Best I Ever Had - Part 2 - fic
Characters: Captain Jack Harkness/Ianto/1940's Jack Harkness
Rating: NC-17 - just to be safe
Tosh and Jack managed to get Harkness back to the Hub. Eventually they were temporarily settled in the conference room.
“Tosh, I want that shop monitored. To be honest I think it was just the rift taking it’s time to settle down, but I’d like to be certain.” He paused. “Oh yeah, and send Ianto up with some coffee for us. I’ll need to have a word with him too. Introductions to the other’s can wait a while”
Tosh turned to leave.
“Jack. . . .”
Both men looked up at her
“Never mind” she muttered, and left.
“She called you Jack. I thought your name was James” a soft voice said.
The other man, stepped away from the glass wall, and sighed.
“I guess, explanations are better sooner rather than later.”
He pulled a chair over and sat down.
“Some of this may seem improbable. It will be a lot to take in, but after what has seemed to have just happened to you. I think it’s best for you to know now.”
He looked up, his eyes, meeting the pale blue ones of the other man.
“Just; tell me what’s going on”
Jack took a deep breath and started talking. A good deal of things were glossed over, but he went through the essentials, including his being sent back to his past, taking the other mans’ name. The other mans’ being killed in action, he even mentioned his own inability to be killed. He finished off with a brief history of the Torchwood Institute.
At that point, clearly having taken his time for once; Ianto walked in with a tray of coffee. He handed his boss his, and then turned to the newcomer.
“I didn’t know how you took yours, so I brought cream and sugar”
After checking that the young man wasn’t holding anything
“Ianto, meet Captain Jack Harkness. The original Jack Harkness.”
“Then what. . . .”
Jack stood, and put his finger to Ianto’s lips.
“Name’s are what we’re known by. They’re not who we are.”
Ianto paused. He thought back over what had happened over the past six months. The way he’d lost himself, over Lisa, her discovery, fixing things with Jack, the development of their relationship. Jack dying and then coming back. He smiled at the thought of that reunion. Then Jack disappearing with the Doctor for what had felt like such a long time.
After all that, surely they could work through this. He knew that Jack was no ordinary person; in the grand scheme of things some misinformation about his name was a fairly minor thing.
He nodded, and pressed an imperceptible kiss to Jack’s finger.
Smiling, he put a hand on Ianto’s shoulder and turned to Jack Harkness,
“Jack, meet Ianto Jones. The most underrated member of my team, and expert coffee maker”
Ianto stepped over to the other man, and shook his hand. The he turned back to Jack, giving him a long look.
“I’ll leave you both to talk. You know where I am if you need me Captain” he said, deliberate double meaning in his final words.
As he reached the door
“Ianto, would you get a room ready for Jack please, we’ll meet you down there in an hour.”
“Will do Sir.” He shut the door softly behind him.
He turned to Jack Harkness who, maybe as a direct result of an injection of caffeine, was starting to appear more alert.
“So you and he . . . “ the Captain’s head shot up, as his eyes met those of the other man.
“Yes, for a while now. Event’s have rather conspired against us but still. I care about him. More than I thought I would.” He looked up.
“ You don’t seem surprised” The normally imperturbably Torchwood bosss, sounded puzzled.
“I don’t know that anything can shock me anymore”
“Oh you’d be surprised” the Captain murmured, more to himself than the other man.
“That kiss we shared. I’ve not been able to put it out of my mind. It’s haunted me; you’ve haunted me; ever since.”
A strong hand, pulled Jack out of the chair, and into a tight, warm hug. He felt at his neck, the lips of the man he never thought he’d see again. He couldn’t help himself any longer, and tears poured down his cheeks.
“Jack, Jack”
He looked up.
“I don’t want to give either of you up. Not now I’ve found you. It’s been a long journey for us all. But we would need to think about this, talk about it, and give it some time.” He paused and grinned.
“You and Ianto would sure as hell look cute together though.”
Jack just looked at him, astonished
“Oh my God you’re serious” he sat down suddenly, bending over, shoulders shaking.
The Captain kneeled down, and put his arm around the other man.
We’ll sort something out if you hate the idea, it was simply the first thing that sprang to mind, Ianto will probably hate it too.”
The other man looked up, laughing, a big grin plastered all over his face. He placed a soft kiss on the Captains lips.
