Epilogue

Ianto noticed three things as he woke the next morning.

His head didn't hurt anymore.
Jack was nuzzling his neck.
And he wasn't a kid anymore.

He grinned, slipping away from Jack carefully. He stared at Jack's face; finally back to the way they were supposed to be. Dark eyelashes rested on the captain's cheeks, hair tousled from sleep. Ianto slid close to him, closing his eyes and just breathing in his scent. Their noses brushed together and Ianto pressed his lips to the older man's in a gentle, lazy kiss. He smiled as he felt Jack respond to the kiss, his hands snaking around Ianto's waist. They continued to kiss lazily until the need for air became too much. Jack stared up at Ianto, caressing his cheek and he grinned.

"Much better than an alarm waking me up."

Ianto chuckled, "I've missed that face."

"You're not the only one."

Ianto pressed another kiss to the captain's lips, remembering his lovers taste and feel, becoming more demanding as the seconds passed.

Jack pulled away to look up at Ianto's dark eyes, full of promise, "Ianto?"

"I've never been more attracted to you in my life."

"That's understandable." Jack grinned cheekily.

The Welshman hit his arm playfully, "Cocky as ever."

"Of course," Jack laughed, running his hands along Ianto's bare chest, "Finally got you naked, I'm doing something right."

Ianto smirked, "Do we have to go to work today?"

"Sadly, yes." Jack sighed, "But we can have that date tonight?"

Ianto pressed a chaste kiss to Jack's lips, "Deal. Get up, let's go."

"Persuade me."

"Jack…" Ianto warned.

"Persuade me." Jack insisted.

"I need someone to keep me company in the shower?"

"Oh. Why didn't you say so Mr Jones?" Jack grinned.

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Ianto carefully placed a coffee mug on Jack's desk. He smiled up at the American. Jack breathed in the tantalizing smell of Ianto's strong brew, sighing happily.

"Is there anything else I can do for you, Sir?"

Jack grinned, "Well…"

"Aside from the obvious?" Ianto smirked.

Jack chuckled, "That predictable, am I?"

"Just a bit."

"Have we had any rift activity?"

"Nope, nothing, and the predictor says that there aren't going to be any." Ianto shrugged.

"So why are we still here? Let's send Gwen home and go back to your place."

"Because Jack, I need you to do some of that paperwork."

Jack rubbed his eyes tiredly, "Yeah okay. Are you okay after last night by the way? I never got a chance to ask about the headache."

"All gone." Ianto smiled reassuringly, "I'm going to go out there and do the whole work thing now."

"What have you got to do today?"

"Avoid you, at least until nine o'clock, which is when I expect to see you on the Plass." Ianto pointed at the older man for emphasis.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Jack smiled sincerely, resisting the urge to kiss the young Welshman again, like they had earlier that morning.

"I'll see you then." Ianto cleared his throat and Jack could've sworn he saw those cheeks redden, "I expect you to get some work done." And with that, Ianto left Jack to his thoughts.

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The rest of the day went by quietly and boringly. The only time Ianto came in to see Jack was to give him more coffee. Not a word was exchanged. He'd simply smile his thanks, taking a moment to appreciate the smell the beverage wafted through the room. He realised that his room probably did smell of Ianto's coffee by now and it just made him smile more. Ianto smiled back - he could never deny Jack that – and went on his way again.

He ended up letting Gwen go home early but that didn't stop Ianto working. He actually didn't have the faintest clue where that man had been all day. He stretched until his joints cracked in a satisfactory way, regretting sitting in one spot all day but knowing Ianto would've killed him if he'd have done anything differently.

He looked down at his watch and grinned. 8.55pm. Ianto couldn't be angry if he was a couple of minutes early, could he? He had been on the bad end of some of Ianto's more annoyed, frustrated tortures and he couldn't figure out whether or not getting Ianto frustrated and annoyed would benefit him in this current situation. He had waited all day, surely Ianto wouldn't think any less of him being just a few minutes early. With that logic fresh in his mind, he grabbed his coat from the stand and moved out into the cold night air.

He smiled as he took in the site of one Ianto Jones sitting on the steps, a tape player on one side of him and the bottle of champagne in a bucket of ice on his other.

"You certainly showed some restraint." Ianto called out to him, "Last time, you were hear half an hour early. Today, it was only a few minutes. Am I losing my touch?"

Jack grinned at that, "Definitely not. You're just a force to be reckoned with when you're annoyed."

Ianto nodded his understanding, getting up and meeting Jack halfway.

"What's all this then?" Jack gestured around them.

"I'm just giving you what you wanted."

"Oh?" Jack smirked, his hands ghosting over Ianto's waist, knowing the Welshman would hate how close he wanted to get out in the open like this, "Refresh my memory."

Ianto pressed play on the tape player and smirked at the look of shock on Jack's face. The soft melody of the song that began to play caught him off guard. He wasn't expecting something so familiar.

"Glenn Miller?"

"I saw the way your face lit up when it came on the radio." Ianto shrugged and he moved into Jack's personal space.

Ianto was looking at the floor at first and Jack could see he was just a little bit embarrassed about being this close to Jack when they were this open to the view of others. Jack's hand loosely held Ianto's waist while the other came up to tilt Ianto's head up to meet deep blue eyes. Jack couldn't remember the last time the young man had looked so delicate, fragile even and when Ianto smiled, it was a smile he saved for Jack.

"Do you want to fill me in Ianto?" Jack smirked.

"You wanted me in the middle of the Plass. You have it, don't waste it."

Ianto wrapped his arms around Jack's neck in a loose hug, resting his head in the crook of Jack's neck and sighing happily. Jack grinned. He hadn't expected that. He hadn't expected any of this. His arms wrapped around Ianto and came together at the small of the younger man's back, pulling him close; They swayed gently to the music, content in each other. The rest of the world was drained away as they swayed to the melody, feeling as though they were the only one in the world. The only ones on Earth, in the universe, in the galaxies beyond, and Jack grinned, kissing Ianto's head.

"I thought I'd have to force this on you." Jack admitted.

"So did I." Ianto lifted his head from Jack's shoulder, looking back up at him.

"So what changed?"

"I don't know." Ianto admitted, smiling at Jack and the older man didn't miss the little twinkle in those eyes, "Something about ceasing the day."

A/N: The End :) This came out better than I thought it would. Please remember to review. Also let me know which fic you'd like me to finish off next.

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Gabz
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