Ianto walked into the Wolf Bar and headed strait to the bartender and consequently the man in the red coat he planned to meet there. He ordered a drink from the bartender and nodded to the man beside him, "John."
"Eye-candy," replied the man. When it became apparent to the Brit that Ianto had no intentions of speaking again he tried again, "I take it that it didn't go well."
"It went the way it was going to. There was no way for it to end well." Ianto finally got his drink and had drained it in one go before gesturing for another. John turned to face the dance floor but kept facing Ianto, after the Welshman finished his second drink John flicked his head toward the floor and asked, "Care to go for a spin?"
"John-," started Ianto discouragingly.
"Oh come off it love, I've been exactly where you are and I'm telling you now it's far better to realize that you can have fun, have a life, without him. Trust me, you don't want to end up like me one day."
Ianto made no reply but left his empty glass on the bar and headed to the dance floor with John hot on his heels. No sooner than they made it to the center of the floor the song changed.
Can't pretend that you're nothing special
You've got to look at all of your options
You can't decide what to go for
When it's all about trust
It's all about trust
You see yourself on the TV
You read your magazines
You can't explain how it's come to be this
Stop and think...
When it's all about trust
It's all about trust
As they began to dance to the song John grabbed his partner's hips and placed his chin on Ianto's shoulder. They both should have known better than trusting Jack with anything, let alone their hearts, but they both fell for his easy charm and charisma. John looked at the beautiful man in his arms and thought, 'How could Jack be so stupid and let this one go? He's funny, smart, fucking gorgeous."
He shook his head, now was not the time to be distracted over exes.
This coverage, your centre spread
Your neon light daydream will shatter and break
And if you think I'm thinking of your value here
You're the one
You're the one who's losing control
This eventual stop, this
Break in the mould
I scream down this hotline
Just to feel something
John knew he was being used, and he couldn't make himself care. He knew that Ianto needed a distraction and he was happy to be that distraction. As he had for the past month, the first time he ran into "eye-candy" at the bar he recognized the look of pure self-hatred and sorrow on his face.
This situation isn't getting any better
I see that look in your eyes (the look in your eyes)
You want to see a pretty face?
There isn't anything wrong with giving up
And for what it's worth
I still hate you
Ianto couldn't think. He certainly wasn't drunk but his mind refused to allow him to form a coherent thought. All he knew was that what he was doing wouldn't solve anything, but it would make him feel a hell of a lot better. If only for a few hours.
This eventual stop, this
Break in the mould
I scream down this hotline
Just to feel something
As the song came to and end the couple danced their way back to the bar and settled their tabs. Then came the look that came at the end of every night that they met, the "are you sure" look.
Just to feel something
Something
Just to feel something
The answer never changed, Ianto looked Captain John Hart straight in the eye and said, "Your place or mine?"
This situation isn't getting any better
I see that look (I see that look in your eyes)
AN Yes my dears I have just subjected our beloved teaboy to revenge sex. With John Hart no less! Let the hate begin, I know most of you are very pissed by this point and will no doubt be very vocal in your disapproval. But hear me out, John is the one who was in love with Jack for 2 weeks/3 years, he knows what he is like and knows how it feels to be betrayed by the one you love.
On another note, I don't remember what the rating on this story is but after this chapter it will be changed to T. I have no experience writing lemons, let alone an m-slash so I will not post one for quite a while because I want to be adept in writing it and have no information to draw on other than other people's fic and I do not want to plagiarize a scene from someone else. Basically, this is the long-winded way of saying that I will not be changing any fics to rated M anytime soon.
As always please review with your thoughts and requests, I believe my first request will be, not the next chapter, but the one following that one. So please look forward to Adele's Rolling in the Deep soon.
Thanks,
Joellen818