AN: Alright folks I am back. I know it has been a long time. Sorry! Life you know. A few things, first I apologize to anyone intersted in Knowing but I am having a complete mental bloke. I am going to finish it, I hate unfinished stories, but I just throw away everything I write. I have no idea why it is so difficult. Anyways, this was typed fast and if things are missing I will be fixing as I reread. I hope that if there are plot holes i will fill them later on and I hope that you enjoy. Hope to update next Tuesday. Enjoy! Read and let me know your thoughts. I own nothing.

Charlie saw the explosion in his rearview mirror. Slamming on his brakes he looked to Marie and caught her smiling as she hopped into a waiting cab. Looking back Charlie made a quick descion. Keying in his comms he called out to Jack and slammened on the gas.

Soon the American's voice was filtering into his head, "How are you two doing?"

"Make sure Ianto is off comm" he replied gruffly.

There was a moment of silence and then a more demanding Jack returned, "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry. It's Sarah…"

"I repeat what happened?"

"We were searching the house when we noticed Marie was returning for whatever reason. Marie saw us and started running. I went to follow her and Sarah stayed in the house to collect what we had found. As I was driving away the house blew! Jack the house completely blew! I watched Marie smile and get into a waiting taxi, I think she did it Jack. I think she had the house rigged."

"Have you?..."

"I am following Marie Jack. I couldn't…I heard sirens right away but I just…"

"It's okay we are heading there now. Stay on her Charlie, don't let her go!"

Jack clicked off the comms and swung the SUV around at the next oppurtunity.

Gwen looked at him with terror in her eyes and exclaimed through pursed lips "What the hell is going on?"

Jack glanced at her but didn't anwser. Instead he looked in his rearview mirror at Ianto and saw Ianto starring right back at him.

"What happened to Sarah?" asked Ianto.

"Marie had the house rigged with explosives and set it off when she saw that Charlie and Sarah were there. Charlie saw the house go up and he believes that Sarah was still in there collecting something."

"Did he find her? Is she okay?" asked Gwen her voice thick with concern.

Jack turned to her noticing the horror in her eyes, "He doesn't know. He is following Marie."

"What how could he? She's probably hurt! Hell she's probably…" exclaimed Gwen.

Ianto interupted her before she could finish her statement, "She's not dead."

"Ianto pet I know…"

"She's not dead!" he repeated giving her a look before turing to look out the window. Not before catching Jack's eyes in the rearview mirror.

Turning to Jack Gwen moved into say something, but Jack shook his head "Leave it Gwen. We will know more when we get there."

As Jack drove lack a raging manic his thoughts were not on the road. His only thoughts were of the quite Welshman behind him and what would happen if the enigmatic nurse was dead or dying. Sarah was clearly a huge part of Ianto's world and after everything he worried that this could permantly break his quite Welshman.

How much could one man take? The death of his best friend, the constant stress of their job, his own death, the year that Jack knew nothing about, the way Jack had acted since he returned from the dead and not to mention all their other problems. Including the 'elephant in the room' that currently sat next to him in the front seat. He was very aware of that issue, always had been. Sarah had just reinforced the issue with him.

Ianto had withdrawn internally when Tosh had died. He had taken care of Jack, and Gwen maintained the Hub and probably kept things for those first three weeks after her and Owen's demise. And Jack had let him. He had leaned on him and let him withdraw not caring. Not really. Gwen had been bitter and loud and he could deal with that, but the silence with Ianto had been deafing. So he let it go until the night Ianto broke

Clear as day Jack could remember waking up to things being thrown and violent sobbing. It had taken two hours to calm him down and another couple days before Ianto was able to return to work. Jack had helped then but they never talked about and Jack knew that if Sarah was gone it would be bad.

Turning down the road that had Marie's house Jack saw and heard the sirens. He could smell and see the fire still burning. Taking a glance in back at Ianto he knew two things. The Welshman truly believed that Sarah was alive and no matter what happened here today Jack was not letting anthing go unnoticed.

Gwen had remained silent the rest of the harrowing drive. Jack and Ianto's faces both clearly read silence was best. So she sat silently watching Jack and glancing back at Ianto. She was concerened for him. From the short time Sarah had been around it was clearly evident the imapact she had on him. Sarah was hugely important to Ianto and by connection then to Jack. If the young girl was gone, well Gwen feared that they could lose Ianto for good. They nearly had after Tosh and Owen died. Oh she knew that it was probably her and Jack's fault for ignoring him and although she had no idea what really happened she knew that after so much trauma it wouldn't probably take three weeks this time.

Sarah seemed more important to him then Tosh on some levels and she knew that by default the pair had leaned heavily on each other. They were definitly each others secret keeper and the person they ran two if they had a problem with the other three and she couldn't blame them either.

