Suits and suspenders - janto teacher au

Remember?

Ianto rushed from his car to the hospital where PC Andy was waiting for him. "Is he okay?" Ianto questioned not too sure why he was acting so frantically after all, he hadn't known jack that long. "Yes..." Andy began "but he had a rather nasty blow to the head and he can't remember anything about what happened yesterday... we were hoping you would know something? Help jog him memory?". Ianto nodded "yes I know what he was doing practically all day ... can I see him". Ianto was told to follow a kind looking nurse down the halls. "So..." she chattered "who is he to you". Ianto ran a hand through his hair distractedly "uh colleague and friend" he muttered. The woman glanced at him out of the corner of her eye "just ... a friend?" She queried quietly. Ianto nodded... what did she even mean by that?

He was shown into a private room where jack lay, looking slightly miserable, on a hospital bed. "Ianto?" Jack's eyes lit up as he shifted to a sitting position. He wasn't badly hurt, the most major injuries was his acute memory loss and the fact he had breathed and swallowed rather a lot of water. Ianto sat down by his bed "hi" he greeted softly. "Can you...." jack trailed off "ianto, what happened yesterday". His tone of voice caught ianto off guard, jack sounded so small and scared. "You went to work jack..." Ianto's began "you remember you're a music teacher yeah?" Jack nodded "alright then so you taught your classes piano yesterday ... you told me about that you were so excited to teach them it.... and You went home at six for around half an hour and then you picked me up and we went to the bar ... you met... tosh, Owen and Gwen". Ianto looked for signs of recognition in jack's eyes, there was none.... until.... "TOSH.... THE NICE ONE SHE TEACHES ICT AND COMPUTER SCIENCE!" Jack exclaimed making ianto jump out of his skin. Once he had recovered from his mini heart attack, Ianto smiled and nodded. A nurse made his way into the room "mr harkness?... I'm afraid we can't allow you to go home if you live alone... it wouldn't be responsible of us". Ianto glanced over to where jack had rolled over moodily in his bed, rather like a grumpy teenager as the nurse left the room. Ianto sat in silence for a second debating whether he should pull
Jack out of his huff when he saw it. Jack's shoulders shook slightly, that was all ianto needed to realise... jack wasn't in a huff... he was crying. Ianto hated seeing his friends upset "jack.... what's wrong?" He questioned. Jack dried his eyes "I-I'm sorry I hate hospitals and can't remember yesterday and I just want to be in a normal home" Jack replied sadly. Suddenly, ianto had an idea. The Welshman left the room and made his way to a gaggle of nurses, "excuse me" he began "my friend jack harkness isn't aloud to go home because he lives alone... would he be aloud if he came back with me to my house?". The nurses looked at each other for a second "I can certainly ask" one of them finally announced as she set off to find someone. Ianto waited for a while until the young nurse came back "should be fine"
She told him "we'll just have to send the paperwork over to mr harkness for him to sign". Ianto set off to tell jack the good news.

Jack's face lit up at ianto's words "ianto I could kiss you right now". Ianto froze slightly... it was just a saying... it didn't mean anything... and he was straight ... WHY WAS HE BLUSHING?! "Are you sure you're not weird about the whole me being into guys thing?" Jack questioned, mistaking Ianto's expression for awkwardness and disgust at the idea. Ianto smiled "no it's uh ... it's fine... sign the paperwork" he told jack with a small smile.

On the ride back to Ianto's house, jack managed to remember gwen and Owen. Ianto smiled fondly at the Americans excited chattering about the three teachers he had remembered as he led jack up to his flat.

Jack was watching tv when it happened, Ianto figures it must've been something in the show jack was watching that jogged his memory. Ianto made his way into the living room and froze, jack was shaking slightly as he stared at his feet. "Jack? ... jack are you okay" ianto exclaimed as he rushed to his friend side. "I .... I remember what happened .... when I crashed ... it was ... so quick... there was a dog... it ran out in front of me... I had to swerve and it .... it ... happened too quickly ianto .... I skidded and then.... I crashed through the barrier ... I barely had time to scream I..." Jack was crying now. Ianto's pulled the American closer and cradled him in his arms "shhh jack... you're okay now ... you're safe" he said soothingly. After a while, Jack's sobs subsided and the sun began to set. Jack yawned "alright ... then" Ianto murmured "let's get you to bed... you can have my bed I'll take the sofa". Jack shook his head "don't sleep on the sofa... we can share the bed" he suggested. Ianto looked away, he had shared a bed with a friend before... so why was he nervous about this time. "Ianto... if this is about me liking guys I promise I'm not-" ianto cut jack's sentence short "god no! jack it's not that don't worry about it". Jack left to get ready for bed as ianto picked up his mobile: he needed to leave a message for the school. "Hello... this is ianto jones... I teach English... myself and a music teacher jack harkness will not be in for a few days as he has been in a car crash and needs someone to watch over him" he finished the message and trailed off to go to bed... he was exhausted, it had been a long day.

He cleaned his teeth and slipped some pyjamas on before he slipped into bed beside jack. The american was already sleeping soundly. Ianto froze as jack rolled over in his sleep his arm falling over Ianto and effectively spooning him. Ianto closed his eyes, trying not to think about the muscular arm draped over him and pulling him in close.