He could have, it's true. He could have and probably should have. Maybe then, all this would be easier. Maybe then he wouldn't be in this mess at all.

"It's not like that," he manages finally, as if that explains things. What is it like, then? John doesn't know. Something else. It's just not -- it's not some... cruel... scheme designed to upset Ianto. He isn't -- well, okay, he's maybe avoiding the topic on purpose right now a little bit but...

It's not... for his amusement. It's not like that.