SEA OF LOVE - Chapter 11
Title: Sea of Love - Chapter 11
Author: iantosdreamer46
Genre: AU
Pairings/Characters: Ianto/Jack, Tosh/Tommy, Owen, Martha Jones
Summary: Jack is the Foreman at a shipyard in Belfast. They are building what is rumoured to be the biggest and best cruise liner of all time - The Titanic. Ianto arrives at the shipyard having left Cardiff quickly to get away from his family and his ex-girlfriend, Lisa.
Rating: NC-17 Overall
Wordcount: 3,216
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters, they belong to the BBC and RTD, I just like to experiment with them from time to time.
A/N This AU is a subject close to my heart. Having researched the history of it for English lessons at school, I decided to give it the Jack and Ianto treatment. I hope I do it justice and that you all enjoy it.
A/N2 Apologies for any of you who are getting this multiple times, it's cross posted.
A/N3 Sorry for the delay in posting, RL has been hectic, but am on holiday for a week now, so thanks for waiting and hope you enjoy this.
Jack and Ianto arrived back at the shipyard and sought out Mr Ismay.
“Ah Jack, Mr Jones, so glad you made it. I hope you’re both ready for the adventure of your lives?”
“Yes Sir” smiled Ianto, wanting so much to hold Jack’s hand.
“Do you want us to do anything in particular? Is there a cabin you need us to use?”
“Jack, don’t be so eager to work. For the first few hours you’ll be settling in. Nothing is going to go wrong we sail to Southampton first, then after we’ve picked up all our passengers, then we set sail for a new life.” He began walking towards the ship. “You needn’t worry about working all through the passage, there are ten men who have said they’d work their passage. So once we set sail I’ll leave it up to you Jack to set out a rota. You’re the senior man here so you’ll be in charge. I’ll make sure you get some small pay for that, don’t worry. The only thing for me to do now is to make sure the pair of you are ok still sharing a cabin?” He looked at Jack.
“Yes Sir, we are fine with that and as Ianto was one of my gang I wonder if you’d allow him to be my assistant during the voyage?”
“An excellent idea. Mr Jones do you mind sharing a cabin with Jack here?”
“Erm, no Sir, that’s not going to be a problem.”
“Great, now the only thing to do is for you to go to your cabin, I’ll get one of the others to show you the way. Once again gentlemen, thank you for your continued work on board, and I hope that you have a good life in New York.”
Jack and Ianto thanked Ismay and left to find their quarters.
“It’s really happening, isn’t it Cariad?”
“Yeah Yan it is. Soon we’ll be in New York starting our new life together.”
“Oh Jack, I so want to….” He stopped, looked around then held Jack’s arm. “Jack….”
“Yeah sweetheart?”
“Kiss me….please.”
“As soon as we’re in our cabin. I’d hate anyone to see us.”
“I’m sorry. I….I didn’t….”
“Hey, don’t be sorry. I’ve not found it very easy to keep my hands of you at all tonight. Just a few more minutes then we can lock our door and keep everyone out.”
“We are going to be ok aren’t we Jack?”
“Stop worrying, of course we are. Come on let’s go find our cabin.”
They had only been in the cabin long enough to put their bags away, Ianto pulled Jack to him and wrapped his arms around his neck. He leant in to kiss Jack when there was a knock at the door.
Both men sprang apart, Ianto turning to fiddle with the bed covers to hide his embarrassed face, Jack taking a deep breath before he opened the door.
“Yes? Oh hello Sir, is there something wrong?”
“No Jack, I just wanted to make sure everything was ok and that you would be alright in here.”
“Yes, thank you Sir. I’m sure we’ll be fine. Do you need us for anything else?”
“No, not tonight Jack. I’ll see both of you at some point during the voyage. Again thank you both and good luck. It’s good to know I have my best foreman on board with us just in case.”
“Thank you Sir.” Jack breathed a sigh of relief as Ismay went along the corridor then disappeared up the stairs.
“That was close Cariad.”
“Yeah, but he didn’t suspect anything. We must remember to keep the door locked. Now where were we?”
“Mmm somewhere about here.”
Ianto pulled Jack to him and lightly kissed the older man. Jack’s arms went around Ianto’s body holding him tightly. Breathing heavier, kisses deepening, Ianto felt his arousal push against the constraints of his trousers.
