Just a quick thing around how each of the team found out about Jack and Ianto, doesn't really fit into any specific timeline
Tosh
Ianto was reserved to the point of downright invisible. He had a laugh with the rest of the team, of course, but in terms of sharing anything about his personal life, he'd rather take on a whole pack of weevils blindfolded. Tosh was the closest exception to that rule. She was his best friend in this place, realistically his best friend anywhere, and they had shared more and more about themselves over the past few months. With everything they both had been through, they were lucky to have each other. Which was why when Tosh noticed something suspicious on the mainframe, she knew she had to talk to Ianto first to give him the chance to explain.
Owen and Gwen had headed home a while ago, leaving the Hub exactly 10 minutes apart in an effort not to look suspicious that had fooled absolutely no one. Tosh took the opportunity of Jack being busy in his office to sidle over to Ianto's desk.
"Ianto, can we have a chat?" she said quietly, leaning up against the desk, careful not to knock the meticulously organised stack of paperwork perched on it.
"Sure" Ianto nodded, looking up from the file he'd been reading through "everything ok?"
"Ianto…" Tosh was nervous, her delicate hands wringing slightly, "we're friends, aren't we?"
"Of course Tosh, why would you ask?"
"So, if you were in trouble, you know you could come to me, right? You know I'd help you…whatever it was I would hope you could…"
"Tosh what's this about?" Ianto asked with confusion.
Tosh sighed, "There are chunks of CCTV footage missing over the past few weeks, from all around the hub, always at night when everyone's gone home….I looked into it and its your login that's deleting them"
"Oh" Ianto looked around uncomfortably, "I see"
"So if there's something going on, something you have to keep secret…"
"Tosh stop" Ianto put a hand on her shoulder, "do you really think after everything I put you through with Lisa I would ever do that again?"
"Honestly no, I don't" Tosh looked guilty, "I trust you, but seeing the CCTV I just have to ask"
"Its definitely not what you think" Ianto blushed, "I'm getting rid of evidence, yes, but not of anything that could hurt anybody…. not dangerously anyway"
"Does Jack know?"
"Oh yeah absolutely" a smirk crossed Ianto's face, and Tosh raised an eyebrow,
"Ok, what are you not telling me?"
"Alright, you have to not say anything to the others, I honestly don't know what it is that's happening myself but….me and Jack…"
"Ooh are you two whispering about me?"
Both of them jumped as Jack appeared from his office, stripped down to his t shirt, braces hanging casually by his sides. Tosh looked at Ianto with concern, not wanting to get her friend in trouble.
"Tosh has noticed the um…gaps in CCTV" Ianto looked pointedly at the other man, who grinned with recognition,
"Oh, I see! Well that's easily remedied, I have all the footage backed up in a file on my desktop"
"Tell me you're joking" Ianto paled, spinning in his chair to fully face Jack.
"As if I'd permanently delete all of that" Jack scoffed, and the self-satisfied look on his face was enough to make Ianto rise from his chair in disbelief
"Well you should! Why would you even want to watch it?!"
"Because its hot" Jack winked, "It has you naked in it, in all sorts of delightful positions"
"Exactly! What if someone stumbled on that file?"
"Free porn!" Jack's grin widened, "I'd be putting it on the internet if it wasn't for the alien artifacts spread about the place"
"And the fact that its illegal?"
"Ianto I laugh in the face of red tape, you know this"
"If I find my arse strewn all over the internet, I swear to God…"
Tosh had watched this exchange with so much confusion, looking between the two of them with raised eyebrows. Suddenly it clicked, and her eyes widened in shock. She gasped so loudly that the two men stopped and turned to her in unison.
"You two are….and the footage is…. oh god" she burst into very un-Tosh giggles, much to the amusement of Jack.
"I think she's worked it out" Ianto deadpanned as Jack smirked at the woman, now with a beautiful pink blush across her cheeks,
"So, what, are you dating or…. friends with benefits, what?"
"We're just…"
"Its…."
They both began at once then turned to each other sheepishly. The truth was they hadn't really put any kind of label on it. They'd been having fun in various locations across the hub, hence the need to remove the CCTV footage. Having anybody find out really hadn't crossed their minds. But of course they hadn't counted on Tosh's fondness for computers or attention to detail.
"Its new" Ianto began, "We're not…. I mean can you not tell the others?"
