"Come on then. Do it. Leave her" Gwen gasped as she backed away from Carys. She was so afraid but she new that Jack wouldn't let anything bad happen to her or let her do something she would regret like snog Owen. And after seeing Jack kiss Carys, if she was being completely honest with herself, she wouldn't mine at all if Jack had to do the same to her, you know…to save her life of course. Carys gasped as the gas exhaled her body and Gwen back up further as it advanced towards her. This was it. There was no way out of it. Why did Jack let me do this?

Jack could tell how scared she was. He knew he shouldn't have let Gwen do it, especially since it was her first day and all, but she was just so goddamn stubborn. If he didn't let her then Carys would have died and it would have all been Gwen's fault. The guilt would consume her, she would leave Torchwood and Jack would have destroyed another life. He reached out and held Gwen's hand in his, looking deep into her eyes. "It's ok. I'll look after you" he said proudly. Gwen went to say something when the alien took hold of her. "Gwen?"

"Yes" she replied meekly.

"Are you ok?" Jack asked, trying to figure out if she was still herself. Before the alien left Carys, they hadn't had a proper chance to assess or predict how and when the alien took over, although whether it was Gwen or not, the urge seemed to be pretty much the same. The main impulse was to have sex.

"I'm fine" she replied with what Jack could almost swear was lust in her voice. She looked down to where Jack was still holding her hand and then looked to Jack with a deadly hunger in her eyes.

"Still the way you want to go?" Jack inquired looking at Owen, who seemed to be trying to figure out if he was being serious or not. Typical Owen Jack thought. "Ok Tosh, I want you and Owen to stay here, call an ambulance for Carys and see if you can wrap this up. Gwen…"

Gwen suddenly pulled away from him and tried to make a run for it. Jack caught up with her soon enough and knocked her to the floor, holding her body down under the weight of his own. "Oh you're not going anywhere" he whispered harshly. "This isn't a permanent solution, we're gonna make sure you pay for what you've done."

"Starting without me?" Owen interrupted as he appeared around the corner.

"Owen!" Tosh called.

"It's alright Tosh, I was only seeing if he needed assistance" he replied smugly, proud of his double meaning.

"Yeah as much as I hate you sometimes Owen, I don't want you dead. Me on the other hand…" Jack shot back.

"Yeah still here thanks" Gwen cut in. Jack immediately got up and helped Gwen to her feet.

"Arr…ambulance, on it boss" Owen said and quickly disappeared, leaving Jack alone with a very annoyed Gwen.

"Sorry" Jack said. "I didn't mean that I was just trying to wind him up" he explained feeling slightly embarrassed. "I would never take advantage of you Gwen."

"Oh…I'm disappointed" she began. "You wouldn't be with me even if it would save her life? I guess I will just have to have that other guy to relieve my hunger."

Jack gripped her arm tightly so she could not get away. "Tosh" he called. "I'm gonna need the handcuffs."

"Now that's more like it" he heard Owen call out.

"Owen!" Jack yelled back.

"Alright, alright. Fun sucker" Owen said as he appeared again and handed Jack the cuffs.

Jack cuffed Gwen's hands behind her back and led her out to the SUV. "Call me if you need me. I'll send Ianto back to pick you up" he said to Tosh.

"Sure you don't want me to come with you? I'm really not needed here, I can accompany the prisoner in the back if you like" Owen said hopeful.

"She is not a prisoner Owen! She is Torchwood and she just offered herself to save that girls life. I'd like to see you do that" he said and left leaving Owen to feel guilty.

He strapped Gwen into the passenger seat and locked the door. He then got into the other side and began to drive, momentary looking at Gwen from time to time to check that she was alright.

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