Chapter 25

It was the next morning and Jack was nursing a black eye with the ice that Ianto had given him. They'd come home form the pub and it had already been morning. Owen was tending to the other bruises. Tosh was standing in the doorway staring at him. It was making him uncomfortable and he looked anywhere but her. This was a bit difficult as Owen needed him to look straight so he could tend to the cuts on his face and Toshiko was smack bang in his line of vision.

For a minute Jack taught the Torchwood doctor was doing this deliberately to him. He wouldn't put it past him.

The doctor occupying his thoughts was humming to himself as he saw Jack getting uncomfortable from Tosh's stares. Owen knew he wasn't helping but oh well. The Captain didn't get so awkward everyday and Owen wasn't going to miss the chance to watch him squirm. So he continued his work and if Jack noticed he was being slower than he needed to be then he didn't say anything.

Finally Owen finished and left the two alone in the autopsy room. Jack got of the bed and still avoiding Tosh he adjusted the icepack over his eye. Finally Tosh said, "Why?" He shrugged, "He shouldn't have meddled." Tosh nodded knowing that that wasn't the real reason.

But instead of pursuing it she walked over towards him. Jack wondered warily what she was going to do. He wished she'd kiss him but knew that wasn't going to happen. She'd probably slap him for ruining her chance with hooking up with someone or scream at him.

So he was surprised when she put her arms around him and hugged him. That really wasn't what he'd been expecting. But he wasn't one to complain. Instead he pulled her close and held her tight. "You're not mad?" he asked. "No" she said simply. He did not say anything. "It wouldn't do to spoil the moment.

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"That's it?" Owen cried in a whisper which was an amazing thing. "That's all she's going to do? Hug him? I was hoping for some slapping. Shouting at the least. Not hugging like everything was ok!"

Owen, Ianto and Gwen had been watching from their hiding place. Ianto was smiling and Gwen was "Awwwwwwww"ing away. Owen however was shaking his head. "Tosh is too nice for her own good" Ianto looked at him, "That or she just can't be angry with the man she's fallen for" Owen paused ands then nodded. That was a good explanation.

"Good thinking Teaboy" he remarked. Ianto just rolled his eyes. Gwen continued smiling, "They really do look cute together. It's so sweet" Owen gave her disgusted look. Again Ianto rolled his eyes and pulled Gwen gently and dragged Owen away from their hiding place. Under a table. "Let's give them their privacy"

Owen looked at him incredulously, "You can give them all the privacy you want mate. I don't care about that sort of thing." He moved towards the window but Ianto held an arm out. "Owen if you so much as peek at them then I will switch your coffee to instant" he said dangerously. "Hah! There's a threat. You'd never do that. You love your precious coffee too much to go instant" said Owen confidently.

"I wouldn't mind making an exception for you" said Ianto. "You wouldn't" said Owen not as confidently as before as he looked doubtfully at Ianto's serious look. Especially when he saw the glint in his eye. "Try me" said Ianto calmly. Gwen looked between the two trying hard not giggle.

"Coffee?" asked Ianto turning towards her. She smiled, "That would be lovely" He held his arm out and she linked hers through his. They walked towards the kitchen and Gwen looked back. She saw that Owen hadn't gone to spy on Jack on Tosh but was at his desk trying to look busy by reading through some files.

She looked at Ianto, "Well Owen's really scared of your threat" He looked back as well, "Owen may not be into coffee the way I am but even he knows that instant isn't as good as what I make" She gave him a questioningly look, "You wouldn't really have switched his coffee, would you?" He shrugged and gave her a mischievous smile.

And that's when Gwen Cooper realised that she did not know Ianto Jones as well as she thought she did. And she wouldn't mind getting to know him better.

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Jack remembered the bar fight like it was yesterday. Oh wait! It was. He and that Mark guy had been at each other's throat. Though neither had said it, they both had known that they were fighting for Tosh.

He wondered if she had guessed that. Or if she knew why he had actually started the fight. He had seen it on her face that she hadn't believed him when he'd told her his made up reason in the autopsy room.

He was glad that they were still friends. He had really thought that she was going to slap him but instead she'd hugged him. He knew he'd been hoping for the kiss and though the hug wasn't as good, the hug came second best.

And he'd rather her hug him that use violence against him. Because for someone small Tosh had an enormous amount of strength. Which she'd shown last night when she had physically dragged him off Mark. Single handed. Then she'd taken him home before meeting them at the Hub. She'd probably tended to his wounds. Thinking about how she must have been close to him, blowing gently on his skin the way she'd done to Jack, made his blood boil.

At least he hadn't had to witness them dancing. He would have probably smashed the guy's face in if they had. Not that he hadn't tried to do that while they were fighting of course. He had wanted to stop them before anything big could happen, like her ending up at his apartment or wherever he lived in that night, and he had.

Jack smiled and congratulated himself on his achievement. He didn't think he was being overly protective or anything. Toshiko Sato was his and no one else's. Whether she knew it or not.

A/N: I know I did not describe the bar fight but I wanted to do something different. I didn't want to describe the bar fight as that's what loads of people do. I didn't want to copy them.

So I hope no one's mad at me. You can all imagine what happened yourselves. I'm sure what you come up with would be a hundred times better than me.

Hope you liked it!