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Ianto and Owen had lugged the weevil back out to the SUV while Tosh got the job of administering retcon to each of the guests. She was just glad they had made a new batch recently otherwise they definitely would not have enough to go around.

Gwen was sitting on a pew in the front row staring at the floor trying to ignore the argument taking place right next to her.

"So are you going to tell me what the hell that thing was? Because it just disrupted my wedding so I think I have the right to know!" Rhys yelled at Jack who was sending desperate glances towards Gwen.

"Look I'm sorry but I can't tell you anything, confidentiality and all that you know?" Jack replied forcefully.

Rhys poked a finger to Jack's chest and said, "now you listen here, this was supposed to be the best day of my life and…"

He was cut off by Gwen however as she stood up and said wearily, "Rhys…just drop it."

Rhys turned in amazement to stare at her, "So you're taking his side now are you? You just want me to drop it? Oh it's all well and good because you know what's going on with your special ops but what about me? Do you ever think about me Gwen?!" He was shouting by the end and drawing the attention of some of the now-confused wedding guests who Tosh was attempting to usher out of the church.

She had assumed correctly that the wedding was pretty much a lost cause.

"Rhys…" Gwen whispered unsure how she should respond.

"And what was that you were saying about an alien? Is there something you should be telling me Gwen, how about you've gone fucking mental?!"

Rhys stepped closer to Gwen as she just stared at him feebly. Jack had the sense to back away and had gone to help Tosh get the retconned guests out of the door.

"Rhys you know that's not what it's like, I just don't want this day to get any worse…"

"Oh I don't see how it could get any worse, not only does some weird fucking alien thing insist on ruining our wedding but then that Captain Jack Harkness shows up and has to bloody save the day!"

"He saved our lives Rhys," Gwen replied shortly.

Rhys gaped at her and managed to stutter out, "that's not the point!"

Gwen was silent as she watched Rhys try to understand what had happened. She was pretty sure he didn't actually believe the weevil has been an alien and that he was just humouring her.

She vaguely wished he did think it was an alien though because then she could retcon him and they would just have the wedding again. She could tell him the wedding had been disrupted by a normal human activity like a fire in the next building or something. That would have been the gist of what Tosh had told the guests.

Then Rhys said something that threw all thoughts of retcon out of the window…

"Gwen, I'm sorry but I can't marry you. Not now, not after your work continues to disrupt our lives together. It just won't work, you'll always pick it up above me," he said scornfully, "and you'll always pick that bloody Captain Jack Harkness."


Jack had backed away as soon as he realised the conversation had turned from angry accusations against him to a more personal talk between lovers.

"Tosh you need any help?" He asked eager to do something to get his mind off of what had just happened.

He couldn't help the happy feeling bubble up inside of him. Gwen had not gotten married…unfortunately she was still engaged and he knew it was terrible of him to think of this disruption as a good thing but nobody had been hurt and Gwen hadn't gotten married! He almost felt like kissing the weevil that had caused all the chaos. After all he had kissed weirder things in his lifetime.

"Yeah just help me get these people out here," she replied gesturing at the confused mass.

"What did you tell them?" He asked

"Just that there had been a fire scare next door and they were worried it would spread into the church and we had to evacuate."

Jack just nodded glancing back at Rhys and Gwen who seemed to be still arguing.

"What's happening between them?" Tosh asked quietly.

"I don't know," Jack replied turning back to her.

"Jack," Tosh said unsure how to phrase this, "the security footage you deleted…I thought…I found…"

Jack interrupted, "forget it Tosh it didn't mean anything."

"Jack, I've seen the way she looks at you and you at her; I know that it wasn't nothing." Tosh replied staring at Jack intensely.

"Why are you saying this Tosh?" Jack asked his voice cracking, "It's not like I can do anything about it!"

Before Tosh could reply there came an anguished cry from Gwen's direction and they turned to see Rhys striding away from her his face set in grim determination. Gwen was sitting on the steps leading up to the altar staring after him in disbelief.


Jack had no idea what had just happened but Gwen was upset and he didn't like that. Rushing towards her he sank down on the steps next to her and seeing the tears trailing their way down her cheeks he put an arm around her shoulders.

"Gwen, what happened?"

She didn't reply and just sat still and silent letting the tears run down her cheeks. She wasn't even crying properly and the only indication that she was upset were the tears. For the first time in a while Jack had no idea what to do.


On hearing Rhys's declaration Gwen had stared at him in shock wondering whether he was serious. Then it had all sunk in and letting out a wordless cry of shock she had stared after the man she thought she would spend the rest of her life with walk out of her life.

Then Jack had come running and she couldn't think because he had his arm around her and she remembered the last time they had been together.

Perhaps it was better this way. It had been inevitable really that Rhys would figure something out, as long as it wasn't the truth.

"Gwen?"

Jack's voice brought her back to reality and she said "we can't retcon him."

Jack looked startled that this was what she was thinking about and said, "We have to, he saw the weevil."

"Jack! I can't retcon him and have him forget everything. He'll go back to loving me or at least thinking he loves me and I, I will be the one who has to deal with the fact that he didn't want to be a part of my life!"

"Gwen…" Jack said helplessly as he realised what this implied about the engagement.

"Jack, he thought it was a government experiment gone wrong or something. He certainly didn't believe that it was an alien. Just let him go…I will."

Jack nodded his head slowly; he had broken the rules for her before. He could do it again.

"Well you're going to need a place to sleep, you can crash at the hub," he saw the look she gave him and grinning for the first time in a week he said, "don't worry I won't try anything...yet"

Gwen rolled her eyes feeling the ache inside of her dissipate somewhat. At least I still have Jack…and his completely rubbish sense of humour.


Don't worry that's not the end! More to come as soon as I get my ideas figured out...which hopefully will be soon.