Hi Guys really sorry this has taken so long but on Monday night the hard disk on my laptop died meaning I lost everything luckily I'd backed up on Saturday night so I only lost the next two chapters of my other story - our lives will never be simple and what I'd started of this chapter I had to spend all tuesday reloading my programs etc so here it is finally I hope you like it. Thank to all of you who have alerts and have commented they have really kept me going in the last few days hope you like the chapter please tell me what you think. xxx
Day Three.
Jack woke up first on Monday morning; he dived through the shower and was dressed before anyone else was awake. He sat back down on the edge of his and Ianto's bed. He liked that thought His and Ianto's he felt it had a nice ring to it. He wanted more things to be His and Ianto's but had no idea of how to go about it. Ianto was so guarded, they had made much more headway after Lisa, but Jack still felt like he had failed the young man who now gave him so much. He looked down at Iantos sleeping form, his chest slowly rising and falling in a slow steady rhythm, he looked happy and peaceful. Jack wondered how long it would be until Ianto resented him and left him. He hoped never, he for one did not intend to ever let the Welshman go although he would probably never be able to admit it to Ianto, he needed him, and he kept him human. Ianto laid funnily under the covers his right arm hanging over the edge of the cover resting on his stomach that was still covered.
"Ianto?" he whispered. No reply he grinned leaning in and pressing a kiss to Iantos hand. Iantos hand twitched slightly and Jack looked up but he was still asleep, he moved and kissed up Iantos arm. Each kiss causing Ianto to twitch slightly or making him wriggle. Jack continued to kiss up Ianto's skin. Jack kissed Iantos lips softly – still not awake. He kissed him again; Ianto opened one eye sleepily looking at Jack smiling.
"There was me thinking that was a dream."
"Oh but I bet it's better to wake up to it." Jack smiled into another kiss.
"Yes it is." Ianto breathed into Jack's mouth. Ianto rolled over so they were both on their sides on the bed.
"You're on top of your game this morning."
"I enjoy being on top of the game." Ianto replied pushing Jack playfully onto his back and pinning him down, "why are you dress?" Ianto asked bemused.
"Because it's 7am."
"We are on holiday Captain Harkness we don't have to be up and dressed by 7am." He grinned playfully.
"Well I'm not exactly up." Jack gave Ianto his trademark grin.
"Well even though you are dressed. I think we should stay in bed a little longer." Ianto kissed Jack softly running his tongue over Jacks lower lip.
"And why exactly would I want to stay in bed this beautiful Monday morning?" Ianto gave a small smile nuzzling at Jacks neck nipping him slightly with his teeth he whispered.
"I'll make it worth your while." Feeling Iantos warm breath tickle his ear, Jacks signature grin graced his lips once again he raised his eyebrows as he turned his head to the right his lips millimetres from Iantos.
"Oh I bet you will." They lay there smiling at one another just happy to be at one another's side. Jack kissed him and Ianto kissed him back. It was more of a comforting loving kiss than a lust filled one.
Come on as much as a morning in bed with you is highly appealing I think we may wake the others so come on get up." Jack sat up looking back at Ianto who sat up draping him arms around Jacks shoulders pressing his bare chest to Jacks clothes back he wriggled and wrapped his legs around Jacks waist.
"Just five more minutes?" Ianto whispered kissing the back of Jacks neck before resting his cheek on Jacks shoulder looking up at him.
"You are too cute for words Jones." Ianto closed his eyes and pulled a funny little grin making Jack laugh. "No still cute." He said and Ianto frowned.
"I think I can cope with sexy and wonderful but cute? No I don't think so." He said removing his arms from Jacks shoulders and leaning back keeping his legs wrapped firmly round Jacks waist. Jack turned back to look at the younger man.
"Are you overly possessive this morning?" Ianto tilted his head from side to side.
"I get to be possessive, you are mine right?" Jack grinned it was the first time Ianto had asked anything the constituted as questioning what they had.
"Oh yes, I am definitely yours." He said turning sharply in Iantos grip lying on top of a newly collapsed Iantos chest.
