Mistakes

By Lyridium

Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood, or the characters within it.

Fic: Jack/Gwen (OCness should be expected from time to time though hopefully it's not too much.)

Summary: Life doesn't always go smoothly, and you cannot always get what you want. Plans go out the window and mistakes are always made. But what will it take for one to realise just what they have before they lose it forever...

Well here's the next installment, so sorry for the wait… Thank you again to all those that R & R'd.

"Look what I don understand is why he's being a jerk?" Came Owen's voice as he came through the Hub doors.

Tosh just looked up to see their boss, their captain pacing his office, "you know he's like that a lot of the time, this is not just a singular occurrence. They'll work it out I'm sure." she stated as she booted up her computer.

"You're not being serious are you Tosh, I mean come on, if they don't kill each other first I think Ianto will beat them too it!" Owen paused, looking up at a very distracted Jack. "Look at him he's ready to snap and you heard what he was like with tea-boy yesterday!" He exclaimed as he left Tosh to ponder what he had just left her with, as Ianto strolled over with coffee.

"Does he have to call me that," Ianto mumbled under his breath.

Tosh smiled in thanks as he handed her a mug, "of course he does he's teasing you." She said lightly as Ianto headed over to Owen.

Jack had been pacing for most of the night. It was true that he rarely slept but he did need to rest his body and it certainly wasn't getting any of that now. He had heard his team come in with Ianto first he had even offered him coffee but declined and sent Ianto on his way. Then Owen and Tosh came in together.

It wasn't hard to realise that Gwen wasn't coming in but that she hadn't phoned to say she wouldn't be was clearly out of character for her. He would have expected her to phone him if not one of the rest of the team; but as yet no phone call came.

As the morning wore on it was clear that he would have to phone again, though he was completely dismayed to find that the phone was switched off as well as her voicemail. What on earth was going on, his mind was reeling form all the possibilities that would warrant her turning her voicemail as well as the phone off and could come up with none and without a shadow of doubt he knew one hundred percent that it was his doing.

Guilt raged through him and he could find no solace in being in the Hub. So he grabbed his coat and head out of the place to see if things would become clearer and from what Ianto informed him he was literally going out into a rainstorm. Jack thought it fitting but as the rain bore down upon him his mind started to clear for once since he had found out that Gwen was engaged.

Gwen could not believe the turn her life was taking and what was worse she relished the idea. After making her choice she calmly went into their bed room where she sat and contemplated further her decision. It was strange and amazing the feeling she got when she had collected herself before she went and had a shower. With the water beating down upon her she formulated an action plan of what was to happen next but then her brain kicked in and all thought was one of bed.

Rhys couldn't believe it so much so that he picked up her phone and smashed it against the wall, trying to severe her link from that part of her life. As he watched her come out of the bathroom it was hard to contain himself anymore.

"Gwen you are a heartless bitch!" Rhys spat at her.

"If it's me that is this heartless why are their divorce papers sitting on your beside table." Gwen paused, "do you honestly believe I could be happy going back to the life I had before my job knowing what is out there." She stated coldly.

"What! I at least was right your job is more important to you if not that Jack prick is!" Rhys threw back at her.

"That is not true none of it is. They are all important to me and you bloody well know that they are my friends some of the closet I have ever had, we've been through so much together and you expect me to give them up." Gwen was shaking now, she could see that he honestly thought that she would do as he willed. "I cannot live up to the expectations that you have me under and by the look of things you've been planning this for a long time, did you even want to marry me or was it just a way to pull me away from all of it!" Shouting at him seemed to be the only way for him to hear her.

Rhys couldn't believe that she had said any of that but some of it hit home and now his own assumptions and feelings seemed amiss. He watched as Gwen stormed into the bedroom. He was speechless and now all he could do was let her go.

Grabbing the holdall that was atop the wardrobe Gwen started to quickly fill the thing something which she thought should have taken longer than fifteen minutes. Sitting down on the bed she reached over to the papers upon his bedside table, reading them over she saw that he had already signed them and marked where she needed to do so herself. Well if this wasn't final she didn't know what was, taking a pen from her bag she signed at the points indicated and left them with her rings on top.