"Oh of course, I won't say a word" Tosh smiled, "for the record I think its great"
"If you'd seen the footage, you'd know exactly how great it is" Jack winked at her, and she giggled at Ianto's murderous glare,
"Jack"
"Hey it's a compliment!" Jack protested, wrapping an arm across his shoulders casually, a move that caused Ianto to blush adorably and glance at Tosh uncomfortably. While Tosh was definitely the least mortifying option to have this happen with, he still wasn't entirely at ease with the idea of people knowing about him and Jack. Tosh picked up on this immediately, giving Ianto a small smile and a nod before making her excuses to Jack.
"I'll be heading off then" Tosh stated firmly, "Thank you for um...clarifying. Any further CCTV issues I trust you'll both um...take care of"
"Oh yeah, absolutely" Jack called smugly as Tosh swept towards the door, a relieved grin on her face. Neither of them might know what they'd got themselves into yet, but Tosh was sure it was going to be something great.
Owen
When Owen had headed home after a particularly hectic day in work, which had involved far more running around and traipsing through woodland that Owen was comfortable with, the only thing he could think about was a nice hot shower. So imagine the expletives that came out of his mouth when he turned on to his street to be confronted by a middle aged man in a high-vis informing him that the water for the whole block of flats had been shut off due to a burst pipe. He drove back to the Hub in a huff, determined to get in clean dry clothes as quickly as possible. The hub was apparently empty when he arrived, or at least no one was close enough to the main area to hear him enter. He probably wouldn't have acknowledged them anyway, his only goal being a quick clean up before going out in search of a nice cold beer.
He headed straight down to the showers but stopped in his tracks as he reached the bathroom door. He could hear the water running, so somebody else was showering, but that wasn't what stopped him. There were other noises intermingled with the water. The sound of two wet bodies crashing together, the slap against tile as one of the occupants was slammed against the shower wall. It sounded almost violent and Owen would've been concerned for their safety except for the sounds of complete ecstasy radiating through the door.
He had never bothered to learn Welsh but could infer from the tone that the words being moaned were less than polite. If he hadn't already worked out the owner of the voice, the gasp of "Ianto" from a distinctive American mouth was enough to indicate exactly who was using the shower. Owen gasped in shock. Teaboy shagging the boss?! The thought alone was traumatic enough without being presented with the audible evidence.
He had to get out of there as quickly as possible to protect his sanity, so spun on his heel to head out. In his haste he missed the step up and crashed to the floor, the sound echoing through the corridor. He cursed silently as the water shut off and Jack appeared immediately, completely naked but brandishing his Webley. Ianto followed closely behind but had at least grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist, rolling his eyes at the ridiculous sight of Jack stalking dramatically through the corridor. He paled considerably when he saw it was Owen sprawled across the floor, while Jack rolled his eyes and went to tuck his Webley into the holster before realising, quite obviously he had nothing on, and simply held the gun loosely by his side.
"What are you doing here? Thought you went home"
"My waters off, I wanted a shower before I got here and realised they were already in use!" Owen grumbled, "Jesus Jack put some clothes on!"
"I thought we had an intruder!" Jack said indignantly "I was ready for action"
"Sounds like you were already getting some" Owen shivered, "I can't unhear that any more than I can unsee this" he gestured to the naked man who was grinning, hands on his hips with no shame whatsoever.
Ianto on the other hand wore a look of complete mortification. Why did it have to be Owen of all people?! He could only imagine how much he would be tortured by the doctor for this.
"We weren't expecting anybody to come back in" he mumbled, his eyes darting anywhere except at Owen, the medic shifting on his feet uncomfor
"Well clearly" Owen deadpanned,
"Any chance you can keep this to yourself?"
"Oh I'll be trying to erase this from my mind immediately don't you worry about that" Owen glared between them both, his eyes dropping to Ianto's chest with a grimace as he noted the line of lovebites leading from his neck down past where the towel sat on his hips. Jack followed his gaze and grinned,
"What can I say, he's delicious" Jack winked, as Ianto turned beetroot, crossing his arms over his chest in an attempt to maintain one tiny shred of his dignity
Owen groaned, "And that's my cue to leave. See you both tomorrow, preferably fully clothed, and lets never speak of this again"
"Agreed" Ianto nodded and stalked back to the showers. Jack watched him go with a fond grin, and when he turned back Owen had disappeared. Jack laughed to himself before following Ianto to continue their activities.
