It had been three months since Ianto had proposed. Both Owen and Tosh had been excited for them, though Owen complains regularly on why they had to discuss weddings all the time. February had started and to the team's amusement a blowfish-headed alien had stolen a sports car. That they were now chasing.

"Species not on record. DNA-type says some sort of land fish" Tosh said typing rapidly on her built in computer. "And look Gwen no offense but your friends on the force scare me, they're talking about a stripper-"

"All I'm saying is, you are speeding - and there are children" Gwen scolded Owen from her passenger seat. "Tosh I know Sharee can be a little bit too enthusiastic but there's nothing terrifying about a striper, Owen you better not hire one for Ianto's Stag Night"

"Tosh and Sharee better not hire one for you" Ianto muttered from the backseat.

" Well, if kids are out at midnight, they've got it coming and please stop the wedding talk, it's all you lot talk about and since this is Ianto we're on about the Stag Night is just going to be me, a bottle of wine and Ianto in his hair rollers" Owen grumbled speeding up just to annoy Gwen even more.

"Look I just want everything to go smoothly" Gwen said. "I don't want to find out my fiancée ended up in Scotland because you dumped him in a lorry naked. Also with things like big fish with gun over there what if an alien walks in and blows the place up?"

"Gwen I promise you, nothing will go wrong. I and Tosh will work our butts off to make sure everything goes right. Jack's gone so that means half the aliens won't bother turning up" Owen said reassuringly yet patronizing. "So please darling keep your freckles on because nothing in the world can go wrong"

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BANG!

Everyone stared shocked at the blowfish that now had a bullet in his forehead. Blood splattered across the curtains behind him and the blowfish let go of his hostage as he dropped to the floor. Dead. The woman in Gwen's arms pushed away and ran to her daughter while Ianto looked at his gun shocked, he knew he didn't fire it...he turned around and gasped as the last person he ever thought to be there was there.

Jack Harkness in his blue coat glory holding up his gun.

Everyone stared at him shocked.

Jack chuckled and let his arm drop. "Hey kids. Did you miss me?"

Everyone turned round and glared at Owen who groaned and smacked his forehead. "Me and my big mouth" he muttered.

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The team were feeling edgy towards Jack. Not only had he just waltzed back in as if he never left causing a bit of conflict since the others were used to taking orders from Gwen but Jack was obviously planning to either get back with Ianto or start up a relationship with Gwen. No one was sure who'll he make the first move on. Before they could interrogate him some rift activity caught their attention, a car park block where they found a body at the bottom, either he jumped off from the roof or someone pushed him off. Suddenly Jack's strange bulky black watch activated and a hologram of a handsome man appeared inviting Jack for a drink and talk. Jack ran off with the SUV causing the others to grab a taxi as they started to rant about him.

"So...are we going to tell him about you two or what?" Owen asked after they mumbled their agreements that it was more fun with Jack around.

"I don't know" Gwen said. "I don't know what to do, I never really expected him to come back"

"I gave up hope as well" Ianto admitted.

"Well obviously or otherwise you two would have never-"

Tosh stomped on Owen's foot, shutting him up. They caught up with Jack and were introduced to Captain John Hart who apparently was once a lover to Jack, almost like a wife. John told them about three canisters that got caught up in a rift storm, all containing toxic radiation and all landed in Cardiff. The team had to find them quick before Cardiff blew up, Jack took John to the Hub so they could track them down after taking all of John's weapons including a samurai sword, guns, laser knife and seventeen explosives Gwen turned round to face Jack.

"We need to talk, alone, now" she snapped marching off towards the cells; Jack looked nervously at the others who shrugged while John gleefully waved goodbye.

"Think she's gonna tell him now?" Owen asked.

"Maybe" Ianto murmured watching Gwen and Jack leave.

"I hope so because all of this lying is not healthy for us" Owen said crossing his arms.

"Owen, I believe that's the smartest thing you said in years" Tosh said pretending to look shocked.

"Why tha- hey!"

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"He's a compulsive liar! Why is he in the building?" Gwen hissed as they walked along the cell corridor.

"There's the tiniest one percent chance he's breaking a habit of a lifetime and telling the truth. Which means this city is in danger" Jack said calmly giving Gwen a cool stare that made her slightly nervous, sometimes she had a feeling he could read her thoughts, her deepest darkest fantasies and it really disturbed her.

"What did he mean by a Time Agent? You've never mentioned it" she asked quickly.

"That was in the past" Jack said coldly, Gwen felt her eye twitch in annoyance.

"Oh, okay. Here we go again. You know everything about me, Jack, why d'you keep shutting me out?" she snapped, hands on her hips.

Jack put his hand on her shoulder. "Here and now -- that's what's important. The work we do the person I am now. That's what I'm proud of" he said, Gwen was rather relieved to know her heart was no longer beating fast whenever he touched her but she could still smell that gorgeous scent he wore that drove her nuts.

"Then why did you desert us?" she asked miserably, knowing Jack was never going to tell her but she needed something, Ianto needed something, to know it was none of their faults. "Where did you go? No, no, come on, where did you go? Tell me. Talk to me" she pleaded.

"I have died so many times. Been dragged back into life, like being hauled over broken glass. I saw the end of the world" Jack said in a dark yet seductive voice that always got her attention, what made Torchwood seem so wonderful in a dark way when she first met him.

"How?" Gwen whispered unaware how close Jack was to her, she was so intrigued to know what he had seen.

Jack smirked. "Doesn't matter now. But after it was all over ... I knew I belong here. What kept me fighting was the thought of coming home to you" he said in a loving way, so tender that Gwen almost thought he was Ianto causing her heart to skip a beat as he trailed his hand gently down her arm, causing goose bumps to rise, he looked right into her eyes and smiled fondly as he took her hand. Suddenly the smile vanished as he held her hand up to her face. "What's this?" he demanded furiously.

Gwen widened her eyes in fake surprise. "That's an engagement ring, that is" she said.

"You're getting married?" Jack asked looking rather hurt. It was that moment that Gwen knew if she said it was Ianto's then he might fly of the handle, or give everyone the cold shoulder or worse jump of the building. It was all right to lose her but to lose Ianto as well?

"Yes. Rhys asked" she blurted out as she pulled her hand away from his. "When you were away"

"Wow! Gwen Cooper getting married" Jack said sounding stunned, she nodded. "Down on one knee?" he asked, she frowned inwardly knowing Jack wanted to know if it was something he could top, though she knew no matter how charming and loving and romantic Jack Harkness could be it was useless to settle down with him. He'll just vanish the next day.

"He tried to, and then he had a twinge in his back and had to lie on the settee, and that's when he popped the question" she lied knowing Rhys' habits from the back of her hand, after all they had lived together for five years.

"And you said yes" Jack said disbelievingly.

"Well, no-one else will have me" Gwen said with a shrug. She knew it was truth; Jack runs all the time, Rhys couldn't handle her being busy all the time, forgetting important things like anniversaries and Owen pretty much used her and ignored her. To be fair though she never wanted more than to forget the horrors of Torchwood with Owen.

Ianto wanted her and she wanted him back. Ianto loved her and she loved him back. It was perfect.

"Good for you" Jack said quietly before bending down and kissing her cheek, she silently gasped when his lips lingered there longer than normal before he pulled away. "We should get back to work" he said not looking at her in the eye at all.

"Mm-hm" Gwen mumbled. She waited until Jack had left the corridor before she banged her head against the cold stone wall. "Goddamnit!" she cursed.