I own nothing but my own ideas! This is set after Countrycide. Spoliers up until then.

She couldn't tell him. She wanted to, but she couldn't.

He had asked her how work had gone when she got home. How do you tell your normal boyfriend that you "catch aliens" at your new job? How do you tell him that you face danger that he can't protect you from? How do you tell him that you were shot at work today? Gwen thought on this as she pretended to watch whatever tv show had taken Rhys' fancy this time.

She suddenly noticed that the noise from the tv had stopped. She looked up to see Rhys standing over her with his smile.

"Come on let's go to bed. You look half-dead. I swear they're working you too hard". Gwen was too exhausted to find humor with his comment. If Owen were here he would have made some sarcastic comment. Owen. His name released a flood of emotions. Anger, Frustration, Confusion, Compassion, Longing, Passion. Gwen thought back to being pushed up against a tree. She had wanted to kiss him and would have if they hadn't had been interrupted.

How do you tell you're boyfriend you kissed another guy, on a slab, while hiding from a Cyberwoman? How do you tell him that you wanted to kiss him again and almost did.

As Gwen drifted off to sleep, the nightmares overtook her. Her dreams were so vivid. She had had some bad dreams as a cop, but this was ten times worse. She saw the dead bodies and the blood. She felt her stomach clench as she went to retch. She felt the bullet rip through her stomach and the pain. Her fear went into overdrive as Tosh, Ianto, and Owen were being threatened by the crazy villagers. She saw Ewan's face smiling as he told her that killing had made him happy. She saw herself standing in the woods screaming over and over.

She saw Owen running to her like he had after she had been shot. "Gwen" her name from his mouth sent shivers up her spine. He reached her and wrapped his arms around her holding her as the tears started.

She woke up in Rhys' arms with him whispering her name into her hair as he rocked her slowly. The tears from her dream started again. It was too much. Rhys' wiped the tears off her cheeks and kissed her gently. "Hey, bad dream"?

Gwen nodded her head. "Why don't you tell me about it. You might be able to go back to sleep."

She couldn't tell him. She wanted to, but she couldn't.