They had been working in silence for just over an hour when Jack's head began to ache. It started as just a faint headache that steadily grew stronger as he tried to read the screen in front of him. The screen blurred briefly in front of him. Reaching up he rubbed his eyes as he looked away from the screen. For just a moment he thought he saw the vague outline of a second Doctor standing in the corner near the TARDIS.

"I'm trying," the Doctor by the TARDIS whispered, his voice so low that Jack could barely hear him. Jack blinked and the image was gone. He continued to stare towards the corner of the room as he got to his feet. Not thinking about his actions, he reached out closing the laptop in front of him.

"Are you alright?" The Doctor asked him as he looked at Jack over the top of his thinking glasses. Jack turned to look at him and felt his heart skip a beat as he wanted nothing more to have his way with the Doctor right then. He scolded himself for the thought as he tried his best to push it away.

"Fine, just have a slight headache," Jack admitted. He stood up stretching his sore body as he yawned loudly. He blamed the sudden onset of his headache on the fact that he had barely slept the night before. Normally, he didn't need to sleep much but ever since becoming pregnant, he found himself sleeping longer and more often.

"I have medication on the TARDIS that you can take that works faster than the medicine found currently here on Earth," the Doctor offered. Jack shook his head no.

"I just need to rest and I am sure it will go away. So, I am going to go lay down for awhile and try to sleep," Jack informed him.

"Do you want me to leave?" the Doctor questioned.

"No, feel free to stay and continue to work on the artifacts. I should be up in a couple of hours and if you're still here we can have lunch. I would also like you to meet Ianto. I know you overheard our conversation this morning, but Ianto is my lover and I think the two of you would get along if you only gave each other a chance," Jack informed the Doctor.

"I'll think about it," The Doctor answered. He looked back at his work as he dismissed Jack with a simple. "Sleep well."

Jack left the office going down to the room. He stripped down to just his pants before climbing beneath the cool blankets. He took Ianto's pillow in his arms, holding it close as he ran his hand down to his groin. He breathed in his lover's scent as he forced himself to think about the man as he quickly grew harder. He ran his hand quickly along his member as he imagined that it was Ianto's hand. He fell over the edge with Ianto's name on his lips and a deep groan that he hoped that the Doctor didn't hear. Closing his eyes he fell quickly into a sated sleep.

-DW-

Jack woke feeling safe in the Doctor's arms with his back pressed to the Doctor's chest. The two of them had spent the night together after the long year with the Master but they both knew that it couldn't last. They each had their separate lives and Jack needed to get back to Cardiff while the Doctor took once more to the rest of the time and space. After a year stuck on Earth, being abused daily, Jack was surprised that he hadn't run the first chance he got. Instead, choosing to seek comfort in Jack's arms rather than seeing a star be born. Despite knowing that he needed to leave soon, Jack wasn't ready to get up yet so he carefully rolled in the man's arms so that he was facing the Time Lord. He was surprised to see that the Doctor was awake, his eyes red with tears staining his cheeks.

"Oh, sweethearts," Jack whispered kissing the Time Lord softly on his lips as he reached up thumbing the tears off his cheeks. "What's the matter?"

"I hate endings," the Doctor responded his voice hoarse.

"Don't look at this as an ending then, just look at it as saying goodbye for a little while. We both have our separate lives at the moment but I have no doubt that our paths will cross again. Then, I will travel with you anywhere that you want to go," Jack promised him. A small smile briefly crossed the Doctor's face but it was gone just as quickly. He snuggled closer to Jack resting his head on Jack's chest.

"Do you have to go now?" He questioned. Jack wanted to tell him no. He wanted to tell the Doctor that he would stay as long as he needed him to. Only Jack knew that every moment he stayed would make it that much harder to walk away. So rather than stay in the Doctor's arms like he wanted to, he gently kissed the Time Lord softly on the top of the head before extracting himself out of his arms. He didn't look back as he heard the choked sob from the Doctor as he forced himself to walk into the ensuite. He closed the door behind himself, leaning heavily upon it as he allowed himself to break.

By the time he finished showering, and shaving he almost felt like himself again. He dressed in his normal attire and tied up his boots. Leaving the ensuite, he didn't see the Doctor but he found him quickly in the kitchen. Their eyes didn't meet as the Doctor sat at the table sipping a cup of tea. Martha was with him nursing her own cup of coffee and if she noticed something was wrong, she didn't comment on it as Jack went to make his own cup of coffee.

"Who wants breakfast?" Jack wondered trying to put on a happy face.

"I'm not hungry," The Doctor answered. Standing he started out of the kitchen. He paused briefly in the doorway, still not looking at Jack as he spoke again. "We'll be in Cardiff soon." With that, he disappeared down the corridor making Jack wonder if things between them would ever be the same.