Chapter 2
The Doctor froze and watched the scene in front of him play out. the waiter ran forward to greet the new costumers "Captain Jack, I'm so sorry we didn't know you were coming in today I'm afraid your usual table is taken would you like to wait or can we seat you somewhere else." The waiter truly looked sorry. Jack looked over towards the doctor and then back at the waiter
"It's ok Jared we'll take the one next to it" The waiter lead the way pulling the chair out for the young lady. the doctor held his breath not really paying attention to what river was going on about. what if jack recognized him? the last time he had seen jack he had been in a bar on the far side of the universe he was drinking away a recent loss.
As much as he didn't really want to be recognized it still was good to see the captain. the waiter had taken there order and left the room. the restaurant was pretty well empty. The doctor expected Jack to turn around any second and start talking to him but when he didn't he realized that jack probably didn't even know who he was he had after all changed his face since last seeing jack. River was quite and the doctor realized that the waiter had returned to the table with their food. before the waiter left the doctor grabbed his arm stopping him.
"Can i ask who that couple are that just came in?" the waiter looked over at jacks table. "Your not from around here are you? that is Jack Harkness and his sister they own this place along with his other sister. The three of them are from the richest family in Cardiff. Their Grandfather and his young bride open this shop almost 50 years ago. Its really a sad story about 5 years after opening the shop the husband died leaving his wife alone with a young son. Most think the family is cursed." the Doctor nodded
"What makes people think the family is cursed?" the doctor asked the young man. "Cause all the men in that family die at a young grandfather and father both died when they were 25. Jack and his sisters took over the place last year when their mother and grand mother died." "Two people dying doesn't make it a curse." he told the waiter. "Yeah but if you look into the family history every man in the family dies before he reaches his 30th birthday going back over 80 years."
The doctor knew that the story was just that a story probably something cooked up by the captain. "Doctor," river said rather loud pulling him out of his own head. "Why so interested in the young man?" The doctor didn't have a chance to answer her not that he really had an answer for her.
Jack turned in his chair and faced them. "Doctor?" he asked the doctor really didn't know what to say "Jack" was all that came to mind. Jacks mobile phone rang jack looked at the screen and smiled.
"Surprise surprise the doctor's here and troubles not far behind." he said closing his phone. The doctor looked puzzled as jack and his female friend stood up putting their coats on. "Coming doctor?" he asked. Jared appeared from the kitchen
"are you leaving Mr. Harkness?" Jack nodded at the young man. "Yes and these two's meal is on the house." The doctor and River followed them out the door and around back of the shop to a door. the door was nothing special most people wouldn't have even noticed it sitting there.
Jack lead them into the small little room after locking the door behind him he pressed some buttons on his wrist strap and the back wall completely disappeared. " Welcome to The Doctor's Torchwood, Doctor"
