up. You sick idiot."
"Just saying what I heard from Owen…" Jack shrugged and tried to look innocent, then winced as Gwen kicked him under the table.
"Dick!" She pouted.
"Calm down children" Ianto sighed, before tucking into his chips. They looked at him in shock, then settled down, and several tables around them smirked at the parents being told off by their child.. At least, that was what they were seeing… "When we've finished, can we go feed the ducks then go on some rides?" Ianto asked, looking up at Jack.
"Sure, baby, anything you like." Jack grinned and shoved the other half of the hotdog in, a satisfied smirk on his face. Ianto sighed and continued eating, and Gwen glared icily at Jack until he finished his mouthful and blew a kiss at her, at which point she smiled coyly and blushed a little.
"Ready?" Ianto asked, looking up from his chips, unaware of the exchange. He blinked at Gwen's slightly pink cheeks, but thought nothing of it.
"I'm not finished." Gwen mumbled, picking up another chip.
"How about I go feed the ducks and you two can come over when you're done?" Ianto smiled innocently. He'd saved the roll from his hotdog for the ducks, and when Jack nodded, he slipped from the chair and dashed off to the pond.
"It's weird. He thinks like an adult, but he still has these childish urges from time to time…" Jack mused, taking a sip of coke and grinning at Gwen. "You should've seen him when I turned cartoons on! I swear they hypnotised him." Gwen laughed and looked up at Jack through lowered lashes.
"You seem to be being the perfect father to him." She smiled sweetly, and Jack considered her a moment, then chuckled.
"I don't know about that. I let him eat an insanely unhealthy amount of sweets last night!" He grinned. "Still, at least he's eating something… I'm not sure he's been taking very good care of himself." He looked across the park to where Ianto was throwing small bits of bread to the ducks with a look of sheer delight on his face, and frowned slightly.
"Well, we'll take care of him." Gwen soothed, reaching across to put her hand over Jack's comfortingly, and stroking his wrist with the pad of her thumb.
"You bet we will." Jack threw her a grin and a wink. "Me and you Gwen Cooper! Against the universe." Gwen flushed with delight and purred,
"You and me." Before leaning across the table to push her face close to Jack's. He raised an eyebrow as her mouth neared his and she paused. The scent of her perfume washed over him. It was soft and pretty, a lot like her, he mused. He considered her face, her eyes closed, lashes fanned out across her cheeks, pretty red lips parted slightly for him to kiss. She was beautiful, he thought, and he did want her. All this took mere seconds before he lifted his hand to tilt her chin just so, and leaned in to kiss her. Not bothering to grace her with a chaste peck first, he went in for the kill, kissing her softly but insistently, grazing his teeth over her lower lip before licking a line where his teeth had been. She made a soft humming noise and kissed him back, her hand settling in his chest. After a few long moments, Jack pulled away, and looked at her quizzically, noting that she was doing the same. He glanced over her shoulder to see Ianto facing them, halfway back from the pond, standing stock still with his mouth open and looking mortified.
"Well that was… Wrong." Jack mused.
"Very wrong… It was like…" She fought to find the words, and he helped her.
"Like kissing my sister, if I had one…" He looked at her face, and she nodded.
"Yeah, it was like kissing my sister…"
"Hey! I do not kiss like a girl!" Jack whined, still anxious as he saw Ianto continue towards them from the corner of his eye.
"Oh, but you do…" Gwen giggled. "Well, at least we got that mistake out of the way…"
"Yeah…" he breathed, bringing his focus back onto her before descending into giggles himself. He laughed hard until Ianto got close, then they both sobered up instantly. Gwen even had the grace to look guilty, even though she wasn't sure anything was going on between them.
"Ianto…" Jack said simply. "I…"
"What was it like?" Ianto asked, his intense sapphire gaze fixed on Jack's mouth.
"Like… kissing my sister."
"You already said that." Gwen reminded him.
"I know I did. But it's true, that's what it was like." Ianto nodded and slid back into his chair.
"Good." He mumbled. "Because maybe now some of us will be able to work in the Hub instead of watching you two make eyes at each other."
"Oh, you're one to talk!" Gwen interrupted, eyes wide. "All you ever do is flirt with him!"
"Now, now, let's not fight over the Captain." Jack warned. "There are people sitting nearby getting very confused about what you just said, Gwen."
