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Ianto knew he was being childish and finally he opened the door to let Jack in.
"Ianto, I don't know what Owen told you but…"
"Owen told me nothing. I heard the two of you talking, I heard what you think of me Sir!" Ianto replied, too tired and sad to be nasty now.
"The conversation… Ianto we were in the open, on camera. I thought we were keeping us on the down low… you know… I had no idea you were listening. Christ. You really don't want to go with me?" Jack blurted out all in a rush.
"they offered me a five year contract, the entire place to myself and my own project lead. They were going to give me the keys to the kingdom. Clearly the only thing they didn't like was you. Suddenly your dream job is there and… bye bye eye candy!" Ianto flung his arms about as he spoke. OK… some residual rage maybe still wafting in the room.
"Ianto…"
"No. This was a dream. A wonderful dream and now... now…" whatever Ianto ws going to say, it was lost in Jack's kiss as he slammed their mouths together viciously.
The struggle was brief with clothes the unfortunate victims of violent crimes.
Later they lay there on the floor.. yeah… slippage is a real thing ya know… Jack rolled to face him.
"A dream job is a job. A soul mate is something else. Come on, I can ski in winter less than half an hour's drive here, I can ice skate at the weekends… we can do hiking weekends… you… I can't find another you" Jack assured him.
"And when we break up you have someone to blame"
Jack reared with mirth, slapping at Ianto's arse "you know, some might bleive you, ya sour prick. Come on. Stop fucking about."
"But for real. Come on, I would never had even considered it if I knew it might cost you this place. This is your life. I know that. I thought.. a year. Just a year." Jack sighed "I was being selfish."
"And… I'm not?" Ianto groaned as he buried his face in Jack's chest.
"I want forever with you ya divvy. Today, tomorrow… next year.. ten years… all of our lives like this" Jack said as he rubbed Ianto's shoulder.
"Oh… you think you can put a ring on it?" Ianto asked, then realized a beat too late what he had said, Jack screeching with glee as he asked if his cock ring could be engraved or something.
"Yes, I will get you a Lord of the Rings one and call your dick Precious?"
Jack screamed some more, totally in love with this rare beast.
Antarctica had nothing on this place to be.
Jack knew this.
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You two kiss and make up?" Owen asked as the two men wandered the internal tunnel, the tepid man sliding up behind them like a wraith. Not. His loud panting was like a dog and Ianto had grinned while trying not to look back.
"Oh we did more than kiss Owen. We just had sex… wild and freeing… Did you know that a tongue…"
"EWWWWW" Owen ran away with his hands over his ears while laughing and Ianto took Jack's hand.
"He will tell everyone like it's a huge secret" Ianto grinned, "Like the cameras did not all just pick it up and show the entire world what you just admitted to."
"Why… you ashamed?"
"Nah, at least it means next time we disappear people might know why and not be so damned nosey" Ianto snapped back cheekily "Come on, I need ot check the numbers in the glasshouse."
"Oooooo… is that code for…"
"STOP IT!"
"Stop it" Jack parroted in a silly voice, slapping at his arse as Ianto laughed and took off like Owen had.
Jack knew he would never stop.
How could he?
This was what he always wanted, even if he hadn't known it before.
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"So the entire feckin world knows"
Rhiannon's voice was tinny over the speakers as she graced Ianto with a rare visit and he sat shrugging back as the kids both took turns pulling faces and squashing against the glass of the dome.
"Well it's not like it was a big secret. I love the silly beggar. Might even marry the lout" Ianto replied, showing his anger at her words and also... not knowing the man in question was in the background waiting for Ianto after his own meeting. He swung and started at them, then flounced over.
"Lover, we DID talk about rings" he purred, camping like a fucktard, his wrists so flexible it was like they were boneless and when he finally sat in Ianto's' lap the poor man could only laugh.
"Jacky, stop it! You cad!"
"Well, this is what people think we are like right? Can't be manly men, strong and virile men if we are poofs? Eh? Is that right Rhiannon? Well, just so you know, I am the wife."
"STOP IT!" Ianto was now horrified as Jack leaned closer to the glass.
Then to his immense relief she laughed, throwing her head back and slapping her leg as she admitted that he was kinda cute.
Oh god.
Hang on... does this mean they are engaged?