Chapter 2

Now a year on it was the 4th January 2009 Ianto was in work, sat it work at his work station next to Becky laughing and joking. Ianto was very much back to his old self and had been for a while now dressed in a three peace suit clean shaven looking the picture of perfection. Ianto was suddenly aware of another presence in the room besides the other 50 off of his work colleges on that floor and he knew immediately that the presence was Jack. He somehow always changed the whole atmosphere of the room to suit the mood he was in or maybe it was just him as he was very perceptive to these things someone had told him once that he was an empath.

"Morning sir" he said coolly in his soft welsh tones

"Morning Ianto" he said with a slight smile on his face as he always did when talking the young Welshman.

"Hey do you think you could brew up some coffee heaven really could do with one after the night I have had"

"Certainly sir" said Ianto as he got up and walked over to the coffee machine.

"Thanks bring in in my office when it's done" Jack said as he walked to his office.

"Will do sir"

"Oh and by the way love the suit" said Jack

"Carful sir that is harassment" Ianto called after jack as he disappeared into his office

Ianto felt himself blush slightly at first he ignored Jacks flirting but now he was used to it he often commented back and in a way he enjoyed the banter and somehow would fine he wanted it more and more as time passed. But he had come to learn that Jack Harkness flirts with everyone. But for some reason Ianto had noticed that in the last 6 months or so Jack would flirt with him a lot more than anyone else and this confused Ianto and he was not quite sure what to make of the situation.

Jack never really came into work that much was only ever in two or three times a week and he never stayed for the whole day and Ianto had been increasingly suspicious of what he got up to when he was not here and then he thought to himself why is he even bothered what he does.

Ianto was so lost is his own thoughts that he did not even realised the coffee has finished he poured 3 cups and when and placed one on Becky desk then on his own then proceeded to knocked on Jacks office door and heard a voice from within say " Enter" with a slight hint of annoyance in his voice. Ianto opened to door and walked in. Jack was sat at his desk reading something with his glasses on he looked up removing his glasses from his face

"oh it's you hey thought it was some coming to have a rant at me over inflation prices and the recitation they drive me crazy that lot out there sometimes" Jack said as Ianto placed the mum of coffee down on his desk careful not to spill any of the paper work

Ianto smiled and said "thanks"

Jack looked up at him smiling "no I did not mean you, well not in that way. You are the only thing in this place that's keeps me sane and makes me crazy at the same time"

"How do you mean sir" Ianto said confused even more than he had been before.

"hahah well…"Jack was cut up my a knock on the door

"Come in" now extreme annoyance coming of his voice

Sam came in complaining about something and this was Ianto's cue to leave.

A couple of hours later Ianto was sat at his desk Jack walked past as he did he passed Ianto a note.

On the note there was the name on a pub that Ianto was all too familiar with and at time 19:00 and a question mark. Ianto turned the note over and before he had even realised what he was doing he and written the word "yes" and given it back to Jack who had just got to his office door and turned briefly their eyes met for a moment and Jack had a massive cheeky green on his face. Ianto looked back at his screen and rolled his eyes think of all the possible things that could happen later but Ianto never expected what was going to happen.