Drabble_weekly Challenge 121 - Ready to explode

[m_findlow]

Title: Ready to explode
Fandom: Torchwood
Author: m_findlow
Characters/Pairing: Owen, Gwen, Jack
Rating: M (language)
Challenge: 111 - Fireworks at drabble_weekly
Warnings: none
Spoilers: none
Summary: Things are about to go off with a bang. A double drabble.

'Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!' Gwen heard Owen mutter as he whipped past her desk, straight towards Jack's office. Intensely curious, she pushed back her chair and leaned over so she could see Owen standing in the doorway.

'Yeah, boss? I'm feeling like death warmed up,' Owen said, leaning against the doorway. 'Think I'm gonna go straight home.' He barely waited for a reply, coming back out and grabbing his jacket.

'You okay, Owen?' she asked, her face a mask of concern.

'Fine. If anyone asks, though, you don't know anything about Teaboy's coffee machine being broken, alright?' He rushed out the door before she could say anything.

Gwen's chair was still in the middle of no man's land when Jack came out. 'What was all that about?' he asked. 'It wasn't even a convincing performance, but I didn't have the heart to say no.'

'Something about breaking the coffee machine?'

Jack consulted his watch. 'Go get some of that microwave popcorn going.'

Gwen frowned. 'Why? It's nearly lunchtime.'

'Exactly. Ianto is due back with lunch in about ten minutes, and when he finds out, there's gonna be fireworks like you've never seen. It'll definitely be a popcorn worthy event!'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Owen really is going to feel like death once Ianto starts serving him cold instant decaf!

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Assuming Ianto doesn't just kill him outright!

[bk_forever]

I would laugh if the coffee machine is actually fine and Owen was panicking for nothing!

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

That would be hilarious and not a little bit undeserved. :)