Honestly, the L word was something Ianto tried to avoid, too, though this time it came tumbling out natural as you please and he barely noticed it. It was true, for all that, too. There were just no fanfares announcing its presence. It sort of snuck in.
"Well," he said, turning, just a bit, so he could see Jack. "It doesn't seem your kind of place. It's a small town, very sleepy and it's a house. I know you spent time in my flat, but that wasn't where you lived for all that you did spend time there." Some of it was just plain nerves, too. He wanted Jack to stay, hence liking the place. It made sense in a round about way.