Gwen watched sadly as Ianto left, walking upright and stiff she hoped nothing that either she or Rhys said upset him. When the door closed Rhys turned and fixed a glare on her face.

"I think we need to talk, don't you?"

Rhys sat down on the armchair beside Gwen and sighed heavily. "I love you" he said quietly. Gwen looked up in surprise; she wasn't expecting that, she was actually expecting a scolding of some sort. "You mean a lot to me but this job is getting in the way. You forgot our anniversary last month, you keep cancelling our dates and staying out all hours only to come back injured like this an-"

"I know!" Gwen interrupted harshly, she took a deep breath. "I know" she repeated softly. "But with Jack missing it's a lot more work right now, I'm doing two jobs at the same time and some of the missions are getting more and more difficult"

"The top secret missions that you're not allowed to talk about" Rhys said bitterly.

"Yes"

Rhys let out a frustrated groan. "Be honest with me Gwen, for once just be honest. Were you in love with Jack?"

"N-no" Gwen stuttered.

"I said be honest!" Rhys shouted he closed his eyes. "When he was injured, you ran to him when we were on a date" he said quieter. "You touched him as held him as if he was the most precious thing in the world. Ever since he went missing you haven't been the same....do you love him?"

How to answer that? How to tell the man she had loved for years that she fell heads over heels in short amount of time for a more charming, handsome, dashing man?

"Yes" Gwen whispered feeling tears building up in her eyes as her sight was blurred.

Rhys nodded. "I got asked out today" he said, Gwen looked up as tears trickled down her cheeks. "She was a nice girl, worked in my office, only temporary though planning on moving soon. I admit I was tempted not because I don't love but because you-"

"I'm not here anymore" Gwen finished off quietly.

Rhys nodded again. "I want a proper relationship, where we can be honest with each other, go out without any interruptions, spend evenings cuddling up and watching telly. But best of all where you love me completely and don't fall for other guys"

"So you're breaking up with me?"

"I...I...think it's for the best" Rhys said quietly and terrified. They had been together for years, since university it was terrifying that they would be leaving one another, especially for Rhys who disliked change. Gwen struggled to get up of the sofa, Rhys grabbed her shoulders. "What are you doing?" he asked worriedly.

"I'm going to pack my stuff" Gwen said struggling to get out of Rhys' grasp.

"No don't do that Gwen" Rhys said panicky. "You're injured, I'll pack my stuff and you can have the flat"

"I don't want the bloody flat I want..."

"Yes?" Rhys said half hopefully.

"I don't know what I want" Gwen finished off in a whisper looking down at the floor. "But...i want us to be friends"

"I think that goes without saying" Rhys said smiling sadly as he pushed Gwen back down on the sofa. "I'll start packing"

When he left the room Gwen turned round and buried her head into a cushion and started crying out loud. She hoped Rhys wouldn't have heard sobbing but knew it was likely he did. Within half an hour Rhys had a rucksack full of clothes, he bent down to her side and touched her shoulder.

"I'll come back for the rest of my things when I found somewhere to stay" he said softly. "I'm going to spend tonight either with my Mum or Dav, ok?" Gwen said nothing. "Could I have one last kiss?" Gwen shook her head, refusing to look at him. Rhys sighed and ducked down pressing his lips to her forehead. "Goodbye Gwen"

Gwen waited until Rhys shut the door on his way out.

"Goodbye Rhys"

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It was midday and everyone was beginning to get worried. Gwen usually came in before Owen but after Tosh and Ianto at 9 o'clock on the dot. They had suspected that she would be half an hour or an hour late due to her ankle but now it had been three hours and no one saw even a hair of Gwen Cooper.

"Do you think something happened?" Tosh asked worriedly.

Owen yawned and stretched out in his chair. "Nah I reckon that Rhys bloke is treating her like a princess while us little people have to do all the work" he said.

"But she hasn't phoned!" Tosh protested.

"Gwen has been injured worse than before" Ianto said quietly pouring Owen another cup of coffee. "But I never prevented her from working"

"Well you can go over and check in on her" Owen suggested taking a gulp of his coffee. "And buy some Burger King on the way back; I'll have a double bacon cheeseburger with large fries and a large coke"

Ianto plastered a fake smile. "And you Tosh?" he asked politely.

"Just a burger meal with a diet coke please" Tosh replied.

Ianto nodded. "I'll go and check in on Gwen then" he said picking up the SUV keys.

TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW

When Ianto knocked on the door to his surprise there was no furious Rhys answering the door but a weak, tired and drained looking Gwen. Her hair was tangled, her eyes had huge smudges underneath them and she looked so pale that she was almost grey.

"Yan" she croaked.

"What happened? Did your ankle get worse? Shall I get Owen over to check it out? Where's Rhys?" Ianto asked quickly; worry building up inside of him. Gwen suddenly rested her forehead on Ianto's shoulder and he was aware of tears soaking into his jacket. "Gwen what happened?" he whispered.

"He left me Yan" she sobbed. "First Jack, now Rhys who's going to leave me next?"

Ianto wrapped his arms round her; he knew she was in love with Jack. It was obvious as day but he never commented on it, was never jealous because he knew how easy it was to fall in love with Jack. He knew Jack loved her back or maybe just lusted her back like he lusted over Ianto. It didn't matter, what mattered was Gwen pushed her feelings aside to comfort Ianto and now she was just as heartbroken as he was, maybe even more so.

"I will never leave you" he whispered. "Never"