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Day Seven.
Jack woke early and didn't dare wake Ianto however much he wanted too he didn't dare he knew Ianto would suffer the effects of last night's drinking game and he knew waking him up before he wanted to be awake would mean he would be in a bad mood all day. Then Jack would tease him for being grumpy which would irritate Ianto even more, it was just the way things went but Jack wasn't going to jeopardise the prospect of morning sex by waking Ianto up to early to have it. Instead, he pick Iantos book up off the shelf and started to read it. It had been such a long time since he'd even thought about reading a book but he thought if he started again it was one more thing he and Ianto had in common. He worked his way steadily through the chapters for the next two hours before Ianto started to move, a clear sign he was starting to stir from his deep alcohol and sex induced sleep.
Ianto rolled over with a groan a light headache thumped in the ether of his brain.
"Good morning beautiful." Jack said Ianto looked up to see him reading a book. He groaned and rolled back over, Jack laughed.
"Shhhh, inside voices."Ianto muttered burying his head under the pillow. Jack marked his page and placed the book down. Ianto shuffled his head deeper into the pillow. Jack chuckled again and poked Ianto playfully. Ianto groaned and looked up at him. "You are a cruel man." Jack pulled a sad face then lent in and kissed Ianto softly on the lips, before deepening it slightly and pulling back taking Iantos bottom lip with him. "Ok so your just mean." Jack kissed him again, "slightly mean." Ianto amended, Jack lent down pushing his tongue into Iantos mouth, as they broke apart Ianto sighed as if kissing Jack was hardship, "Alright you're not mean at all!" Jack smiled.
"Do you want a coffee and some ibuprofen?"
"And a pint of water wouldn't go amiss. Thanks Jack." Jack climbed out of bed and walked down to the kitchen in his tight black boxers not really thinking about Owen or the girls.
"Oh Jack, I'm sorry." Tosh gushed as she walked out her room and then turned around and Jack smirked.
"It's alright Tosh sorry, I forgot so used to wondering around Iantos." Tosh made mental note to ask Ianto how many times Jack had stayed at his. "you can look unless your embarrassed by my body Tosh!" Jack joked and she turned around.
"Oh I just didn't want to invade your privacy." She said turning around.
"Oh you won't anyway I bet you've been dying to see what's beneath the shirt and braces." He smirked and Tosh blushed.
"Well you can't blame me for being curious!"
"No I can't though do you like what you see?" he teased as he made the coffee for Ianto.
"I couldn't possibly say, Ianto might get jealous." She laughed.
"Highly likely." Jack nodded in agreement. Tosh smiled looking at the water and two coffees and the pills that now lay on the tray Jack had got out.
"Ianto slightly hung over?" she asked as she headed to the fridge for orange juice, Jack nodded.
"Inside voices have been asked for; he's so cute in the mornings!" Tosh laughed.
"I'll cook bacon for breakfast." She said she was in need of some herself, she had no headache, but her stomach was doing cartwheels.
"Good idea!" Jack smiled, "We will have to stop for shopping sometime soon I guess." Tosh nodded in agreement.
"I think it's scheduled for tomorrow morning there's supermarket just down the road from the pub." Jack raised his eyebrows.
"Ianto really has accounted for everything hasn't he."
"Indeed he has."
"Great, I'll get these though to my gorgeous Welshman and see you out here later, with more clothes on I promise." Tosh laughed watching Jack walk back down the boat. Jack had said my gorgeous Welshman Tosh smiled she wondered how long it would be until Ianto realised how much Jack needed and most certainly wanted him.
Jack reappeared in the back bedroom carrying the tray of drinks and Ianto sat up carefully hand on his head his eyes slightly closed. "Right my I'm grumpy-because-I'm-hung-over here is your coffee, a pint of water and some drugs!" Ianto opened his eyes fully as he smelt the coffee and took the water and the pills Jack handed him. He took them drinking all the water before placing the glass down Jack smiled but didn't say anything. Ianto looked at him thoughtfully.
