Ianto bit his lip, shrugging at her. He wasn't sure exactly what she wanted him to say, so he decided that, well. Why not just go for the truth. "Honestly, sometimes I don't know how myself. It wasn't like you all made it very easy for me, especially not after..." He sighed. "Not after Lisa, and all."

He fell silent for a moment, really thinking about it, before speaking up again. "I suppose it's because I just wanted to make you all happy. There's plenty wrong with our lives, with our job. I thought...well. I like you. All of you. And really, I wasn't the tech specialist, or the doctor, or the PC, or the captain. I was just... I am just--... Well, just Ianto. That's. That's what I do." He smiled at her, softly, repeating the first words she'd probably ever heard uttered about him. "Clean up after you and get you everywhere on time. And...remember your favorite pizza toppings, as the case may be."