I do not own Torchwood, or any of the characters in this piece except for Skye Iwasaki who is my own creation.
Chapter Nine
December 2007
Skye's eyes drifted shut as she lay across the sofa in her and Ianto's flat after work, letting her body relax while she listened to the city and the sound of her partner in the shower. Despite the fact it was snowing, she'd left the balcony window wide open, a little smile playing on her lips at the noises beyond. She didn't even notice when Ianto came through, now dry and dressed, until the doors were shut and he moved over to her.
Ianto gave her a fond smile as he leant down to kiss her temple, taking only a moment to manoeuvre her enough so he could sit down with her lying across his lap.
"You'll catch a death leaving the windows open..."
"Hmm?"
"It's minus 3 out there. Too cold even for you."
"But I like listening to the snow"
Ianto chuckled softly, snaking his arms around her when Skye's eyes opened and drawing her properly only his lap. She gave him a smile, though rather than the kiss he expected, she rested her head down on his shoulder. He paused, taking a moment to think over all the little ways she'd distanced herself from him in the last few weeks and how, in a way, he hadn't minded. Not when he considered how interested their Captain had seemed in him.
"It's over between us...I know...you don't have to explain..."
"I do..."
"You don't..."
Ianto gently touched a finger under her chin, tilting Skye's face up to look at him with a gentle if sad smile. She leant in, resting her forehead to his.
"It's..."
"Toshiko...I noticed...and..."
"...for you, it's Jack."
Ianto nodded slowly, gently brushing his nose against Skye's though neither said any more, just sitting quietly as they listened to the snow against the glass outside.