A/N Party-time for our boys! Thank you for reading!

Disclaimer: Had I owned the rights to Torchwood, so much would have been different... But I don't, and Ianto, Tosh and Owen are dead... Rrrr

Chapter 7

Friday night and the office-party came very quickly. Ianto had thought long and hard about what to wear, he wanted to look good when he approached Jack. He had decided on a black-and white pinstriped suit, with a red shirt and a burgundy tie. He also spent a few extra minutes in the bathroom, putting on cologne and putting some gel in his hair. As he was about to leave for work, he looked himself in the mirror and was quite happy with the result.

The day went on quickly and at the end of the day, they all helped to set up some food and wine and clearing some space so that it would be easier to move around.

'I would like to propose a toast, to our new team-mates and how well we all get on, we're very happy to have you here! To Tosh and Jack!' Owen proposed, to begin the evening, and Ianto couldn't help but to once again notice how fondly Owen and Tosh looked at each other, it made him feel warm inside. That and when Jack looked at him…

'Tonight's the night, I'm going to talk to him!' Ianto thought to himself and had another drink as he went on to speak to Andy and Tosh about the newest computer programmes that they were all interested in, as he looked across the room and his eyes met Jack's.

'Oh my God, he looks gorgeous! Red really is his colour,' thought Jack as he looked across the room at Ianto and smiled, before doing his best to listen to Gwen and Lois that were both in deep discussion about buying houses in Cardiff city centre, and how difficult that was.

A few hours later, they had all had a few drinks, except for Jack who stuck to water, and were quite relaxed. Owen and Tosh were dancing slowly, as well as Andy and Lois, and Ianto looked across the room at Jack who was standing talking to Suzy. Gwen, whom Ianto had been talking to, excused herself to go to the bathroom, and Ianto went over to Jack and Suzy. He stood by Jack's side, so close that their arms were grazing each other, and both men felt warm and happy at this contact as the discreetly looked into each other's eyes and smiled. Jack moved his hand slightly so it touched Ianto's little finger, and was very happy when the younger man didn't pull away. Oh, how he wanted to hold him! Jack had fallen for Ianto instantly in the park, and in the past weeks as they worked closely together, he felt his feelings for the young man grow stronger and stronger. He hadn't felt like this for a long time, not since' his train of thought was disrupted as Ianto leaned over, and whispered in his ear.

'Jack, I'd like to talk to you in private. Meet me on the roof in half an hour?'

Jack only nodded, since he found that he could no longer produce any sounds. Maybe this was the moment he had been waiting for for so long. He smiled at Ianto, and couldn't wait for the thirty minutes to pass.

Ianto was on the roof, waiting for Jack. 'Where is he? Earlier he had seemed very willing to meet him up there, and it wasn't just Ianto's imagination, he had put his hand on Ianto's, right? He had waited for ten minutes, and he was beginning to be a bit cold. He decided to go down and look for Jack, but he wasn't prepared for what he was about to see.

Jack looked at his watch, five minutes left before their meeting on the roof, God I hope I haven't misread the signs! But he had put his hand on Ianto's before without him pulling away, that could only mean that he was interested, couldn't it? Jack was just about to head up to the roof when Gwen called his name. He reluctantly looked around at her, as she moved up to him and found that she wanted to tell him a funny story (much too long for Jack's taste, the clock was ticking and Ianto was up on the roof). She had clearly had a few too many glasses of wine and he felt responsible for her. He laughed at her story, and moved her towards one of the conference-rooms so that she could sit down and take a little break from the party, to get sobered up. But what Jack didn't see, as he led Gwen into the room was that someone had shoebox and an overnight-bag just at the entrance of the room, and they both tripped over the things. They landed much like Jack and Ianto had landed on that night in the park, Gwen on top of Jack. They laughed slightly, at how silly they felt, and Gwen opened her mouth to speak.

'I'm really glad you're here Jack, this place has changed since you come. You're a really great boss.'

And as she finished talking, she caught Jack by surprise, as she started snogging him.

It was at this precise time Ianto passed the room where Jack and Gwen were lying on the floor. They didn't notice him, and he looked at them for a few seconds before rushing back to the main area, where he picked up his coat and briefcase, and quickly said good bye to the others, who were still dancing cheek to cheek. He practically ran out of the building and caught a taxi on the street. How could he have been so stupid? Of course Jack wasn't interested in him! It was just his way, he was flirty with everyone, and apparently more so with Gwen than anyone else. God, he felt stupid! Why would Jack have been interested in him? He probably thought that their meeting on the roof was to discuss work… Ianto felt really upset, lonely and stupid. He needed to be comforted…

Jack managed to get Gwen off of him and get up before asking her what the hell that snog had been about. She smiled and said,

'Don't worry Jack, I'm not after you, you're gorgeous and everything, but I'm married. I just wanted to say thank you for being such a good boss.'

She then proceeded to take out her wallet to show Jack a photo of Rhys and her on their honeymoon. 'We went to Paris, Jack, oh it was so lovely…' she rambled on before he cut her off.

'Sorry, Gwen, I'd love to hear it, but I gotta go do something, I'll see you later ok!'

He then ran up to the roof, and found it deserted. He looked at his watch and saw that he was fifteen minutes late, FUCK! He ran back downstairs, and went to main area, where he saw three couples dancing; Owen and Tosh, Lois and Andy, and Gwen and Suzy. Where was Ianto? He asked Owen if he had seen him, and Owen muttered that he had gone home. Gone home? Fuck, he had lost his chance! Damn it, now he wouldn't be able to talk to Ianto before coming back from Belgium… Well, maybe… Jack pulled out his cell phone, and rang Ianto, hoping to be able to stop him before going home, maybe they could get together in town? But Jack only got Ianto's voicemail, and didn't quite know what to say, so he just hung up. He would talk to him when he came back from Liège.

Ianto was at his front door, when Jack called. After calming himself down in the taxi, he felt the anger rise up again, fuck! No, he didn't want to listen to what Jack had to say at the moment, if it was important, he'd leave a message, and Ianto pressed ignore before unlocking the door. He saw Lisa, in her nightgown, packing the last of her things. She was leaving tomorrow. He looked at her and thought about how beautiful she looked. Fuck Jack Harkness! Ianto was in his flat with this beautiful woman and didn't want to think about Jack anymore. Lisa looked up at him and smiled. He just wanted to forget everything that had happened earlier, and went up to Lisa and held her in his arms. It felt like coming home, so familiar and warm. Before either of them knew it, they were kissing and undressing each other. They moved slowly into the bedroom and lay on the bed. They both wanted this, they needed the release after the last stressful weeks. They kissed and ran their hands up and down each other's bodies. Lisa pushed Ianto onto the bed moved down his body, kissing him lightly before she reached his groin. She took his hard dick in her hand and licked the head before continuing down his shaft with her tongue. She blew slightly on it, and Ianto felt himself go harder. She took in as much of him as she could in her mouth and started sucking. This was so good! he thought. He had needed this so much. She sucked his cock for another few minutes before pulling it out, giving it one last kiss. She then moved up again and laid on top of him. She started moving towards his shaft with her groin, and moved against his body. He could feel how wet she was, and he put his dick inside of her. He felt he wouldn't last much longer, Lisa's sucking him of had done quite a lot, and as they moved against each other, he felt himself come, and it felt so good. If only he hadn't been thinking about Jack, seeing his face, when he came…