All right.Jack knew he shouldn't have asked to know. He knew the Doctor would have a bloody field day if he knew that Jack was trying to glean information from the future. But, really, at the same time -- it had happened for Gwen, Owen, and Ianto already. If he hadn't reached the same point as they, he couldn't change things if he wanted to.
So, as Jack rationalised this, he knew he could ask Gwen what had happened. And he knew that, should he be sent back to his own time, he wouldn't do anything to change the future. A foolish rationalisation, perhaps, but Jack needed one and so he clung desperately to whatever he could.
He'd asked Ianto for two coffees, mug sitting waiting for Gwen while Jack sat behind his desk, holding the mug with both hands. Whatever it was, it couldn't have been good. As Jack looked down at his coffee, he wondered briefly if it had to do with him. There was that slight twisting in his stomach as, once more, Jack made that silent promise not to screw with time. No matter what the news was.
"Come on in," Jack said, forcing a smile to his face when he heard Gwen knock. "Coffee's hot."
[OOC: ended up having my weekend blow up with things. But all good and here now! So sorry for the delay! And yes, if you want to do Remus/Hermione, I can toss something up and backdate it! ♥]