"Oh… sorry." She mumbled. "Look, can we just forget this and go on some rides now?" She looked between the two of them, a guilty expression on her face.
"Sure." Jack shrugged, and they both turned to Ianto, who looked up with a small, perhaps triumphant smile.
"Fine by me." He said, and they all smiled again. "Anyway, Gwen, did I hear you saying he kisses like a girl?"
"Yes!" she squealed, keen to bitch with him. Ianto's grin widened.
"And how would you know?" He asked matter-of-factly
"Well…. You know…Sex alien and all that…" She mumbled, blushing.
"Ohhhh of course." Ianto smiled. "Waltzers anyone?"
Owen stretched and yawned, wriggling further down into the pillows. Tosh was curled across his chest, her head resting on his shoulder, drawing lazy circles on his stomach. She looked up when he moved, and they smiled at one another before he leant down to kiss her softly. They'd gone straight to Tosh's place after Jack had given them the time off, and tumbled together into bed for some luxurious sex, before settling down to rest a while. Now the clock read 1:30, and Owen thought he'd best take her for lunch soon.
"Alright sweetheart?" He mumbled, bringing his arm up round her waist.
"Mmmh." She groaned, shifting to rest on her elbow and look at him. Her hair fell in her face, and she flicked it out of the way, giggling, before leaning down to kiss him again.
"Wanna get up and eat?"
"Mmmh." She nodded, sitting up slowly, trailing her hand down his abdomen. He grinned and sat up, brushing her hair aside to kiss her neck, eliciting a short gasp from her. Smirking, he stood up and went to hunt for his clothes, which had ended up scattered around the room quite spectacularly.
Once they were both clothed respectably, they headed out the door, Tosh chattering away about some programme she was building which would help to analyse and categorize all the compounds torchwood came across. Owen nodded in the appropriate places and made small noises of approval as he drove towards the town centre. He parked up and opened the door for Tosh, who smiled and blushed as she got out of the car, then lead her through town to a nice restaurant in the centre. The restaurant was busy and bustling, but they still managed to get a quiet table for two by the window. Owen ordered beers and they perused the menus in comfortable silence.
"See anything you like the look of?" Tosh asked with a smile smirk. Owen looked up and grinned.
"Oh, a few things." He told her, leaning forward to eye her up and down appreciatively. "You know what you want?"
"For dinner?" She asked, making him snort. "I'll have the sea bass." Owen nodded.
"Steak for me." He smiled and indicated to a nearby waitress that he was ready to order. They spent the time waiting for their meals chatting about their childhoods, their homes and their schools, and had moved on to pets by the time that the food arrived.
"Yeah, Lucky was such a funny cat. I mean, considering her name, she was so accident prone. She was always falling off roofs and having near misses with cars." Tosh grinned, remembering her pet when she was at college.
"I only ever had goldfish." Owen confessed. "And I was never any good at looking after them anyway." He chuckled. "They never lasted long, but I would win them in fairs and stuff and take them home." He sighed. "I always wanted a puppy."
"Me too!" Tosh grinned. "My mother wouldn't let me have one when I was young, then when I grew up I never had the time or the space to look after it properly."
"Same here." Owen mused. "Maybe we should get a Torchwood pet. I mean, we have the Weevil and the leather pigeon, but it's be nice to have a puppy."
"Are you kidding? That's be another distraction and possible source of annoyance in the Hub. Jack alone is enough." Tosh giggled.
"Yeah, but you can't pet him."
"Oh, I'm sure if you asked nicely, he'd roll over for you." Tosh smirked, and Owen cringed.
"Lovely. Have I ever told you how much I love the mental imagery you supply for me?"
"No, but I took it as read that you appreciated it." She grinned. They lapsed into silence and continued eating, throwing each other glances and grins over their plates.
Ianto closed his eyes and held on for dear life as Jack drove towards the dry cleaners. The tyres screeched and he was thrown sideways once more as Jack attempted what felt like a hand-brake turn, but was actually just a gentle bend negotiated at close to eighty miles per hour. The brakes squealed and the car lurched to a stop in an area where parking was definitely not permitted. Ianto opened his eyes, and wished immediately that he hadn't. they were parked in the middle of a paved square, on a pedestrian only area, pretty much on top of a fountain.
