Hi everyone :) this will probably be the last chapter for a while, we're going camping until Saturday night so I'm not going to have any internet. Thanks for the lovely responses, hope you enjoy this part :)
See you soon,
Love and hugs,
Em xxx
"Hurry up Jack, we don't want to be late!" Ianto called up the stairs
"Chill" the American responded "we've got ages till we have to be at Stephie's"
"Jack, we have twenty minutes and we don't know what the traffic's like..."
"We'll be fineee" Jack said coming down the stairs "smile and relax, besides, Stephanie wont mind if we're a few minutes late"
Ianto laughed slightly
"She's very prompt! I was half a minute late to meet her one, she nearly killed me!" he looked at his watch "have you got everything? We do really need to get going..."
Jack smiled slightly before walking out the front door, several minutes later Ianto followed him
"You took your time" he said through the window, Ianto responded with a nice two fingered salute "hey! That's no way to talk to the love of your life!" Ianto tuck his tongue out playfully before getting in the driver's seat of his car. The minute the engine started Jack's hand reached for the radio, only for Ianto to slap it away
"Jack, we'll be fifteen minutes, surely you can last that long just talking to me?"
"Hump" Jack sulked turning away, before turning back round with a glint in his eye "I spy..."
Ianto turned the radio on quicker than he had ever done in his life, Jack looked out the window, content with having his own way
When they arrived at Stephanie's, Ianto parked fairly easily on her driveway and went to ring her door bell, Jack got the few bags that they had brought and then followed him to the door, a few minutes later, the blonde woman opened the door and beamed
"Ianto! Jack! It's so lovely to see you both, come on it, Yan, I've got someone I'd like you to meet!" she took their coats and led them through to her living room
"Yan, you remember Stephen from university right? Stephen, this is Ianto, not that I need to introduce him! And his partner Jack"
Ianto's jaw dropped when he twigged who was sat on his best friend's cream armchair
"Stephen Curtis? You are kidding me!"
Stephen smiled and walked over and pulled him into a massive hug
"Nope, it's me, the one and only!"
"You've not changed one bit Steve... though I must say, you have been working out!"
"It's the effect of having a beautiful woman in my life" he replied putting his arm round Stephanie's waist "did she not tell you when you last saw her we were together?"
"Together? No... she didn't..." he said raising his eyebrows at Stephanie's apologetic look "That's brilliant though! I'm thrilled!"
Stephen smiled
"That's not it... we're engaged!"
Ianto's jaw dropped again and he was rendered speechless, Jack cut in on his behalf
"Really? That's brilliant news, right Ianto?"
Ianto nodded, still stunned
"He asked me this morning" Stephanie grinned, flashing her ring "I just couldn't say no" she smiled again
Ianto looked at her for a moment before pulling her into a hug
"I really am thrilled for you darling" he mumbled into her shoulder before kissing her cheek, "after all that rubbish that Derek put you through, you deserve this"
She grinned at him, her eyes filling with tears
"Thanks Yan, though you do know you're still my special Yanny right?"
"Yes Stephanoodle, I do" he said hugging her again before she went to her fiancé.
Later that evening, after an evening of wedding talk, wine and card games Ianto and Jack were walking up to the room they were staying in that night (Ianto had drank a little bit too much, and it was too late for a taxi so Stephanie insisted on them staying) Jack took Ianto's hand in his and they walked like that, with their hands entwined, in a comfortable silence, neither feeling the need to talk. As they sat down on the bed that Stephanie had made for them Jack looked at Ianto, put his hand over his on the bed
"Do you want that one day?"
"Hmm?" Ianto asked snapping out his thoughts
"I mean do you want to get married one day, with the perfect proposal and all that?"
"Mmm, maybe... I'm very content with what I have right now Jack" he smiled
"If I asked you would you say yes?"
Ianto's breath caught in his throat, looking Jack straight in the eye
"Sorry?" he mumbled
"Yan" he reached in his trouser pocket and pulled out a small Tiffany blue box "if I got a box, say this size? And got one one knee and said "I've loved you for so long, I couldn't even bear thinking about how my life would be without you... would you marry me?" Would you say yes?"
Ianto's heart was in his mouth
"I would consider saying yes" he breathed "before kissing you senseless and saying of course I bloody will you stupid man!"
Jack grinned at him before leaning over and kissing his younger partner tenderly but passionately, he then opened the small Tiffany blue box that was on his knee and took the platinum ring out and placing it gently on Ianto's ring finger. Ianto's breath caught again when he saw it
"Well..." he said standing up "This sorrta puts my anniversary present to shame"
"What, you remembered?"
"Jack do you really think I'd forget that today's been a whole year since we officially 'got together'?" he laughed slightly before reaching into his coat "I was out shopping and I saw this... Thought it'd be perfect for you" he handed him a small parcel carefully wrapped in delicate rose pink tissue paper, Jack took it and opened it very carefully, gasping at what was inside
"This can't be what I think it is..."
Ianto nodded
"I saw it and just had to get it you... I do hope you like it..."
"Like it?" he scoffed "Yan, I love it!" he breamed holding the stopwatch carefully in his hands "It's beautiful, where did you find it?"
"I'll show you one day" he smiled
Jack smiled back
"You know... there's a lot of things you can do with a stopwatch..."
"I thought you'd never ask" Ianto replied leaning in to kiss him.
Hope you liked :)
I'll get more up as soon as I get back from my 'camping adventure'... * insert sarcasm * I can't wait to go...
See you all soon,
Love and hugs
Em xxx