"You're practically naked and you went down the boat like that!" Jack smiled nodding, "tell me someone didn't see you."
"Someone didn't see me."
"You're lying." Jack chuckled,
"You told me to tell you no one saw me!" he said indignantly.
"Who saw you?"
"Tosh." Ianto groaned lightly and Jack grinned. "You really shouldn't groan like that!" Jack grinned again. Ianto looked at him almost disbelievingly.
"You are unbelievable!" Ianto sighed.
"Oh I know I am." Ianto shook his head.
"Not in that sense!" Ianto said exasperatedly. Jack pouted, "Well not in that sense at this moment!" Ianto added, making Jack smile. He handed Ianto the coffee before climbing back into bed. Ianto put the coffee on the side and Jack climbed back into bed and snuggled into Iantos leaning his head on Iantos chest as Ianto draped his arm around Jack.
"I can't believe you can't get hangovers, it's so unfair!" Jack chuckled.
"I'm sorry I didn't chose to be this way."
"I know but I wouldn't have you any other way." Jack kissed Iantos side and smiled.
"I know how I want you right now." Jack muttered kissing Iantos chest again and looking up at the young man. Ianto smiled.
"Really and how would that be?" Jack straddled Iantos lap whispering.
"I would rather show you that tell you!" Ianto raised his eyebrows.
"Would you now?"
"Yes, I would." Jack nipped at Ianto earlobe his voice rough with lust. Ianto enjoying teasing Jack a little put his hands on Jack chest pushing him away so he had to strain to kiss Ianto lightly on the lips. Ianto made a face pretending to be unconvinced by Jacks advances.
"I don't know." He said grinning as Jack gripped his arms pulling Ianto roughly to him their lips smashing together.
"You are a dreadful tease Ianto Jones." Jack growled. Just then, there was a knock at the door and Jack not removing himself from Ianto called for whoever it was to come in. Ianto already protesting and blushing Jack looked back over his shoulder.
"Breakfasts ready boys." Tosh said looking at Jack and Ianto knowing as soon as she saw Jack sat over Ianto she'd interrupted the start of something.
"Alright Tosh just give me a minute to deal with Ianto and we will be out." She back out of the doorway and closed the door Ianto looked at Jack mortified.
"I really wish you wouldn't do that." Jack looked at him and although Iantos tone was all light and jokey, he knew he was upset.
"Sorry." He kissed Ianto again and pulled Jack in close kissing him again.
"Come on I need some food, then perhaps you can tell me what you want tonight." he grinned pushing Jack playfully off him. Jack pulled on a pair of jeans and a shirt and Ianto did the same before heading to get breakfast.
Gwen was steering the morning was chill but it wasn't raining and they had decided that was what was worst when driving, rain got through your clothes and kept you cold where as a chill breeze was stopped by a few jumpers and a coat. Ianto was giving Tosh a run for her money with a game of chess, Owen was watching some repeats of something on the television, and Jack was using Iantos laptop to search for hotels in Cardiff.
"Ianto?"
"Yes Jack." Ianto didn't take his eyes off Tosh's castle.
"One month after this or closer?" Ianto though a second or two.
"No more than a month." He decided thinking he really couldn't wait for this weekend although he'd never tell Jack that at the moment.
"Well I'd got that far."
"I don't mind Jack." He said moving his knight to take Tosh's queen. He didn't know why Jack was asking what weekend they nearly always spent them together at the hub or ended up at Iantos only to be interrupted by rift alerts and weevil sightings.
"I just..." Ianto sighed cutting Jack off.
"I know Jack just book when ever." Tosh looked at Ianto confused.
"Err...we are going away for a long weekend." He said quietly.
"I feel sorry for the hotel staff already." Owen said grinning. Ianto was blushing and trying to concentrate on his chess game.
"Why they aren't going to have to go in the room all weekend." Jack grinned.
"It's the mess at the end I meant." Owen teased.
"Jack really isn't that messy Owen." Ianto said making his next move.
"Oh that's too much information!"
