Tosh sighed as she focused on trying to override the system she'd set up for the cells. The others had just left to go downstairs to sort out their little pest problem, and despite an inkling of worry she knew they could handle the weevils easily. Spending Christmas in the Hub wasn't her idea of a great holiday, but at least she'd be with the people she loved the most. "Yes!" The computer was telling her that the cells were up and ready to be locked, should the team manage to bundle their sewer-prowling friends back into them. She pressed her hand on her comm. "Jack, the cells are ready, it's up to you now. Good luck!" She told him, pleased at her small achievement.
Jack grinned as the rest of his team, who were currently pressed against the grimy door to the vaults, guns to the side like something out of a bad James Bond film. If he was pressed a little closer than necessary to Ianto, he certainly wasn't going to mention it. "That was Tosh. Cells are ready; let's do this on the count of three, okay?" He ordered, looking them all in the eye to offer a brief bout of reassurance. Gwen, Owen and Ianto nodded assertively, as their adrenaline picked up and Jack counted them in. "One!" Jack commanded, as the team burst into the vaults guns waving and weevil spray high in the air. The weevils hissed and snarled at them as the two pairs split up, one of them missing Owen by an inch as he stuck the sedation needle into its neck. Jack and Ianto were involved in move man-handling with their weevil, as it attempted to pin the latter down and tear out his throat, only to be stopped by Ianto's fist in its face. Jack plunged the needle into the side of its face as it backed off the Welshman, looking dazed and disorientated. It took all four of them to barrel the beasts back into their cells, relief flooding their faces as the cells locked automatically behind them. They relaxed, back against the glass panting heavily. "Sorted, Tosh. Thanks for the help." Jack said into his comm as he caught his breath.
"No problem. They shouldn't be able to get out once the sedative wears off, so that's one less problem to worry about." She told them as they all began making their way back into the Hub. "However, like Ianto said, there's no way we're getting out of here until the snow melts."
"So what do we do now?" Gwen whined, cursing Torchwood in her head for all it was worth.
"Eachother?" Owen suggested, smirking when Ianto and the girls rolled their eyes. "Sorry. Forgot Jack had Ianto for that." He added, looking a little taken aback when Ianto stomped off into the kitchen, a dark look on his face as Jack watched him leave.
"Nice one, Owen." Gwen snapped. "We could do without you making quips towards Ianto all the time." She told him as he raised his hands in mock surrender.
Jack rolled his eyes at his team. For an organisation who save the world on a daily basis they could really act like children sometimes. "Why don't we actually do some work for once, then meet back in the boardroom in…" Jack checked his watch. "… an hour. Then we can come up with something better to do, okay?" He asked, in a way that showed it was more of an order than a request.
"Fine. But if you think I'm working without a coffee you've got another think coming. Ianto!?" Owen boomed. "Ianto, make us a coffee!?"
Ianto reappeared from the kitchen, an unreadable expression on his face. "I'm not your slave, Owen." He reminded him. "What's the magic word?" The man relented as he saw Owen's face. The medic may be acting like a dick, but Ianto could understand where the bad mood had originated from.
"Please." Owen muttered as he stomped over to his computer. "Sorry." He added quietly, just loud enough for the others to hear.
Ianto just rolled his eyes as the girls and Jack snickered at their interaction. Owen and Ianto fought like animals, but it was common knowledge that the pair thought of each other as brothers; this playful banter was just their off way of showing it.
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After spinning around another 4 times on his chair, Owen began to scowl again. If there was one thing useful about Ianto bloody Jones it was that he could make a damn good coffee. A damn good coffee that did not take 30 minutes to make… so where was he? Deciding to find out for himself, he heaved his body from his desk and began to stomp towards the kitchen.
"Owen." Tosh started, not looking up from where she was translating a piece of alien tech on her computer. "Do you really wanna go in there?"
Owen stopped short. "Why wouldn't I?"
Gwen laughed. "Come on, Owen. You're not that naïve!" She teased. "Jack followed him in there." The woman reminded him, eyes glinting with playfulness.
"No but… surely they wouldn't… not whilst we're here!" Owen spluttered indignantly.
The girls just laughed at him. "We're technically on their time. It's after hours." Tosh said, finally turning away from her work. "Ianto was telling me they had plans tonight… I think he meant a date, but hey. I guess they're making do." She giggled as Owen's face changed from outrage to confusion.
"Jack and Ianto don't go on dates." Owen insisted. "They shag. No strings, right?"
Gwen and Tosh rolled their eyes at their doctor. "It might've been like that like… months ago, Owen. But they're all domesticated now… it's quite cute actually." The technician said, cheeks going slightly red.
"Very cute." Gwen added, grinning. "And hot… you should see them on the CCTV-"
"You watch them on the CCTV!?" Owen cried. "What's wrong with you!?"
"Oh, come on! You don't know what you're missing!" Gwen laughed along with Tosh, as the doctor began walking back towards the kitchen.
"I don't believe you." He muttered at the girls. "And I want my coffee." As he entered the kitchen area, he was met with the sight of Jack pressing Ianto against the counter, one hand in his hair, the other on his hip as they kissed deeply. They were both smiling into the kiss as though they hadn't kept him waiting half an hour for a coffee. "As wonderful as this public display of affection is." He started, as the pair broke apart in surprise, acting like they'd forgotten they weren't alone in the Hub this evening. "I was kind of hoping I could get a drink sometime. Y'know, if you weren't too busy." He stated sarcastically, as Jack and Ianto shared an amused glance at each other.
"You could always join us, Owen?" Jack offered innocently, earning a grin from Ianto as Owen stormed out of the kitchen, leaving Gwen and Tosh snickering into their work files.
Owen threw himself back onto his desk. 'As soon as the snow clears, I'm quitting this bloody job.' He thought bitterly, as he opened up a new game of solitaire.
