Hi sorry the chapters late really busy just started art college am in london all this week so there probs won't be a chapter for a wekk maybe two but please review this chapter has a small amount of gwen bashing but its only little and all is right in the end.
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Ianto woke the next morning curled around Jack; he smiled rolling away from the American to look at the time. It was early too early to wake Jack without getting a grumpy response. He toyed with the idea of waking the American anyway. No, he felt like it was a bad idea. He looked at Jack again as he snuffled in his sleep, definitely a bad idea.
He lay back thinking back over the last few days. The fun they'd been having and the weekend Jack had proposed. Now that was going to be fun. Everything with Jack was fun and although he cringed at the idea of Jack spending money on him, he really was looking forward to it. He knew would enjoy every moment and he knew he'd get embarrassed and spend most of the time blushing but he also knew he'd spend the rest of the time naked and in bed with Jack and that made it all worth the while.
He had the dreadful feeling that giving Jack full reign on this little trip had been a mistake but he pushed the worry away. He didn't know why he was worrying he'd be the same if he was organising it maybe not a flamboyant as Jack but just as extravagant. He worried more about Jack leaving him but somehow over the last few days that dread had gone away and now it was just a lingering thought that popped up randomly at moments like this he thought. He had to get up before he started over thinking. He rolled over to get out of bed when a strong arm wrapped around him pulling him back into the bed. Feeling his back connect with Jacks side he smiled.
"And where do you think you are going?" Jack purred playfully into Iantos ear.
"Nowhere now!" He smiled looking at Jack.
"Good." Jack smiled at him and Ianto could see a sparkle in the Captains eyes that he didn't recognise. "I wish I could wake up next to you every morning."
"Well you do most mornings!" Ianto smiled.
"Only the mornings we've stayed at yours and we've had sex." Ianto didn't say anything, "It's been nice this waking up next to you every morning for the last seven mornings knowing you where always going to be next to me when I wake up." Ianto didn't really know where this was going but a small amount of dread made its way into the pit of his stomach.
"I know it's been nice, knowing you still going to be here in the morning." Ianto said quietly. Jack looked at Ianto and almost blurted out.
"I... Ianto...Ianto I have a flat." Jack said quietly and Ianto looked at him. He smiled.
"I know." Jack looked at him confused.
"What?...How?"
"I also know you have a Victorian house."
"But I...why didn't you say anything?"
"The deeds were in the Archive when I was organising it and I just thought you would tell me when I had the right to know."
"Well the house is rented out but the flat is large and empty, completely empty, well I was thinking maybe would you move into it with me. Its closer to the Hub and well I'm always at yours. I thought it would be sensible." Ianto wasn't sure if Jack was trying to convince him or to convince himself or justify what he was asking.
"Jack Harkness are you asking me to move in with you?" Jack looked at him almost unsure.
"Do you want me to be?" trust Jack to answer a question with a question.
"YES!" Ianto said nodding. "Sorry that was a bit over enthusiastic."Jack was grinning.
"No, no it wasn't." Jack kissed Ianto softy and Ianto deepened it instantly.
"So?" Ianto said grinning as he pulled out of the kiss.
"Ianto Jones, will you move in with me?"
"Yes, yes I would love to." Ianto said.
"Thank God!" Jack sighed not realising how nervous he'd been.
"Looks like we're going to need to do some shopping when we get back and I'm going to have to do something with my flat!"
"Oh, a trip to IKEA my favourite!" Jack said sarcastically.
"Hey don't be sarcastic I love getting lost in the endless world of Swedish furniture and efficient storage solutions!" Jack laughed.
"You would."
"You wouldn't have me any other way."
"No," Jack smiled affectionately, "no I wouldn't." They lay there Iantos heart was going over time, he hadn't expected this at all, he was expecting Jack to tell him it was over or he was having second thoughts about the weekend away. What was he going to do with his flat should he sell it? What if he and Jack broke up then what would he do?
"Just a quick question, should I sell my flat or rent it out?" Jack smiled.
"I think you should sell it because I am never letting you go and if you ever decide to leave me I'll move back into the Hub." Ianto looked at Jack and shivered.
"I could never leave you Jack Harkness."
"And for that I am eternally grateful."
Ianto walked down the boat and seeing Gwen and Owen playing cards sat on Owens bed in their pyjamas he took a left and saw Tosh laid in bed reading. He grinned and she looked at him confused.
"I have to tell you something," he said quickly and quietly. He was so over excited he felt like a giddy teenager. Tosh looked at him bemused.