"No I'm just saying when he's at the hub he's a nightmare but that's work..." Jack interrupted quickly,
"And Ianto is all pleasure." All of them groaned.
"Jack!" Ianto complained.
"Alright." He continued to type at the keyboard.
"Check." Tosh said Ianto looked back at the board. Owen got up and started to look around for what food they had.
"Ianto we're running pretty low!"
"I know there's a shop by the pub depending on what time we get to the pub I'll go tonight or in the morning."
"Check." Ianto frowned and looked back at the board.
"What's for lunch?" Jack asked Owen.
"Something in a sandwich."
"What is there?" Tosh could see Ianto getting irritated.
"I'll sort it in a minute guys." He said taking another of Tosh's pieces.
"Check." Tosh got him again. Ianto scratched him head in contemplation moving his king.
"Oh well done, I thought I had you then!"
"Check!" Ianto said triumphantly. Tosh looked at the board and took the offending piece Ianto slumped and reassessed his situation.
"check." He said uncertainly.
"Damn, check mate actually!" she said grimacing. Ianto's face lit up.
"Yes, first and last time that will ever happen!" he grinned getting up.
"Oh well perhaps." Tosh grinned.
"Right lunch, I will sort that out now!" he walked over to the galley and Jack watched him in admiration. He'd made up his mind if Ianto had said yes to going away with him then maybe he'd say yes to his next proposition.
The sun shone bright in the afternoon, the cold morning had developed, and blown over to reveal a beautifully warm summer's day. Jack was singing to the others as they all sat up on the roof, Gwen was driving and tosh looked up at the sky her head lent on Owens chest. Ianto lent back to look at Jack who was sing quietly making a warm afternoon feel even more relaxing.
"I won't send roses, or hold the door, I won't remember, which dress you wore, my heart is, too much in control, the lack of romance in my soul, will turn you grey, kid, so stay away, kid. " Ianto smiled at Jack. "Forget my shoulder, when you're in need, forgetting birthdays, is guaranteed, And should I love you, you would be, the last to know. I won't send roses, and roses suit you so." Jack paused for a moment. "My pace is frantic, my temper's cross, with words romantic, I'm at a loss. I'd be the first one to agree, that I'm preoccupied with me, and it's inbred, kid, so keep your head, kid. In me you'll find things, like guts and nerve, but not the kind of things, that you deserve,
and so while there's a fighting chance, just turn and go, I won't send roses, and rose's suit you so."
Ianto smiled at Jack and started to sing.
"So who needs roses, or stuff like that, so who wants chocolates, they'd make me fat, and I can get along just fine, without a gushing Valentine, and I'll get by, kid, with just the guy, kid, and if he calls me, and it's collect, Sir Walter Raleigh I don't expect, and though I know I may be left, out on a limb, so who needs roses, that didn't come from him." Jack was transfixed. "What?" Ianto shrugged, "I know the reprise!"
"Ianto that was amazing!" Tosh gushed. He blushed.
"Thanks, I was in the choir at church as a kid and at school."
"How adorable!" Jack said grinning.
"Hey what else can you two sing? You're better than the radio!" Owen laughed Ianto looked at Jack questioningly. Jack started.
"Nothing is so good it lasts eternally, perfect situations must go wrong, but this has never yet prevented me, wanting far too much for far too long. Looking back I could have played it differently, won a few more moments who can tell, but it took time to understand the man, now at least I know I know him well." Ianto grinned he knew this. Waiting to sing the harmonies as Jack continued. "Wasn't it good? Wasn't he fine? Isn't it madness, he can't be mine?" Ianto added all the harmonies perfectly.
"Oh so good, Oh so fine." Waiting, "He can't be mine?" Jack loved how their voices gelled together.
"But in the end he needs, a little bit more than me - More security."
"He needs his fantasy, and freedom." Ianto closed his eyes as he sang.
"I know him so well." Ianto smiled as he continued the song.
