God! I'm so sorry! I'm totally unreliable when it comes to updating, I guess. But, this means I haven't say, fallen off the edge of the Earth or anything. Life has just gotten in the way lately. What can you do when your activities range from manual labor on Saturday, school and play practice on Monday, an Academic Team meet Tuesday, and teaching religion class after more play practice Wednesday? Abso-freakin'-lutely nothing. Sunday, I might've had time, but I spent it all working on the illustrations. I finished them for chapters three and four, if you want to check them out. But hey! Since this is another short chapter, you'll be gettin' two again!

Anyhoo, there will be references to the second chapter of my other fic The SUV. It won't be anything major; I just felt it would be appropriate, given the subject matter of this chapter. Another note: In this chapter, after being so bitchy, Owen just doesn't care anymore. He doesn't want to go through the trouble of anything.

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood.

Task 6) Ask Jack about the SUV.

"I'm sorry, sir. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going," Ianto muttered.

"Obviously," Jack chuckled, pulling Ianto to his feet. "Did you solve the mystery yet?"

Ianto nodded. "You'll have to ask Suzie if you want the details."

"Alright then. I'll go now."

"Actually, I have something I need to ask you," the Welshman interjected.

"Shoot," Jack said.

"The other day, Toshiko mentioned something about adding on to the SUV. I want to know if it's really necessary. Doesn't it have enough in it already?" Ianto really didn't want to have to take the time to put something in a car that he was possible only going to enter for cleaning. Whatever he added would most probably be far from essential anyways. Right? Right.

"Of course it's necessary!" Jack exclaimed, turning to walk to his office. Ianto hurried after him. "Everyone has put something in ever since Owen bought the SUV! It's basically tradition!"

"Someone say my name?" Owen called from the autopsy bay.

Jack walked over and looked at the doctor. "Yes. Help me out here, Owen. Ianto doesn't want to add anything to the Hub! Can you believe that?" Ianto came up behind him.

Owen gave out an exasperated sigh. "Should probably give in right now, tea-boy. Don't want anyone to get hurt, least of all, me!" he grumbled. "How 'bout you just install a coffee maker in there and be done with it?" he sniggered at the Welshman.

Ianto glared at Owen, turning on his heel to leave. "You'll have to add something sooner or later!" Jack said after him.

Portable coffee maker! What a ridiculous idea! Ianto shook his head. And in a Range Rover, no less.

He was once again going the same direction he'd gone several times that day. Basically, he was wandering aimlessly around the Hub; his only purpose was to be the lackey of the Torchwood employees. Joy, he thought sarcastically. It was really getting on his usually resilient nerves. It would look to any of the others like he had nothing to do, but since Owen had mentioned coffee (rather, a coffee maker), Ianto realized he was at number seven on his list. Perhaps after he made the coffee, he'd go buy an air freshener or something for the SUV.

Task Six: Complete, albeit with unsatisfactory results. Task Seven: Make coffee (again).

There it is. Can you believe such a short chapter took so damn long?

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