" come closer... please. " @techiko 💜
It was inevitable, really, that the two of them would end up like this. Even back in their old lives, loneliness clung to them like a second skin that refused to shed. They craved the touch of another to survive this world, and the job that took them over, depriving them of anything close to normality. It was worth it though, to protect the earth, to save all the people they could from the deep reach of space. There was no one more loyal to Torchwood aside from himself than, Toshiko Sato. It almost pained him that she was here with him instead of in 2007, where she could still be doing good. Oh, well. It didn't help to dwell on those thoughts.
The sheets were a tangle, twisted around them and rumpled from sex. It'd been nice, a pleasant distraction from their current situation, and he certainly wouldn't mind repeating it if she wanted to. But now the quiet had returned. Undoubtedly, they were lost in the same chamber of thoughts about home. Did she still think about Owen? Maybe she'd tell him in time, maybe they'd tell each other a lot of things in time given how much of it had fallen into their laps.
His eyes were glued to the roof when he heard her speak up through the silence, and it brought to mind the promise he'd made to her during the blitz, 'I'll look after you.' Jack drew his attention back into reality, turning his head to look at Tosh with a faint smile amidst the mess of hair. "Your wish is my command, ma'am." Rearranging the sheets around him, he turned towards her and shifted closer until they shared the same pillow, faces inches apart. Then, he reached out and soothed a hand over her bare hip, thumb caressing the bone sweetly.
"Since you'll probably ask at some point, figured I'd throw out there that I'm fully covered on birth control. There...uhh, won't be any accidents." Amusement played upon his handsome face, knowing well that it would get the mighty cogs in her brain turning, and Jack was all too aware that Torchwood Three had seen him as a mystery to unwrap, though they never quite seemed to hit the mark. Plus, this new development between him and Tosh had happened so fast that neither stopped to think about the little things like protection. At least now she'd have some peace of mind.