"I like that." Ianto said smiling and slightly blushing at his own admissions.
"Good." Jack kissed Ianto carefully. "Now are we getting up?"
"I think both of us are getting up." Ianto grinned cheekily.
"I think your right." Ianto rolled them over.
"Well I'm off for a shower." He grinned hopping up off Jack. Jack sat up but then thought better of it and flopped back down lazily onto the bed.
"I'll get you back for that Mr Jones."
"Oh I'm counting on it Sir." And with that, he disappeared. Jack stayed where he was reminding himself just how lucky he was.
Ianto walked through the boat very quietly; he put the kettle on and fished a frying pan out the cupboard and some sausages out the fridge. He started to cook them for breakfast; soon the boat was filling with the rich smell of cooking sausages and coffee. Jack came through and wrapped his arms around Iantos waist kissing the back of his neck.
"Your sausage is much bigger than those sausages." Jack observed seriously.
"Thanks for that Harkness it's just what I want to hear when I wake up." Owen groaned rolling over. Ianto chuckled.
"I'm just being honest." Jack grinned as Owen swung his legs out of bed and shuffled over to the galley taking the mug of coffee Ianto now offered him. Jack took five bread buns out of the bread bin and buttered them and Ianto added two sausages to each, the adding brown sauce to Owens, tomato sauce to Gwen's and own. Jack and Tosh rarely had any sauce so he left theirs plain. Placing the girls on a tray with their coffees he was about to take it through when Owen mumbled he would do it between bites of his breakfast. He knocked on their door sliding it open then returning to whole 2ft to the kitchen, he picked up the tray and took it through to Tosh and Gwen.
"Oh so I see Tosh likes to be on top." He commented and Jack nearly sprayed coffee out his nose in shocked amusement. Ianto rolled his eyes and walked out to sit out front with his sandwich and coffee. Owen appeared a few minutes later dressed.
"I'm off to find a paper don't leave without me!" He hopped off hands dug deep into his hoodie pockets. Ianto enjoyed his breakfast, although Jack did manage to steal the last little bit of his sandwich, to which Ianto replied by finishing jacks coffee for him. Owen returned within 20 minutes brandishing a paper happily.
"Alright Captain your turn to drive, fire up the engines!" Owen said flopping down on the sofa as a pyjama clad, bleary-eyed Gwen shuffled out clutching a towel and wash kit towards the bathroom.
"Beautiful as ever." Jack chuckled as she continued on her way and ignored him. As he went to start engine he past Ianto and gave him a kiss.
"I think you should try driving today!" Ianto stood up as Jack un-pegged the stern and he the bow he stepped back on to the boat and walked along the foot width ledge that ran down the starboard side of the boat.
"I'll survive, I'm sure your doing fine Captain." Ianto said cheekily sitting back on the edge as near to Jack as the construction of the boat would allow. Jack placed his hand lightly on Iantos thigh.
"I'm always fine whenever I'm with you."
"You are becoming increasingly soppy."
"It's all because of you." Jack grinned making Ianto question his sincerity. He looked at him cynically. Jack could really mess with his head sometimes.
"Tease." Ianto said batting Jacks hand off his knee where it had slid. Jack pretended to look upset. "No you don't get to me like that." Ianto looked away.
"Come on Yan." Jack said thinking he had actually pushed it to far before Ianto looked back at him, his face cracking into a grin. Jack laughed. (Slightly out of relief, slightly out of the hilarity of the crazy grin on Iantos face.)
"I had you there." Ianto laughed.
"Yeh you did." Jack said unimpressed. Ianto hopped down wrapping his arms around Jack (So as not to obstruct his steering.)
"Sorry." He kissed Jack softly and pulled back.
"Gwen." Jack yelled keeping his eyes locked with Iantos. "It's your turn to drive."
"Quietest Monday ever!" Jack stretched lazily on the sofa after lunch; Ianto pushed his feet off the sofa and flopped down leaning on Jack who dropped his left arm from the back of the sofa to around Iantos shoulders.
