Idée fixe 10/14+ Epilogue - ish!

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Title: Idée fixe
Author: missthingsplace 
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Owen, Toshiko, John Hart
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: Jack's office gets a new temp; Gwen and he has no idea of the impact she will have on his and his families lives.
Warnings: Character Death. This fic is completely AU ... no Torchwood.
Spoilers: Anything is fair game
Rating: NC17 for series

A/N: I slept really really badly last night but on the plus side the bunnies invaded my insomnia and i practically wrote this chapter in my head ... they haven't done that in forever, i think they may well be slowly recovering from their trauma!

The next morning Jack left almost an hour early for work, telling Ianto that he fully intended to be home early that evening but also wanting to get to the office before the rest of the staff.

 

Once he arrived he made his way straight to Gwen's desk and piled her few personal belongings onto it, found a cardboard box in the stationary room and tossed them into it, leaving it upon her desk with a post-it note attached that read simply:

 

Gwen,

my office now,

CJH

 

Jack made himself a strong mug of coffee and then moved to his office, pulling out the file he'd been working on the night before he tried to get some work done while all was quiet but with a sigh he pushed it away some minutes later knowing he wouldn't be able to concentrate until he'd dealt with Gwen Cooper.

 

Picking up his coffee mug he abandoned his office and headed back to the lift, taking it all the way up to the roof and then used the stairs that led to the outside, the bright morning sunlight hitting him as the door swing open and the warmth hitting his skin pleasantly.

 

Having no fear of heights and loving the feeling of freedom he got from being up so high Jack moved close to the edge, gazing out towards the coast where he could just about make out his own home and wondered what Ianto was doing, hoping he was making some progress on writing his book.

 

He was so lost in his thought and enjoying the sunshine that it was almost forty five minutes when he finally made his way back down to his office where he found Gwen sat on the chair in his office not looking at all like a woman who was about to be officially fired.

 

“Good morning Sir,” she welcomed him with a smile, adjusting her position on the chair and crossing her legs so he couldn't miss the top of her stockings peeking out the hem of her short skirt.

 

“I've packed up your things for you, I want you out of this building now,” Jack told her bluntly. “if you don't go willingly then I will call security to remove you.”

 

“I could make your life very difficult,” Gwen retorted with a smirk. “tell everyone what we got up to last night.”

 

“We didn't get up to anything Gwen, unless you'd like them to know you were acting like a slut and got dumped out of my car?” Jack asked her, crossing his arms across his body.

 

“But who would they believe?” Gwen sniggered. “Everyone in the building knows your reputation, they would just think that you've got bored with lover boy and playing happy families.”

 

“You're forgetting one thing Gwen,” Jack told her, a smile on his face.

 

“What?” Gwen asked, rubbing her hand seductively up her exposed thigh.

 

“There is CCTV coverage in the car park and there is a camera that faces my parking space directly,” Jack answered. “if you make a scene then I will have the footage fed to every computer monitor in the building and if you make any attempt to contact Ianto I will use it as evidence against you, do you understand?”

 

“But Jack … sorry Sir, you know we'd be so good together,” Gwen pouted, getting up from her seat and moving towards him. “why are you trying to deny there's something between us?”

 

“It's all in your head Gwen, now get out of here and I'll just tell the temping agency that you didn't fit in,” Jack warned. “if you don't leave now I will tell them the truth.”

 

“Fine!” Gwen snorted, tossing her hair over her shoulder. “But before I go ...”

 

With this she lunged at him, Jack reacted fast, dodging out of her way and not caring when she stumbled and fell to the ground, landing hard on her knees and flashing her barely there underwear.

 

Jack made no attempt to help her up and stood waiting quietly for her to leave, as he turned towards the door as she exited he found himself face to face with John Hart.

 

“Is there something you should be telling me?” John asked, entering the room once Gwen had left, watching her grab her bag and the box from the top of her desk and head for the lift before closing the door behind him.

 

“I've fired her,” Jack replied bluntly.

 

“Oh Jack, you've not been shagging the help again have you?” John smirked. “I thought you and Eye Candy were still in the lovey dovey stage or has becoming a housewife turned him off sex?”

 

“Nothing has happened between Gwen and I, I can assure you of that!” Jack shouted angrily at his partner.

 

“Hey, no need to shout at me, I was only asking!” John exclaimed.

 

“Sorry,” Jack sighed, slumping down into his chair. “from almost the day I hired her she's been coming onto me, last night was the last straw.”

 

“What did she do?” John asked, taking the seat opposite him.

 

“Turned up almost naked when I left for home and tried to jump me,” Jack explained.

 

“And you didn't take advantage of the situation?” John laughed softly.

 

“It's not funny!” Jack snapped back.

 

“No, what's funny is you,” John retorted. “you were the company playboy, shagged anyone if they were gorgeous enough and now you've just turned into the downtrodden husband with the baby and wife at home.”

 

“Ianto is not my wife, 'nor is he Eye Candy, he's my partner and I love him,” Jack retorted. “I will not risk losing him over a quick fuck with a slut like Gwen Cooper.”

 

“Hell, why should I care,” John chuckled. “I'm now the one who get all the totty,”

 

“Then you go and offer to shag the woman, maybe she'll settle for second best,” Jack told him, his face breaking into a smile at the look on the other man's at his comment.

 

“Second best eh?” John remarked, getting up from his chair and moving around to Jack's side of the desk. “I remember a time when you couldn't get enough of me.”

 

“That was a long time ago John, and it was never love, you know that,” Jack sighed, letting John take his hand.

 

“No, but we were good together, weren't we?” John asked a little wistfully.

 

“We were, but I love Ianto and Alice and nothing is going to come between us,” Jack told him.

 

“I sometimes wish I could find someone to settle down with,” John mused and then broke into a grin. “but then I realise just how many people there are in Cardiff, let alone the world that I haven't shagged and I go off the idea!”

 

“So tell me, who's next on your list of conquests?” Jack asked.

 

“There's this woman in the IT department, Toshiko,” John smiled. “I've been trying for weeks to get into her knickers but it appears she only has eyes for Owen.”

 

“And knowing Owen he's rebuffing her at every opportunity?” Jack asked.

 

“You've got it on one,” John replied. “so I may win her over yet.”

 

“Good luck with that,” Jack laughed.

 

“So, is Eye Candy coming with you to the annual barbecue on Sunday?” John asked, lifting Jack's hand to his lips and kissing the knuckles before releasing it.

 

“Yeah, and we're bringing Alice too,” Jack grinned. “now clear off, I have to get some work done if I want to actually get home at a reasonable hour this evening.”

 

“On a promise are you?” John chuckled, heading for the door.

 

“Always,” Jack told him with a wink and opened the case file he'd pushed to one side earlier.



TBC


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