Meet The Parents - Torchwood - Jack/Ianto

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Title: Meet The Parents
Fandom: Torchwood
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Word count: 300
Challenge: 110 late/early
Summary: As Jack hurries to get ready, Ianto tries his best to reassure him that everything's going to be alright – unfortunately, Jack's not listening.


"We're going to be late," Jack said, glancing on the clock as he hurried around his office – Ianto just leant against the desk and watched him calmly, unaffected by their supposed lateness.

"No, we're not. We're going to be fine, sir. You should stop worrying."

Jack paused where he'd started searching for his tie, to give him a disbelieving look. "I'm not 'worrying."

"Looks like you are."

Jack scowled and carried on searching. Smiling to himself, Ianto held the missing tie out for him. Jack took it roughly from his hands, and he looked like he was bordering upon 'pissed off' by now.

"It'll be fine, Jack," Ianto said, trying to reassure him. He wouldn't have ever asked if he'd known that it would get Jack so riled up. "They'll love you."

Jack's frown flickered, his heart-warming smile reappearing before it was pushed away again. "Of course they will. That's not the point."

"There's a point?"

"Yeah." Jack gave a frustrated groan and gave up on the tie. Ianto rolled his eyes and stepped forwards to do it for him – sometimes, he wondered how on earth their Captain had survived before he came along. He focused on the blue slip of material, hands moving subconsciously. He could probably do a tie in his sleep these days. "I'm not the 'meet the parents' type."

"You'll be fine!" Ianto placed a hand on Jack's chest once that tie was positioned perfectly. "I can call and cancel if you'd prefer?"

"God, no," Jack said, rushing the words out. "Cancelling's worse than being late. I'm going to make a good impression."

"Of course you are, sir," Ianto agreed, as they both moved to exit the office – while secretly wondering what his mother was going to make of the man who had 'corrupted' her son.