"Jack asked me to move in with him, I'm moving into Jacks bay side flat with him! I mean he has asked. Oh my god Tosh I'm moving in with Captain Jack Harkness." He finally finished babbling and Tosh grinned down at him.
"That's fantastic Ianto." She smiled hopping down from the bunk and hugging the now stunned Welshman.
"I know, it's fantastic sorry I'm a little stunned." He paused breathing heavily and then started again. "Oh God Tosh I'm moving in with Jack!" he laughed and sat down on the floor Tosh grinned as Jack put his head around the door. "I'm moving in with you." Ianto said a little stunned and Jack laughed loudly.
"Is that a good thing?" Ianto nodded. "Good." Jack grinned and Tosh smiled. "Are you going to get up off the floor?" Ianto shook his head. Jack and Tosh laughed. "Is it really that much of a shock to you?" Ianto nodded again. Jack laughed. "God I love you." And Iantos head snapped up his eyes wide and disbelieving at the words Jack had just said. Tosh looked at Jack and Jack panicked. Yes he'd meant it he didn't mean to let it slip out like that he'd meant to be a little more romantic about it and he hadn't meant to say it in front of Tosh. Ianto was still staring at him. "Well I've said it now." He shrugged. "I love you." He said again there really wasn't much point in denying it. Ianto dived up off the floor and Jack found himself backed against the wall Iantos lips crushing his. Tosh left the room saying to the others,
"Come on lets go get breakfast at the cafe in the village." They all left rather quickly and Ianto pulled back as he heard the door close.
"Back to bed now." He growled and Jack shivered. He obeyed. Ianto pushed him back down onto the bed luckily there wasn't much clothing to remove before Ianto as pressed flush to Jacks body only their boxer shorts remained. Ianto was breathing heavily when Jack rolled them over.
"So what did I do to deserve this?" Jack asked kissing Iantos neck. Ianto rolled them back over and started to kiss down Jacks torso.
"First of all you asked me to move in with you, and I am greatly looking forward to that, have you with me all the time, think of the fun and we can do this when were or where ever we like," Ianto continued down Jacks body before speaking again. "Then you inadvertently told me you love me and then said it again to confirm it." Ianto muttered back paying attention to Jacks skin he pulled the other man underwear off before removing him own. Ianto lay back on top of Jack and whispered in his ear. "and for the record I love you too." Jack smiled as Ianto kissed him again. It felt so good and so right he knew he was exactly where he belonged.
Tosh, Owen and Gwen sat in the cafe nursing coffee and full English breakfasts.
"So what happened?" asked Gwen intrigued as to why Tosh had made them leave so abruptly. She smiled and said.
"Had a feeling we really didn't want to be on that boat much longer." Owen grinned.
"They are at it again. Can't say I don't blame Ianto though I bet its good." Tosh laughed at Owen. He smiled. "Don't tell them I said that."
"So why did they suddenly you know?" asked Gwen and Tosh grinned again.
"Jack asked Ianto to move in with him this morning. He came to tell me he was a little stunned, he was sat on the floor, and Jack came in. We were laughing and Jack sort of let slip he loved Ianto and Ianto looked so shocked and then Jack shrugged saying well I've said it now and looked Ianto right in the eyes and said I love you. Well that was it Ianto was on his feet and Jack was pinned to the wall! My only thought was get out!"
"Ah that is a survival reflex if ever I saw one Miss Sato." Owen toasted her with his coffee before hungrily tucking into his sausages.
"I mean really Jack asked Ianto to move in with him?" Gwen asked Tosh and Tosh nodded.
"Yeh, he told me he was going to last night but I never thought it would be this quick."
"he told you." Gwen said quietly and Tosh nodded as she tucked into her bacon.
"Yeh asked if I thought Ianto would say yes and I know he would, i mean just because Jack lives at the hub doesn't mean he doesn't have property, we've known for a few years that he has a flat and house, I mean he's got all sorts of things hidden away!"
"If we're not careful he'll hide Ianto away!" Owen joked watching Gwen's reaction. She nibbled the edge of her breakfast. She clearly wasn't happy.
"I'm so happy for them." Owen said to Tosh and she nodded.
"I love them both so much its just wonderful they have one another!" Owen smiled at Tosh and he nodded.
"So Ianto said yes?" Gwen said, Owen looked at her.
"Of course he said yes Gwen Ianto loves Jack and as we know Jack loves Ianto and finally they had admitted it to one another. I mean thank the lord because I couldn't stand the tension much longer I would have told them myself!" Owen finished.
"But is it really a good idea?" Gwen asked.
