It was three days after the ordeal with the master and it was Lois's funeral. Jack dreaded it. Not because he didn't want to pay his respects to the dead girl, but because he didn't want to have to face her family. It was his fault she died, and going to the funeral would only make him feel worse about it. They couldn't have an open casket because there was nothing left to show.

"Ready?" Ianto asked, popping his head round the corner of the office door, Hope on his hip. Jack straightened his tie and cleared his throat.

"Yeah, let's go," He walked out and took Hope from Ianto. She was dressed in a little white shirt and tie, with a pinafore over the top "You look cute Hopey!"

The now apparently 5-year-old didn't laugh like she usually did. She stayed quiet and rested her head on Jack's shoulder, eyes shut.

Slowly, Jack grabbed his coat and slipped it on, then started walking through the hub. Owen, Tosh and Gwen weren't coming. There were some important admin jobs to be done and plus, they didn't really know Lois, and felt like the family probably wouldn't want them there.

At the funeral

"My daughter, Lois Joseph, was the light of my life," Cried a tall skinny lady, Mrs Joseph. She stood at the front of the church, mascara running down her red cheeks "When she was a kid, she always dreamt of going to University away from home, wanting to study music and medicine. I didn't want her to go, obviously, but when she left college she was so full of ambition, so full of life, that I had to let her. All she wanted to do was save people. Whether it be through her music or as a doctor it didn't matter. I regret letting her go now. I regret letting her take those loans out. I regret driving her there, helping her unpack and settle in. I regret leaving her there. Because you know what? I blame myself, even if I was miles away in Dorset when it happened. I was her mother. She was my responsibility. And because I left some sicko decided to burn my baby alive," She paused, unable to speak through her sobs. Jack's heart was in pieces. It was his fault, not hers.

Mrs Joseph stepped down from the podium, shoulders shaking violently. A young boy hugged her before stepping up himself. Neither Jack nor Ianto recognised him, but he appeared to be related to Lois somehow.

"Hi," He coughed awkwardly "I'm Jayden, and I'm Lois's cousin. I just wanted to let Lois know how much I loved her, and I'm not too good with words but I'll try. Growing up, Lois was the only person who would listen to me, whether it was on the phone, through text or in person, she would just listen to whatever I had to say. She was like a best friend, despite being 5 years older than me. And I don't know about you, but I wish I'd listened to her more. She was murdered, and maybe if I'd listened she'd have told me something. Something that could've saved her," Jayden wiped his brown and looked shyly at the rows of smartly dressed people in tears, his eyes finally coming to rest on Jack and Ianto "Someone knows something about her death that they're not telling anyone. I know. Because Lois..."

He trailed off mid-sentence and quickly jumped down, returning to his seat. But he wasn't crying. He just looked angry. It was Jacks turn to go up now, and he felt nervous. He'd never felt this nervous before, and he'd been in some sticky situations. But getting up and walking to the front. It was worse than being caught between a rock and a hard place. All those eyes on him. The friends and family of a much-loved girl who didn't deserve to die.

"Hello, My name is Captain Jack Harkness, and Lois used to babysit my daughter. In fact, she was babysitting her when she, she," He took a deep breath "I believe Lois died trying to protect my daughter. Which she did. And because of that, I will forever be in debt to her. What happened it her- It was truly awful, and if it's anyone's fault it's mine. She was looking after my child, and if we hadn't employed her, she'd still be alive. At least, that's what I think," He looked over at her family, who were still in floods of tears. He gulped "I'm sorry,"

As he stepped down, a phone went off. It was Jayden's.

"Lois! You got a tweet from Tyler and Josh they-" He realised he was speaking aloud and quickly leaped up, running out of the church.

Something wasn't quite right about him. It was just a hunch, but Jack could just sense it. That kid knew something.

The funeral ended with a song by Twenty One Pilots, who had been Lois's favourite band. It was called Migraine. Which was quite appropriate, because that's what Jack had now, after feeling sick for the entire service. He just wanted to go back to the hub and bury himself in some work.