"Yeah," Ianto said, not even hesitating. "I... I do." He heard Sulu moving around downstairs, and was instantly grateful for the man's presence in the flat, even if he wasn't right there with him at that moment.
Jack paused, and Ianto could all but hear the wheels turning in his head. "Is there something wrong, Ianto?" he asked.
Ianto took in a breath, letting it out slowly so that his voice wouldn't shake too much while he answered. "I think it'd be better if you just came over, Jack. You...it's no hurry. I just. I need to see you."
"You're really not giving me any sort of vote of confidence there, Ianto," Jack said, firmly, the concern evident in his voice.
"Just come, Jack. If you need me to tell you to come now, then I will, but really. You know I don't usually ask for anything, so. I... I need you to be here. Soon, if possible."
Jack was silent on the other side of the line, and for a moment Ianto thought that the call had dropped, before he spoke up again. "Yeah, alright," Jack said. "I can be there in half an hour, give or take. But you're talking when I get there. You can't just say things like that and not expect me to want an explanation."
"Yeah, I know," Ianto said. He heard Sulu coming up the stairs, and quick shot a glance over to the door as he stuck his head in. "And I will. I promise. I'll see you then, yeah?"
"Yeah," Jack said. He sounded wary. Ianto wanted nothing more than to disappear right there and then. "See you then." He hung up, leaving Ianto with a dial tone on the other side. He sat there, not moving for a moment, the phone pressed against his ear, before slowly bringing it down and hanging it up. He sat there, staring at the phone in his hands for a few seconds, before speaking up to Sulu. "...I'm not so sure I can do this," he said, letting himself sound every bit as terrified about talking to Jack as he really was.
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Jack paused, and Ianto could all but hear the wheels turning in his head. "Is there something wrong, Ianto?" he asked.
Ianto took in a breath, letting it out slowly so that his voice wouldn't shake too much while he answered. "I think it'd be better if you just came over, Jack. You...it's no hurry. I just. I need to see you."
"You're really not giving me any sort of vote of confidence there, Ianto," Jack said, firmly, the concern evident in his voice.
"Just come, Jack. If you need me to tell you to come now, then I will, but really. You know I don't usually ask for anything, so. I... I need you to be here. Soon, if possible."
Jack was silent on the other side of the line, and for a moment Ianto thought that the call had dropped, before he spoke up again. "Yeah, alright," Jack said. "I can be there in half an hour, give or take. But you're talking when I get there. You can't just say things like that and not expect me to want an explanation."
"Yeah, I know," Ianto said. He heard Sulu coming up the stairs, and quick shot a glance over to the door as he stuck his head in. "And I will. I promise. I'll see you then, yeah?"
"Yeah," Jack said. He sounded wary. Ianto wanted nothing more than to disappear right there and then. "See you then." He hung up, leaving Ianto with a dial tone on the other side. He sat there, not moving for a moment, the phone pressed against his ear, before slowly bringing it down and hanging it up. He sat there, staring at the phone in his hands for a few seconds, before speaking up to Sulu. "...I'm not so sure I can do this," he said, letting himself sound every bit as terrified about talking to Jack as he really was.