Jack pulled away lightly resting his forehead against Ianto’s, “seems we have a slight problem.” He skimmed a hand over the front of Ianto’s trousers causing a light moan to escape the young man’s lips. “I’ve wanted to do that for a while now. You are gorgeous and it’s killed me on the inside not being able to touch you.”
“You can now Cariad. I want you to touch me, kiss me, make love to me. I’ve hated it too. Now show me you love me.”
“Will be my pleasure.” Jack locked the door and pulled Ianto to him, kissing him and pulling his shirt from the top of his trousers. As he unbuttoned it he followed the opening with a trail of kisses. Nipping at the bare flesh then licking it better.
“Nnngh, Jack, feels so good.” Ianto carded his hand through Jack’s hair.
“Sshh, enjoy sweetheart.”
Jack made his way down the toned body of his lover and stopped when he reached the waistband of his trousers. He looked up into the blue eyes of his lover and smiled, he’d never felt so happy. Here he was with the most beautiful man in the world, travelling to a new life and so much in love, he couldn’t put it into words.
Ianto looked down and saw Jack smile, this time the smile reached his eyes. He couldn’t believe how lucky he was. When he moved to Belfast he hadn’t bargained on meeting this wonderful man. He’d never loved anyone as much as he loved Jack and couldn’t wait to start their life in New York.
Jack unbuttoned Ianto’s trousers pushing them and his underwear down, kneeling as he did so.
“Nnngh so want you to make love to me Jack.”
“Soon sweetheart. First I need to do this.”
Jack pressed Ianto against the door, holding him steady with one hand whilst the other stroked his way up the young man’s thigh. He felt Ianto shudder and smiled. He still marvelled how something so simple could send shivers through the young man. He continued his way up to Ianto’s balls and cupping them in his hand he stroked them then leant in to lightly kiss Ianto’s length.
“Oh….God….Jack. Nnnggh….feels….nngh.”
Jack licked the underside of Ianto’s shaft.
“Jack….please….need.” Ianto couldn’t say anymore, Jack had taken the tip into his mouth and begun dipping his tongue into the slit, tasting the pre come starting to escape.
“Nnngh….Oh God!....”
Jack continued to tease the younger man’s balls as he sank further down the length.
Ianto could feel the warm, wet confines of his lovers’ mouth. His legs deciding that the sensations he was feeling were verging on the need to buckle. If Jack hadn’t have been holding him up he would have collapsed already.
Jack felt Ianto tremble and the moans escaping the young man’s mouth caused his own arousal to twitch and press painfully against his trousers. He was desperate to get a hand on himself to offer some relief but this was all about Ianto, and he would sort himself out later.
Jack began moving up and down Ianto’s length licking as he went, dipping his tongue into the slit every time.
Ianto’s moans got louder, Jack’s bobbing speeded up, his own breathing becoming erratic. Ianto could feel a tightness in his stomach, his balls tightening under Jack’s touch.
“Aaarrgh….not going to….” He didn’t finish his sentence, he came down Jack’s throat, his eyes tightly closed because he thought if he opened them the force of his orgasm would make him pass out.
Jack could feel Ianto was close and he kept his rhythm going. He heard Ianto’s warning but decided he wasn’t going to release him. He wanted to taste his lover, wanted to feel him inside him. Ianto shuddered his release and as Jack swallowed he stroked his hand up and down the young man’s body.
Ianto opened his eyes just as Jack released his length from the warm confines of his mouth. He met Jack’s gaze and saw how lust blown his eyes were. He took hold of Jack’s hand and pulled him to a standing position, kissing his Captain he tasted himself in Jack’s mouth.
Their breathing returned to near normal before either could speak.
“Mmm Jack, I’ve never felt anything so wonderful in all my life. No one has ever made me come so hard that I felt as though I was going to pass out.”
“That’s just the beginning my love. I want to show you, give you everything. I want to make it up to you for all the hassles of the last few weeks.”
“Jack, it should be me who is making it up to you. This is all my fault, if I hadn’t….”
“Hey, no more talk of it being your fault. You didn’t know Gwen would follow you here. And besides I would never have met you and fallen in love with you. Please sweetheart, don’t blame yourself. We’re going to be ok, we’ll find work once we get to New York and we’ll have a place to live where no one knows us.”
“I love you Jack.” Ianto paused. “Listen….do you hear that?”
“The sweetest sound ever.”
The ships engines had sprung into life and they could feel the ship slowly moving.