Gwen knew that her affair with Owen had reuioned any chance at a close relationship with Tosh and her. And well the they way she and Jack had acted she wouldn't blame Ianto for hating her. She thought that he had always seemed alittle distance but other than that he never showed anything outwardly. Neither had Tosh, but if she was honest with herself Ianto's complete lack of reaction had bothered her a bit, well more than a bit, but well everyone had that slightly arrogant side it just appeared in different forms. Like Ianto's superior snob attitude sometimes. That was Ianto though and she wouldn't change him and she was so glad he was back no matter what the reason was.

In the moment of stillness before she and Rhys had slipped into the void that was sleep. He had murmered that perhaps Jack's immortality was sexually transmitted. Gwen had hit him over the head and called him a big oaf at the time but there was that niggeling thought in the back of her mind that maybe he was right. Ianto and Jack had been active before Ianto's death. She caught them at it more times than even they knew. There had been plenty of opportunities for Jack to well you know.

As Jack pulled up to the scene Gwen pulled her thoughts together. She had to think about the here and know. Sarah was injured at best and Marie was responsible. Torchwood had a job to do. Looking quickly back at Ianto she slipped out of the SUV and walked up to the closets PC.

"Hello Gwen Cooper Torchwood, who is in charge?" asked Gwen moving past the caution tape.

"Well excuse me Miss Gwen Cooper but I don't know and don't care who Torchwood is, this is an active crime scene and no one but authorized personally are to go beyond this point," replied the pimply face PC.

"Really no idea well…" replied Gwen who was interrupted as the PC hollered at Jack whose RAF coat was flapping behind him as he and Ianto rushed past making their way to looked like utter chaos. She smiled. Trust Jack do whatever he wants. Following the boys she too ignored the now red faced screeching PC. She took her place next Jack when he stopped ready for the worst.

"Captain Jack Harkness Torchwood, who is in charge?"

"I am, Chief Jones and I am telling you three you need to leave," replied an older gentleman as he turned to face Jack.

"Not going to happen. We had a member of our team in that house," stated Jack not moving.

"Well if she was in there when it blew she is gone now," commented a younger man standing to the right of Chief Jones.

"Nice, that's really very nice," said an irritated Gwen as she paid close attention to Ianto.

"Well it's the truth. I am not trying to mean look there is nothing left of the structure. From what can tell from the aerial view it looks like the explosion started from the outer foundation and worked inwards before it blew through the center completely obliterating everything. We are lucky the surrounding homes are only being ravaged by fire and suffering minor damages for now at least," explained the young man.

"And you are?" demanded Jack.

"Fire Marshall Swanson, you have met Chief Jones and on his left is Inspector Cobb."

"What I wouldn't mind knowing is why torchwood was here in the first place?" asked the inspector rudely.
"Classified. All you need to know is that there is someone possible buried in that. Someone hurt or injured, possibly dieing," snapped Jack.

"You heard the Marshall. No one could have survived that and for the record it is my concern since all Torchwood ever does is destroy my city with their alien visitors!" exclaimed the Inspector.

"I have no idea what you are talking about! Your city! We did not do this! This is not our fault!" returned Jack, his feather beginning to ruffle.

Feeling a slight pressure on his arm Jack looked at Ianto. Concern for Sarah was radiating off him, but Jack could tell he was afraid that she was dead. At least not yet anyway. Ianto would know, the link would separate and he would feel it and Jack would see it on his lovers face, but it wasn't there yet. So Jack looked at the three in charge and made his way to ground zero knowing Ianto and Gwen would follow.

The trio hollered after them and tried to stop them, but the team was use to working quickly on their feet and were soon lost in a smoke cloud. Quickly realizing it was lost effort Chief Jones looked to the Fire Marshall Swanson and said, "I am going to radio everyone. They can be aware to look out for a man down. There is no harm in that. Let Torchwood search for their missing comrade."

While the Inspector looked peeved the Marshall nodded in agreement and returned to the duties at hand.

An hour later Charlie returned to the now smoldering house empty handed. Receiving a nod from Jack he helped search the grid pattern that was now in place as the fires has lessened. The team with the help of the fire fighters were making their way searching under every piece of ruble and calling out Sarah's name in vain hopes for a response. Jack kept a close eye on Ianto looking for the pain of realization but it hadn't shown and while he did hope as time waned on it was fading. He was startled however sometime later by a shout from a fire fighter coming from the front of the house.

"I've found her," the fire fighter shouted.

Ianto, Gwen and Jack converged on the fireman as Charlie went to go get help, momentarily forgetting the radio system.

The paramedics pushed through and quickly did a trauma assessment on Sarah's unconscious body. Turning to the team one of them spoke, "She's alive and breathing but we need to move her fast. We will take her to Spire."

Ianto nodded his head in acknowledgement and made his way to the SUV.

Jack turned to follow, "Gwen and Charlie you stay here and make sure there is nothing dangerous. We don't need anything to fall in the wrong hands. I will be at the A&E. I let you know what is going on."

Gwen and Charlie nodded in agreement as they silently watched Sarah's battered body as the medics took her away.