After a few moments Gwen realized Jack seemed to be much warmer and much happier, so she began to remove herself from his body, taking a blanket with her.

Just then Tosh and Owen arrived in the hub. The shared a quick glance with each other and then with Jack and Gwen and then proceeded to head to their work stations.

Jack noted this and then remembered he was not dressed, he took the other blanket wrapped it round his waist and grabbed his clothes and the steaming cup of coffee and brushed past Gwen whispering as he went, "See you in 10 mins." He grinned.

Gwen decided now was the best time to dress herself, so she headed towards the showers. Once there she decided that it would be best to take a shower, her hair was messed up anyways. She reached in and switched on the shower and steam filled the room. Gwen looked around taking in her surroundings.

The walls in here were pretty much like the ones found in the rest of the hub, graying and slightly damp giving off cold. But this room was heated and it felt soothingly warm.

Gwen stripped off the blanket and peeled off her underwear which had become damp mostly from the steam...

She opened the large glass door and stepped in to the pure white shower, it was clinical looking, mostly because it was meant as a decontamination room rather than your usual shower. It was also easily big enough for 2 people. She stood there, just letting the hot water stream over her almost as if it was washing away her thoughts, they were still there though and now very fresh in her mind.

So there she is, Gwen Cooper, destined to live forever with or without the company of Captain Jack Harkness.

'Is this what I wanted?' she thought, "Yes I think so, well only if the feelings mutual which I am hoping it might be.'

About two or three minutes later, Gwen felt some one enter the room, she could feel their presence. Her hair was now full with shampoo and if she opened her eyes then she knew she would get soap in them. She was just about to call out and ask who it was when she realized. Jack, she could smell him, there was no mistake in her mind it was him.

A cold breeze whipped round her, he must have opened the door to the shower area.

"Gwen," he whispered.

"Jack," she breathed.

She could feel him moving closer and could feel his warmth, she half expected him to be dressed because he took so little time getting in the shower.

When his body reached hers in what seemed to her like forever, she gasped as she realized he was naked. Thoughts reeled through her mind. She could tell he didn't want sex and it seemed the feeling was mutual. The link they seemed to have between then was also on a sub conscious level. In fact it seemed more when she wasn't actually thinking about thinking about him it worked better, when he just popped in to her mind.

They both knew they wanted to be close.

"So," Jack said to Gwen in a throaty grumble. "Me and you forever?" he questioned.

"Jack, it's what I want, I know it is, but it's what we need."

Jack looked a Gwen half smiling half puzzled.

Gwen continued unsure of herself.

"Jack, that night... that night more than just your immortality was given to me."

Jack stepped back slightly from her. Gwen felt her body cry out for him.

"I don't understand Gwen, what else?" Jack asked with slight worry in his voice.

"Jack... we are... no, you're going to... you're going to be a daddy" she stuttered then blurted out.

Jack looked at her in shock.

"What?" was all he could manage but not in an angry tone, in a surprised and questioning tone. He wondered if he had just heard that right. "A baby," Jack thought.

"At first I was sure it was Rhys' baby, I worked out the dates and assumed that it was, but I happened to look in my diary and saw that the only time it could have been was it was the week that Rhys' was away, but also the week we lost 48 hours." Gwen explained.

Jack looked confused, "But that was a mere days ago."

"I know, that's how I knew it was something to do with that night, it seems I've had weeks of feelings of being pregnant in a few days."

Tears had formed in Jack's eyes.

"A baby?" Jack questioned again. "I'm going to be a dad?" he repeated back to Gwen pushing all disbelief from his mind.

He wasn't sure if he was dreaming. "What about Rhys?" Jack asked coming slightly to his senses.

"I'll sort that out Jack" Gwen assured him, I have to. I've done this I have to tell him the truth."

Jack was worried. He grabbed a towel and wrapped it around himself and pulled Gwen to him. "Remember one thing Gwen," Jack whispered in to her ear sending shivers down her spine. "I love you".

Xxxxxxxx

Gwen arrived at the flat, "Probably the last time I'll be here" she thought to herself.

She let herself in and noticed the flat seemed like no one had been there in days. She looked around and half heartedly called out "Rhys are you here?" There was no reply.

Gwen saw a note on the table. It read:

Gwen, you never come home any more, I love you but I can't love your job. I've done what is best for both of us and left. I know you love me but you're not IN LOVE with me and I can't live like that. I'm okay I've gone to stay with Banana Boat, but you won't see me around anymore.

Much love

Rhys.

A mixture of emotions washed over Gwen, relief and sadness, she sank to the floor her knees giving way. She was glad in her heart that Rhys hadn't asked her to marry him; she knew he wanted to be with her but he obviously couldn't. So much had happened and she was so tired, she felt herself drifting off to sleep.

Xxxx

Back at the hub, Jack was pacing up and down, what if she changes her mind, what if she stays, maybe she won't come back. Jack thought to himself. Just then Tosh popped her head round.

"Jack?" She asked in her chirpy way "Everything ok?"

"Yeah!" Jack said trying to mask the fear he was feeling.

"It's Late Tosh, why don't you tell the others to take off, have a lie in come in by 11am tomorrow." Jack instructed her.

"Aww thanks Jack" Tosh said as she left his office.

Jack slumped in to his chair and let his thoughts over take his mind.

Xxxxxx

Gwen woke with a start and looked around the flat. No one here but me she thought.

She looked over at the clock 7:15 in the morning. Gwen headed to the bathroom and got in the shower, before she stepped in to the water she took one last deep breath sniffing in gently, washing him away again, she thought, knowing that as soon as she was finished she would no longer smell of Jack. She sighed and continued in to the shower.

She stepped out, her towel draped around her and one on her head, she looked in the mirror. I miss you she thought to herself about Jack. She listened, nothing no response. I need you she thought and listened again, still no response. Had the link to Jack gone?

She dressed, left the flat and headed for the Hub.

Once at the hub there was no sign of anyone, Gwen looked around and caught a glance of the time 8:30am.

"Where is everyone?" she said out loud. There was no answer, she bounded up to Jack's office; he wasn't there.

She walked much slower this time down the stairs and caught a glimpse of the rift monitor; there had been rift activity, that's where Jack was. She thought to herself as she placed her Comm's on her ear.

"Jack?" Gwen said into the system.

"Gwen, I'm a little busy chasing a weevil," Jack replied with a hearty chuckle, he was glad to hear her voice, but his tone conveyed this more than he had wanted.

"I'll come help you, where are you?"

"On the roof of warehouse B," was Jack's response.

"I'm on my way." Gwen answered and shut off the ear piece.

Xxxxx

Gwen saw Jack darting across the roof, his great coat flapping in the wind.

'He looks magnificent,' Gwen thought.

2 gun shots broke Gwen from her thoughts of Jack and she ran towards the building, once on the roof she saw a Weevil coming right for her; and Jack not far behind, the Weevil stopped inches in front of Gwen, its horrible breath beating down on her, she hadn't had time to even pull her gun out when Jack went crashing in to the Weevil which knocked Gwen off the roof.

Gwen hit the ground with a thump and the Weevil landed next to her face down.

Jack scrambled down the building and checked on Gwen, she had a pulse; he sprayed the Weevil just to make sure and then tapped on his Comm.

"Owen?"

"Just walked in Jack, are you checking up on me?" Owen answered as the cog door rolled shut behind him.

"It's Gwen, there's been a weevil hunting accident," Jack responded, his voice sounding more worried than he had wanted it to.

"I'm on my way now," Owen responded grabbing Tosh by the arm and dragging her with him.

Xxxx