"No one in your life is with you constantly, no one is completely on your side, and though I move my world to be with him, still the gap between us is too wide." Jack loved that pure welsh voice. If anything, it was better when Ianto was singing.
"Looking back I could, have played things, some other way." Jack added in perfectly. Ianto continued,
"Looking back I could, have played it, differently. Learned about the man, before I fell."
Jacks flawless voice carried perfectly,
"I was just a little, Careless maybe."
Ianto realised how odd the song must sound,
"But I was, ever so much, younger then, now at least."
Jack realised they were singing to one another,
"Now at least, I know him well." Their voices joined again,
"I know I know him well." Ianto although self conscious was in fact enjoying himself,
"Wasn't it good? Wasn't he fine? Isn't it madness," Jack harmonising it beautifully,
"Oh so good, Oh so fine," their voices joined together the American and Welsh adding a new beautiful tone to the song,
"He can't be mine? Didn't I know, how it would go? If I knew from the start, why am I falling apart?" Jack took the next set of harmonies as Ianto continued,
"Wasn't it good? Wasn't he fine?"
"Isn't it madness, He cant't be mine?"
"He can't be mine?"
"But in the end he needs a, little bit more than me - More security."
"He needs his, fantasy and freedom."
"I know him so well."
"It took time to understand him"
"I know him so well." They finished together. Jack felt a swell of pride inside as Ianto kissed him softly. They looked at one another and smiled.
"Ok so that was perfection." choked out Gwen. Tosh smiled at her two friends at that moment so very proud to be their friend.
"Well I'm glad we made it to the pub!" Owen commented as they locked up before walking the short distance to the free house.
"Me too," Ianto said, "I'm looking forward to a nice pint!"
"I ditto that." Owen said as they walked into the building. Jack and Tosh went and ordered their drinks and the other three found a table. Ianto sat down and stretched.
"Its nice to be off that boat, as much as I'm enjoying this holiday."
"Yeh you need some space sometimes!" Gwen agreed as she sat down.
Tosh smiled at Jack as they lent on the bar.
"You really do love him don't you." Jack looked at her and smiled slightly, "I know neither of you will ever admit it to one another because you think it will hurt more when you lose him but he won't say it to you because he thinks one day you will leave him for good. If you won't let him tell you at least tell him just once Jack just say the words else I think you will regret it in the long term."
"Your right I will, I know your right, and I will I just am going to wait for the right moment." Tosh looked at him sceptically. "Tosh, I'm...I'm going to ask him to move in with me. Do you think it's a good Idea, do you think he'll say yes?" Tosh's eyes widened and she nodded grinning ear from ear.
"Oh yes, I'm sure he will." Jack looked relieved.
"I'm going to do this properly." He said picking up their drink, "I don't know when yet so just don't say anything yet." Tosh shook her head.
"Wouldn't dream of it." They handed out the drinks, sat down, and chatted before they all looked at the menu.
"That dinner was lovely Jack, Thank you." Gwen said as they all sat down back on the boat. Ianto made them all coffee to finish and they all headed to bed at the same time. Jack and Ianto snuggled down under the covers, Jack pulled Ianto to him, and they kissed softly.
"Tomorrow morning you can tell me what you wanted to do to me this morning!" Ianto smiled and then yawned.
"Perhaps I will or perhaps I'll save it for our weekend away, don't want to wake the others." Jack said stroking his hand down Iantos body.
"Well I look forward to whenever it is." Ianto smiled and closed his eyes.
"Good night Ianto." Jack said kissing the Young man's forehead.
"Oh yes a very good night Jack." He muttered as he fell asleep Jack looked at him affectionately a moment long and then settled back to think through how he was going to tell Ianto he had a flat and how he wanted to share it with Ianto but soon he found himself drifting off to sleep as well.
The songs - first I won't send roses from Mack and Mabel, the second I know him so well from chess, John Barrowman did a cover duet with another male whose name escaped me at the moment so if you want to listen its on his music music music album if your wondering from the original Jack is singing Florence's part and Ianto is singing Svetlana.
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