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69 Memory Lane - Monday

Jan 21, 2008 10:06

As soon as Ianto had gotten done laughing at Jack for falling out of a tree he'd helped the older man get out of his clothes and into a hot shower. Jack's back had looked like some sort of goth patchwork quilt with his black and blue marks and Ianto had merely rolled his eyes and shoved the older man towards a fluffy towel when Jack had tried to ( Read more... )

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reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:21:28 UTC

Marie was off duty today and, as such, decided to visit Jack.

She knocked on the front door.

time_watcher January 21 2008, 20:26:38 UTC

Ianto answered the door, properly dressed in a three piece suit and if he was surprised he didn't show it.

He had a good face for that.

"Good day, Deputy Wilson."

reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:27:45 UTC

"Hello, Mr. Jones," Marie replied, smiling pleasantly. "Is this a bad time for a visit?"

time_watcher January 21 2008, 20:32:20 UTC

"Not at all," Ianto said with a smile that while reserved somehow managed to be warm. "Come on in and I'll announce you."

He knew Jack would have seen Marie on the CCTV and discreetly stashed anything alien like off his desk, so Ianto merely took his time leading Marie down to the double doors that lead into Jack's study.

It was perhaps a surprisingly bright room, the walls done in creams and a long bank of floor to ceiling French doors that spilled out into the back yard of the big house. There was a definite masculine touch in the dark leather of the furniture and the dark woods of the bookcases and desk that lined the rest of the room. A definite 1940's sensibility in the deep wingbacked chairs that sat by the fire and the large leather couch that ran up along one side of the desk.

Jack was behind said desk, though he stood and was making his way around it, the pillow still perched in the chair.

"Marie!" He greeted her with a warm smile. "This is a lovely surprise."

reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:33:56 UTC

"I actually have a day off," Marie said. "And I figured that it was about time I came to visit you, instead of the other way around."

She glanced around the room. "Nice place you have here."

time_watcher January 21 2008, 20:35:43 UTC

"Thank you," he said, waving her over towards the couch. "Please have a seat, would you like something? Coffee, tea, water?"

reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:36:42 UTC

"Tea if it's not too much trouble?" she requested, taking a seat. "How was your weekend?"

time_watcher January 21 2008, 20:38:46 UTC

"Ianto?" Jack requested and the young man bowed his head and stepped back out of the study to go make up a tea tray.

Sitting down with a small wince, Jack smiled and chuckled.

"Well as you probably heard, I fell out of a tree yesterday."

reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:39:48 UTC

Marie stared. "No, I missed that one. What happened? Are you okay?"

time_watcher January 21 2008, 20:46:04 UTC

"I'm fine," Jack said, shifting his shoulders a little. "Just bruised. Was showing Meg Manning about climbing trees and got a bit high, took a misstep and came tumbling down."

Ianto, meanwhile had returned with a perfectly laid out tea tray, which he set down on the low table in front of the couch.

"I mentioned 'crowns'," the young Welshman drawled. "He didn't find it funny."

"Because it wasn't," Jack harumphed and reached, stiffly, for his coffee.

Ianto merely smiled and politely held Marie's tea out to her before taking himself silently back out of the room.

"It wasn't!" Jack shouted at the door, before settling back to pout and look hopefully at Marie for sympathy.

reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:47:39 UTC

Marie was totally giggling as she took the tea from Ianto.

"You were with Meg, though? Not Jill? And really, Jack, there are much easier places to get water."

Did he really think he'd get sympathy?

time_watcher January 21 2008, 20:51:06 UTC

He was the eternal optimist.

"Silly nursery rhyme anyway," Jack grouched. "Though, have you ever noticed how morbid nursery rhymes are? I mean, ring around the rosies is a horrid little tale."

reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:52:26 UTC

"Yeah, they really are," Marie agreed. "Though most fairy tales are quite morbid and grim too."

She sipped her tea and then smiled. "I didn't stop by to tease you. I stopped by because I wasn't sure if you knew that Dean had a birthday coming up."

time_watcher January 21 2008, 20:56:35 UTC

Jack blinked and arched his eyebrows.

"I think I knew it was sometime soon but not the exact date."

Technically it would be on the file Ianto had worked up about Dean, though Jack hadn't done more than lightly scan that file, more for Dean's record than his stats.

reformed_rogue January 21 2008, 20:57:49 UTC

"I'm planning to throw a party for him and Piper this coming weekend," Marie said. "I checked with Sam to make sure he didn't have any plans. I need to check with Phoebe still."

time_watcher January 21 2008, 21:00:36 UTC

"Being the center of attention," Jack began and then chuckled. "Well sharing with Piper but basically being the center of attention, presents and large quantities of sugar and food, I imagine he'll enjoy that."

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