Torchwood -- No One Else Would Have Me

[gracie_musica]

Title: No One Else Would Have Me
dwtwprompts prompt: Heartsick
Date Written: 9/9/08
Rating: PG/K+
Word Count: 404
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys, Gwen/?
Spoilers: Set during Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Warnings: None
Author Notes: Massively unbetaed, all screw-ups are mine. This can be blamed on totally4ryo, since it's her (very first Torchwood) plot bunny.


Jack reached out and touched Gwen, starting at her elbow and trailing his fingers down her skin. There was a band of cool when his fingers moved over the metal on her watch before moving back to take her hands into his.

His thumb brushed over another cool piece of metal, a ring. He twisted it experimentally, feeling the square-cut stone in the middle. He lifted their joined hands, looking down at the ring. A diamond solitaire, with a nice chunk of a stone. Any girl's dream, really.

"What's this?" he demanded, looking from the ring to Gwen's face and back again.

"That's um... that's an engagement ring, that is," she replied sarcastically. Her eyes widened in sarcasm, mouth making a perfect 'o', the image of surprise. She looked up at him, eyes still wide in mock astonishment.

"You're getting married?"

"Yes," Gwen replied, nodding and pulling their hands apart.

He took a step back and crossed his arms across his chest, dumbstruck. It wasn't often that he was at a loss for words. "Wow. Gwen Cooper, getting married. Rhys asked?"

"No," Gwen admitted, looking away and tucking a piece of hair behind her ear in a nervous tell. "We... well, while you were away we had to start pulling longer hours. He left me." She shrugged. "All for the best."

"So..." Jack drawled, shifting his weight on his feet, "who gave you that? There's no way Owen -- "

Gwen snorted in amusement.

"Do I know the lucky man?" Jack asked. "Is he good-looking?"

"Jack -- " Gwen started as they heard footsteps coming around the corridor.

She broke off when Ianto rounded the corner, habitually fixing his already perfect tie. Jack smiled at him, but was treated with a calm, professional nod in return.

"Captain, Gwen. Captain Hart is in the conference room," he informed them both.

"Thank you, Ianto," Jack replied, reaching out to touch Ianto's shoulder. The younger man shifted subtly, avoiding his hand.

"We'll be right in, cariad," Gwen told him. She leaned over and raised herself up on tiptoe to press a soft kiss to Ianto's cheek.

Jack watched, flabbergasted, as Ianto retreated and rejoined the others in the conference room. "You were gone eighteen months, Jack," Gwen said apologetically. She gave him a tight-lipped smile before hurrying off after her fiancee, leaving Jack rooted to the spot and tongue-tied.

"Congratulations," he finally manged, talking into thin air.

Comments

[teachwriteslash.livejournal.com]

Actually - that kind of didn't do to me what I expected.

I sort of see it as an "in your face Jack" type of thing.

*************Hmmmmmm ponders why this actually made her hoot with laughter************

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

Then... is it allowed as a bribe? *hopeful*

[teachwriteslash.livejournal.com]

Possibly we will call it "notabribe."

[etmuse.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a bunny and a half

(and oddly, I'm with teach on this... it read to me like a 'you snooze, you lose' :P:P:P to Jack)

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Thanks, I'm glad that you liked it.

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I agree with everybody you snooze you lose Jack. I say after dealing after with John Jack goes and hooks back with Doc and travels with him again.

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*laughs* No, knowing Jack, he probably stays. *laughs* He's such a masochist.

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

Probably but wait than if he stays he can hook up with Tosh or Martha.

[totally4ryo.livejournal.com]

I kinda picture Jack staying -- and being alone (except for the one night shags), watching Gwen and Ianto, realizing just how badly he screwed up. Well, that was the original idea when the plotbunny bit. It was supposed to have been my first Torchwood (only - no crossover) fic, but ended up writing for the horizonssing challenge. After all that Janto, I told Gracie I didn't think I can write anything but Jack and Ianto together (and thus Gwen and Rhys), so I let her have it.

It's amazing -- I just told her the general plotbunny, but what's here is very close to what I initially imaged. Chances are Gracie also did it much better than I would.

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

OK thanks for the insight.

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

Oh, you are a flatterer and I'm going to just keep you forever!

[mbs-library.livejournal.com]

Do you have any idea how many questions you've got me mentally asking myself now? I would smack you and demand more information, but somehow I suspect you wouldn't want to answer a one. :D

MB

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

Promises, promises!

I like to answer questions, so fire away. Just a) it's a one shot and b) it's not originally my plot bunny.

[thrace-adams.livejournal.com]

Wow! Never saw that coming. Hmm...now I'm thinking...are Ianto and Gwen a possibility? Definitely seems in your face to Jack that the two people that were interested in him are now with each other...kind of a poetic justice you might say...I liked it! (although the majority of my brain feels badly for Jack because of everything he went through...)

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yeah, it is insult to injury, isn't it?

Glad that you liked it!

[umbralillium.livejournal.com]

*incoherent WTF? noise*

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*LAUGHS* So. You liked it? ;)

[umbralillium.livejournal.com]

I'm...not sure. I don't generally like Gwen and she and Ianto getting engaged seems a little too....'neener, neener, neener' to me for me to enjoy it, I think.

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*laughs* It's okay. It is pretty neener neener.

[angelzbabe1989.livejournal.com]

I have the very childish phrase "finders keepers losers weepers" in my head right now....this definitely made me giggle with laughter. Loving it gracie!

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[cprefect.livejournal.com]

Wow,

I laughed but still felt bad for Jack

Write more! LOL

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

Nope! One shot. Glad you liked it tho.

[d8rkmessngr.livejournal.com]

Wow! Didn't see that coming! :) Loved it even though I am a Janto diehard. Hope that's okay. :)

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*laughs* If you read anything by me, you know I'm one too -- and I'm anti-Gwen.

[katestamps.livejournal.com]

Awww, but there's no scene where Jack tries to wheedle them into a three-some!

I agree with earlier posters. Ya snooze (or run off with the Doctor) ya loose, Jack.

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

Awww, but there's no scene where Jack tries to wheedle them into a three-some!

*LAUGHS*

Give him some time.

[reddevilpoes.livejournal.com]

That is so gross....Ianto, Jack and Gwen....YUCK! Don't ever try that, not at home not anywhere else.PLEAASE

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I blame totally4ryo! But the bunny came to me with such clarity I couldn't let it go.