It all started normally. A relatively quiet day in Cardiff. The only occurence was a few weevils getting loose near the country- quiet close to the Brecon Beacons, in fact, something that had set the entire team on a slight edge. No, the real chaos started once they got back to the Hub.

"Coffee?" Ianto asked quietly. A chorus of 'yes, please's' arose. Ianto smiled and silently left for the kitchen. Jack smiled at the younger man's back. He knew it hadn't been easy for Ianto to go back so close to the location of that disastrous mission.

Ianto reappeared with a tray of mugs. He headed down to the autopsy bay first, then left a mug on Toshiko's desk before heading over to Gwen and Jack. The two of them were talking quietly in front of the main door.

"Here you go," Ianto handed them their coffee. Both smiled their thanks. Gwen merely took a quick sip, but Jack took a long draught and let out a lusty sigh that made Ianto blush. Owen, who had just re-entered the room, snickered.

Tosh leaned back in her chair, computer program apparently finished. "So what is everyone planning to do?" She asked.

"You should probably go home," Jack said to Gwen. "Who knows when you'll get another chance like this?"

"Actually," Gwen hesitated. "Rhys is out of town for a few days... and I was wondering if maybe you would like to go out for dinner with me?" Silence.

Without making a sound, Ianto left and sought refuge in the Archives. He could feel Tosh and Owen's sympathetic eyes on his back. Once deep within the Archives, he sat with his back against the wall in a numb daze. Trust Gwen to pull something like this on the night Jack and Ianto were going to spend together, just relaxing.

"I'm really sorry Gwen," Jack explained. "But I've already made plans. If you'll excuse me, I have to go find Ianto." He turned and followed the path he'd seen the young welshman take. Owen waited until Jack was safely out of earshot before turning on Gwen.

"What," Owen hissed. "The hell was that?" Tosh stood beside him as he spoke.

"You know Jack and Ianto have feelings for each other," Tosh added softly. Gwen looked at the two in disbelief.

"Feelings?" She scoffed. "Please tell me you're kidding. Ianto is just Jack's part-time shag, that's all. In fact, if there's anyone here he has feelings for, its me." Even Tosh looked disgusted at this point.

"Your even stupider than I thought," Owen was beyond tact. "That flirting meant nothing- because that's all it was, flirting. Jack flirts with everyone. If you took the time to look, you could see that it goes deeper than that with those two. And that's something you're going to have to understand, otherwise things are gonna get pretty nasty around here soon enough." Owen stalked off back to the Autopsy bay, and after a moments hesitation, Tosh followed.

"Ianto?" Jack called out. He was relieved when he turned the corner and found him sitting there, then started worrying when he didn't move. "Ianto!"

"Oh, Jack," Ianto blinked. "It's okay, I understand, we can reschedule for next week, if that's okay..."

"What?" Jack asked confusedly. "Oh! Ianto, I said no, I would never just blow you off like that!" Ianto turned and studied Jack's face. After a moment, he nodded, then smiled. He beckoned Jack closer, and surprised him with a chaste kiss. Ianto grinned at Jack's pout when he pulled away.

"Oh, stop it," Ianto said amusedly. "There will be plenty of that later."

"Promise?"

"Promise."