The Doctor was the next one to wake. He stumbled his way sleepily towards the loo, not bothering to close the door all the way as he disappeared inside. A few moments later he padded back out. He swayed slightly as he stood halfway between the bed and the door as he tried to figure out which way to go. Ianto watched him standing confused before deciding to take pity on the hungover Time Lord.

"Would you like me to get you a cup of tea?" Ianto offered.

"You don't have to make me a drink," the Doctor responded.

"I know but I was going to get me a coffee anyway and I don't mind making you a cup of tea while I am up," Ianto told him. He got out of the bed as if to prove he was about to get up. He wasn't sure if the Doctor believed him but the Time Lord didn't argue further as he made his way back to the bed. Ianto left the room hurrying to make their drinks as he wanted to be back before Jack woke again. The Doctor settled down on the bed to wait for him pulling the blanket across his lap. His head was pounding and he hoped that the tea would help clear his headache so he didn't have to resort to his medications. His headache got momentarily worse as the door opened again and Martha entered with Ianto carrying his tea.

"I made you a hangover cure but I'm not sure that you deserve it," Martha informed him sternly. He made a face at her as she continued. "Just because I can't understand what you called me doesn't make it any better."

"I'm sorry," The Doctor sighed even if he wasn't sure he meant it. He did owe her an apology for insulting her when she took his alcohol but she had no right to take the bottle in the first place.

"You and I will discuss this later, but right now drink your tea and relax," Martha told him. She handed him the tea with the hangover cure in it. He took it grateful that she wasn't going to embarrass him by trying to get him to talk in front of Ianto and Jack. Not that he would talk to her anyway. While she was in the room, she ran through Jack's normal morning check to make sure that he was still doing alright. He groaned part way through, rolling away from her and then turning his head when she tried to check him again.

"You're alright, Jack," Ianto cooed. He ran his fingers through Jack's hair trying to comfort him. He paused as he touched Jack's forehead, his brow furrowing in concern. "Does he feel warm to you?"

"He always feels warm to me," the Doctor answered cheekily. Martha rolled her eyes. She placed her hand on Jack's head immediately sharing Ianto's concern at how warm he was. It was usual for Jack to get sick so the fact that he felt warm was worrying. She reached into her bag pulling out the thermometer and putting it into Jack's ear. Jack tried to turn away but Ianto was gentle as he made sure that Jack stayed still.

"His temperature is higher than normal. I am going to draw blood and run it through the lab to make sure he doesn't have an infection developing," Martha commented. She pulled out a clean syringe and a tourniquet. She tied the tourniquet around his arm before finding a vein. Gently she pressed the needle into his arm.

"Stop," Jack moaned trying to pull his arm away. Ianto held his arm steady keeping him from hurting himself.

"You're alright," Ianto reassured him. Jack moaned rolling onto his back again with his arm still held by Ianto. The Doctor reached up gently running his fingers behind Jack's ear to comfort him. Jack seemed to have calmed down as Martha finished drawing the blood. Placing a plaster over the spot on his arm, she allowed Jack to finally pull away from her. They all thought that he had fallen into a deeper sleep again as Martha finished tending to him.

"Ianto, I don't feel good," Jack whispered with his eyes still tightly closed making Ianto wonder just how awake he was. Ianto looked towards the Doctor.

"Talk to him," the Doctor mouthed trying to let Ianto comfort his lover.

"I know sweetheart, just rest and I promise you will feel better soon," Ianto cooed. He leaned down pressing his lips to Jack's head. Jack reached out towards Ianto and he caught his hand holding it tightly.

"You should call Owen," Jack responded.

"Owen is busy at Torchwood but don't worry you are being well taken care of by Martha and the Doctor," Ianto informed him.

"The Doctor's here?" Jack wondered. He still wasn't bothering to open his eyes to confirm what he was being told.

"I am. Hello, Jack," The Doctor spoke up. Both Ianto and the Doctor were surprised when Jack burst into tears rather than having the desired effect of just confirming to Jack that he was there. The Doctor looked at Ianto in confusion and Ianto shrugged.

"There's something wrong with my baby, isn't there," Jack wondered between sobs. It was the only logical reason that he could think of that Ianto would have called Martha and the Doctor to tend to him over Owen.

"No, sweetheart. Your son is fine," Ianto told him.

"Daughter. I'm having a girl," Jack replied, his voice rising. He sounded desperate for Ianto to agree with him as he squeezed Ianto's hand tighter.

"Your baby is fine," the Doctor spoke up. Whether or not Jack heard him was unclear as he continued to sob saying the word girl over and over again. The Doctor sighed. He put his fingers to the center of Jack's forehead. It was easy to push past Jack's weakened mind and he helped lull Jack back into a deep sleep. Jack's sobbing went quiet as his breathing evened out.

"Was that really necessary?" Martha questioned from where she was standing nearby watching their interaction.

"He wasn't listening to us anymore. He was lost in his own thoughts and starting to panic. I helped him back to sleep before he retreated back into his own mind," the Doctor answered. He was worried by the way the Captain was repeating himself as it wasn't normal for Jack. He placed his fingers to Jack's temple again closing his eyes. He didn't force himself into Jack's mind but just looked towards the stairs again. He was relieved to see that Jack was still on the platform and hadn't retreated into his mind again. Removing his fingers, he opened his eyes. The room breathed a collective sigh of relief as he informed them that Jack was still safe.

"I am going to test his blood so that we can get him started on medication to help him feel better," Martha commented. The Doctor nodded showing that he heard her. She left the room leaving the three men alone again.

"Do you know why he is suddenly running a fever when he was fine a few hours earlier?" Ianto wondered.

"No. It's not normal for Jack but then again nothing is normal about what is happening to him at the moment. It isn't going to be easy getting him back to a healthy mind and body. I expect we have a battle in front of us and this is only the beginning of it," The Doctor told Ianto.

"I'm ready for whatever fight we have to go through, just as long as he comes back to me in the end," Ianto reiterated.

"Then I have an idea," the Doctor responded. He climbed off the bed, making Ianto wondered what he was up to as the Doctor rushed out of the bedroom. Deciding to trust him, he drank his coffee as he waited for the Doctor's return.