"Iantos a workaholic and Jack spends all his spare time with Ianto therefore it makes sense them moving into the bay, its closer to the hub they can go in and out together or if one of them has time off they know when they get home the others there. I think its perfect for them it's just practically more than anything and I know it will mean a lot to Ianto and Jacks really putting himself on the line. You know what he's like." He directed at Tosh and she nodded.
"oh Yeh this is a real break though. Ianto is fixing him!"
"and Jack is fixing Ianto." Owen said happily. Gwen still didn't look to happy but tosh and Owen ignored her they knew she was jealous. Owens phone beeped.
"Ah Ianto says its safe to return, he and Jack are off to the supermarket! He even sent me kisses!" he said shaking his head.
"I think Jack sent that text." Tosh grinned.
"I think your right, Ianto never gives me kisses." Tosh nearly choked on the coffee.
"So what do we need?" Jack asked hopping along next to Ianto.
"I need you to slow down with that trolley and lower your voice.2 Ianto said looking at his list and pulling pasta off the shelf.
"sorry, I'm just so excited I haven't done this in ages, I love it and what's even better is we get to do it again but we will need a fridge before we do, I was thinking one of those old 1950s style fridges I love those." Ianto smiled.
"If you want." He said getting tinned tomatoes.
"What do you want?"
"A nice coffee machine." Jack sighed.
"That's a given I want one of those, what else?" asked as they turned around the end of the isle. Ianto thought.
"I think a large bed, probably metal, black with gold trim a warm coloured bed room probably a warm cream with a red feature wall, maybe wallpaper with a pattern. What do you think?" Jack grinned.
"Sounds perfect and in the kitchen a dark wood." Ianto nodded.
"Yes depending on the colour of the appliances, maybe colours cabinets with a wood top or a blue-black marble." Jack nodded.
"Oh I prefer that!"
"Perhaps we should plan each room before we move in, maybe move in, in a month or so?" Ianto suggested and Jack nodded picking up the milk.
"How about we say six weeks, we have our weekend in a month's time and then have a week to finalize the flat." Ianto smiled.
"Sure why not." Ianto agreed.
"Oh I'm looking forward to this." Jack sighed and Ianto smiled at him. "Are you?" Ianto nodded grinning.
"Oh yes." He said quietly.
"I could get used to this." Jack said happily consulting Iantos list. Ianto raised an inquisitive eyebrow at him
"Used to what?"
"Being all domestic with you, I like this!" Ianto laughed.
"Then you can do the shopping from now on!"
"We're back, Owen could you help us with these bags?" Jack called out as they stepped back on to the boat.
"Sure." Owen went and took some of the bags handed him. Tosh started to unload all the carrier bags.
"I know its Saturday but we didn't really go anywhere the other day I recon we could afford to go on about another half a day maybe more and then turn around, we just can't stop for a day on the way back."
"Sure whatever you think captain." Gwen grinned at Jack.
"Right I will go fire her up, the gorgeous Mr. Jones will put the coffee on and hopefully give me some of my favourite biscuits!" Ianto looked at him.
"well for my favourite captain I could perhaps be persuaded!" he laughed as he switched the kettle on. Jack hopped past him kissing on the cheek and whispering.
"Love you." As he passed Ianto tutted and rolled his eyes, Tosh heard and the other two didn't she smiled at Ianto and he gave her a shy smile back. Ianto made all of them coffee and took his and Jacks up to the tiller with some chocolate hobnobs. Jack grinned when he saw Ianto fish the packet out his hoodie pocket.
"You are perfection."
"You won't say that when I start hiding these from you around the flat!"
"Well I don't know I do love games and well I'll torture you to find out their whereabouts!" Jack teased and Ianto grinned wickedly.
"Oh really and what makes you think I would give in?" Jack smiled.
"I can be very, very persuasive."
"I know but I can be extremely protective." Jack grinned again.
"Well we shall see!"
"Indeed we shall, so living room colour scheme?" Ianto asked Jack and beamed.
"I think we should have the flat all one colour with accent colours through it. Maybe chose tones of one colour, oh I saw the most amazing kitchen in a magazine walls were a cream colour the cabinets a beautiful red with a shiny black worktop really modern but really homey, I guess if you've seen the deeds you've seen a layout plan?" Jack enquired and Ianto nodded.
"I like that maybe a warm cream, because you can get cold ones can't you." Jack nodded. They continued to plan the colour scheme for the flat as they drank their coffee. The sun warmed off and Ianto took of his jumper struggling to keep his t-shirt down but Jack wasn't complaining, taking off his shirt so he had just his undershirt on. The others came up to join them and whilst Owen, Ianto and Tosh discussed something technical, Jack only managed to catch snatches of the conversation, Gwen tried to talk to him.
