'Why had he brought her to a bar? Did he really think that he could get information out of her this way? Who knew?' Mariah thought to herself as she sat, waiting for Jack to come back with their drinks.

As Jack walked over he smiled at Mariah and set her drink down in front of her before he sat down. Mariah ran her finger around the edge of her glass a couple of times as she thought about her current situation. Jack looked at her and she was the first to break the silence between them.

"Look, I know that I'm not supposed to know anything about this but –"

"No. No buts'. You and I both know that you don't need any proof that aliens exist. So it's worth knowing I'm probably the only one you can tell."

"Ok then. I work for a secret organization that no-one in the world knows about, that includes Torchwood, yes I know who you are. We go around Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland; we take care of the crime on the streets and other rogue agencies out to kill innocent people. The Agency also deals with the supernatural and the extraterrestrial. The Agency is run by and totally composed of women over the age of eighteen." Mariah's will had broken, she'd told him.

"The Agency?" Jack inquired.

"The Agency, being the organization that I work for. And those scans and tests you lot ran on me while I was out cold, probably gave you a fair few things to think about as well." She explained.

"Well, I'm impressed that you held onto that for so long. But why did you feel the need to hide this from us? We'd have kept quiet."

"I'm not supposed to tell anyone."

"So why did you?" Jack's eyes lit up with anticipation of her answer.

"Because you seemed like reasonable people and I wanted to take a non-work related risk. Just one thing, please don't retcon me!"

"Why would I do that when we're looking for someone with experience to make our team an even number?" Jack spoke calmly.

"Really? But… why me?"

"Because you're smart, have telekinesis, telepathy and extremely enhanced senses. You're incredibly agile when not injured and…you have two hearts."

"Hold on! Rewind and freeze! You want me to join Torchwood? I'm still working for The Agency. I can't have three lives!"

"What do you mean three? I thought it was four." Jack, who had been looking down at his drink, suddenly looked up – straight into her eyes.

Mariah blushed, looked down and said, "No, I gave up my teaching career ages ago. How the hell did you -"

"Don't worry Mariah. But look if you want to join, you need to turn up in front of the water tower at nine am sharp. Ok?"

"Ok then." Mariah's tone was confident as she got up and took a step toward the door.

"Where are you going?" Jack asked in earnest.

"Back to the agency to report in, and then I'm going home and going to bed. I really need some sleep." She turned and walked away and as she did, Jack eyed her hungrily, not wanting to love her but not being able to stop himself from doing so.