"Ianto you did great man!"
" I've never seen you that passionate before."
" What's gotten into you?" Ianto chuckled.
"Passion is what's gotten into me. And you guys were amazing too. You always are." They all laughed at that, and Ianto stood on slightly shaky legs.
"So do we get to meet your work mates?" The Archivist rolled his eyes.
"Yes, let's get the crowds over with, and then we can all sit down and discuss how horrible I am to work with." That got a round of laughter, and the four stepped outside. Shaking hands and taking pictures and signing things until the crowd had thinned to people chatting excitedly, or kissing, or drinking away their sorrows. Ianto lead the band over to the group of Torchwood 3. First being greeted by a grinning Tosh, who leapt from her chair and wrapped him in a smothering hug.
"I'm so proud of you!" She squealed and Ianto laughed, hugging her tightly before stepping back. He could feel the amusement rolling off of the band behind him.
"I told you it was the Asian one." Anthony whispered to Nick, and the two men laughed. The Torchwood team looked confusedly at Ianto, who just rolled his eyes. Tosh seemed to pick up on this, as she laughed lightly and looked at them all.
"Ianto and I are NOT a couple. Honestly, he's my best mate sure, but really?" The three of them looked at each other confused.
"So it's you then." Rhys pointed at Gwen who broke into a fit of laughter before holding up her hand.
"I'm married to this lout thank you." She patted her husband's arm affectionately. Now they really look confused.
"Guys, this is Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper, Gwen and Rhys Williams, and my boss, Captain Jack Harkness." Jack smiled widely at that, sensing that Ianto had an ulterior motive behind his introduction. The band's Rhys looked upset.
"But we thought you were dating someone at work. I mean everything points to that. And we all know that you've been hiding a secret girlfriend from us all." Ianto laughed. Walking around the table to Jack. The band watched warily.
"First mistake, assuming that it would be someone I work WITH." Jack stood, and a confused sort of recognition filled the band's eyes. "Second was that it would be a woman." They kissed then. The Welshman pulling his immortal to him by the lapels of his coat colliding together, lips and tongues affirming their connection in front of everyone. A few moments passed, before they heard a cough from behind them. The pair parted, both slightly winded and both blushing slightly. Ianto turned to his friends, who shifted uncomfortably for a moment. The Welshman could feel a mixture of shame, confusion, disgust, and oddly arousal, swirling from the men. It took a moment, but then Rhys smiled, dispelling the fear in Ianto's heart.
"Good on you mate." The Archivist felt happiness trickling from his friends, from the blinding amount that was coming from Tosh, to the slowly growing warmth from his band mates. Jack wrapped an arm around Ianto supportively, and then Owen spoke.
"So Tea-boy, care to explain to us how you managed to keep a band secret from all of us, and him-" He pointed at Jack. "A secret from them." Ianto chuckled, pulling a chair to the table, only to have Jack pull him into his lap.
"Really, Jack. There is a line." He blushed again, the gesture was so cute that he nearly didn't have the ability to protest. The Captain feigned innocence.
"If I by everyone a drink will you not move?" Jack pleaded, his begging following through their bond. Ianto rolled his eyes, before sliding off his captain's lap.
"No, though you can go ahead and pay for the drinks, I won't object to that. " That brought a round of laughs around the table, and even drew a grin from the immortal.
"So? With all that you spend at work, how have you managed to find any time to do anything?" Tosh asked, the double meaning apparent.
"When Jack was, on hiatus, I had a lot more time to available after work. Before that you guys really never noticed my leaving the hub in my stage clothes." Ianto shrugged. "I've only had one gig since Jack came back, besides tonight, and that was two days after Owen, um, came back from that illness." He glanced apologetically at the man, who shrugged.
"As for not telling you guys about Jack." He pointed at his band, who had just finished ordering their drinks. "You just assumed that I was hiding a girlfriend. It was easier to let you guys believe that than to explain him." He pointed a thumb beside him at Jack, who bit it playfully, earning a smack from his lover.