Let me go home, please!
The team and John were sat around the board room table; Tosh was setting up before she spoke to the team about how they were going to help John. Owen came in to pick up his phone that he had left there earlier while he was helping Tosh and stopped when he saw everyone.
"Why aren't you all at home," Owen asked quizzically
"Owen, were not finished yet," Tosh told him
"Well good look with that," Owen replied without a moment's hesitation, picking up his phone and turning to leave
He had almost made it to the stairs when
"Owen!" Jack stressed "Get back here,"
Owen sighed and turned
"By were you meant me as well, didn't you?"
The team all nodded and said "Yes,"
Owen was now sat round the table with the rest whilst Tosh wittered away about canisters and where they were and such
Blah, blah, blah
Owen leaned on his hand and felt his eye lids closing. His body was slowly falling to the side but he didn't stop himself, he was too tired to care about who he fell on, he just wanted to go home, he knew he sounded like a whining girl but after everything he needed some Owen time.
But Noooo! I'm stuck here with these Jackasses
Suddenly Owen felt hands on him as he jolted awake
"Woah there sailor, now is not the time or place...well actually this place would be interesting," John whispered in Owen's ear
Owen was wide awake now and faced the side of the table; he jerked his head sideways and now stared straight in to the blue eyes of John. Owen felt a cold shiver run down his spine at the other man's touch
"Get off," Owen exclaimed-whispered standing up very quickly
"Yes Owen?" Tosh asked, Owen noticed then that the whole team were looking at him and John just laughed.
Miraculously no one saw their encounter; they were all so wrapped up in their work, which is what Owen should have been doing.
"Nothing," Owen replied sitting down
Git!
"Easy does it Owen," John whispered again emphasising Owen.
When John said Owen's name another shiver invaded him. Owen shook it off and continued not listening.
"You can call me Vera and I won't complain," John was now saying a few minutes later, to Gwen
Owen sighed and got up; Gwen had paired him with Tosh so now he was off on his impossible task
Lucky me
Gwen stayed behind because Jack asked her to, she paired herself with John, she had obviously thought it such a good idea to get John alone so she could 'seduce' him Gwen style and get him to spill why he was here.
Except seducing someone Gwen style is buying them a pasty and chips and taking them down to the 'romantic' graveyard.
And Owen knew from experience! Thank god it was just sex in their short relationship after that little outing he made sure about that.
Owen would be good at that Job, getting information out of John, he'd get the truth out of John without seducing him, Owen found physical interrogation worked best, but if he did choose to use seduction, the captain would be like putty in the doctor's hands. If Owen could be bothered he would do that, just to show Gwen how awesome he was. But the bottom line was he couldn't so he just went with Tosh to some warehouse to find the canister.
The ware house was vast and full of junk!
Yes a canister will be easy to find in here.
"Any good at where's Wally?" Owen asked sarcastically as they entered the space
Tosh laughed quietly and walked a little quicker
They searched for about ten minutes in silence before Tosh started blabbering on about what Owen would be doing right now
Hell yes I would be on the pull!
Owen tried to zone out from her, he loved Tosh he really did, but she did have a tendency to go on and on when she was nervous, which was every time she was with Owen. Tosh loved him romantically, she knew it, he knew it heck the whole team knew it and Owen just didn't want to deal with the rejection so he tried to avoid her as much as he could but it was hard seeing as they worked with each other 24/7. He loved her, but not in that way.
So Owen zoned out but not so much that he couldn't search for the canister at the same time, Owen often found great comfort in zoning out, it was his way of escaping reality and just thinking of nice things, like the day when Torchwood is no more.
Owen smiled in the dark at the concept, but his visions were disturbed tonight by John's eyes. They suddenly seemed to burn through his mind, destroying his images of a life free of worry and death. So very blue they seemed to have glowed.
Stop it, stay task
And ever since that moment in the boardroom room Owen couldn't get John's touch off him, he still shivered remembering it. So Owen had to admit it, he was physically attracted to John, as much as he hated him it was true
Asshole!
Owen shook himself wanting to concentrate on what he was doing and not the appearance of an absolute freak that Owen may or may not have some weird attraction to. But to be honest Owen had been attracted to every member of the team at one time or another so it was nothing new, except John was not in the same league as the tea,. Owen really needed to control himself it wasn't normal.
"I think we need to split up, it will be quicker," Owen suggested, wanting to be alone and away from Tosh
He didn't realise however that he had just interrupted Tosh mid sentence.
"Sorry Tosh," Owen apologised
"That's alright," Tosh answered sadly after a beat "I'll contact you if I find it,"
And that was it, before Owen could say anything else she was gone, now Owen felt bad. Against his better judgement Owen turned on the comms unit
"Tosh?"
"Yes Owen?"
"Please, continue with what you were saying,"
