Carlos

Carlos looked at Ianto as he placed his cup of coffee on the desk next to him. "Oh, Ianto, when you take Jack's in could you tell him I just about finished this research he wanted." Smiling his thanks as Ianto nodded Carlos took a sip from his coffee; Ianto really did make the best coffee in the universe.

Ianto knocked lightly on the door to Jacks office and waited for a signal from Jack before entering. He walked over to Jacks desk and put the coffee down on the mat which Ianto had insisted on Jack using after he'd noticed the amount of coffee rings left on Jacks desk.

"Carlos said he's just about finished that research for you Jack." Said Ianto, tucking the drinks tray under his arm professionally.

"That man is a miracle worker!" Exclaimed Jack as he picked up his coffee, "He's been here what, three days, and that huge back log of work we had to do is already sorted. Genius." Jack took a glug of coffee and smiled at Ianto. "Thanks, just what I needed Ianto."

Ianto smiled slightly and headed out of Jacks office. Carlos chose that moment to take a trip to Jacks office, walking in without so much as pausing. Ianto walked over to his coffee station where he could watch the new recruit without looking suspicious as the younger man spoke with Jack. While he couldn't hear what was being said it was obvious to Ianto that Carlos was trying to get close to Jack. There was far too much laughing and, Carlos was very, very close to Jack, too close, men didn't normally like being that close together.

Gwen placed a hand on Ianto's shoulder making him jump slightly. "I know that look." She said gently.

"What look?" asked Ianto as he reluctantly turned his back on the scene in Jacks office.

"Tosh used to look like that before, when she had that pendant and found out about me and Owen. She had exactly the same look in her eyes. Jealousy Ianto. You're jealous of him aren't you?"

Ianto sighed, "Maybe a little." He admitted. "I just don't think that we've seen the real Carlos just yet. Something's not quite right. Why is he so desperate to get close to Jack so quickly?"

Gwen considered Ianto's statement for a moment, "I would say that maybe he's being friendly but… that is a little too friendly isn't it. You know, I think you may have a point Ianto. Let me do some digging."

Ianto nodded. At least Gwen could see what he could see, he wasn't going entirely mad. Gwen gave Ianto's arm a reassuring squeeze before going back to her workstation, presumably to do some digging on Carlos.

Back in Jacks office and Carlos was joking around. He'd gone to see Jack with the pretence of asking about something he'd found during his research but his excuse hadn't been needed. As he'd walked in the door he'd been eagerly greeted by Jack exclaiming how much of a miracle man he was. After this all he had to do was keep Jack talking, it was easy really. And this man was supposed to be in charge of a secret facility tracking aliens? This was going to be only too easy.

After joking around with Jack for a while Carlos left, he had things to sort out. Tomorrow, that's when everything would kick off and Torchwood wouldn't know what hit them.