Drabble_weekly Challenge 26 - Just friends

[m_findlow]

Title: Just friends
Fandom: Torchwood
Author: m_findlow
Characters/Pairing: Jack, Gwen
Rating: PG
Challenge: 26 - Just friends
Warnings: none
Spoilers: none
Summary: Gwen and Jack have to confront the small matter of an engagement
Disclaimer: I don't own them

Gwen knocked gently before entering Jack's office and sitting down across from him.

His smile was warm and welcoming. 'What can I do for you?'

She gave a little shrug. 'Just thought we should catch up. It's all been a bit mad around here since you got back, what with John turning up trying to blow up the place.'

He chuckled. 'Yeah. Wasn't quite the way I planned it.'

She smiled briefly before staring down at her lap. Jack's eyes followed her gaze, watching her fingering the ring that now took pride of place.

'I guess this wasn't what you planned either, was it?' she asked, looking back up at him. 'Only you were gone, and we didn't know if you were coming back, and there was that kiss with Ianto, and I love Rhys, I really, really do, and-'

He reached across the desk and took her hand, noting how his body didn't tingle at the touch the way it used to. So much had changed.

'It's okay,' he said. 'I'm happy for you. Truly. We're just friends.'

'I want to stay here, working for Torchwood,' she added, hoping he'd agree.  

'I can't think of anything I'd like more.'

Comments

[jo02]

This was just great - seriously - this would have been lovely to see in the actual episode, and would have made canon make more sense.

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you. Jack had a lot to put to rights when he got back. Accepting that he and Gwen were never supposed to be a thing was one little niggling matter that in the end was easily set aside. She just caught him off guard when he spied the ring for the first time.

[bk_forever]

Nice to hear Gwen actually say she loves Rhys, much better than her comment in the episode that no one else would have her,