Slashthedrabble Challenge 529 - Big plans

[m_findlow]

Title: Big plans
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jez Holton, Gwen, Ianto, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 500 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 529 - Date night at slashthedrabble
Summary: By all accounts it sounds to Jez like the boys have a big night planned.

Jez watched with mild interest as Jack and Ianto drifted past his desk, working their way through a checklist of some kind.

'Hand clamps?' Ianto asked.

'Check.'

'Cage?'

'Check.'

'Leather restraints?'

Jack grinned at that one. 'Check.'

'Blankets?'  

'Check.'

'Rope?'

'Check.'

'Drugs?'

'Check.'

Ianto came to a sudden halt, causing Jack to almost run into the back of him. 'Um, oh, Extra food and water.'

'Double check,' Jack replied, ticking the sheet emphatically, before the pair of them floated away towards Jack's office.

Jez turned around in his chair to address Gwen. 'Is it just me or are Jack and Ianto's date nights getting a little bit S and M?'

Gwen kept her eyes on the computer screen, seemingly having ignored their entire exchange. 'I learned long ago not to ask too many questions when it comes to what they do after hours. Every couple deserves a bit of privacy, even them.'

 

Ianto returned a little while later, bringing with him a round of afternoon coffees, setting Jez's on the desk for him.

'So, uh, big night planned?' Jez asked, expecting to get nothing from the often cagey man.

'Nothing too exciting,' Ianto replied. 'But we are going for a drive. Maybe find a nice beach somewhere to watch the sunset.'

Jez sipped his coffee. 'Uh huh. And that's it? Just a little drive?'

Ianto leaned his hip against the desk. 'We packed a picnic. Roadhouse dining isn't nearly as romantic as it sounds.'

'Of course you did. But that's not all you packed is it?' Jez decided to go in for the kill. Ianto would either fess up or shut him down. Either way, it was worth a shot. 'Sorry, but I couldn't help overhear you guys running through your list of essentials. I must say I was caught a little off guard. I didn't think you were into bondage and stuff, but now I totally see it. Jack probably loves playing slave to your master, I'll bet.'

Ianto gave an embarrassed little cough. 'Well, uh, it's the red UNIT cap.'

Jez smirked. 'I'll bet that was top of your checklist.'

'Actually, we're just hoping for a quiet night.'

'You call tying someone up and locking them in a cage a quiet night? That's hard core.'

'Oh!' Ianto exclaimed. 'You're talking about the stuff we packed in the SUV! That's not for us. That's just in case we get a rift alert. You learn pretty quickly that date nights without any interruption are rare, and there's nothing worse than being out of town without the necessary equipment to deal with it. We go everywhere pre-prepared these days.'

Jez blushed. 'Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to presume, but I guess I just opened my mouth and shoved both feet right in there, didn't I?'

Ianto smiled back. 'Not your fault. With Jack, it's always a fair assumption to make. Besides, alien and alien hunter is our second favourite game. The restraints might yet get a workout depending on how things go.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Always best to be prepared for every eventuality on a date, even the ones you hope won't happen. I expect they have spare clothes as well because noting kills a date faster than getting arrested for indecent exposure.