"Jack, I understand that you can fly T'uula warships and a TARDIS, but do you think you could please take your driving test sometime?"
"No need, baby." Jack grinned. "I drive just fine." Ianto would have laughed if his nerves hadn't been so frayed, so he just emitted a high pitched giggle instead. "You two stay here, I'll go get the coat." Jack commanded before slamming the door and setting off across the square. Minutes later, he was on his way back, coat flapping behind him. He clambered back in the SUV and started the ignition. "Right! Back to the Hub, and we can eat this picnic on the floor in my office." He boomed. "I'd go back to the park, but look outside." He grinned. Ianto knew what he meant. Wales had caught up with itself and the rain was coming down with a vengeance. He rolled his eyes, then gripped the door for dear life as Jack set off again.
When they reached the Hub, it was gone half past 5, so they immediately set u the blanket in the board room, and Jack carried the basket through, placing it next to Ianto.
"What've we got?" He asked, sniffing the air for any hint of coffee.
"Sandwiches, coffee, hot chocolate, crisps, biscuits… The works." Ianto grinned, working at the fastenings before unpacking the picnic onto the blanket. They ate leisurely, consuming more coffee than was healthy, and giggling together about nonsense. When Jack finally gathered the presence of min to check his watch again, it was 9:30.
"Bloody hell! That late?" Gwen gasped when he informed them of his discovery. "I've got to get going. Rhys will be back soon and I need to make some food for him." Ianto and Jack nodded wisely.
"Go home. Be normal. See if we care." Jack pouted, sticking his tongue out for good measure.
"Oh, shut up you big baby." Gwen giggled, shoving him. "See you both tomorrow." She chimed, bounding out of the Hub.
Tosh glanced at the clock. It was 9:30. They had been in this bar for just over and hour, and she was bored. Owen drifted back over to her from the toilets, a look on his face which, she imagined, was similar to her own expression.
"Shall we bust this joint love?" He asked, standing close and shouting over the loud music, his arm possessively round her waist.
"Yeah, I think we should go home." She replied.
"Back to mine then?"
"Sure." She nodded, and he led her carefully outside and into a taxi. They got back to Owen's and tumbled through the door, both a little tipsy. Owen pulled her close, arms settling round her waist, and dragged her in for a sloppy, sensuous kiss. She wound her arms round his neck, pushing closer, and lost herself in the sensations, pulling back to breathe after a while.
"Bed?" He asked, almost wearily.
"Mmmh." She sighed, settling her head on his shoulder. "So tiired."
"Yeah, that'll teach us to join kickboxing practice." He chuckled. "Ok, you go on ahead, I'll bring in some water. Make yourself comfy." He meandered into the kitchen, already half asleep, and hunted down two clean glasses, filling them with cold water, before stumbling through to his bedroom. Tosh was asleep on top of the covers, She'd only managed to half undress. Smiling at how sweet she looked, he tugged off her jeans and settled her under the duvet, before stripping to his own boxers and snuggling beside her, drifting into a deep, dreamless sleep.
Jack looked at Ianto, an unreadable expression on his face. Ianto thought it might be how Jack Harkness showed guilt. He smiled sweetly and crawled over the picnic blanket to settle on Jack's lap, arms wrapped round his neck. Leaning up, he kissed Jack on the cheek quickly.
"It's ok. It was bound to happen sooner or later. I understand." He rested his head on the older man's shoulder, feeling Jack relax and bring his arms up to hold Ianto gently.
"Thank you." He whispered. "I'm sorry."
"I know, don't worry." He felt Jack move, and all of a sudden he was being carried into the office and down into Jack's quarters. He was set down next to the bed, and the changed into their night clothes in silence, until Ianto spoke up. "If anything, I actually feel glad. I mean, you didn't feel wrong when you kissed me." He turned, smiling up at Jack.
"No, no I didn't. It does, however, feel odd to be having this conversation with an eight year old." He smirked. "Hurry up and grow will you?" He asked before climbing under the covers. Ianto chuckled.
"It'll only take a couple of weeks, promise." He replied, sliding under the covers and curling up in the safety of Jack's arms, he drifted off to sleep happily. Jack smiled down at him, not tired himself, and settled for a night of watching this strange, wonderful boy sleep.