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The cogs wound back the inner door of the hub. Owen and Tosh immediately ran towards Jack, he was carrying an unconsciousGwen in his arms, a grim look on his face. "what happened Jack?" Owen asked as Jack carried her through the hub to the sofa.

"A weevil, I managed to neutralise it but not before she got in its way, it threw her around like a rag doll." His voice broke ever so slightly as he was speaking, eyes set firmly on her, his hand unconsciously drawing circles on her arm.

"J..Jack?" her voice was barely audible, she tried to sit up, but the throbbing in her head forced her back down. "Shh, shh I'm here, we're all here, your safe back at the hub. Took a nasty blow to the head Gwen, you need to rest. " he stroked a stray hair away from her face, letting his fingers linger slightly over her cheek. "Owen, take care of her, I need to call this in to UNIT." Owen nodded and took Gwen to the medical bay.

Gwen woke up hazy and groggy. She was a little disorientated at first but then recognised her surroundings as those of the hub, the memories of the weevil came flooding back. She shifted her weight to sit up and her head throbbed like a thousand hammers pounding to get out.

"You're finally awake then." Gwen recognised the dull sarcasm of Owens voice. "Where are the others?" She asked. "They went to assess the scene where you and Jack got attacked. Jack said when you woke up and felt up to it I should drive you home." Gwen sighed, "I think i 'm ready."

Gwen put her key into her door wearily. She walked through the hall and down into the lounge.

"Rhys? I'm home."

"In here."

She opened the door to the lounge and Rhys was sat on the sofa, watching her.

"Look, about before..." she started.

"it doesn't matter, come and sit by here a minute will you." He motioned next to him on the sofa, but she just moved a bit closer and leant against the bookcase. "Look love, I think we need to talk. We see more of our work friends than we do eachother. I have spent more days at Daff's place the last couple of months than I have here. And we're supposed to be married."

"Rhys, I..."

"hang on love, let me finish."

Gwen nodded, wondering where this

was going.

"D'you remember what you said to me on our wedding day?" His eyes searched hers, hoping she would remember.

"Jack offered us the chance to forget, and you..."

"There will be no secrets in this marriage..." She whispered.

Rhys just nodded, their eyes met again, and both had tears in their eyes.

"Gwen, I love you, I love you so much that sometimes when I wake up and your not here it hurts to breathe. But we both know somethin's not right. I agree with you, I don't want any secrets between us. Gwen, do you love me?" he purposefully avoided her eyes.

"Oh Rhys, I do" she sighed.

He looked up at her, "but your not in love with me anymore are you?" He closed his eyes, hands clasped together in his lap.

"Rhys, I, I don't know anymore. Everything is so different. I don't know what to do, to say" she sighed and slumped next to him on the sofa. She looked sideways at him, "what do we do now?" she asked.

"I dunno love, I think I need some time on my own to sort my head out. Maybe you do too. What d you think?"

"I think so. "

She sounded resigned but Rhys was slightly surprised how quickly she agreed.

"Well when you get back from work tomorrow I won't be here. I'll call you in a few weeks. I see you've got a new phone. I'm sorry about before you know."

"I know you are. Work gave me a new one, its ok."

" You mean Jack. Don't you?"

"Yeah, he is work, he is my boss."

" But I see your eyes when you're together. He's more than that. On our wedding day in the barn, when he blew my mam to pieces, " Gwen let out a soft chuckle. "I saw the way he was with you. The way you were with him. I felt like an outsider. Jack was polite, but I could see underneath he was gutted that you were marryin' me."

"Rhys, I swear nothing is going on between me and Jack, he' my boss, my friend ..." she trailed off, not sure how to define her relationship with him.

"That's it though, even your not sure. So how can I be?" he stood up, "I'm gonna go to Daff's, see if I can stay with him a while. I'll talk to you soon." He held his hand out to her which she too pulled her up and into a soft hug.

"I'll miss you y'know." he said as he walked out the door.

Gwen just stood there, her arms wrapped around herself and she started to cry.

"I'll miss you too.." she sobbed, and slid to the floor.