Chapter 7
Tosh's eyes kept glancing up towards Jack's office. She fidgeted from right to left. She just couldn't keep still. She had to find out the use of an alien object they'd found but she couldn't concentrate. Every time she got up, she'd sit back down. She really needed to tell him this. Why she wanted to tell him this she had no idea. But she did.
Now she felt closer to him. After that talk on the roof. And she'd decided that she had to tell him this news. He had a right to know. At least she thought so. He might not care for all she knew. It was in fact none of his business. Sow why should he care?
But she still felt the need to tell him. She wanted him to be the first person she told. She saw him walking down the stairs, phone in his hand. "Jack" she called and he stopped, turning around to look at her. "Yeah" he asked. "I need to tell you something" she said. "Oh Tosh honey, can't it wait? I'm just about to make an important phone call."
"Oh sure. Yeah. No problem. It's not that important" she said. He smiled at her and nodded before walking away. She watched him go. Sighing she turned back to her computer. Better get on with this then, she thought.
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Tosh sat on the floor of the hub. She continued trying to piece together the alien puzzle that had been bought in by the rest of the team but it was no use. The thing was too difficult. Screaming in frustration she lay down on the floor and stared up at the ceiling. Myfawnwy flew past.
A shadow passed over her and she turned to the side to see Owen and Ianto holding cups of coffee were walking towards her. She looked to the other side and saw Jack sitting there, grinning away. Ianto and Owen sat down too. "Having a tough time?" asked Ianto sympathetically. "Yes" she said trying hard not to scream.
"This is so irritating. This stupid piece does not fit anywhere on this puzzle. What's the point of having a piece that goes nowhere in the puzzle." Jack put his arm around her, "Relax. Take a deep breath and let all the frustration out." She leaned into him and sighed. "Where did you get that from?" asked Owen, "A yoga instructor."
Jack glared at him as Ianto chuckled. Tosh continued to pout. Jack had never seen her like this before and he thought she looked cute. The way her hair feel out of the clip she'd put it all in. He smiled at her. She really did look adorable.
Noticing him staring, she turned towards. Seeing his intensive gaze on her she blushed. He laughed and she smiled tentatively at him. Owen and Ianto watched this exchange with smiles on their faces. "So" said Tosh breaking away, "where's Gwen?"
"She's out with Rhys. They've gone to a restaurant for dinner" said Ianto while Owen made a face. "Which means you have three, well two excluding Owen as he's not gorgeous, dashingly handsome guys to spend the time with." Tosh laughed as Ianto chuckled, Jack grinned and Owen scowled.
"Awww…" said Tosh, "Poor Owen. Getting teased by the big bad boys." This made him scowl even more until Tosh leaned over and gave him a hug. "Come on. Let's get you away from this puzzle before you chuck all the pieces every where out of pure frustration." He helped her up and she walked with Ianto and Owen on either side of her.
He watched them for a few minutes before kneeling back down on the floor. Picking up the odd piece he fitted it perfectly with the puzzle. Smiling to himself, he shook his head and followed them.
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Laughing they called it a night. It had been a fun one. They'd watched movies, played a card game and got drunk. It had been a wonderful night. Tosh wished Gwen hadn't missed it. She hoped they could do it again when Gwen was there. It would be nice to have the whole team doing something as fun as this with no aliens to be hunted down.
Owen was so drunk that Ianto volunteered to take him home. Tosh would have done it but she decided to stay and help Jack clear up. Which he seemed to be very pleased about. He was humming a tune as they cleared up. When he finished he asked, "Ianto left some coffee. Do you want some?" She nodded smiling, "Alright."
She sat on the couch and put her feet up. Jack came back in a few moments and handed her a cup, lifted her legs, sat down and then laid them back on his lap. There was a comfortable silence for a while. "I love these kind of days" she said. "Yeah" he replied "Don't always get them do we?"
"No" she said nodding. "So" he said. "So what?" she asked. "Remember, you wanted to tell me something." Oh no. she thought. She'd forgotten about that. "So what did you want to tell me?" he asked looking at her.
"Oh… Um… Right" she stuttered. "Look it's not of great importance so just forget about it." "No" said Jack, "Come on. Tell me. I'm intrigued now." Sighing she said, "Alright. I didn't think you'd care which is why I didn't want to tell you but this guy asked me out."
There was complete silence. Jack just stared at her. "What?" he whispered. "This guy asked me out. His name's Robert. Nice guy. Lives in the same building as me. And don't worry. I know he's not an alien that goes around doing any harm to anyone."
All Jack could do was nod. Why did the news that she now had a boyfriend affect him so much? He felt something in his gut twist. "That's great" he said forcing on a smile. She smiled looking relieved. "So you don't disapprove?" she asked. "Of course not" he said, "Why would I?" She just shrugged and continued to sip her coffee.
They lay in silence although it did not feel so comfortable anymore.