Beginning Notes: badly-knitted it was always part of my head-canon that Jack probably did try to ask Ianto out during the drive, but as you said Ianto is very good at shutting down Jack, which is part of the reason why Jack was so nervous.
Title: Tapemeasures And Paddles
Author: Daashi
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones
Pairings: Jack/Ianto
Rating: 15+
Genre: Drabble
Warnings: Mentions of BDSM
I: "It's very exiguous."
J: "Hey! I'll show you small."
I: "Should I get the tapemeasure sir."
J: "I'm going to get the paddle, you have become very cheeky lately."
~End
Word: Exiguous
ex - ig - u - ous (adjective) : scanty; meagre; small; slender
End Notes: I have actually described the paddle in the end notes of Drabble 011. It is a ping pong paddle with the rubber pad removed and replaced with a nice fluffy material in its place, it also has the handle reinforced.