It was a slow day at Torchwood, there were no aliens trying to destroy Cardiff and rift activity whatsoever, so the Torchwood team had sat down to a game of team poker; Jack and Ianto, Toshiko and Owen and Gwen played by herself. Despite the fact that Gwen was playing by herself, she was still winning over the rest of the team. Suddenly the gear shaped door, and the alarm that went with it, activated. All members of the team looked to see who was coming in, they saw a woman with shoulder length bright blonde hair, blue gray eyes, and a curvaceous body walk in.
"So this is Torchwood, I imagined it different." Her strong voice echoed through the silent halls.
"Alexia!" Gwen squealed as she laid down her cards, a royal flush thus winning again, and she ran to hug the woman who looked about two years younger than Gwen.
"Hey Gwennie." Alexia smiled as she hugged her.
"Gwen, who's this?" Jack asked as he came to stand behind Alexia.
"This is my younger sister, Alexia, Jack." Gwen said as she released her sibling.
"Alexia, welcome to Torchwood, how did you find us by the way?"
"Rhys." Alexia said and shrugged.
"Good 'ol Rhys." Jack said as he clapped a hand on her shoulder. Alexia's hand slid to her waistband and grabbed her gun, then placing it to Jack's throat. "Say is that a Colt?"
"Colt .47 and don't don't my shoulder." Alexia said replacing the gun.
"Always loved a girl with a gun, that's what got me into trouble the last time." Jack smiled and laughed. "Can I see that?"
"Sure." Alexia said as she handed the gun off to Jack and cracked her knuckles. Jack flipped it open and spun it around momentarily, observing the quality of the gun.
"Golden bullets, impeccably clean, nice piece." Jack said. "Where'd you get something like this?"
"Thanks, I got it in a bizarre in India." Alexia said as she replaced the gun in her waistband and slipped her jacket off, leaving just her military green tank top and camo pants.
"India?" Owen asked, he was wondering how she had gotten there, travel was restricted to India nowadays.
"Alexia just got relieved of serving in the U.S. Military for four years." Gwen said, proud of her sister.
"Really...what branch, and how did you get over to the States?" Jack asked, quite interested in this new woman.
"Marines, I had authority issues so our parents sent me over there to boot camp. Which I still mouthed off to officers. The change was the day that I got in a fight with an officer of ten years, and consequently ended up knocking him out, they decided to put me in a officer placement class rather than court marshal me; because that wasn't my first fight with a superior officer. I ended up in the sniper program and have been there for about three years, but I prefer hand to hand. Sniping just doesn't have the...intimacy that hand to hand does." Alexia said as she trailed a finger along Jack's jaw, then turning and walking away. "Well your playing poker I see, I bet you Gwen's winning." She said as she sat down in Jack's chair next to Ianto. "I can tell you a way to keep her from winning." She smirked as the group gathered around the table again.
"How?" Toshiko, who up until this point had been silently observing this new woman, asked.
"Don't you say a thin' Alexica!" Gwen warned, using her nickname for her younger sibling, as she sat down.
"No you've got me curious now, how?" Owen asked as he sat down by Tosh.
"Play strip poker, she can never concentrate, trust me. She's too afraid of losing to just play the hand, strip off an article of clothing if needed, and continue to play the next hand." Alexia smirked triumphantly at the blush that had came over Gwen's cheeks. "Not at all like me." She said, mostly to Jack who had came to stand behind her and lightly rest his hands on her chair and to her intense pleasure Gwen's blush deepened substantially.
"Sounds like a plan, because Gwen's up a few hundred pounds." Jack said. "Don't worry Alexia, you can play with me, Ianto will play with Gwen, right?" Jack said charmingly as he tried out her name.
"Of course, sir." Ianto said giving a small smile, and then moving to sit by Gwen.
"Let's get this bitch underway." Alexia said as she cracked her knuckles and she began to deal out a game of five card stud. She looked at her hand, she had two aces, a king, a tend, and a nine. Jack looked at his hand, an ace, two queens, a jack, and a nine. Toshiko had four spades and an eight of hearts. Owen had a two, three, four, five and a ten. Gwen had four sixes and a queen and Ianto had a full house, two kings and three threes. Jack threw down his jack and nine and asked for two cards, he received a queen and a ten. Tosh threw down her eight, asking for one card, and she got a two of diamonds; she folded. Owen threw down his ten and got an ace. Gwen and Ianto kept their hands and Alexia thew her nine and got a king. "Alright lay down time, count your cards up with your partners." Alexia said as the teams tried to figure out what they had. Team Harkness: Full House, Aces over Tens. Team Harper: Straight. Team Gwen- Full House, Kings over Threes. "What you got Owen?"
"I got a straight." Owen said, confident in himself, although he shouldn't have been.
"Sorry Owen, we've got a full house." Alexia smirked.
"So do we." Ianto said.
"What you got?"
"Kings over threes."
"Ha! Aces over tens! Yes!" Alexia smirked again when everyone threw done their hands and she high-fived Jack. It was Owen's turn to deal now. While Owen dealt the others discarded an article of clothing. Tosh took off her jacket, and Owen likewise. Ianto to off his tie and Gwen took off her top shirt, leaving her in a light pink Cami. The next hand Owen and Tosh won. Ianto slipped off his jacket, Gwen her shoes, Jack took off his light blue shirt(leaving him in only suspenders) and Alexia slipped her tank top off, leaving her in a gray bra with skulls on it. Jack began to deal another and said to Alexia,
"Nice, I've always skulls and crossbones myself."
"I bet you do." Alexia said as she rolled her eyes. "I'm personally getting bored. Anybody up for a drinking contest?"
"All I've got is Scotch." Jack said.
"No worries." Alexia said as she grabbed her messenger bag and pulled out a bottle of 150 proof Tequila. Everyone, even Gwen, gave her a strange sort of look. "What? I've had some bad days of late." She simply shrugged and walked over to sit by Jack. She took a drink and began to pass it around, ten minutes later everyone had passed out, save for Owen, Jack, and Alexia. Alexia was giggling and dancing around the hub, Owen and Jack watched her in fascination. She stopped her dancing and fell into Owen's lap, Jack's laughter echoed in her ears as she kissed Owen and then stole the bottle from his hand, taking a drink. Owen stole it back from her, swallowed some, tossed it to Jack, and passed out.
Alexia walked over to Jack and watched him take a drink. She ten dropped into his lap where he sat in one of the conference room chairs and he laughed. She stole the bottle and took a drink, it was getting close to empty now. He took it again and took a drink, she adjusted her position so her legs were across the arm of the chair and her back facing the other arm.
"I haven't seen a woman with your alcohol tolerance in a long time." Jack chuckled as he pulled her closer.
"Me and me mates in the unit had world class drinking matches on our time off, you can't exactly be a light weight in a unit of all guys." Alexia chuckled.
"No, I guess you can't." Jack smiled as he drank the last of the tequila.
Jack, for the pure reason of being Jack, leaned up to kiss Alexia. Alexia received him well and kissed him back. What was meant to be just a drunken kiss turned heated quickly Both participants pushed passed each other, wanting to be the victor. When they finally pulled apart their eyes were both glazed with lust, but the alcohol had began to take effect and Alexia passed out with her head against Jack's chest, he soon followed her into the darkness.
A/N: Okay, yes, I know that I started another Torchwood fic when I already have one in progress, but I couldn't help it, the inspiration faery wouldn't leave me alone. Review and let me know what you think, more reviews equal faster chapter.
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