Author's Note: Sorry for the delay. Hope you all enjoy this new chap and give me lots of reviews :).
Chapter 4
Tuesday Afternoon:
Jack's PoV:
It was killing me. How could I not remember anything that happened last night? What the hell happened last night? That has got to be about the thousandth time today I've asked myself that, but still I'm no closer to an answer.
I groaned and almost slammed my head on to my desk. The others were out getting something to eat while Tosh's programme did it's magic searching for the Wookiee, and here I am sitting alone in my office, trying to unravel the mystery of my magical, disappearing memories.
I know for a fact that last night I didn't drink half enough to forget anything, and this wasn't Retcon. I know Retcon and no way was my memory lost Retcon related.
I was contemplating the benefits of giving myself an extensive brain probe and whether or not I should go ahead and Retcon Gwen and myself, when the alarm went off at Tosh's station. I rushed down to check the monitors and found the readings going haywire.
I quickly activated my comm, "Tosh?"
"Yes Jack?"
"There was an alarm at your station," I told her, "the readings are all over the place. I'm sending them to your PDA now."
A few seconds passed.
"Got them." she informed me. "It worked!" she announced sounding excited, "Got a hit on our Wookiee at Bute Park!"
"That's just the kind of news I need right now," I told her happily. "No time to spare. Send me the coordinates and meet me there."
With that I grabbed my coat and was out the door. Maybe this case wasn't going to turn out to be a waking nightmare after all.
Narrative (Gwen, Owen & Tosh):
Gwen's mobile vibrated on her desk. She checked it to see a text message and quickly pocketed the mobile, grinning stupidly.
"I'm bored," she announced moments after, spinning in her chair.
"If you actually worked for a change you wouldn't be, yeah." Owen supplied from the Autopsy Bay.
"You're one to talk Owen." Gwen snapped at him, "When exactly are you ever working?"
Owen stopped what he was doing (examining the victims blood sample under a microscope) to gesture around him.
"What the fuck does it look like I'm doing now?"
Gwen stopped her spinning to glare at him, "Well if you must know it looks to me like you are being a wanker as usual." she said pushing herself up out of her chair.
Tosh could see another epic Gwen versus Owen argument coming so she tired to make herself as small and unnoticeable as possible at her station. Thankfully as Owen opened his mouth to reply Jack appeared overhead.
"Tosh!" he called out.
Tosh jumped, not expecting him, has he had locked himself in his office ever since he had turned up sometime around ten.
"Yes Jack." she answered nervously. He was in a mood and she didn't wish to get on his bad side.
"Do you need to be here to run your scans?" he asked.
"No."
"Good!" he said, "You three should take a break while you still can. I'll call over the comm if anything happens. Otherwise be back in a hour."
Owen and Tosh moved quickly to grab their coats. Tosh who would have usually at least grumble about having to leave her programmes didn't even think to protest. Gwen on the other hand grinned gleefully and looked pleadingly up at Jack.
"Just what I needed!" she announced, "Why don't you link Tosh's computer to your wrist strap and come have lunch?" she asked giving Jack doe eyes.
The only response Jack gave her was a scowl before he turned on his heels and headed back into his office slamming the door behind him.
Tosh and Owen exchanged a look and Owen rolled his eyes.
Jack's rejection didn't seem to hinder Gwen's good mood though, she only shrugged and led the why out of the hub.
When they where above ground Gwen headed off across the Plas and away from Owen and Tosh.
"Oi!" Owen called after her, "Where you heading?"
"None of your business!" she called over her shoulder.
"Shouldn't we stay together in case Jack calls?" Tosh called out to her.
Gwen only waved them off.
Owen and Tosh shared another look, "What the bloody hell is she up to?" Owen asked.
Tosh shrugged, "I haven't the foggiest." she said. "Want to grab a bite at that chippy Ianto likes?"
"That's too far a walk?" Owen pointed out, "What if the Capt'n calls?"
"We can take one of our cars. That way it won't take much time and we can meet him there if we need to." Tosh suggested.
Owen shrugged, "We'll take yours. Don't want mine on a Alien hunt."
They headed to Tosh's car.
Gwen's PoV:
Jack has been acting strange. First he didn't come down from the roof until after ten, then he locked himself in his office while I'm forced to be down here stuck with Owen the git and Tosh the wallflower.
My mobile buzzed and I grabbed it up quickly. I had to suppress a smile as I read the message I'd received and I quickly pocketed the mobile.
I needed to get out of there for a bit. I told everyone I was bored, loud enough for my voice to carry up to Jack's office.
That should do the trick. Jack would hear and he could never stand for me unhappy so I am sure he'd make an appearance and give me a break. Unfortunately the only person who seemed to hear me was Owen.
"If you actually worked for a change you wouldn't be, yeah." he said.
"You're one to talk Owen." I pointed out to him, "When exactly are you ever working?"
He stopped pretending to be busy to glare at me and wave his hands around, looking like an arse while he did it.
"What the fuck does it look like I'm doing now?" he shouted at me.
Who the hell does he think he is. He has no right to be talking to me like that.
I glared at him, "Well if you must know it looks to me like you are being a wanker as usual." I said standing.
I know he is just being an arse because he still wants me and he knows I'm off limits because of Jack, but he can be so annoying.
He's about to reply when I see Jack appear above us. I couldn't help but smirk. Owen was so going to get it now.
