Jack - Play, then Work

[logan_echolls]

He was never going to get used to this. It wasn't as if they spent all their time together, this was still new after all, but they spent enough time that waking up in Jack's fucking hobbit hole happened more than Logan liked.

"You need a real bed. And a real bedroom. ...And sheets that don't date back to World War One," he complained, rubbing his face as he sat up and turned on the light.

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[im_torchwood]

"Don't think of it like that. Look, the last thing I bought, other than food, is a pair of boots and three shirts. Torchwood pays for everything, so...I'm not worried about rent," he explained.

[logan_echolls]

Logan was still frowning, but he didn't argue.

"So... Two bedrooms, laundry on site... What else?" he asked.

[im_torchwood]

"A balcony would be nice," he suggested. An odd request from a man who lived in a hole.

[logan_echolls]

Logan looked surprised, then nodded, tapping away.

"Oh, wow. Well, this is out of our budget, but you should see it," he laughed. "Massive square footage, marble counters, marble floors in the bathroom... God I miss money," he laughed.

[im_torchwood]

Jack looked at the pictures, which were gorgeous, but then looked at the rent.

"Oof...rent in this city is out of control."

[logan_echolls]

"It really is," Logan sighed. "You try your luck," he suggested, pushing the laptop towards him. "I'll see if there's anything to eat."

[im_torchwood]

Jack started looking through the listings, but nothing struck him. Well, that one had nice cabinets, and that other one had a full laundry, but to him a place was a place.

"What about this one?" Jack asked, picking one at random.

[logan_echolls]

"It's big, but old. Kinda ugly. I could put in new counters... The carpet is shit though. It's green, who wants lime green carpet?" Logan laughed.

[im_torchwood]

"What's wrong with green?" Jack laughed, Xing out of that listing. "Maybe I'm not the best one to pick. The last kitchen I had, the appliances were avocado."

[logan_echolls]

Logan sighed, then looked at Jack thoughtfully.

"I guess we could renovate something," he suggested.

[im_torchwood]

Jack did like seeing Logan sweaty and half naked and covered in sawdust. That alone made the idea of renovating so appealing.

"We could get an agent, too," he said. "Though renovation sounds kinda fun."

[logan_echolls]

"Actually, we could, uh, renovate here," Logan pointed out.

[im_torchwood]

"Here? Come on," he chuckled. "I mean...if you really want to. We could get you marble counters..."

[logan_echolls]

"I dunno, just a thought," Logan shrugged.

[im_torchwood]

'it's a good thought," he said. He looked back to the computer, closed a tab, then was caught off guard "What about this one?" he asked. "Maybe not the black, but I like the wood floor."

[logan_echolls]

"It's nice," Logan said. "Storage... It would work."

[im_torchwood]

"Windows That's going to take some getting used to again," he said with a sweet little half smile. He got up and turned the computer. "You look a minute. I've got to pee."

[logan_echolls]

Logan nodded, flipping through listings, but soon got distracted by the news. Nothing about the mist. Nothing that stood out as odd.

Boring.

[im_torchwood]

On his way back he grabbed a cold bottle of water.

"Anything?" Jack asked, cracking the cap.

[logan_echolls]

"No. Uh, no places either," Logan added. "I guess there's mine, but it's small."

[im_torchwood]

"I can't call you a liar," he said, nodding his head. "I think if we're going to have a place we need somewhere with some room. You, uh, want to go look today? I checked the systems remotely and there's nothing coming down the line. Everything painfully normal," he said. "We could take the day off."

[logan_echolls]

"That's so painfully normal," Logan smiled. "I-"

His smile faltered. It was normal, and it was happening so fast... Fuck.

"Fuck open houses, let's go for a drive," he suggested. "There was that signal we tracked all the way to France two weeks ago. Let's follow up on it in person."

[im_torchwood]

Jack scratched his fingers in his hair, considered it, then decided he liked the idea of checking up on things much better than comparing paint chips and plumbing fixtures.

"Probably a good idea. Let me take a shower and things and we can go."

[logan_echolls]

"Yeah, okay- Actually I could use a shower too," he admitted, moving to join him.

There was still always a faint hint of hesitation or guilt, but Logan leaned in slightly and gave Jack a light kiss on the lips.

[im_torchwood]

Every time, every single time, Jack absolutely melted when Logan's lips so much as brushed his. And it never really lasted, so he treasured every one.

"You want me to wash your back?" he offered flirtatiously, expecting nothing to come of it.