“It’s really happening isn’t it Cariad?”
“Yeah….it is.”
“Come on Jack, we have a problem to sort out.” He palmed a hand over the front of Jack’s trousers.
Jack moaned “no sweetheart tonight is all about you.”
“I can’t let you do that. Please….let me sort it out for you. It will be about me showing you how much I love you.”
Ianto pushed Jack towards the bed, undoing his shirt as he went.
Jack’s knees hit the bed and he sat down, bumping his head on the bunk above.
“Ouch!”
“Sorry Cariad.”
“No, stop saying that. We’ll get used to the small space. Besides it’s going to be fun trying to fit both of us into one bunk.” He laughed.
“Oh yeah, it’ll certainly make for an interesting journey.”
Ianto kissed him and pushed him down. Awkwardly Ianto removed all of Jack’s clothing and lay down with him. He made sure Jack felt every touch, every lick, every nip as he brought him to a climax.
Panting “Oh Yan, I’ve missed you so much, that was wonderful. Thank you.”
“My pleasure. Where are we heading to?”
“Southampton, we should arrive in the early hours of the morning.”
“What happens then?”
“We have to wait for the rest of the crew to board and the Captain.”
“But I thought the Captain was on board.”
“That’s Captain Bartlett, he’s only on board till Southampton, then we have Captain Edward J. Smith taking over. It’s his final voyage and the White Star Line thought it would be a fitting way for him to finish with them.”
“Oh, right. I’m so happy Jack, nothing is going to go wrong for us anymore. I can’t wait until New York.”
“I know sweetheart. Tell you what, let’s get some sleep then we can be on deck when she pulls into Southampton.”
“Mmm sounds good.” Ianto shifted down the bunk and wrapped his arms and legs around Jack.
Jack kissed his lovers’ head and it wasn’t long before both men were asleep.
Martha didn’t sleep very well that night, praying her two best friends had made it to the ship yard without any problems. She was in the kitchen cooking breakfast when Chris and Sam wandered in.
“Morning Martha, how are you feeling today?”
“Morning boys. Oh I’m ok, didn’t sleep much last night though.”
“I’m not surprised. Ianto was really selfish just leaving….”
“Chris! I don’t want a bad word said about Ianto. He’s a good man and I knew he wasn’t going to be around forever.” She hoped she sounded convincing. “He and I had a good time, we were friends, and no matter what Jack or anyone says, Ianto Jones is a good man.”
Both Chris and Sam looked at Martha who now had tears in her eyes. Not tears of anger but tears of loss, the loss of two great friends. She hoped they were safe.
“Listen boys, I need you to tell Jack.” She silently prayed that she was convincing, “I need you to explain about Ianto. I would do it but I don’t think he’ll listen to me. Take this note with you, he’ll have to believe you then.” She hoped that was a good enough explanation.
“Sure Martha, is there anything else you want us to tell him?”
“Only that I hope one day we can be friends again. I miss his cheeky smile.”
“No worries, we’ll tell him.”
“Thanks Chris, what would I do without you?”
The boys smiled and went to hug their friend and their landlady.
She dished up breakfast and the talk was about the Titanic and how Belfast would be put on the world map for building the greatest ocean liner of all time. They talked about how, one day, they would love to sail away on her and maybe not come back. Martha smiled at that oh boys, you don’t know how true that is for Jack and Ianto.
“Right boys, you’re going to be late for work if you don’t go now. And we wouldn’t want you to be in trouble.”
“Ok Martha, breakfast was gorgeous as ever. We’ll see you tonight and let you know what Jack said.”
“Thanks again both of you. Have a good day and I’ll have your dinner ready for when you get home tonight. Pork chops I think.”
“Great, you spoil us. Bye, see you tonight.”
She watched as the two men left, heaving a sigh of relief as they closed the front door, hoping that her acting was good enough.
Martha kept herself busy for the rest of the day, changing the sheets on the beds, scrubbing the kitchen floor and the doorsteps. She was nervous about what the boys would say when they got home. She finally looked at the clock and realised that the boys would soon be walking back through the front door and she hadn’t even begun dinner yet. She was sat in the kitchen peeling potatoes when Sam came bounding in.
“Martha, hey Martha! Where are you?”
She braced herself for the onslaught “I’m in here Sam. What’s the matter, what’s going on?”
“It’s Jack, he’s….”