"Not quiet just relaxing." Ianto pulled his book out and opened it.
"That book is getting more attention than I am." Jack said poking Ianto in the side. Ianto squeaked.
"Don't, it got less attention than you this morning." He laughed.
"Not the point I love a good mid morning snog and snuggle." He said poking Ianto again only to elicit the same startled squeak. Jacks eyes widened in realisation. "You're ticklish." He sounded ecstatic.
"No." Ianto said plainly.
"Oh yes you are." Jack poked him in the side again. Ianto let out a sharp exhale of breath. Jack chuckled mischievously. Ianto groaned. Jack started to poke him simultaneously on either side, he twitched each time finally loosing it when Jack jabbed him in each side at the same time and he jumped up spinning and waving his book wildly.
"Ok, the faster I finish this book the faster you get more attention and if you don't stop poking me, I won't give you any attention at all. Alright?" Ianto had been smiling the whole time he had been chiding Jack.
"I'm sorry, I can't take you seriously when you're all adorably flustered and waving your book agitatedly." Ianto took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
"I'm going to sit outside." He said slightly dejectedly.
"No Yan." Jack spun around and jumped up blocking Iantos path, "stay with me."
"Novel idea Jack but you could always follow me." He stepped around Jack and sat outside. Jack followed him and sat down.
"What's it about?" Jack asked Ianto looked over the edge of his book.
"How I'm going to push you overboard if you don't leave me be for half an hour." Jack grinned and Ianto went back to his book. He looked at his watch, half an hour he could leave Ianto for half an hour. He lent back on the front of the boat and closed his eyes, he did not even realise he was drifting off to sleep.
Ianto kept looking over the top of his book at Jack who had fallen asleep although Jack had once told Gwen he did not sleep Ianto however knew this wasn't true. There had been more than one occasion when Ianto had worn Jack out, although the immortal could go with very little sleep, proven by his capability to wear Ianto out. Ianto watched Jacks chest rise and fall. He glanced back down at his book when Owen appeared in the doorway, before the Londoner had time to speak Ianto put a finger to his own lips then pointed to the sleeping Jack. Owen nodded and mimed drinking and then made a C shape with this thumb and the finger next to it. Ianto nodded and stood up placing his book on his seat. He moved through into the kitchen.
"Are you tiring our Captain out tea-boy?" Ianto smiled but didn't say anything, "you know if you want us three to clear out for an evening or two we could." Ianto looked at Owen but once again said nothing, "I'm being serious mate, I may not actively encouraging towards you and Jack but you seem happy so I will get my arse and the girls out of here one night if possible two to try and get you and your Captain some private time, just don't use my bed alright." Owen picked up the tray that now had three coffees and some biscuits on and turned to walk away.
"Thanks Owen." Ianto said quietly Owen stopped his back to Ianto and smiled, he nodded slightly without looking back before walking back through the boat to the stern. Ianto picked up his and Jacks coffees and walked out to the front. Jack was still asleep. Ianto carefully placed the coffees down and moved Jacks left leg onto the floor he didn't wake up. Ianto sat down between Jacks legs and picked up the paper, Jack who was still asleep moved his arms to wrap around Ianto, reflex reaction thought Ianto dryly before leaning back onto Jacks chest and opening the paper. Jack still didn't wake up. Ianto turned his head and kissed him. That did the trick. Jacks lips sprung to action.
"Sleepy-head." Ianto teased as they pulled apart. Jack frowned.
"I just had an afternoon nap." Jack said incredulously wrapping himself around Ianto so they were both comfortable.
"There's a first time for everything."
"I've had afternoon naps before."
"But not on your own." Ianto added to which Jack agreed.
"When did you get here?" Jack asked giving Ianto a squeeze in his arms. Ianto looked at his watch.
"About five minutes ago."
"Oh, well it's nice."
"Glad to hear it." Ianto continued to read the paper. Jack rested his chin on Iantos shoulder reading it as well.
"Hello Boys." Tosh came out holding a glass of water and a magazine Jack was glad to see it wasn't one on technology.
