Much to Ianto's annoyance he had been forced to sit on the sofa for a whole half an hour whilst Jack and Gwen dealt with the weevils. It was ridiculous, he wasn't in pain, nor did he feel dizzy or sick. He knew that he wasn't concussed and that he didn't have amnesia. The silence was starting to lull him into a sleep and he knew that Jack would think he had fallen unconscious or something if he was to come back and Ianto was sleeping. He loved Jack, he really did, but sometimes his lover was too protective of him. His phone started to ring in his pocket and it made him jump, startled he picked it up to see Ian calling.

"Hey," Ianto answered feeling calmer about not being alone in the silence. "I'm okay, no my phone just made me jump is all." Ianto replied when Ian asked how he was. "I saw him earlier... no I'm fine it's okay, Jack was there. He punched him... Yeah I know..." Ianto looked up to the sound of foot steps and smiled at Jack who was looking at him worried. "Jack would, definitely." Ianto laughed and Jack smiled. Jack loved the sound of Ianto's laugh. "I should go... I'll give you a ring tomorrow. Bye Ian." Ianto ended the call and looked u at Jack.

"Jack would what?" Jack asked walking closer to his lover.

"Win in a fight between you and James." Ianto smiled. He faintly heard the sound of Gwen's shoes tapping on the metal floor. "Would you like a coffee Gwen?"

"Jack's given me the day off." Gwen smiled. "I think you deserve a day off too. You're here too much, Ianto." Gwen said her tone on worrying constantly.

"I spend just as much time here as Jack." Ianto said and blushed at what Gwen would take out of that comment.

"Yeah and look at him, he's almost oblivious to every human detail." Gwen chuckled. "I'll see you two tomorrow, be good boys." She winked and walked out.

"She's right." Jack mused.

"Yeah, you're not almost oblivious, you are oblivious." Ianto said in his dead pan voice. Jack laughed and gently slapped his lover on his arm.

"How's your head?" Jack asked softly.

"Still on my shoulders." Ianto replied with a smile.

"See you're sarcasm wasn't injured." Jack grinned. Ianto smiled and leaned against him a little. Jack sighed, content in just holding Ianto against him for a while. "Gwen's right though, you do spend a lot of time here."

"And like I said, I spend the same amount of time here as you," Ianto said looking up at Jack but not moving. Jack smiled down at him and lowered his head giving his young lover a soft kiss.

"Lets go out tonight." Jack smiled.

"Too tired." Ianto said. "Can't we just have a cosy night in?"

"Yeah, at yours." Jack grinned.

"I've nothing to eat at mine, and you always want food after sex." Ianto said.

"Who said anything about sex? You're injured."

"Injured?" Ianto laughs. "Jack we had sex when two of my ribs were bruised and I had a sprained wrist."

"That was different," Jack said.

"How was it different?" Ianto asked completely amused.

"I was really horny." Jack grinned.

"Jack Harkness! Not horny?" Ianto exclaimed, he put his hand over his open mouth in shock horror. "The world must be ending."

"No. I'm just not horny enough to put your life in danger." Jack smiled. "Head wounds are bad."

"Jack, it's a bump. Look it's not even there now." Ianto sighed. "But fine if you don't want sex, I'm sure I can handle it." Ianto smiled up at him, he had forgot how this whole conversation even started. He shrugged his shoulders and Jack held him a little longer.

"Come on, lets go back to yours. A change of scenery might make me hornier. Especially with your red wall paper and sheets in your room." Jack said and stood up, he pulled a reluctant Ianto up with him. Ianto didn't want to leave the hub, he felt safe in the hub. Secured. Within ten minutes, once Jack had shut the power down and transferred the rift monitor from the computers to his wrist strap the two lovers were walking across the bay.

-x-

John stood on the Millennium building watching Jack walk with Ianto holding his hands. Ianto was like a love sick puppy who he would put down soon enough. He smiled, his plan was already in motion it was just a matter of days until he had Jack back, and the little puppy would be off to the pound.