"So you and Ianto are moving in together." Is how she started and Jack had a funny feeling she was not too pleased. So he beamed and nodded.
"Yes, oh Gwen I am so happy I never thought he would agree but after he agreed to go away for a weekend and to let me organise it I thought well maybe he's open to the suggestion and Tosh thought he would be. So I just went for it and when he said yes, well if I'd have been stood up I'd have fallen down!"
"Are you sure it's a good idea?" Jack looked up at her.
"Yes, Ianto deserves a proper relationship and I'm going to give him that, he's chosen to be with me after everything and he was happy with what we had he never asked for more and its time I gave him more. Its time I gave him what he deserves." Jack paused. "In fact it's high time I gave myself what I want and I want to live in a flat with Ianto. I want us to have a home together." Gwen was sat in silence and he didn't try to break it. He knew she had some kind of infatuation with him and knew he hadn't exactly stopped it he felt bad but he flirted with everyone and Tosh and Owen hadn't become all odd with him. "If you're going to say something Gwen please just say it so I can get it out of the way." He said suddenly she looked up at him wide-eyed and unsure. She frowned and then started.
"I just think your making a mistake."
"I'm not, I love Ianto. I have done since the minute I first hired him and whatever has happened in the past he has stood by me and I will stand by him. Through everything he's mine and I intend to keep him for as long as he will have me and the day he wants me gone I will be but for now I'm going to live everyday with my gorgeous Ianto and I'm going to love him how he deserves to be loved. You are loved Gwen cooper you have a wonderful fiancé and friends. Owen, Tosh, Ianto and myself we have very few good friends outside of torchwood, there's Martha and people I know through the doctor we have very little family and to keep them safe we never really see them. So I know I'm not making a mistake because I have wanted this for so long and have been denying myself happiness to protect myself and it was wrong of me. I love him Gwen can't you see, I can't you see I can't function without him and if you have problem with mine and Iantos happiness well you're just going to have to get over it." Ianto, Tosh, and Owen had heard every single word of that conversation Jacks voice had risen a little at 'I love Ianto' and they had all turned to watch his somewhat moving speech.
"Jack?" Ianto said quietly smiling softly Jack looked at him he looked very upset, Jack could see the sparkle in Iantos eyes, "I love you too and I will always be yours. Whatever happens, now give the tiller to Gwen and get that gorgeous arse of yours up here so I can kiss you." Jack smiled and did as he was told, sitting down next to Ianto who pulled him into a deep kiss, tosh giggled and Owen coughed saying,
"Yeh alright we get the picture, all too clearly if you ask me you can stop playing tonsil tennis now!" they broke apart smiling.
"Owen, its soup for lunch and for making me stop that amazing kiss you get to warm it up!" Jack said ginning as Ianto lay his head on his shoulder. Owen grumbled but said he would. "Good, now Toshiko what do you think about a red kitchen?"
Gwen was miserable she stood at the tiller as the other chatted happily about Ianto and Jacks flat designs. Owen had periodically sent her a scathing look. She'd been out of order she knew it but she was right, it was a mistake one or other of them was going to get hurt. She felt left out again, she sometimes wished she didn't have Rhys at home, she felt perhaps she'd be closer to the group if she too was alone in the real world because that's where they were then maybe she'd fit in. No she thought she wouldn't she knew she wouldn't, tosh had Ianto as a best friend and Owen preferred to the snarky lonesome medic, Jack had Ianto and he knew he had Tosh as a friend as well. She was still the newbie still the one who stood out from the rest not one of Jacks shining stars but the compassionate one, the one who had a heart. She thought about it she wasn't being very compassionate now. Owen had just sent her another look and she shook her head. This was ridiculous she was jealous but she shouldn't be she pushed it to the back of her mind and continued to drive.
"I'm annoyed." Owen said plainly. Tosh looked at him blankly. "Gwen couldn't keep her mouth shut could she?"
"Well of course she couldn't she's 'concerned' for them."
"I think it's good as much as I tease Tea boy he deserves some happiness."
"They both do." Tosh agreed and then Gwen walked in and they stopped Jack bounced in moments later.
"Right kids, sit down relax I'm cooking dinner!" Owen groaned. Shouting,
"Ianto is this going to be edible mate or should you be cooking with him?" Ianto appeared moments later next to Jack,
"Surprisingly he is actually good at cooking a few meals so don't worry, if he hasn't poisoned me yet I don't think he will start now!"
"hey." Jack said pretending to be annoyed. Ianto smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
"Well if he messes up we are close to a pub!" Owen said grinning.