Jack called out to Tosh. What the hell? He should be defending my honour here.
He asked her about her stupid programme and then told us to have a break.
Okay good. Now I see what's happening. Of course he can't come right out in front of Tosh and Owen and show me special treatment. Not when there was still Ianto in the picture.
I invited him to lunch knowing full well he'd refuse. He has to keep up the act of course and I need to take care of something anyway so I can't have him coming along.
As expected Jack headed back to his office and I head out of the Hub with Tosh and Owen trailing behind me.
I walked away from them, heading off on my own when we got to the Plas, and Owen actually had the gall to try and stop me from going off on my own. Please! Jack won't care if I go off by myself or even if I get back a little late.
I was in a good mood, excellent even. How could I not? I was about to have everything I've ever want and I couldn't believe that I'd almost settle for Rhys Williams.
Poor, pathetic Rhys. He'll realise very soon how pathetic his life is without me and come crawling back. Too bad it will be too late by then. After all he wasn't all bad, he did serve some purpose.
Owen's PoV:
Me and Tosh were eating at the chippy, chatting about Gwen and her mystery text.
"Maybe it was Rhys." Tosh speculated.
I rolled my eyes. "No way I tell you." I insisted, "Did you see the way she was grinning like a fool? Have you ever seen 'er respond to a text from Rhys like that? That's 'er 'Let's 'ave a shag' smile. It's usually reserved for Jack and witnesses who are a bit fit. Hell she even gave it to me a few times when we where at it, but never to Rhys an' he was suppose to be 'er bloke. His smile was more of the 'Oh Rhys! You poor fool' calibre."
Tosh grimaced but nodded. She knew I had a point.
"Good thing he finally ditched 'er. Can you imagine being stuck with 'er for the rest of your life?" I said with a laugh.
"Worse if the had kids." Tosh said looking ashamed of herself for even thinking it.
I rolled my eyes, "Please don't even let me think about a bunch of mini Coopers running around."
Tosh snickered in her drink and I realised what I'd said.
"Oh shut it! You know what I mean."
We shared a laugh then continued to eat, falling into a comfortable silence.
"Why do you think Rhys broke up with her?" Tosh asked after a while.
I shrugged, "With that one it could be anything. Maybe he finally had enough of 'er mooning over Harkness or he caught 'er having a go at it with another bloke."
"You think?" Tosh asked her eyes going really wide, which was kinda cute.
"Why not?" I shrugged, "She was having it on with me, wasn't she?"
Tosh nodded.
Another moment of silence.
"Maybe he remembered something she didn't want him to." Tosh supplied catching my attention.
"What?"
"Ianto reckons she Retconed him." she told me.
This was the first I was hearing this.
"What makes him think that?" I asked, completely forgetting my chips.
"Said there was some Retcon missing," she told me, "about a half dozen of the fifteen minute dosage and her access code was the last to open the storage locker."
"She stole Retcon and nuttin' of it?" I asked.
Tosh shrugged, "Jack told us to forget it."
"Bloody typical!" I said in resignation, "When was this and how come I've never heard o' this?" I asked.
"A while back." Tosh said blushing, "We didn't tell you because of what was going on with...you know...you and...," she pause, "and then the Weevil. Then the world almost coming to a end and Jack disappearing sort of put it on the back burner."
"Oh..." was my only response.
It still hurt to think of Diane and I was still feeling guilty for betraying Jack.
We feel in to another period of silence, this time an awkward one. Thankfully our comms beeped and Jack's voice came over them. Tosh had worked her magic again and gotten us a lead.
Quickly I shoved the last of my chips in my mouth and Tosh texted Gwen just in case she wasn't wearing her comm, which more than likely she wasn't, and we hurried back to Tosh's car.
Gwen's PoV:
Oh this was wonderful! I was currently in total bliss. Pretty soon I'll be with the man I deserve and currently I was sprawled out like a goddess underneath a gorgeous twenty something, black haired, blue eyed, American Uni student while he did sinful things to me.
Sure he was only a substitute, but he didn't know that and I wasn't about to give him up. At least not until me and Jack were official. I won't be needing anything else when I'm with Jack. With that in mind I couldn't care less that I was currently having a shag at a dingy little bedsit.
I was getting so close to climax when my stupid mobile chose to buzz. The bloke,...what was his name again...Not-Jack, actually stopped what he was doing.
"Aren't you going to check that?" Not-Jack asked.
"I'll check it later." I told him.
He still didn't move so I bucked a little to encourage him.
"It could be important." he said.
"Whatever it is can wait." I told him pointedly while trying to get the movement started again.
Not-Jack actually ignored me and reached for the mobile. Who the hell does he think he is ignoring me?
"You have a text from someone called Tosh." he told me.
I groaned and rolled my eyes, "See I told you. Not important."
Finally he put the mobile down and got back to the important stuff. Oh he was good at this.
A good fifteen minutes later I broke away from his embrace while he slept in post coital bliss and silently dressed, checked my messages and left.
I had to grab a taxi to take me to the coordinates Tosh had sent me and sure I'd be a bit late but Jack won't care, and besides it couldn't be so important if whatever it was was happening in bloody Bute Park.
Author's Note: Okay what do you think? I was thinking about writing a part from Not-Jack's point of view but wasn't so sure if I should. What do you all think? Please tell me.