“He’s what? What’s happened? Is he alright, has he had an accident?”
“Slow down Martha. He’s not hurt, he’s….he’s….”
“Sam for God’s sake talk to me. Please….what’s happened?” She hoped that she was showing the right amount of concern.
“Calm down Martha, come on let’s go into the sitting room.”
“If it’s bad news I want to know now, Sam, please.”
“Come on Martha.” He took her hand leading her to the sofa. Pulling her down beside him he held onto both her hands. He took a deep breath, “Martha” he looked into her eyes, “Jack’s….Jack’s gone” he felt her stiffen. “No, sorry Martha, I didn’t mean like that. He’s left Belfast.”
“What, where, when?”
“As far as we know he left at 8 o’clock last night on the Titanic.”
“But….but why didn’t he tell anyone? He….he really was mad wasn’t he?” She looked down at their joined hands smiling inwardly well done boys, you’ll have a great life now.
Sam squeezed her hands as she looked back at him.
“I’m so sorry Martha, I know what a good friend he was to you after….after Mickey.”
“Thank you Sam, I’m going to really miss him.”
“Oh Martha, first Ianto, now Jack. It’s all that Ianto’s fault, if he….”
“Stop right there. It’s not Ianto’s fault, so I don’t want to hear any more bad mouthing him, do you understand?” Sam nodded. “And you can tell anyone else my thoughts if they start doing the same.”
“Yes Martha, I’m sorry.”
“Right, now we move on with our lives. We won’t forget either of them, and maybe one day we might hear from both of them again. I expect Jack has gone back to America to see his family. But for whatever the reason we are going to wish both men well.”
Sam smiled and nodded. “I’m going to go wash up ready for dinner. Chris will be home soon.” He kissed Martha on the cheek and left.
Martha smiled to herself. Thanking whoever was listening for making her act believable. She was pleased Sam hadn’t asked too many questions. She took a deep breath, went back to the kitchen to finish the dinner knowing what the talk that night would be about. But she knew she’d be able to handle it.
Ianto was the first to wake, wondering why he felt cramped. He knew he was with Jack he could feel his arms around him, what he couldn’t understand was where they were.
Jack stirred, “mmm hello sweetheart.”
“Hello Cariad, where…..”
“On the Titanic, remember?”
Ianto smiled remembering what they had done and where they were going. “What time is it Jack?”
“It’s around 1am, we docked in Southampton about an hour ago. We’re just waiting for the rest of the crew and all the provisions to be brought on board then we’ll be leaving.”
“How long do we have?”
“Not sure, let’s go find out. We can see if they want us to do anything whilst we’re there. That way we’ll be able to look at her properly before all the passengers board. Once they’re on we’ll not be allowed onto first or second class decks.”
“Ok. Thank you Jack.”
“What are you thanking me for sweetheart?”
“Letting me come with you.”
“Hey, I wouldn’t have come if you weren’t allowed. I’m not going to lose you now that I’ve found you.” He kissed him lightly. “Come on, let’s go and explore.”
Reluctantly they got out of bed, dressed then made their way up on deck.
The ship was quiet, some of the cabin crew were milling around. It seemed everyone was exploring the greatest ocean going liner of all time.
“Ah, Harkness, Jones!”
They stopped, turned and saw Bruce Ismay. They moved a little bit further apart.
“Mr Ismay, is there something wrong?”
“No, no, nothing wrong, I was hoping to recruit the both of you to help with the dressing of the ship.”
Ianto smiled, relieved that it was nothing serious.
“That would be our pleasure Sir.”
“Good, good. We’re going to make it a salute to the people of Southampton and have her covered in flags and pennants.”
“Sounds a wonderful idea Sir, we’d be honoured, wouldn’t we Ianto?”
“Yes Sir, it would be an honour.”
“Good, good. Right….go get some sleep. There’ll be a lot of work to do and you’ll need all your strength.” He shook their hands then left.
“Wow, that was close Cariad?”
“Not really. He knows we’re friends and we weren’t holding hands or anything, although I wanted to. Stop worrying, we’ll be fine. And besides, we get to work on board too. I’m really looking forward to this journey.” He looked around, reached for Ianto’s hand, then kissed it. “Come on Yan, let’s go sleep, we need all our strength.”
“Mmm yeah and not just for working either.”
