Chapter 6::
Disclaimer:: Not mine
The next morning, Jack noticed that John had left his jacket on the back of the couch. Pulling it off the chair he decided to return it after work.
As Jack pulled into the school parking lot the next day, he noticed the head-teacher stood at the door leading to reception.
"You okay?" The head-teacher looked up and smiled when he saw Jack.
"Yeah, you have a visitor. He says you have his jacket?" Jack nodded and looked around.
"Where is he?"
"He's gonna come by near the end of your form, you have frees 1&2 right?" Jack nodded and sighed, moving towards his form room. In the next 10 minutes his form filed in, the rear held up, as usual, by Owen, Tosh and Ianto. As Jack caught Ianto's eye, the younger frowned.
"What's wrong?" He barely had time to mouth before there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." John stepped in, looking around, spotting Jack pretty quickly.
"Jack! I let my jacket at yours last night." Jack's eyes widened as he heard how that must've sounded to Ianto. True to form, when he risked a glance at the younger man, he had his head down and his fists clenched.
"Well maybe you shouldn't drop in uninvited then." John smiled cheerfully, ignoring Jack's comment. Ianto's fists loosened slightly. As he reached for his bottle of water his hand caught the edge of a pile of books he had perched precariously on the edge of his desk.
"Ianto be careful!" Tosh's voice registered before anything else did. Ianto chuckled and bent down to collect the textbooks. He registered Jack's booming voice a close second.
"Nice, Mr Jones." Jack hadn't realised what he had said before he said it. He turned to face John, wide-eyed, to see the other man smiling smugly.
"Ianto Jones eh? Nice Welsh name." Ianto looked up at John and nodded, confusion evident in his face, as to why the older man was speaking to him.
"I like it." He smiled warmly and sat on a chair in the corner.
"You've got two free periods first so I thought I'd keep you company. You know catch up on what you've been... doing." John's smile said it all and the sly smile he sent Ianto's way told the younger man that something wasn't right.
"Right, okay then." After that form was pretty uneventful, despite John's attempts at involving Tosh, Owen and Ianto in conversation. When the bell went Ianto was, for once, happy to have a reason to leave Jack's form.
"Ianto, could you stay behind for a second please?" Ianto told Owen to go ahead to lesson and he'd meet him there.
"Yes Mr Harkness?" John turned to Ianto, glee evident on his face.
"Oh come on. I'm pretty sure you're less formal than that." Ianto looked up defiantly, the determined look on his face, just made him look sexier in Jack's opinion.
"I have no idea what you're talking about Mr...?"
"Hart, Captain John Hart."
"Captain... I'm guessing you worked with Jack in the Army then? He enjoys telling the form about things he and his friends got up to whilst in the Army." Ianto smiled, the picture of innocence.
"If that's everything sir, I have to get to class."
"Yes Ianto of course, I'll write you a note."
"Thank you sir." Ianto was gone within 2 minutes. Once he had shut the door Jack slammed John angrily against the door.
"Don't you EVER harass one of my students again. Do you hear me?" Jack dropped his grip and moved back to his desk.
"Oh please Jack, I know you're screwing him, and I can see why. Eye-candy fits, but a student?"
"Who I see is no longer any of your business John. Now BACK OFF!"
"I'm not giving up Jack, not now. If you don't do EXACTLY as I say, everyone is going to know about you and Mr Jones." The defeat in Jack's piercing blue eyes was enough to tell John that he had won. By threatening Ianto he had Jack exactly where he wanted him.