“If you carry on making me feel like this I don’t care what we do.”
Rating: NC-17 - just to be safe
Tosh and Jack managed to get Harkness back to the Hub. Eventually they were temporarily settled in the conference room.
“Tosh, I want that shop monitored. To be honest I think it was just the rift taking it’s time to settle down, but I’d like to be certain.” He paused. “Oh yeah, and send Ianto up with some coffee for us. I’ll need to have a word with him too. Introductions to the other’s can wait a while”
Tosh turned to leave.
“Jack. . . .”
Both men looked up at her
“Never mind” she muttered, and left.
“She called you Jack. I thought your name was James” a soft voice said.
The other man, stepped away from the glass wall, and sighed.
“I guess, explanations are better sooner rather than later.”
He pulled a chair over and sat down.
“Some of this may seem improbable. It will be a lot to take in, but after what has seemed to have just happened to you. I think it’s best for you to know now.”
He looked up, his eyes, meeting the pale blue ones of the other man.
“Just; tell me what’s going on”
Jack took a deep breath and started talking. A good deal of things were glossed over, but he went through the essentials, including his being sent back to his past, taking the other mans’ name. The other mans’ being killed in action, he even mentioned his own inability to be killed. He finished off with a brief history of the Torchwood Institute.
At that point, clearly having taken his time for once; Ianto walked in with a tray of coffee. He handed his boss his, and then turned to the newcomer.
“I didn’t know how you took yours, so I brought cream and sugar”
After checking that the young man wasn’t holding anything
“Ianto, meet Captain Jack Harkness. The original Jack Harkness.”
“Then what. . . .”
Jack stood, and put his finger to Ianto’s lips.
“Name’s are what we’re known by. They’re not who we are.”
Ianto paused. He thought back over what had happened over the past six months. The way he’d lost himself, over Lisa, her discovery, fixing things with Jack, the development of their relationship. Jack dying and then coming back. He smiled at the thought of that reunion. Then Jack disappearing with the Doctor for what had felt like such a long time.
After all that, surely they could work through this. He knew that Jack was no ordinary person; in the grand scheme of things some misinformation about his name was a fairly minor thing.
He nodded, and pressed an imperceptible kiss to Jack’s finger.
Smiling, he put a hand on Ianto’s shoulder and turned to Jack Harkness,
“Jack, meet Ianto Jones. The most underrated member of my team, and expert coffee maker”
Ianto stepped over to the other man, and shook his hand. The he turned back to Jack, giving him a long look.
“I’ll leave you both to talk. You know where I am if you need me Captain” he said, deliberate double meaning in his final words.
As he reached the door
“Ianto, would you get a room ready for Jack please, we’ll meet you down there in an hour.”
“Will do Sir.” He shut the door softly behind him.
He turned to Jack Harkness who, maybe as a direct result of an injection of caffeine, was starting to appear more alert.
“So you and he . . . “ the Captain’s head shot up, as his eyes met those of the other man.
“Yes, for a while now. Event’s have rather conspired against us but still. I care about him. More than I thought I would.” He looked up.
“ You don’t seem surprised” The normally imperturbably Torchwood bosss, sounded puzzled.
“I don’t know that anything can shock me anymore”
“Oh you’d be surprised” the Captain murmured, more to himself than the other man.
“That kiss we shared. I’ve not been able to put it out of my mind. It’s haunted me; you’ve haunted me; ever since.”
A strong hand, pulled Jack out of the chair, and into a tight, warm hug. He felt at his neck, the lips of the man he never thought he’d see again. He couldn’t help himself any longer, and tears poured down his cheeks.
“Jack, Jack”
He looked up.
“I don’t want to give either of you up. Not now I’ve found you. It’s been a long journey for us all. But we would need to think about this, talk about it, and give it some time.” He paused and grinned.
“You and Ianto would sure as hell look cute together though.”
Jack just looked at him, astonished
“Oh my God you’re serious” he sat down suddenly, bending over, shoulders shaking.
The Captain kneeled down, and put his arm around the other man.
We’ll sort something out if you hate the idea, it was simply the first thing that sprang to mind, Ianto will probably hate it too.”
The other man looked up, laughing, a big grin plastered all over his face. He placed a soft kiss on the Captains lips.
“If you carry on making me feel like this I don’t care what we do.”