“Oh I like your thinking Mr Jones.” Jack grinned and led his lover back to their cabin.
tbc
Chapter 12 http://iantosdreamer46.livejournal.com/55403.html
Author: iantosdreamer46
Genre: AU
Pairings/Characters: Ianto/Jack, Tosh/Tommy, Owen, Martha Jones
Summary: Jack is the Foreman at a shipyard in Belfast. They are building what is rumoured to be the biggest and best cruise liner of all time - The Titanic. Ianto arrives at the shipyard having left Cardiff quickly to get away from his family and his ex-girlfriend, Lisa.
Rating: NC-17 Overall
Wordcount: 3,216
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters, they belong to the BBC and RTD, I just like to experiment with them from time to time.
A/N This AU is a subject close to my heart. Having researched the history of it for English lessons at school, I decided to give it the Jack and Ianto treatment. I hope I do it justice and that you all enjoy it.
A/N2 Apologies for any of you who are getting this multiple times, it's cross posted.
A/N3 Sorry for the delay in posting, RL has been hectic, but am on holiday for a week now, so thanks for waiting and hope you enjoy this.
Jack and Ianto arrived back at the shipyard and sought out Mr Ismay.
“Ah Jack, Mr Jones, so glad you made it. I hope you’re both ready for the adventure of your lives?”
“Yes Sir” smiled Ianto, wanting so much to hold Jack’s hand.
“Do you want us to do anything in particular? Is there a cabin you need us to use?”
“Jack, don’t be so eager to work. For the first few hours you’ll be settling in. Nothing is going to go wrong we sail to Southampton first, then after we’ve picked up all our passengers, then we set sail for a new life.” He began walking towards the ship. “You needn’t worry about working all through the passage, there are ten men who have said they’d work their passage. So once we set sail I’ll leave it up to you Jack to set out a rota. You’re the senior man here so you’ll be in charge. I’ll make sure you get some small pay for that, don’t worry. The only thing for me to do now is to make sure the pair of you are ok still sharing a cabin?” He looked at Jack.
“Yes Sir, we are fine with that and as Ianto was one of my gang I wonder if you’d allow him to be my assistant during the voyage?”
“An excellent idea. Mr Jones do you mind sharing a cabin with Jack here?”
“Erm, no Sir, that’s not going to be a problem.”
“Great, now the only thing to do is for you to go to your cabin, I’ll get one of the others to show you the way. Once again gentlemen, thank you for your continued work on board, and I hope that you have a good life in New York.”
Jack and Ianto thanked Ismay and left to find their quarters.
“It’s really happening, isn’t it Cariad?”
“Yeah Yan it is. Soon we’ll be in New York starting our new life together.”
“Oh Jack, I so want to….” He stopped, looked around then held Jack’s arm. “Jack….”
“Yeah sweetheart?”
“Kiss me….please.”
“As soon as we’re in our cabin. I’d hate anyone to see us.”
“I’m sorry. I….I didn’t….”
“Hey, don’t be sorry. I’ve not found it very easy to keep my hands of you at all tonight. Just a few more minutes then we can lock our door and keep everyone out.”
“We are going to be ok aren’t we Jack?”
“Stop worrying, of course we are. Come on let’s go find our cabin.”
They had only been in the cabin long enough to put their bags away, Ianto pulled Jack to him and wrapped his arms around his neck. He leant in to kiss Jack when there was a knock at the door.
Both men sprang apart, Ianto turning to fiddle with the bed covers to hide his embarrassed face, Jack taking a deep breath before he opened the door.
“Yes? Oh hello Sir, is there something wrong?”
“No Jack, I just wanted to make sure everything was ok and that you would be alright in here.”
“Yes, thank you Sir. I’m sure we’ll be fine. Do you need us for anything else?”
“No, not tonight Jack. I’ll see both of you at some point during the voyage. Again thank you both and good luck. It’s good to know I have my best foreman on board with us just in case.”
“Thank you Sir.” Jack breathed a sigh of relief as Ismay went along the corridor then disappeared up the stairs.
“That was close Cariad.”
“Yeah, but he didn’t suspect anything. We must remember to keep the door locked. Now where were we?”
“Mmm somewhere about here.”
Ianto pulled Jack to him and lightly kissed the older man. Jack’s arms went around Ianto’s body holding him tightly. Breathing heavier, kisses deepening, Ianto felt his arousal push against the constraints of his trousers.