"Hi Tosh." Jack grinned; pleased Ianto hadn't tried to move away from him.
"Jack your coffees getting cold." Ianto said pointing to the coffee on the side.
"I have a coffee?" Ianto sighed handing it to him carefully. "Thanks."
"Managed to read any more of the book?" Tosh asked.
"Yeh Tosh I have its really good."
"I knew you'd like it, really interesting isn't it."
"It's really quite blood thirsty."
"A little, well to other people I guess a lot." She shrugged.
"Tosh gave you the book?" Ianto looked at Jack.
"Yeh, we swap books regularly." Jack frowned slightly this was just one of a few things that just kept reiterating Jacks worst fears that he didn't know Ianto at all and it saddened him. Tosh noticing something was up with Jack changed the subject tactfully.
"So Yan what are you planning for dinner." Tosh asked cheerfully.
"I don't really know yet, we aren't near a pub so we're cooking I was thinking sweet and sour chicken but the weather is forecasting rain in the next few days so I thought we'd make the most of the sun and BBQ tonight."
"That sounds fun." Jack said.
"We'll do that then." Ianto confirmed.
"We could make some salads and have left over's for lunch tomorrow." Tosh suggested.
"Yeh, I've got some rice and pasta, we can throw something together." Jack listened lazily to Tosh and Ianto discussing menus and sipping their coffees. Tosh went to join the others and Ianto returned his attention back to Jack.
"Guess what Owen offered to do for us today."
"Private strip show?" Ianto looked at Jack extremely concerned.
"I hope for both our mental heaths you are joking, No he didn't."
"A threesome?"
"Now you're just being silly."
"Free painless inoculations." Ianto rolled his eyes.
"No, he offered to organise the girl and himself off the boat for a night or two." Jack grinned wickedly.
"Oh that would be wonderful."
"Well I said thanks. So he might try."
"I look forward to it." Ianto let out a huff of a laugh, "don't know why your laughing I'm being deadly serious." Jack whispered darkly against Iantos skin.
"I know you are sir." Ianto said knowing how Jack loved it when he called him sir.
"Don't tease me Jones."
"I'm not doing anything sir." Ianto said innocently.
"You're really not in the right place to be teasing me, Ianto."
"Oh really...?"He paused momentarily, "am I not sir?" he dragged the r knowing how it drove Jack crazy and with that Jack pushed his hand under Iantos waistband and grasped him firmly.
"Really you're not." Ianto gasped as Jack squeezed his hardening cock.
"Jack." He gasped.
"Warned you." Jack purred. Starting to pump his hand up and down Iantos shaft, Ianto put his head back on Jacks shoulder breathing heavily.
"Point taken." Ianto gasped again.
"Stop talking." Jack grinned continuing his attack on Ianto. His instruction not really need as Ianto lost the ability to talk moments later. Biting his lip to stop himself calling out Ianto tried his utmost to keep as quiet as possible but it really wasn't going well. Every time he tried to concentrate on being quiet his attention slipped to Jacks soft hand firmly gripping him pumping his hand up and down, up and down. Soon Jack could feel Ianto was close to the edge speeding up his pack Ianto came into his hand.
"Well I think you should consider yourself told." Jack grinned. Ianto lay back on Jack as he removed his hand nodding slightly.
"Well and truly told." Ianto closed his eyes happily.
"You're not going to nap are you?" Jack said incredulously."
"No, I'm going to sit with you for a while then I'm going to shower and then start dinner." Jack squeezed Ianto in his arms.
"Can I shower with you?"
"No I actually have to get clean."
"So what else do I put in this salad?" Tosh asked Ianto who was chopping tomatoes Ianto looked over his shoulder. "Pine nuts and apricots." He said pulling them out the cupboard, "Just sprinkle the pine nuts in and chop the apricots really small."