Gwen
Gwen was tapping her fingers across her desk impatiently. She wanted to ask Jack about having the weekend off, Rhys wanted to treat her to a night away somewhere nice. The problem being Ianto had gone into his office with a pile of folders and closed the door 15 minutes ago, and with the blinds shut she had no way of knowing how long their meeting would take. She sighed and got up, thinking she could just interrupt them, Jack might even appreciate it as a break from the paperwork.
"I wouldn't go in there if I were you" Tosh didn't look up from her computer screen as she called over to Gwen, who stopped between the desks with a frown,
"Why not?"
Tosh blushed, "I just wouldn't"
"Tosh what are you talking about?" Gwen rolled her eyes, heading over to the door,
"No, really" Owen piped up from his desk, "I'd just leave it a while"
A look passed between Owen and Tosh as both realised the other must know something about what could be going on in there.
"Honestly you two, he's only meeting with Ianto to go over some paperwork it can't be that important"
Owen shrugged, "Okay, but don't come crying to me when you need therapy after what you see behind that door"
Gwen paused, confused, "I don't get it, why would I…. oh…you don't mean they're…?"
"Yep, Jack's probably got him bent over the desk about now"
Tosh threw a ball of paper at his head, which he ducked easily, turning to her with a lewd grin
"Come on, you know I'm right"
"I wouldn't have put it quite like that, Owen" Tosh tutted, "But yes Gwen they're probably best not interrupted"
"Jack and Ianto?" Gwen shook her head, "No surely not! I mean we'd have noticed"
"Well they're pretty subtle about it all" Tosh admitted, "I found out by complete accident, I was looking into why there was CCTV footage missing from all over the Hub. Turns out they'd removed some of the scenes that were a bit um...graphic"
"Yeah me too, total accident" Owen nodded, "Walked in on them at it in the showers, nearly to bleach my eyes and ears out"
"So... they're a couple?" the entire concept sounded absurd even as the words left her mouth,
"Oh I wouldn't go that far, all we really know is they're doing the dance with no pants" this comment earned Owen another paper ball to the head,
Gwen looked between them both in disbelief, "So what we're saying here is they're just shagging their way through the place?"
"Probably best not to think about it" Owen smirked at her discomfort, "But yeah seems that way"
"And you both knew about this and didn't tell me?"
"Well they asked me to keep it to myself" Tosh protested, "and I didn't know anybody else knew"
"I just tried to pretend the whole thing didn't happen" Owen shrugged, "as long as I don't have to see Jack's cock again I'm happy"
Jack himself had in fact chosen that particular moment to open the office door, his brow lifting in amusement at catching the end of Owen's sentence
"Am I interrupting?" he asked innocently, crossing his arms over his chest and surveying the group.
"Nope" Owen stalked back to his desk without another word, slinking into his chair sullenly. Gwen and Tosh both looked away awkwardly, although as they shared a wry grin, there was some definite satisfaction at seeing Owen so uncomfortable.
"Ok, well you're all clearly not having a productive evening if Owen's thinking about my cock" he winked at Owen who gave him the finger without even looking up, "And it looks like it'll be a quiet one tonight, so you should all head off"
Owen didn't need telling twice. He swept from his chair, grabbing his leather jacket from the back of it in one smooth motion, and stalked out of the hub with only a casual wave over his shoulder. Jack rolled his eyes before heading back into the office, leaving the door ajar assuming Tosh and Gwen would both follow Owen in no time. Tosh gathered her things and moved towards the door, giving Gwen a slight nod that they'd talk soon. Gwen peeped around the door of the office, needing to satisfy her curiosity.
Ianto was sat opposite the desk, a file resting in his lap that he glanced over absentmindedly. Jack wandered over behind him, leaning down to check something on the file. His face was just inches from Ianto's as he listened intently to what the Welshman was saying, his hand coming up to idly play with the collar of Ianto's shirt. From where she stood Gwen noticed the grin that crept over Ianto's face as he removed the offending hand, and from that alone she knew there was something between them. She had never seen the younger man look so carefree as he did right then, looking into Jack's eyes. If that look alone hadn't been enough for her to suspect, there was no doubt to be found as Jack leaned forward to press his lips against Ianto's, his hand snaking back around his neck to bring the man towards him. The kiss wasn't overly heated, far from the quick and dirty picture Owen had painted, but there was a heat there that made Gwen realise she was definitely intruding on a private moment. She turned away with a smile. She could talk to Jack tomorrow. For now she would let them keep their moment just between themselves.