Jack pulled away lightly resting his forehead against Ianto’s, “seems we have a slight problem.” He skimmed a hand over the front of Ianto’s trousers causing a light moan to escape the young man’s lips. “I’ve wanted to do that for a while now. You are gorgeous and it’s killed me on the inside not being able to touch you.”
“You can now Cariad. I want you to touch me, kiss me, make love to me. I’ve hated it too. Now show me you love me.”
“Will be my pleasure.” Jack locked the door and pulled Ianto to him, kissing him and pulling his shirt from the top of his trousers. As he unbuttoned it he followed the opening with a trail of kisses. Nipping at the bare flesh then licking it better.
“Nnngh, Jack, feels so good.” Ianto carded his hand through Jack’s hair.
“Sshh, enjoy sweetheart.”
Jack made his way down the toned body of his lover and stopped when he reached the waistband of his trousers. He looked up into the blue eyes of his lover and smiled, he’d never felt so happy. Here he was with the most beautiful man in the world, travelling to a new life and so much in love, he couldn’t put it into words.
Ianto looked down and saw Jack smile, this time the smile reached his eyes. He couldn’t believe how lucky he was. When he moved to Belfast he hadn’t bargained on meeting this wonderful man. He’d never loved anyone as much as he loved Jack and couldn’t wait to start their life in New York.
Jack unbuttoned Ianto’s trousers pushing them and his underwear down, kneeling as he did so.
“Nnngh so want you to make love to me Jack.”
“Soon sweetheart. First I need to do this.”
Jack pressed Ianto against the door, holding him steady with one hand whilst the other stroked his way up the young man’s thigh. He felt Ianto shudder and smiled. He still marvelled how something so simple could send shivers through the young man. He continued his way up to Ianto’s balls and cupping them in his hand he stroked them then leant in to lightly kiss Ianto’s length.
“Oh….God….Jack. Nnnggh….feels….nngh.”
Jack licked the underside of Ianto’s shaft.
“Jack….please….need.” Ianto couldn’t say anymore, Jack had taken the tip into his mouth and begun dipping his tongue into the slit, tasting the pre come starting to escape.
“Nnngh….Oh God!....”
Jack continued to tease the younger man’s balls as he sank further down the length.
Ianto could feel the warm, wet confines of his lovers’ mouth. His legs deciding that the sensations he was feeling were verging on the need to buckle. If Jack hadn’t have been holding him up he would have collapsed already.
Jack felt Ianto tremble and the moans escaping the young man’s mouth caused his own arousal to twitch and press painfully against his trousers. He was desperate to get a hand on himself to offer some relief but this was all about Ianto, and he would sort himself out later.
Jack began moving up and down Ianto’s length licking as he went, dipping his tongue into the slit every time.
Ianto’s moans got louder, Jack’s bobbing speeded up, his own breathing becoming erratic. Ianto could feel a tightness in his stomach, his balls tightening under Jack’s touch.
“Aaarrgh….not going to….” He didn’t finish his sentence, he came down Jack’s throat, his eyes tightly closed because he thought if he opened them the force of his orgasm would make him pass out.
Jack could feel Ianto was close and he kept his rhythm going. He heard Ianto’s warning but decided he wasn’t going to release him. He wanted to taste his lover, wanted to feel him inside him. Ianto shuddered his release and as Jack swallowed he stroked his hand up and down the young man’s body.
Ianto opened his eyes just as Jack released his length from the warm confines of his mouth. He met Jack’s gaze and saw how lust blown his eyes were. He took hold of Jack’s hand and pulled him to a standing position, kissing his Captain he tasted himself in Jack’s mouth.
Their breathing returned to near normal before either could speak.
“Mmm Jack, I’ve never felt anything so wonderful in all my life. No one has ever made me come so hard that I felt as though I was going to pass out.”
“That’s just the beginning my love. I want to show you, give you everything. I want to make it up to you for all the hassles of the last few weeks.”
“Jack, it should be me who is making it up to you. This is all my fault, if I hadn’t….”
“Hey, no more talk of it being your fault. You didn’t know Gwen would follow you here. And besides I would never have met you and fallen in love with you. Please sweetheart, don’t blame yourself. We’re going to be ok, we’ll find work once we get to New York and we’ll have a place to live where no one knows us.”
“I love you Jack.” Ianto paused. “Listen….do you hear that?”
“The sweetest sound ever.”
The ships engines had sprung into life and they could feel the ship slowly moving.
