Gwen drove like a snail towards the hub. She could drive as fast or as slow as she wanted, it was late and the roads where empty. She kept rethinking what Rhys had said to her. She did not want to leave him but she knew in her heart that Torchwood trumped her husband anytime. Anyway she needed to go back there was no way that Jack was going to let her leave completely. Not after finding out that she was connected to the rift, no way.

She finally arrived at the hub about an hour after she left the flat. As soon as the cog door was heard Jack was down the stairs like a gunshot. He had been so worried about Gwen. He wanted to go and check she was fine after half an hour without any contact from her.
"She'll be fine Jack." Said Toshiko after he had said that he was leaving to go find her.
"Yeah she and Rhys will be going at it like..." Owen tried off after getting death stares from Tosh. That had been nearly 2 hours ago and now he wasn't the only worried, but the rest of the team was trying there hardest not to let it show. Ianto was in archives or make coffee and hardly spoke; Tosh was perfecting some of the program she had invented. Owen was either in the med bay or sat at his computer doing Work but everyone knew he was playing games on the internet. Jack was not successful and hiding this fact. He was jumpy; every time there was a loud bang or shout he would come running as if someone had just shouted fire. So when the siren that goes off when the cog door opened sounded, Jack came running.
"Gwen are you okay?" asked Jack after he had skidded to a halt an inch away from her face.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Said Gwen, but Jack could tell from her voice that something was wrong but he didn't push it.

An hour after Gwen had walked into the hub she was sat at her desk trying to do her work. Owen was prating about as usual. This got too much for Gwen so she screamed at him that she was trying to do some work and would kill him if he didn't shut up. Owen said that women shouldn't be allowed to work in torchwood coz there PMS only got in the way. Jack, who was stood on the walkway above the workstations, was looking down on the fight. After that remark of Owen. Jack thought that Gwen would slap him but to the surprise of him and the whole of torchwood, she just sprinted of towards the lower levels of the hub.
Jack came running down the stairs, he was going to see where Gwen was and if she was alright but Tosh stopped him.
"Just let me talk to her." And with that she turned and ran after her friend.

Tosh found Gwen sat in the toilets with her head on her knees which where folded up into her chest. Gwen was crying freely, she was sobbing her heart out. She had been holding it in since she got back to hub, but she was afraid to show what she felt in front of Jack.
"Gwen?" asked Tosh worried for her friend. At the sound of her name being called by someone that wasn't Jack Gwen looked up. Her face was red and blotchy her eyes were puffy and her cheeks were covered in Mascara and Eyeliner. "What the matter, hey?" Tosh asked while sliding down the wall to sit next to her best friend. Gwen told Tosh about what Rhys had said and that she didn't know what to do. By the time Gwen had finished telling Tosh what had happened. Tosh had been sworn to secrecy and Gwen was sobbing again. Tosh stood up to go and offered a hand to Gwen.
"No I think I'll stay down here for a little while longer, clean myself up a bit." Tosh nodded her head but was worried about her best friend.

When Toshiko got up to the workstations she found Owen sat at his desk and Jack in his office. Tosh walked to her own workstation and set up her computer running a translator program. Half an hour later and No one had moved. Suddenly Owen shouted at the top of his voice
"Jack, Lower levels!" and sprinted of in the direction in the way of the lower levels of the hub.
Jack ran top speed to stop just behind Owen who was stood next to the door.
"Who's in the toilets, Tosh?" as Tosh had just skidded to a stop behind Jack.
"Oh my god, Gwen is in there!" shouted Tosh. As soon as the words were out of Tosh's mouth, Owen and Jack shared one quick glance at each other before both they kicked the door at the same time. Which sent the door flying of it hinges. On the floor was an unconscious Gwen Cooper. The team ran to her sides and started to do their work. Tosh scanned Gwen for any internal or external injuries and looking over the CCTV for anything serious. Jack was holding Gwen and barking orders to Ianto. Owen was testing Gwen and checking her over.

"Report!" shouted Jack to Owen had been looking at Gwen for the past five minutes with just an upset look on his face. "Owen?" asked Jack. He was already worried about Gwen, the fact that Owen didn't answer him with some kind of quick come back was just plain scary to Jack. "OWEN!" shouted Jack at the top of his voice. Owen looked at Tosh who just nodded. Toshiko was stood with her scanner still in her hands but she had tears running down her face.
"Jack, she's dead," at these words Tosh burst into tears but Jack didn't notice. Jack had closed down the minute Owen had finished speaking.

Gwen Cooper, the heart and soul of Torchwood, The glue that held them together could not be dead. "No" said Jack not even thinking about what he was saying, not looking at the other two people in the room. His eyes were stuck on Gwen's pale figure."She's not dead she can't be dead."
"I'm sorry Jack but she is." Said a crying Owen. Tosh was now freely sobbing into Owens's chest. Owen was trying his hardest not to breakdown completely. Owen was holding Tosh up. He couldn't let go, if he did she would fall.
"NOOO!" screamed jack. He would not believe that she was dead she couldn't be dead he just wouldn't believe it. He hadn't told her that he loved her; he hadn't told her everything that he wanted to. Jack scooped up Gwen body and held her head next to his chest. Jack who had been fighting tears finely gave in. Rivers ran down his cheeks, his whole body shook. Jack was crying so hard he didn't notice Owen pick up Tosh like a baby and leave Jack on his own with what was left of his best friend. Even though Owen had never said it.

Jack came out of the toilets about 2 hours later. He had cried himself dry. He walked up to the main area of the hub. Tosh was curled up into Owen who where both sat on his computer chair. Ianto was sat on the old and battered couch. Owen had told him though tears what had happened. As Jack walked in Toshiko, Owen and Ianto looked up. Every person was grieving. Every person's eyes were red and puffy. Jack opened his mouth and started to speak. "Gwen cooper was a fine friend. She defended this planet and our behinds more times than I can count. She had the softest heart and the hardest punch I have ever known. We all loved her. We will all miss her so much. But we have one duty to her. We must keep fighting. We must keep the aliens at bay, and if we come across what or who caused Gwen's death. We will cause them there's!" There was a determination in Jacks voice and none of the team doubted that he wasn't telling the truth.

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