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Chapter Twenty Six

Missing bodies and calls for help

Peter

As the elevator descended towards the hub below the Plass I couldn't help but notice Jack still crouched on the ground in pain. Had I really kicked him too hard? If I did then he still deserved it. Gwen was crouched down beside him trying to find out what had happened while Owen and Tosh were still sitting at their workstations. As we stepped off The Doctor turned in front of me.

"Nice one." He said with a smile.

"How did you...?" I asked in surprise but he cut me off.

"Let's just say I saw what happened." He replied and gave a little pat on the back.

I walked over to Jack and crouched down in front of him. He really did look like he was in pain but on further inspection it was like mixed between real pain and exaggerated acting. He looked up and gave me a small smile.

"Where did you learn to kick like that?" He asked.

"To be honest I don't know." I replied ruffling his hair which he didn't complain about. "Now stand up as you aren't really in pain anymore are you?"

Jack gave a little chuckle and stood up. Gwen stood up also and gave a small smile before walking over to Owen and Tosh. Jack and I stared at each other for awhile before he pulled me into a hug which totally crushed me. It took me several minutes for me to tell him that I couldn't breathe as the hug was so tight. He finally pulled back when I started to point to the ceiling.

"Oh sorry, where the hell did you get to?" He asked with a smile.

So I told him about how the Doctor had slipped Huon particles into my coffee as part of an experiment. I explained to him how the Huon particles worked which really impressed him and what the theory was. Jack seemed to be impressed with what I was telling him.

"Well I think I already had that impression about what the orbs might have been used for but it's good to see that it was experimented." He explained. "But why would this master leave the orbs behind?"

"My theory is that when the master ends the 'puppet's' life then he leaves the orbs behind for another 'puppet' to collect." The Doctor replied walking up.

"Yeah but the man who died at the office block killed that journalist and left an orb behind." I pointed out.

"Probably accidentally dropped a spare orb as they were leaving." The Doctor suggested. "Also it means that we are missing a body."

"What do you mean we are 'missing' a body?" Jack asked and gave the Doctor a puzzled look. I smiled.

"When you were in a coma, a man was found at a nightclub with an orb. He was killed by the man who shot you. It's possible that his body is still there." I explained giving a smile.

Jack nodded and turned towards the others. "Alright team we are going body hunting."

I pulled up at the spare parking space at the side of the road. I had driven alone as the others had gone in the SUV. Turning the ignition off I sat back in the car and looked down at my mobile phone which sat in the little tray. Seriously I didn't have to help them find the body as they probably would find it in no time. I didn't know why we all had to go in the first place as I suggested that one of us stayed back at the hub just we case we were attacked again. Ianto had stayed behind but I wasn't sure if he could handle it on his own. I looked out the windscreen and saw the black SUV parked up a bit further. Then my mobile phone rang making me jump.

"Hello." I answered without looking at the display.

"Hi Peter, its Jeremy. Sorry to call." That well spoken London accent said in a sort of saddened tone.

"God Jeremy it's ok to call me. Are you alright?" I asked very worried at his tone of voice.

"I'm fine, is Jack alright?"

"Yeah totally raring to go, not even drowsy." I answered and noticed Jack on the sidewalk leaning on the SUV. "I should tell you that..." I added but shut my mouth.

"Yes...?"

"Oh nothing...seriously are you ok?"

"Listen I should go..."

"Jeremy just tell me what's wrong...? Shit!" I yelled and threw the phone onto the dashboard.

I sat back in the seat and looked out the windscreen again. Tears started to form in my eyes as I thought about the night before. It had been wrong but it had just felt so right as I had a good time with Jeremy at the pub. What had happened afterwards made me realise what much I really missed him but never realised it. He was the only person I could ever connect with and I had loved him so much.

"Is everything alright?" A voice asked me and I heard the passenger door shut.

"Just tell me you forgive me." I answered looking over to see Jack sitting in the passenger seat.

"There's nothing to forgive Peter, I've already told you that..."

"Yeah I know but..." I said and gave a sigh. "I think I'm ready to talk about it now."

"Why did you kick me in the nuts?" Jack asked which made me smile.

"Knowing you, you would want to know very little detail about my night with Jeremy and would probably suggest a threesome." I explained with a small smile. "Then again I could be totally wrong."

"Well actually that had crossed my mind but only for a second. When you were standing in front of me in the medical ward I wanted to talk to you about our relationship." He replied with a smile. "I love you Peter but we both know that this can't last."

I nodded. "I've been feeling like that for awhile but you're a hard man to leave Jack."

Jack smiled. "Well from this moment now we are friends ok?"

I looked at him very puzzled. If it was just that simple then well I wasn't sure to feel relieved or not. I could still feel tears in my eyes as I sat there speechless until I heard myself say.

"Maybe we should consider that threesome." Before hitting my head onto the steering wheel several times.

Jack started to laugh and didn't stop for several minutes. He then looked back out the window and hit me on the shoulder.

"Hey isn't that Jeremy?" He asked before pointing out the windscreen.

I looked up and noticed Jeremy walking on the opposite side of the road. He seemed to look fine than he was on the phone. I wound down the window and yelled out to him.

"Jeremy, are you alright?"

He looked up but did something that I thought he wouldn't do. He started to run down the street. Jack was already out the car and after him with me following up behind.

God Jeremy was fast as I struggled to keep up with Jack. Jack had to keep looking behind him to see if I was still following. A few minutes later I felt Jack's hand grab mine and we ended up running side by side. I had the feeling that he didn't want to leave me behind. We ended up at an alleyway at the end of the street. Running a bit further down the alleyway we finally caught up with Jeremy who had hit a dead end. Puffing very heavily he turned towards us.

"Very good, now you got your clue." He said with a smile before disappearing in front of us.

Jack looked at me. "That's wasn't Jeremy was it?"

I shook my head. "That sounded like a Scottish accent to me."

"What did he mean by that?" Jack asked in a worried tone.

"To be honest I don't know." I answered before pulling him into a hug.

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