“It’s really happening isn’t it Cariad?”
“Yeah….it is.”
“Come on Jack, we have a problem to sort out.” He palmed a hand over the front of Jack’s trousers.
Jack moaned “no sweetheart tonight is all about you.”
“I can’t let you do that. Please….let me sort it out for you. It will be about me showing you how much I love you.”
Ianto pushed Jack towards the bed, undoing his shirt as he went.
Jack’s knees hit the bed and he sat down, bumping his head on the bunk above.
“Ouch!”
“Sorry Cariad.”
“No, stop saying that. We’ll get used to the small space. Besides it’s going to be fun trying to fit both of us into one bunk.” He laughed.
“Oh yeah, it’ll certainly make for an interesting journey.”
Ianto kissed him and pushed him down. Awkwardly Ianto removed all of Jack’s clothing and lay down with him. He made sure Jack felt every touch, every lick, every nip as he brought him to a climax.
Panting “Oh Yan, I’ve missed you so much, that was wonderful. Thank you.”
“My pleasure. Where are we heading to?”
“Southampton, we should arrive in the early hours of the morning.”
“What happens then?”
“We have to wait for the rest of the crew to board and the Captain.”
“But I thought the Captain was on board.”
“That’s Captain Bartlett, he’s only on board till Southampton, then we have Captain Edward J. Smith taking over. It’s his final voyage and the White Star Line thought it would be a fitting way for him to finish with them.”
“Oh, right. I’m so happy Jack, nothing is going to go wrong for us anymore. I can’t wait until New York.”
“I know sweetheart. Tell you what, let’s get some sleep then we can be on deck when she pulls into Southampton.”
“Mmm sounds good.” Ianto shifted down the bunk and wrapped his arms and legs around Jack.
Jack kissed his lovers’ head and it wasn’t long before both men were asleep.
Martha didn’t sleep very well that night, praying her two best friends had made it to the ship yard without any problems. She was in the kitchen cooking breakfast when Chris and Sam wandered in.
“Morning Martha, how are you feeling today?”
“Morning boys. Oh I’m ok, didn’t sleep much last night though.”
“I’m not surprised. Ianto was really selfish just leaving….”
“Chris! I don’t want a bad word said about Ianto. He’s a good man and I knew he wasn’t going to be around forever.” She hoped she sounded convincing. “He and I had a good time, we were friends, and no matter what Jack or anyone says, Ianto Jones is a good man.”
Both Chris and Sam looked at Martha who now had tears in her eyes. Not tears of anger but tears of loss, the loss of two great friends. She hoped they were safe.
“Listen boys, I need you to tell Jack.” She silently prayed that she was convincing, “I need you to explain about Ianto. I would do it but I don’t think he’ll listen to me. Take this note with you, he’ll have to believe you then.” She hoped that was a good enough explanation.
“Sure Martha, is there anything else you want us to tell him?”
“Only that I hope one day we can be friends again. I miss his cheeky smile.”
“No worries, we’ll tell him.”
“Thanks Chris, what would I do without you?”
The boys smiled and went to hug their friend and their landlady.
She dished up breakfast and the talk was about the Titanic and how Belfast would be put on the world map for building the greatest ocean liner of all time. They talked about how, one day, they would love to sail away on her and maybe not come back. Martha smiled at that oh boys, you don’t know how true that is for Jack and Ianto.
“Right boys, you’re going to be late for work if you don’t go now. And we wouldn’t want you to be in trouble.”
“Ok Martha, breakfast was gorgeous as ever. We’ll see you tonight and let you know what Jack said.”
“Thanks again both of you. Have a good day and I’ll have your dinner ready for when you get home tonight. Pork chops I think.”
“Great, you spoil us. Bye, see you tonight.”
She watched as the two men left, heaving a sigh of relief as they closed the front door, hoping that her acting was good enough.
Martha kept herself busy for the rest of the day, changing the sheets on the beds, scrubbing the kitchen floor and the doorsteps. She was nervous about what the boys would say when they got home. She finally looked at the clock and realised that the boys would soon be walking back through the front door and she hadn’t even begun dinner yet. She was sat in the kitchen peeling potatoes when Sam came bounding in.
“Martha, hey Martha! Where are you?”
She braced herself for the onslaught “I’m in here Sam. What’s the matter, what’s going on?”
“It’s Jack, he’s….”