"We can go for a pint whilst we leave them to cook!" Ianto grinned Owen nodded,
"Yeh leave the ladies to cook!" he stood up, grabbing his jacket, Ianto looked at him surprised, Owen shook his head, "call yourself a Welshman, get your coat!" Ianto did looking at Jack who shrugged; Owen never went out just with Ianto. They left Jack and the girls in a small-bewildered huddle and walked the 15-minute walk to the pub.
"What you having?" Owen asked at the bar.
"Pint. What's this about Owen?" he asked dubiously as they sat down.
"Gwen was out of order mate." Owen said plainly. Somehow, Ianto thought Tosh might be having this chat with both Gwen and Jack. "Me and Tosh are really pleased for you and we expect to be invited to the flat warming, rift permitting of course!" Ianto nodded.
"Of course."
"Its about time Jack got his act together where you and he are concerned, he cares more than he wants to admit Ianto you do know that don't you?" Ianto nodded.
"I just find it hard to believe that he's chosen me but now I think I can, I did think it was just sex which was fine but really I mean he must be serious if he's asked me to move in and asked me to go away with him." Owen nodded.
"Whatever happens now mate, I think you're stuck with him."
"What were you thinking?" Tosh started looking at Gwen she didn't care Jack was in the kitchen and they were in sight and he could clearly hear her. "Ianto finds his relationship with Jack hard enough to comprehend and believe without you doubting Jacks motives and choices and questioning them with him in earshot I mean really you had to do it then."
"I just thought..." Gwen started. Tosh cut her off.
"No Gwen you didn't think." Tosh said exasperatedly, "really I understand I'd be concerned but I know Jack and I know Ianto and its right for them and yes things will change but Jack practically lives with Ianto already you may not have noticed but I have, even Owen has. I'm sorry but Ianto and Jack deserve happiness and one another and it's wrong for us no to support them."
"I know and I'm sorry I just wasn't convinced it was a good idea."
"Well if you could clarify this to Ianto and tell him if he has your support I think it would be a good idea." Gwen nodded and Jack looked up at Tosh with a smile.
"Remind me never to cross you you're small and adorable but it makes you terrifying."
"Ianto was right you can cook think is amazing." Owen said as he ate the chicken pasta dish Jack had plated up for them. He smiled as Ianto patted his back affectionately.
"That is praise." He teased.
"It's one of Iantos recipes, to be honest it's so well written I think even you could cook it!" they all laughed Gwen looked up at Ianto awkwardly.
"I just want to apologise to you Ianto and to you Jack, I was out of order today and I didn't think I'm very happy for you and if you need any help moving furniture I'm sure Rhys will help with a deal on a van." Ianto smiled.
"It's alright I know you meant well." He nodded at her and the tension around the table lifted visibly. They enjoyed their dinner in relative silence. After Tosh and Gwen did the washing up and Ianto had made everyone a night time coffee he said goodnight and walked through to his and Jacks room stripping down to his boxers he climbed under the covers and pulled his book off the shelf. He took he page marker out and started to read, he took a double take, he'd read this bit he looked at the marker it wasn't his. He looked at the receipt that was being used as a bookmark, it had the last four digits of Jacks credit card on it and he smiled, Jack had started to read his book. He placed it back in the pages and turned to his own marked page as Jack came into the room, he closed it and smiled at him.
"What are you smiling at?" Jack asked, as he got undressed.
"What do you think of the book?" he asked quietly and Jack blushed.
"It's very good."
"Glad you like it." Jack climbed into bed and Ianto rolled his eyes at him.
"Why are you reading it?"
"I thought if I read more you will have more to talk to me about." Jack said shyly. Ianto smiled at Jacks sentiments.
"If you want to you can but we have enough in common. We are about to have a home in common and share so much more. You're giving me enough Jack you don't have to read as well!" Jack laughed.
"I know, I do like reading I just thought I'd try read what you read so we can talk about the books." Ianto kissed him softly.
"It's very thoughtful of you." Jack smiled widely.
"You know you are tiring me out." Ianto said yawning.
"Well sleep Mr Jones it's another hard working day tomorrow." Jack teased and Ianto laughed.
"Yes, dealing with you is really hard work!"
"I resent that." Jack teased.
"Well I hope it give you the consolation you need when I tell you I love you." Ianto added softly and Jack grinned widely.
"I never realised how much I'd love you saying that to me." Ianto grinned.
"Goodnight Jack." Ianto said lying down cuddling around Jack.
"Goodnight Ianto and I love you."
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Day Eight.