Gwen woke the next morning with a headache. She got up and made her way to the kitchen. She noticed the piece of paper on the table and picked it up.
"I had to go to the Hub. Hope I didn't wake you. Help yourself to anything and I'll see you later. xTx"
Putting down the letter, she poured herself a glass of water and sat at the kitchen table.
She dreaded going into work today. She knew though, she couldn't hide forever and she'd have to face Owen at some point. Forcing herself out of her seat, she made her way to Tosh's bathroom to get ready. Her stomach was doing back flips, causing her to skip breakfast.
When she reached the Hub, Jack, Ianto, Tosh and Owen were all gathered around the workstations. When they noticed Gwen, Ianto and Tosh broke away. Jack looked towards Gwen then back at Owen.
"Please." She heard Owen say.
He sighed and nodded, walking off to his office. Gwen ignored Owen completely as she sat down at her computer. Owen sighed and disappeared down into the autopsy bay. She looked at Jack through the window in his office frowning. Jack looked up at her and smirked. He quickly looked away again.
"What is going on around here?" She thought.
An hour later, Tosh's computer began to pick up signals.
"Weevils again." She sighed.
Jack came out of his office and looked at Tosh's computer.
"Ok, Tosh, Ianto, with me." Jack called.
Tosh smiled at Gwen before she left. As Ianto walked past, he winked at her and left. Gwen shook her head confused. Realising she would be alone with Owen, she stood up quickly.
"I'll come with you." She said to Jack.
"Sorry, I've got a stack of reports on my desk that needs finishing. Do you mind?" Jack asked.
She rolled her eyes at him and nodded.
"Fine." She sighed.
Jack smiled and left.
Gwen made her way to Jack's office and went in. She frowned. There was nothing on his desk. Shrugging, she went and sat back down at her computer, ignoring Owen who had come up from the autopsy bay. She pretended to be typing something on her computer.
"Gwen, please listen to me. Just let me explain." He said quietly.
"What's to explain? We had a fling, you fell in love with someone and decided to end it. What else could there possibly be to explain?" She shrugged without turning around.
"No, Gwen…"
Owen walked up behind her chair and span it round so she faced him. She tried to turn away but he pulled her up out of it. He saw fresh tears in her eyes and she looked away from him. He placed one hand under her chin and turned her face to look at him.
"Owen, don't." She whispered.
"Please, just give me a chance." He begged. When she didn't say anything, he took it as a cue to continue. "Last night you left before I could finish. I told you that I wasn't interested in just shagging, not after I'd fallen in love."
"Owen, why are you telling me this again?" Gwen asked.
"Because…it's you Gwen. I've fallen for you and I know you feel the same." Owen told her.
Gwen looked up at him in shock.
"Me?" She whispered.
Owen nodded and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and clung on tightly. He pulled her into him and held her tight around her waist. When they broke apart, Owen rested his forehead on hers.
"I love you Gwen." He smiled.
"I love you too." She whispered.
"I heard you were pretty crazy about me." Owen teased.
Gwen rolled her eyes but nodded.
"There are no Weevils on the loose, is there?" Gwen asked.
"No. I just wanted a chance to get you on your own." Owen told her.
"I'm glad you did it." She smiled.
"Me too." He nodded.
As they kissed again, the rest of the team came back in using the lift so they wouldn't hear them. Tosh grinned down at them and clapped her hands together. Ianto smiled and looked at Jack. Jack smiled back and took his hand in his.
When the lift reached the bottom, Ianto and Jack had to restrain Tosh as she wanted to run up to Owen and Gwen and give them both a big hug.
Jack coughed loudly when the kiss became way too passionate for public. They broke apart, Gwen turning a deep shade of red in the process. Owen laughed at her and turned to the others. He kept one arm wrapped tightly around Gwen's waist.
"Save that for later." Jack winked.
"Don't worry Harkness, I've got a lot more planned for later." Owen smirked.
"Owen." Gwen hissed and punched him on the arm.
"What?" Owen laughed. Gwen shook her head at him and smiled. Owen nodded at Tosh. "Ok, Jones, Harkness, release the Sato."
Ianto rolled his eyes and let go of Tosh. She pulled her other arm out of Jack's grip and jumped on Owen and Gwen. Owen managed to escape Tosh's arms and slipped away over to Jack and Ianto.
"Look after her." Jack said to him.
"I will. I lost her once Jack and I don't intend on doing it again." Owen replied.
He watched Tosh and Gwen talking. Gwen looked over at him and smiled.
"If you hurt her, I know how to use this." Jack warned, pulling out his gun. Owen gulped. Jack laughed at him and put his gun away. "Just kidding. But seriously, if you hurt her, I'll make your life here hell."
"Understood." Owen nodded. "But I'll never hurt her again."
Jack nodded at him and watched him walk back over to Gwen. She held her hand out to him and he took it. He kissed it gently and stroked the back of her hand with his thumb.
Even though the rift caused complete chaos, it still couldn't ruin Gwen's mood.
When Jack finally let them go home, she sighed with relief. She left the Hub with Owen but when she reached the car park she remembered something.
"Shit." She groaned.
"What?" Owen asked.
"Where am I meant to go now? I can't go back to my flat because…it would be weird with Rhys still living there and I can't stay with Tosh all the time." She sighed.
"Well, you can move in with me. Seeing as we are sort of a couple now." Owen pointed out.
"Don't you think it's a bit fast?" She asked.
"What choice do you have?" Owen replied.
"True…couple…us…I like it." She smiled.
"Well, you'd better get used to it." Owen laughed.
"Go on you. I'd better go get some more of my stuff. I only took overnight things to stay at Tosh's." She sighed.
"Well you'll just have to go around naked then won't you. Which is fine by me." Owen smirked.
"Oi, behave you. Go, I'll see you in a minute." She laughed.
She gave him a quick kiss goodbye and got in her car and drove off. Owen watched her go before doing the same.