“He’s what? What’s happened? Is he alright, has he had an accident?”
“Slow down Martha. He’s not hurt, he’s….he’s….”
“Sam for God’s sake talk to me. Please….what’s happened?” She hoped that she was showing the right amount of concern.
“Calm down Martha, come on let’s go into the sitting room.”
“If it’s bad news I want to know now, Sam, please.”
“Come on Martha.” He took her hand leading her to the sofa. Pulling her down beside him he held onto both her hands. He took a deep breath, “Martha” he looked into her eyes, “Jack’s….Jack’s gone” he felt her stiffen. “No, sorry Martha, I didn’t mean like that. He’s left Belfast.”
“What, where, when?”
“As far as we know he left at 8 o’clock last night on the Titanic.”
“But….but why didn’t he tell anyone? He….he really was mad wasn’t he?” She looked down at their joined hands smiling inwardly well done boys, you’ll have a great life now.
Sam squeezed her hands as she looked back at him.
“I’m so sorry Martha, I know what a good friend he was to you after….after Mickey.”
“Thank you Sam, I’m going to really miss him.”
“Oh Martha, first Ianto, now Jack. It’s all that Ianto’s fault, if he….”
“Stop right there. It’s not Ianto’s fault, so I don’t want to hear any more bad mouthing him, do you understand?” Sam nodded. “And you can tell anyone else my thoughts if they start doing the same.”
“Yes Martha, I’m sorry.”
“Right, now we move on with our lives. We won’t forget either of them, and maybe one day we might hear from both of them again. I expect Jack has gone back to America to see his family. But for whatever the reason we are going to wish both men well.”
Sam smiled and nodded. “I’m going to go wash up ready for dinner. Chris will be home soon.” He kissed Martha on the cheek and left.
Martha smiled to herself. Thanking whoever was listening for making her act believable. She was pleased Sam hadn’t asked too many questions. She took a deep breath, went back to the kitchen to finish the dinner knowing what the talk that night would be about. But she knew she’d be able to handle it.
Ianto was the first to wake, wondering why he felt cramped. He knew he was with Jack he could feel his arms around him, what he couldn’t understand was where they were.
Jack stirred, “mmm hello sweetheart.”
“Hello Cariad, where…..”
“On the Titanic, remember?”
Ianto smiled remembering what they had done and where they were going. “What time is it Jack?”
“It’s around 1am, we docked in Southampton about an hour ago. We’re just waiting for the rest of the crew and all the provisions to be brought on board then we’ll be leaving.”
“How long do we have?”
“Not sure, let’s go find out. We can see if they want us to do anything whilst we’re there. That way we’ll be able to look at her properly before all the passengers board. Once they’re on we’ll not be allowed onto first or second class decks.”
“Ok. Thank you Jack.”
“What are you thanking me for sweetheart?”
“Letting me come with you.”
“Hey, I wouldn’t have come if you weren’t allowed. I’m not going to lose you now that I’ve found you.” He kissed him lightly. “Come on, let’s go and explore.”
Reluctantly they got out of bed, dressed then made their way up on deck.
The ship was quiet, some of the cabin crew were milling around. It seemed everyone was exploring the greatest ocean going liner of all time.
“Ah, Harkness, Jones!”
They stopped, turned and saw Bruce Ismay. They moved a little bit further apart.
“Mr Ismay, is there something wrong?”
“No, no, nothing wrong, I was hoping to recruit the both of you to help with the dressing of the ship.”
Ianto smiled, relieved that it was nothing serious.
“That would be our pleasure Sir.”
“Good, good. We’re going to make it a salute to the people of Southampton and have her covered in flags and pennants.”
“Sounds a wonderful idea Sir, we’d be honoured, wouldn’t we Ianto?”
“Yes Sir, it would be an honour.”
“Good, good. Right….go get some sleep. There’ll be a lot of work to do and you’ll need all your strength.” He shook their hands then left.
“Wow, that was close Cariad?”
“Not really. He knows we’re friends and we weren’t holding hands or anything, although I wanted to. Stop worrying, we’ll be fine. And besides, we get to work on board too. I’m really looking forward to this journey.” He looked around, reached for Ianto’s hand, then kissed it. “Come on Yan, let’s go sleep, we need all our strength.”
“Mmm yeah and not just for working either.”
“Oh I like your thinking Mr Jones.” Jack grinned and led his lover back to their cabin.
tbc
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