m_findlow

Title: Catch me if you can
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Ianto, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 325 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for m_findlow's prompt "Any, any, convincing someone to go for a run" at fic_promptly
Summary: Ianto is determined to keep Jack on his New Year's resolution

Ianto sat on the edge of the bed, tugging the runner onto his foot, doing up the laces tightly. Next to him in bed, Jack rolled over, still three quarters asleep.

'Why're you up?' came the mumbled question.

'I'm going for a run,' he replied, then paused. 'No, actually, we're going for a run.'

Jack cracked half an eye open to look past him before groaning. 'It's five in the morning.'

'Well spotted. Did you think we had all day for leisure? I want to be at work by eight thirty. Come on,' he said, pulling the covers off Jack who quickly clawed them back, holding them in a death grip.

'We do enough running already,' Jack muttered.

'Not nearly as much as we used to,' Ianto countered. 'Up you get, otherwise we won't have time for a proper breakfast.'

'I don't own runners,' Jack said, desperate to get out of this madness.

'Yes, you do. I bought you some for Christmas, only you proceeded to ignore them and move onto the next gift.'

'But it's freezing outside.' He only had to take one look at Ianto, dressed in shorts and a t-shirt, to feel cold already. Outside would have been single digits. It was a wonder it wasn't snowing. Much better for them to stay snug in bed, all day if he could wrangle it.

'You'll warm up in no time. We both agreed to this get fit regime, Jack. Time to hold up your end of the bargain.'

He planned on it, only he envisaged it taking the form of more vigorous exercise in bed.

'We're going, and that's final,' Ianto said.

'Make me,' Jack threatened.

'Fine. It's not a run, then. This is you trying to prove you're fast enough to catch me. And the quicker you catch me, the quicker we get back here for you to claim your reward. Assuming you want it, that is.'

Jack bolted out of bed.