Slashthedrabble Challenge 560 - All relative

[m_findlow]

Title: All relative
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 500 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 560 - Relative at slashthedrabble
Summary: Jack has made a key revelation about his new married life.

The brief chuckle from Jack next to him in bed distracted Ianto from the newspaper he was reading. It was funny how perusing the travel section was just as much an exercise in "wouldn't it be nice to go there" now that they were on their own holidays as it was when they were stuck at home.

'What's so amusing?' he asked, setting the paper down in his lap and looking across, but unable to study Jack's expression when there was a perfectly picturesque view of blue ocean out through window beyond him. If this was the upshot of getting married, he decided he should do it more often. Honeymoon vacations were a cut above normal ones.

'I just realised something,' Jack replied.

'That must have been very exciting for you. Anything earth shattering that I should be aware of?' Knowing Jack it would be something inane, like having forgotten to unplug the kettle before they left.

'It just dawned on me that Johnny is now my brother in law.'

Ianto snorted. 'Well spotted. Next you'll be reeling at the revelation Rhiannon is your sister in law and that you now have another niece and nephew. You're officially related to the entire Jones clan now. I hope that isn't a reason to divorce.' After just four days of married life, it would be a real blow to find himself single again all on account of Jack being a little slow on the uptake.

'No one is ever going to believe me and Johnny are related.' Jack chuckled again. 'Talk about chalk and cheese.'

'Johnny and I,' Ianto corrected. 'And you're only in-laws by marriage, though I suppose that covers all in-laws.' Ianto didn't mind Johnny, and they got along okay, which was probably more to do with their shared Welshness than anything. Johnny was what Ianto would describe as "one of the lads", where as Jack was definitely more "one of the girls" or a ladies man, neither if which Johnny would ever be.

This time Ianto did tear his gaze away from the azure blue sea. 'That's okay, isn't it? He's only a twat occasionally, and-'

Jack silenced Ianto with a firm grip of his hand. 'It's wonderful.'

'Wonderful?' Ianto raised an eyebrow. 'Are you sure you were drinking the bottled water from the minibar and not the gin?'

'I didn't just get you, Ianto. You gave me a whole family when  you gave me your hand. All my family are dead or gone or off there somewhere three thousand years in the future. I never really stopped to think about how amazing a gift that is.'

Ianto squeezed his hand back. 'You're easily pleased. But just one thing.'

'What's that?'

'Just remember that come Christmas, all bets are off. Now that you're one of the Joneses, there's no more everybody being super polite. If a row kicks off, I expect you to back me up and give Rhi what for. God knows she won't hold back on you.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Ianto's right, Jack. Along with all the benefits of family you get all the downsides. The petty arguments, the assumptions that you'll help out childminding at the last minute even when you have other plans, the tactless comments because no one sugarcoats anything if you're family...

I'm sure Jack will give as good as he gets though. He may be one of the girls but he also has a gun ;)