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[RL WITH GWEN AND IANTO]

[Ianto and Jack are standing milling about in the tourist office of the Hub, waiting for Gwen to come in. Work on the Hub has just completed, and they want to have her with them when they make their first venture down into their new working space. It's only fitting that the three of them are there together to look around and settle themselves down in their newly rebuilt working space, after all]

You called her? [Jack asks. Ianto rolls his eyes]

Yes, Jack. I called her. You were there when I called her. She's on her way. Relax.

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[Of course he called. He's good about keeping track of all of them. She shows up a few minutes later, huffing as she slips into the door of the tourist office. She looks a little rushed but it's as much being in a hurry as being in a hurry to actually start work in the newly rebuild Hub: her home away from home.]

Sorry I'm late. I'd blame Rhys, but it's all my fault this time.

[Ianto crosses from where he's standing behind the counter to stand in front of it with Jack, smiling at her] It's not a problem. Someone here was just being a bit impatient, that's why I called to make sure you were on your way.

Hey. [Jack grins at the pair of them] Can I help if I'm excited? It's like Christmas, Torchwood style. Whole new Hub to poke around in, new equipment to familiarize ourselves with, dark corners to explore... [a wink]

He's as bad a a woman.

[She's grinning at Jack, so it's obvious she's teasing, but she slips closer to them to offer each of them a quick, one armed hug.]

Well then, go on. I'm here now so let's see how everything's working out now.

[Jack and Ianto each hug her back when she does hug them, before pulling back. Jack nods to Ianto and Ianto walks behind the desk to hit the button to open the door to the passageway, locking the door to the outside]

Could go in through the invisible lift [Jack says] considering we've got it repaired as well, but. This way's probably safer. Hard to fit the three of us on that stone right now, all things considered. [Another wink, this one to Gwen specifically to show he's only joking. To further prove that he means her nothing but the best, he offers her his arm] Well then, shall we? [He nods to the open doorway, with a grin]

[Jack gets a whacked arm for his teasing, but she takes it as it's offered, then offers her hand to Ianto. Torchwood does things as a team, after all, and Ianto has become something close to a brother to her.]

Suppose so. About time we got back to work, hm?

[Ianto smiles and takes her offered hand] Yeah. S'pose it is, then, isn't it?

[He steps forward, leading the three of them down the newly reconstructed hallway, to the new lift, and well. Newly reconstructed mostly everything. As the doors shut and they start downwards, to get to the cog door passageway, Ianto speaks up again]

...it's amazing how far this place has come. Since...y'know.

I'll admit, I had my concerns... there was just so much damage. I never thought we'd dig out again.

[Her smile's gone all soft now, and oddly enough, more than a little nervous but she idly squeezes Ianto's hand, then Jack's arm as she steps through the cog door. A soft breath ghosts out into the new air as she looks around at their new working space.]

... it looks so huge. Like it did the first time I walked in carrying a bloody pizza.

[Ianto chuckles softly at the memory of that] God, I. Don't know how I kept it together when you came in the office with those, honestly. All deer in the headlights, with your "Oh, hi. Did someone order pizza?" [He squeezes her hand as he jokes with her] You've gotten better at being under cover since, Gwen, thank god.

[Jack stands silent, letting the pair of them joke around for a moment as he looks at the Hub, finally whole again. It's been a while. It's going to take a while to get used to, but they did try to rebuild as accurately as they could. Even managed to rescue some of the alien flora for the hot house] ...don't think I've ever seen it looking this clean.

[Both Jack's and Ianto's comments break through Gwen's odd nerves, pulling a soft laugh from her as she steps into the Hub itself, tugging him along with her.]

Think us working to keep it that way would last?

[Ianto reaches out to run his hand over a railing, and true to point, it doesn't come away with any dust] Knowing you two? Not likely. [Jack chuckles at him fussing over the cleaning already.]

...going to have to buy a new coffee machine, I suppose. [The corner where Ianto's kitchenette sits looks oddly bare without one]

That'll take weeks before you find one that lives up to your standards.

[Snorting, Gwen carefully detaches herself from her boys and waddles (shut up, Jack) over to her new workstation. For a long moment, she just stares at it before sliding her hand over the new metal.]