Wrenching the door open Gwen could see that Rhys had not moved much other than to sit on the sofa, though he looked at her in disbelief when he saw what she was carrying.

"So you're actually going?" He voice dejected and low.

"Yeah. It's the best, stay here if you wish or sell that place I don't care." With that Gwen headed straight for the door.

"I think we should put in for a transfer." Owen said off the cuff. "Gwen's not here and the Boss has buggered off, what the hell are we supposed to do if there is rift activity!" Exclaiming to his team mates.

"You know I would never have expected you to actually be bothered by all this and you seemed to be bothered the most." Ianto stated bluntly.

"Just because I'm concerned for my job and my life doesn't me that I care or that I'm bothered. So just shut it tea-boy!" He spat at Ianto and stormed off into the med bay.

"Was it something I said." Smirking Ianto looked over to Tosh, "have you heard from Gwen? I'm worried about her, she was really agitated before I sent her off yesterday." The worry in his voice clearly there, though it did surprise Tosh.

"I'm sorry but no. I tried tracing her phone but I got nothing from it though the trace on her car is still working but it has moved since last night." Tosh stated matter-of-factly, "Gwen'll come to us in her own time but Jack is the main problem even if she comes back I don't know if she will want to stay." Her voice saddened as she spoke those last words.

The noise of the Hub door distracted them, a very sodden Jack walked straight to his office by passing them all. It had been early afternoon when had had left now it was late evening, it was now wonder that he had the appearance of someone who decided it was good to go for a swim fully clothed.

Going through the hatch to his room Jack changed quickly towelling his hair quickly, he headed back to his office caring little that his fresh clothes were dampened by his skin.

"IANTO!" He shouted as he piled all the photos on his desk into the top drawer and moving the drink and liquor bottle to one of the cupboards. "IANTO!" Jack shouted again only to be greeted by said man in the doorway.

"Yes sir?" Ianto asked unsure of what to do, as he stepped within Jacks office.

"Sit your ass down!" Jack stated. "What the hell has been going on with you?" he inquired hotly.

Flabbergasted all Ianto could get out was sputtered out, "W-what…nothing sir!" What ever had transpired with his boss after he left the Hub had not done anything to calm him down, rather it had just accelerated his pissy attitude.

"You heard, or is that stubbornness and pigheadedness a welsh trait." Jack shot at him coldly. "Who do you report to? Who pays your wage? Who is your Boss?" his temper getting the better of him as he shouted at Ianto.

"Sir, you are the answer to all of those ques…." Ianto was cut off quickly.

"PRECISELY!" came a resounding shout. "Yet you leave your post two nights ago when I had expressly requested you to stay should there be any need for back up and only last night did you dismiss a member of the team without prior consent!" Jack flourished, Ianto could tell he was on a role here but he was totally flying of the handle.

"You WILL treat my authority with the utmost respect or you will…" Jack continued on with varying shouting tones.

Cutting him off Ianto was pissed now, he could have let most of it go, but last comment was just too much. "What the fuck are you talking about Jack!" Ianto bellowed.

"Why the hell should I, should any of us respect you!" His accent now thicker due to his anger, "Jack you have treated us like crap since Gwen returned; you have treated Gwen worse than that and you expect us to respect you just because you are the Boss. Well I'm sorry Captain Harkness but it fucking well doesn't work that way, you want respect…" he paused and bellowed out the rest. "Respect Jack, has to be earned!"

Turning quickly and leaving the office Ianto left a stunned Jack to really think about what had just happened. As Ianto reached Tosh he could see she wasn't exactly happy about what all had happened but her smile showed that she was glad that it did.

Owen came up and patted him on the back. "That was bloody brilliant tea-boy."

"Such an arrogant twat!" Ianto exclaimed looking back to Jacks office. "Are you up for some drinks!" he asked almost calmly. Nodding in response, they followed him out of the Hub.

Man I cant believe how long it took me to get this chapter done, I hope you enjoyed it.

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