I'm sorry how short this chapter is; really it's half a chapter but I decided to leave it there. The other half should be up in around 4 days, depending on homework. Thanks for the lovely reviews!

"For god's sake," Ianto whispered. "This isn't helping Owen. Just…listen to me…"

"Not enjoying this, tea-boy?" Owen asked, slurring his words slightly.

"You know…that's not…what I meant…" Ianto tried to concentrate. "No! Please, Owen…" his words trailed off and he started to moan.

"Aaw," Owen said, pouting. "I thought Jack was shagging you? You'd have thought you'd be a bit…better…" he was enjoying getting the younger man frustrated, he could see how turned on Ianto was…but he was still resisting…

"I…fuck, Owen!"

"I plan to." Owen said glibly.

"No…no. Just…come on. To the Hub. It's safe-"

"Jack's there…" Owen whispered. "Is that what you want, Ianto? Jack?"

"It's safe. Come on, Owen." Ianto pleaded.

Reluctantly, Owen kissed Ianto hard and handed him his trousers. "Let's go…quickly, before I lose the mood…" he growled. Ianto rewarded him with a smile, turning Owen on even more. He had always drawn the line at rape, knowing as a doctor what it did to people but Ianto was really affecting him…


Jack paused opposite Owen's house, surprised. He'd taken a different route to the one he normally took to Ianto's house, not intentionally. He frowned, thinking about Owen's surprised reaction to Jack's little offer.

"He fancies Ianto, he has to have me," Jack muttered protectively. Ianto…was his. In a way that meant Jack could be unfaithful to him, but Ianto couldn't go out whilst he was with Jack…

"Damn!" Jack swore as he realised that he was actually jealous on Ianto's behalf. "Casual sex and no-one gets hurt," he said under his breath. Shaking his head of troublesome thoughts he started walking again, still looking at Owen's house from the corner of his eye.

He froze as the door opened. Hiding in the shadows he watched as Owen came out, followed by Ianto.

"You bastard," Jack cursed, realisation taking hold of him. "He told me you didn't know where Ianto was…shagging him all the time, where you? Got a crush on the tea-boy, Owen? Was there anything even at the flat? Or was it all a little plan you two created? Trying to save my feelings?"

He ran on, heading towards Ianto's flat. He'd take a look inside, just to check there was nothing there. Ianto had seemed genuinely worried…and Jack knew enough to accept the fact that he might have jumped to the wrong conclusion.

Images of Owen and Ianto, tinged with longing, kept creeping into his mind.


"Override doors. Toshiko Sato, Torchwood ID SC4TRWA, override doors. Command." Tosh tried the verbal override in desperation. When nothing happened she changed her tactic.

"I demand contact with whoever has locked these doors!" she cried. "This is Torchwood Three, represented by Toshiko Sato. Are you in trouble?"

Nothing but static.

Her options exhausted, she collapsed back into her chair and tried to think logically. Jack was in possible danger. Ianto was involved in something harmful. Owen had possibly discovered what, or maybe already knew. She was trapped, with no way of attracting attention. Gwen had gone home early and had no clue about what had been going on other then what they knew at the beginning: Ianto was in possible trouble. Owen had gone to investigate.

Gwen was their only possible hope, until something new turned up. She would have to decide to go and check on Ianto, or return to the Hub. Recalling her orders from Jack to go and spend time with Rhys that was unlikely.

There must be a way out of this.

Closing her eyes again, Toshiko returned to her thinking.