... I'll need a new picture of Owen and Tosh.

[Jack doesn't say anything, but the grin on his face says it all for him. He loves that even her gait has changed. She might be hating it, but he thinks she's blossoming.] Yeah, that'd be nice. Shouldn't be hard to get another one printed, though, right?

[Ianto wanders in the direction of his new kitchenette. He's stocked it a bit with things that they might want around: tea, hobnobs, coffee...] Anyone want anything? [He calls out from across the way]

[It's a good thing she doesn't see that grin or else he'd be in trouble, but any trouble he could be in is quickly forgotten when she hears Ianto. Smiling hopefully, she glances back at him, doing her best to look innocent.]

Coffee would be nice.

[Ianto pops his head up from behind the machines in the kitchenette nook and gives her a bit of a look]

I can make you decaf, if you like...

[Jack chuckles from behind them] Y'know, Ianto. I'm pretty sure that they're saying these days that a cup every now and again isn't going to be bad. [He raises an eyebrow at Gwen] What d'you say? Feel like being a little adventurous today?

[Oh look, Ianto, she's giving you those big eyes and a very hopeful expression. Is it working?]

I haven't had a decent cuppa in months. I've been good and like Jack says, it wouldn't hurt a thing.

[She shoots Jack a tiny smile as if to thank him for trying to help.]

[Jack quirks a little smile back at her, hidden from Ianto's view as the other man stands up from behind his kitchenette to look over at the pair of them. He studies Gwen for a moment, taking in her image, her figure, the roundness of her stomach. If...she says that it's alright, though, then...]

...well. I suppose just this once... [He quirks a smile across the way at her, and then turns to start readying the machine]

[As soon as Ianto's back is turned, Gwen pumps her fist in silent victory, her smile wide as if she's just won some great prize. For a moment, it's like the old days as Gwen shoots a quick grin over at her co-conspirator.]

Promise I won't ask again until after he's born. I've just missed it and decaf just isn't the same. I feel like I'm being punished.

[Jack shakes his head, chuckling] Decaf really isn't the same. Especially not when you know what you're missing. Don't worry, though. How long do you have left, anyway? [Jack feels like he should know the answer, but if he did, he's forgotten since]

[Just thinking about it makes Gwn drop a hand down to rub at her belly, smiling as if she holds some great secret.]

Couple months now, if that long. He's already a big one, so they're keeping an eye onhim.

[Jack glances over at the kitchenette as Ianto rattles around in it, apparently looking for something, before stepping up to stand near Gwen]

Keeping an eye on him? Is everything alright, other than him being big? I mean. With both of you?

[Nodding, she looks towards the kitchenette and Ianto,but her voice is low and quiet.]

We're both fine. They're just being cautious thanks to my line of work. Between them and Rhys, I might as well be glass.

[Jack raises an eyebrow] What did you tell them that your line of work was? Police? Special ops? I'll bet they loved that and the fact that you weren't going to quit just because you got pregnant...

[He chuckles at the Rhys comment, though. She's told him about how Rhys has been overprotective of her and her 'delicate condition' and all]

[The chuckle earns him a baleful stare, but it's rather mild, if you Gwen's temper.]

Told the Special Ops. Rhys looked like he' swallowed a bug after I said it.

Yeah, well. What can I say? [Jack shrugs, making a bit of a face, joking about] Men...

[That just earns him a roll of eyes.]

You're all a pain in the arse.

It's a wonder that you don't just give up on us all entirely. [Such a cheeky grin here, before he turns to call across to Ianto]

Doin' alright over there?

Yep! [Ianto's voice is muffled as he digs through the cupboards under the kitchenette] Sorry, nearly done. Just misplaced the mugs in the move-in, took me a moment to find them again.

[Jack turns back to Gwen with a smile] Nearly done. [He repeats, for the sake of repeating]

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I liiiiive!

YAYYYYY :3 I'm glad!

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at work, so replies could be sporadic and short

roger that o7 not a problem!

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I hate posting with my phone. TINY keyboard!

man, tell me about it >> i had to do that for 3 months last year