[for gwen]

Maybe the building crews had enjoyed their time off, but all it meant for Jack was having Stu around to keep him on the job. He'd been working sun up to sundown with Stu and Ianto and whoever else Stu happened to rope into working and today...he was taking a day off. Stu was off with his crew and Jack was so sick of construction. He was more tan, more lean and more experienced at swinging a hammer and tying knots than he really should be.

But it kept him busy. And it helped. It helped Stu and Jane, and it would help the people who arrived after it was completed. It helped him sleep well, which meant dreamless. It kept him on the edge of exhaustion which helped keep his sex drive in check. It...helped.

The only thing it didn't help was his social life. He barely saw anyone. He rarely saw Ace or Tosh or Gwen. He hadn't seen Owen in weeks. He hadn't seen anyone who mattered to him, so he took a day off and had a plan to find everyone he'd been missing.

The easiest to find was Gwen.

[Ace, Tuesday May 8, Morning]

( Tuesday May 8 Morning )