Jack and Ianto weren't the first ones at the Hub for a change, no thanks to Jack's distractions throughout the morning. Gwen and Toshiko were already there, Tosh running diagnostics on the central computer to fix the glitches they've been having, and Gwen on the phone with a couple that live in the country, angry that Torchwood raided their basement searching for alien technologies that showed up on the Hub's central computer tracking system. Owen, not surprisingly, wasn't in yet.

"Wait," Ianto whispered to Jack before they said hello to the crew. "Are we telling them that…we…you know…"

"That we're together?"

"Yeah. That."

"I was planning on it. Would you rather us hold off?" Jack asked, concerned.

"No it's fine…I just…well…Lisa was my only other relationship. This is different. New." Ianto replied. "I'm just nervous."

"Don't be," Jack replied, and smiled. "You should be excited!"

"I am, don't worry. But, I don't know what I'm going to do away from you all day…cooped up in the front office…" Ianto got closer to Jack, who instinctively did the same.

"Someone's getting a bit naughty," Jack whispered gently.

"Too bad were at work," Ianto suddenly returning his voice to normal and smacking Jack's arse with his right hand, hard. Jack was taken aback, but couldn't recover in the time that Ianto had stolen his hand and was now dragging him towards Tosh and Gwen, who was now off of the phone and chatting with Tosh.

"Oi, you lot!" Jack shouted to them as they approached, putting on a comedic Welsh accent.

"Hi Jack…Ianto." Tosh smiled to them, but her gaze dropped to the hand holding that was going on between them and her face changed to a more puzzled look. Gwen followed Tosh's gaze and saw the hands locked together as well.

"Well well well, what do we have here?" Gwen giggled, obviously talking about the hand holding. Jack looked down and for a split second almost broke the hold between him and Ianto, but decided against it.

"We are…" Jack searched for the right word, but Ianto closed the gap and finished the sentence.

"Together." At the last word, Tosh's eyes widened and her and Gwen were both smiling and laughing.

"Congratulations! I always thought you two looked so adorable together," Tosh giggled.

"We should-," Gwen was broken off in mid sentence by a new voice shouting in the Hub.

"Shite, am I the last one here again?" Owen called out, pouting as he walked towards them. "I always miss something important when I get here last," He kept going, tossing his bag onto the couch and, not looking first, plopping himself down with a sigh. He hesitated after a moment… "Why's this seat wet?" He asked the group, slowly rising afraid to what he would find he had sat on.

"That would be from the water tower incident the other night…" Ianto began as everyone chuckled remembering what had happened. "The couch still hasn't dried properly."

Owen frowned. "After two days?" He growled.

"Well there isn't exactly sunlight down here to dry it off, is there?" Ianto retorted back. "I'll get a fan set up to dry it off." Ianto added, wanting to avoid any chance of Owen getting angry.

"Thanks…" Owen muttered as he turned around and called behind him. "How wet is my butt?" He asked, lifting his shirt a bit. Gwen, Tosh, Jack, and Ianto all cocked their heads to one side and stared. "Hello?" Owen questioned the still air.

"Oh right, uhm, not wet at all!" Gwen called back, still looking.

"Yup, nothing." Toshiko added.

"Well that's good," Owen sighed again and looked back at the group. "Now what have I missed? You all were talking about something before I got here."

"Well," Jack began.

"Maybe we shouldn't tell him." Ianto broke in, smiling at the other 3, but then looking back at an angry faced Owen.

"Your right!" Tosh piped in. "Let's not." The four of them all laughed and returned to previous duties, Jack running up to his office with Ianto in tow, beginning to talk of the renovations to the back wall with him.

"What about me!" Owen called out, to no answer except laughing from the others.

Later that day…

Ianto sighed as he filed away the last papers for the day, which had gone by too slowly. Ianto wished only to be with Jack the entire time, but had too much to do, while the others had too little. The rift was silent; no activity. Boring day for everyone, except for Owen who did nothing but badger anyone any chance he could about what he hadn't been told, but to no avail.

Ianto yawned, and gazed at his watch. "How is it only 5:30?" He thought to himself. If he had to be here for another 2 hours at least, doing nothing, he would drive himself mad. He looked around to make sure everything was all set, and then walked to Jack's office. He opened the door and poked his head in to a bored Jack who was staring at his computer screen.

"Evening sir," Ianto smiled.

"Ianto!" Jack heaved himself up from his desk and practically ran over to him. "I've been so bored all day and I could only think about you," He sighed, giving Ianto a big hug. Ianto hesitated, surprised, and then hugged him back.

"It's worse for me, trust me." Ianto whispered into his ear, before the hug broke.

