A/N: ok before I get into this chapter I have to mention that it has a bit of Torchwood in it (which, incidentally, I don't own) and I wrote it before the whole Gwen/Owen thing started. And as I really didn't like Gwen after she started that thing with Owen I decided to leave it as it was so there!

I don't own Doctor Who

18/12

Jack got a call from work today. It seemed pretty important because when I woke up at 10:30 this morning we were already hurtling towards Cardiff. I'd slept late because of the nightmare and I probably would have slept later apart from the whole hurtling thing.

Anyway I stumbled into the control room, still half asleep, to find a worried looking Jack and an excited Doctor flipping switches.

When I asked what was going on Jack paused just long enough to tell me he liked the just woken up look before returning to making demanding questions down his phone. His comment made me feel a bit self-conscious, so I raised one hand to check my hair (a mess) and used the other to pull down my too short night shirt further over my bare legs.

The Doctor was still being excited and revealed we were off to Cardiff. Before I could question any further he told me to go and get a cup of coffee. I found this such sound reasoning that I couldn't argue.

About ten minutes later we had landed and I had drunk my coffee, showered, dressed and woken up a bit. I can work fast when I needed to and I didn't want to be left behind. And so we set off for Torchwood the Third.

Before we entered the establishment, the Doctor worriedly asked Jack whether he was going to be arrested. When Jack replied in the negative all his fears seemed to have been laid to rest as he was back to overexcited mode, like an overgrown puppy.

I, however, was slightly worried about his question. Also the fact that no one had explained why we were here. I was about to protest but I think they suspected something because they each took one of my hands and led me inside.

We strolled through the reception, a door hidden in the wall and through a labyrinth of corridors until we finally reached the heart of the place.

Jack let go of my hand when we arrived and went to talk to his team. After a quick consultation were introductions – Tosh, Owen, Ianto and Gwen. I could deal with that. The Doctor introduced us and there was much smiling and nodding.

The way Owen mentioned the "situation" made me feel sure that he didn't trust us and wasn't going to reveal anything. Arrogant as anything that guy. To be fair he had only just met us but we look so trustworthy with our innocent faces – well, my innocent (and sometimes a bit thick) one and the Doctor's all knowing one.

Jack took us down to the cells to show us the few aliens they had there. The Doctor named them all faultlessly, mostly for my benefit, and added a bit of a back story. The others were clearly impressed, the Doctor dismissed their surprise with a "Well, I am brilliant" making Jack smile.

They all became very involved in talking about the different species, and the Doctor was having a go at talking to them themselves with a bit of help from the TARDIS. Because of this I could hear the conversation, not at all pleasant, and I developed a very sudden headache. Whatever the situation there was really no reason for the Weevils to shout they were going to rip everyone's heads off.

My head was spinning and I had to lean against a wall and close my eyes to stay upright, and conscious. Gwen tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I wanted a cup of tea. I agreed and we left – but not before I got the Doctor to give me the painkillers he carries for me (well, his pockets are bigger on the inside) and a promise that he wouldn't stay down here forever or get into a fight. The others looked a bit surprised but then they couldn't understand what the Doctor and the Weevil were saying to each other.

Me and Gwen had a good chat. She was really interested in my life with the Doctor and she told me about herself. She talked about her boyfriend – after I'd fielded the normal questions about me and the Doctor – and it was she really loved him. But the way she talked about Jack – she was obviously attracted to him. And not just because of the charm and the looks – his personality and the glimpses she's had into his past. I don't blame her, he is attractive. Specially the style he's got going on.

Tosh and Owen went off to talk to some people so Jack suggested the rest of us go out for lunch – but not Ianto. I did ask if he was coming but he said he had too much work to do or something, a bit strange. I was feeling much better and curious about seeing Jack and Gwen together.

We went to a nearby restaurant and when we'd got our food the Doctor said he'd told Jack that we'd see him when we were around at Christmas. Full of surprises that man, I didn't know we were going to be around at Christmas and said as much. And do you know what he said? That as I'd been having such a hard time recently he thought I'd like to be at home for Christmas.

I was just about ready to melt. I hate spending Christmas away from my family. The most important thing he'd said though was that we were going to be around at Christmas – I can't believe he's even contemplating something like this, and with the madness that is my family as well.

Gwen looked like she was about to cry with the sweetness of the man and I didn't want to encourage her so I reminded him that we'd now have to go shopping and did he think it was safe to go back to the shopping planet.

That prompted the story of our time there and the Doctor's confusion in the lingerie shops and the "his 'n' hers" towels. The Doctor stayed silent for most of it but injured pride prompted him to mention that it was quite a big spider he saved me from after I'd used the "his" towels. I agreed, because it was – and also because I still wanted to go home for Christmas. You can only tease a man so far.

Jack and Gwen seemed quite comfortable in each others presence, very connected. I was pretty sure there was a spark between them. When they went to pay the bill (neither I nor the Doctor had any Earth, let alone British, money on us) I asked the Doctor what her thought. He looked at me funny and asked if I'd only just noticed that Jack was the universe's biggest flirt. I told him I thought this was something more and he sort of shrugged and they came back before I could get him to give me a proper answer. It was probably too "domestic" for him as well – speculating about his friends' relationships.

So Jack has gone home, back to Cardiff. I'm going to miss him even though he was only around for a couple of days. He kind of gets under your skin. Well, we'll hopefully see him as Christmas. Though, in the TARDIS that could be any time away.

A/N: ok I don't own the weevils either. Hope you liked it, I'll try and update soon

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