"Alright will do." She set about chopping the apricots and Ianto moved onto cubing the tomatoes. The beeper went on the oven and Ianto turned the pasta off and checked the rice. Re setting the beeper, he scooped the tomatoes onto the cooked bulgur wheat in the bowl next to him and started to cut the cucumber. Tosh drained the rice and mixed the pine nuts and apricots into the rice and then the sliced almonds Ianto passed her.
"Are you psychic?" she joked, he looked at her.
"How do you think I manage to keep Jack?" they laughed.
"What dressing on this?"
"Lemon juice." He said she fished it out the fridge. He chopped some chive and added it to the wheat as well as the cucumber.
"How's that?" she asked, he turned taking a spoon and taking a little out the bowl. He tasted it.
"That's great." He said and she went and put it on the table in the living room with the green salad, pre-buttered rolls, and barbecue sauce. Ianto mixed his salad adding olive oil and lemon juice.
"This is so much fun." Tosh said smiling. "I don't normally cook I'm rubbish but you give me what I need and tell me what to do and perfect," She beamed. "You sure you're not straight because if you are you better tell me now!"
"Sorry Tosh I've only eyes for Jack."
"I knew it could be too good to be true, your clean, you cook and look gorgeous, you really are a loss to the female of this species." Ianto smiled.
"Thanks Tosh."
"You're welcome, what else?" she asked,
"You can drain the pasta run it under the cold water to stop it cooking. I'll go see how Jack and Owen are doing." He left the kitchen and stepped outside, they had managed to moor on quite a wide stretch of toe- path. Gwen had pulled the put up camp chairs out of the storage under the bunks and had put them around the small portable BBQ Owen and Jack where now tending to beers in hand. Ianto smiled seeing them banter over who was doing a better job.
"Ah Ianto, beer?" Jack offered and he took one and Tosh appeared at his side and took another. They sat down waiting for the burgers and sausages to cook, it was a warm evening, and they all sat out laughing.
"You're both rubbish!" said Tosh as Owen and Jack continued to bicker. They both opened their mouths in mock outrage,
"Well no meat for Tosh!" said Jack playfully. Owen turned the sausages again.
"Nearly done I think. What do you think Captain?"
"Yes a few more minutes."
"See team work works best!" Gwen grinned.
"That, highly debatable." Own said.
"I can think of plenty of things that should not be done in teams." Ianto said.
"That is all down to personal opinion and if you're thinking about sex sometimes the more the merrier!" The whole team groaned.
"You know lanto I really don't envy you when he comes out with stuff like that." Owen said shaking his head, "and on that point lets all cooked so let's go load up our plates." They all got up and loaded their plates with bread and salad and then Jack handed out sausages and beef burgers to everyone. There was quite a lot left and they put it onto a plate and Gwen out it in the kitchen at the same time replenishing their drinks. They ate in relative silence. Then reminisced about previous missions till it got too cold to sit out and all decided an early night would be a good idea.
"Today was nice day." Jack said as he and Ianto lay in bed.
"Yeh it was." Ianto smiled over at Jack. They kissed softly before Jack turned out the light.
"I've done nothing all day and I'm exhausted." He laughed.
"You even had a nap!" Ianto laughed.
"Shocking I know." Jack said sarcastically.
"So there's a pub really close tomorrow then not one till Friday so we can eat out tomorrow then we have two nights on this." Ianto said.
"Have you been looking at our route?"
"Yes we'd have to stock up on food at some point so I thought I'd look at where we were headed so I knew what was around on Thursday we pass though a really pretty town I thought we could stop and look round or something."
"Yeh that sounds good." Jack looked at Ianto smiling.
"What?" Ianto asked bemused.
"Nothing." Jack smiled again. Ianto rolled onto his side and snuggled next to Jack looking up at him. He really was adorable.
"Doesn't look like nothing what's up?"
"Nothing's up, I'm just happy your here, happy you forgave me for everything. I'm just happy to be with you." Ianto smiled.
"You've made up for all your mistakes in the past and I hope I have as well because I haven't made it easy for you but despite everything we are still here." Jack smiled.
"Yeh and we will always be like this." Iantos heart skipped a beat.
"Yes we will."
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