Ianto laughed. "That's complicated too, sir," he said. It was all so complicated.
"Lisa had tried to kill me," he said, "I was unconscious and not breathing. You...it wasn't CPR...you kissed me and suddenly I was fine. It was very strange. I hated you then." He paused. "The first time we kissed and meant it was in your office...after the cannibals. You sent everyone home...but I couldn't stand the idea of being alone with my thoughts after that. I stayed and you made me feel something...I had felt so numb after what happened...you changed that."
He could feel the sharp similarities right now. The bruises and physical pain, the emptiness inside, and the desire to be closer to Jack...even if it wasn't his own. And he gave into that feeling, crossing the distance and kissing Jack like he had that night in the hub.