"I know…I've been sneaking peaks at you over the CCTV," Jack put on his guilty smirk. Ianto simply laughed and winked at Jack.

"I was thinking if maybe you could send the others home and we could do something tonight?" Ianto raised his eyebrows towards the end of the sentence. Asking Jack things that he knew would most likely end in sex was not the easiest for Ianto and it always made him blush.

"Oh yeah? What exactly were you thinking for this…date?" Jack shot back as he walked back to his desk to turn off his computer; it was clear he was going to take Ianto's advice and send the others home for the night. But, as he was doing so, Ianto came up behind him and put his arms around Jack's waist and nuzzled his head into Jack's neck.

"Mmmm…" Ianto purred. Jack was taken aback and suddenly felt a surge of electricity through him, unlike anything he had ever felt before. "I'm sure we can think of some proper date," Ianto continued, as he began to sway both him and Jack from side to side, his arms still around Jack's waist.

Jack was feeling pure love, something he hadn't truly felt before in a partner. He suddenly was high, and he could hear his body screaming to get more of Ianto. Unknowingly, he let out a small groan as he craned his neck to the opposite side Ianto was on and closed his eyes, exposing more flesh and obviously indicating to Ianto he wanted a little more of what he was giving him.

Ianto smiled, out of Jack's gaze, and began kissing him below the ear, so gently Jack almost didn't feel it. "Ianto…you're such a tease…" Jack whispered. His body had gone numb in the midst of Ianto working his magic; detached from the world and floating away in a vast expanse of nothing but his extreme desire for love. Specifically, Ianto's love.

Ianto continued on, working his way around to the back of the neck where his head meets his spine. He moved his body in closer, to where he and Jack were one mass, Ianto's chest to Jack's back, his crotch to his arse, his thighs to his calves, and his head rested on the back of Jack's neck.

"I could stay here forever," Ianto confessed, so softly Jack almost didn't hear it. But, before Jack could reply, Gwen had knocked on the door and stuck half of her body inside. Seeing what was happening, or, what wasn't, she immediately wished she had picked a better time. Not for her sake, but for the sake of Jack and Ianto's moment which could have lasted eons.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Gwen jumped on the defensive. "I really didn't mean to ruin anything," She scrambled to apologize and not make either of the lovers angry.

"It's fine!" Jack squeezed in, stopping Gwen while he had the chance. "I was just going to send you all home; it's been a long and surprisingly uneventful day at the office." Ianto caught that Jack had added "At the office," to the end of his sentence, and giggled to himself, inaudible to Gwen, but definitely to Jack, who had to fight himself from not bursting out in laughter himself.

"Alright, no worries, I can tell the others…" Gwen was beginning to leave but Jack stopped her.

"Wait!" He shouted after her. She stuck her head back into the office. "Gwen?" He asked.

"Yes, Jack?"

"Has anyone told Owen about us?" He asked, pointing to Ianto and then back at himself as he said the word "Us."

"No…Tosh and I kept our mouths shut," Gwen stated proudly, smiling. "It's quite nice having Owen hanging by a string," But Gwen's smile faded as she added "Even if he asks about it constantly every single chance he gets…" She trailed off, in thought.

"I agree," Ianto piped in.

"Thanks Gwen, just let the others know it's all good for everyone to go, myself and Ianto included."

"Will do." And with that, the two were alone again.

"So what's on the agenda for tonight?" Ianto asked.

"I was just thinking…a movie date. I can find us a good rental and we can chat while I cook for you." Jack emphasized.

Ianto chuckled. "That's quite alright with me, but on one condition."

"Alright," Jack sighed and prepared himself. "Your condition?"

"The date is at my place." Ianto replied quickly. Jack chuckled.

"I have to be honest, I was expecting a lot worse…I think I can live with a movie date at your place," Jack flirted, and a split second later, he mashed his face with Ianto's so hard and so fast Ianto almost jumped back. Jack's tongue went straight into Ianto's mouth, exploring an already well mapped out area, but was withdrawn and the kiss broken. Surprisingly, it was Jack who had pulled back. But it was too late…Ianto had gotten a taste of the rambunctious Jack that almost always led to sex.

"Ah ah ah…" Jack hushed Ianto, placing a single finger on his lips. "No sex now. We have a date." Ianto groaned and purposely put on a 6 year olds whining tone.

"Aww…what about after the movie?" Ianto begged.

"I thought we were going to take it slow?" Jack questioned. "Are we supposed to make love to each other on every date if we are properly dating?"

"Screw proper-" Ianto was cut off yet again by Jack.

"We'll just see how dinner goes and go from there." Jack finalized. Ianto rolled his eyes and smacked Jack's arse, hard again, like he had earlier as Jack walked out of the office in front of him. They had a date.

~TBC!~