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Chapter 50

The Doctor was sound asleep on the sofa. Tony ran down the hall and jumped on his chest.

"Brother!" Tony shouted.

The Doctor nearly jumped out of his skin. He bolted straight up and yelled something in a strange language. He opened his eyes and saw Tony sitting on him. He rubbed his face and laughed. "Tony! You nearly gave me a heart attack. What are you on about?"

The Doctor looked over in the kitchen. Jack was doubled over laughing. "Oh that was great! I love these kids, Doc!"

Tony was so excited. "Nanna Jones called me! She said we are going to watch a football game tonight with her! Is that true?"

The Doctor rubbed his face as he lay back on the sofa. "Yes. It is. Nanna Jones wouldn't lie to you, Tony."

Tony threw his arms in the air. "Brilliant! Who are we watching?"

"Arsenal! Of course!" the Doctor beamed.

"Fantastic! They are playing Aston Villa today! Arsenal is going to win!" Tony told the Doctor.

The Doctor looked surprised. "How on earth do you know who's playing?"

Tony looked at Doctor seriously. "Poltoius told me!"

"Oh! Right! Let me up, Comrade. I need some coffee. It smells like Jack has made some." the Doctor said as he got off the sofa and stretched his back. Tony ran back down the hallway.

Jack handed him a cup of coffee as he sat down at the bar. "Here you are. Dear. Cream? Sugar?"

The Doctor smiled. "Yeah, hand it up here. I'll do it."

"I don't remember you drinking coffee." Jack realized.

"It's a new thing with this mouth. It likes it. Thank goodness, too. I've got too much going on to sleep all of the time." the Doctor said as he sipped his coffee.

Jack laughed. "Rose filled me in on things while you were sleeping. Drinking games? You're playing drinking games again? Didn't you swear that off back on Mu Lyrae?"

The Doctor sat his coffee down and covered his face. "Oh no! You didn't tell Rose about that, did you?"

Jack laughed. "She thought it was hysterical. Why hadn't you told her you -"

"Ah! Don't say it. Don't even want to think about that." he rubbed his face and started drinking his coffee again.

Jack drank his coffee and laughed.

Shakes walked in the room and sat down next to the Doctor.

"Hey, Shakes! What's new?" the Doctor asked him.

"Aemilius just returned from the hospital. There were some questionable activity he had to deal with." Shakes informed him.

"What is that about?" Jack asked.

"I believe it was someone that recognized Rose. Nothing involved with the recent trouble. He took a lot of pictures of her. She never knew anything was happening. He detained the man, took his phone. He still has him. Jake is there now dealing with it."

Jack handed Shakes a cup of coffee. Shakes thanked him.

The Doctor rubbed his head. "Does Rose know anything about this?"

Shakes shook his head. "No, it was handled quietly."

Jack nodded and smiled. "Just like a Quauhtin! Love it!"

The Doctor looked at Shakes, "Don't let her know. The less of that stuff she knows, the better."

Shakes nodded and sat back and drank his coffee.

Jack looked surprised. "Not tell her? Are you crazy? Rose will kick your -"

"Rose is dealing with PTSD from two kidnappings, an assassination attempt and getting hit by a car with these damn people. They also blew up her Dad's hotel room and he's in a coma currently. The less she knows, the better she will be. She doesn't need to know this."

Jack looked shocked. "What? My God!"

Shakes drank his coffee. "They took Tony and Jacob, too. We had to go get them."

Jack looked surprised, "Who's Jacob?"

"A six year old boy. Friend of Tony's." the Doctor told him.

"What kind of people kidnap children?" Jack exclaimed.

"These people. I'm telling you. They are brutal. The shit they put Rose through... " the Doctor trailed off. He couldn't even say the rest of it.

Jack shook his head. "Damn. No wonder you have Quauhtin guarding this family. There's no one better."

The Doctor smiled. "And lead by the best. William Shakes here is really Summus the Quauhtin."

Jack sat down his coffee. "Oh bullshit. You have went too far now. William Shakes? Like Shakespeare? Who the hell came up with that?"

Shakes laughed. "Mickey did."

"Oh! Well, that makes sense. But, you're not really Summus the Quauhtin. Are you?" Jack asked.

Shakes smiled, "I am."

Jack covered his mouth and screamed. "Fucking hell! I'm standing in the presence of Summus the Quauhtin!" He jumped up and down with his excitement.

The Doctor and Shakes laughed at one another.

The Doctor said, "From one legend to another, that's a great reaction."

Shakes laughed and clanged his coffee mug with the Doctor's. "Reminds me of your reaction when you found out."

Jack was still bouncing around in disbelief. "Summus the Quauhtin. Oh, the hell! This shit is really bad if we have you and still can't figure it out. Oh, damn!"

The Doctor looked at Shakes. "So, Rose went back to the hospital?"

"Yes. Lewis is with her now. She's safe. She asked me to have you tell her when you wake up." Shakes told him.

"Ah, she doesn't realize yet. But she knows." the Doctor waved it off.

Jack leaned on the cabinet. "What is that about? How are you and her doing that?"

"Rose is telepathic. Something the Bad Wolf gave her. We have a marriage bond." the Doctor explained.

"You did that with her!? Are you crazy? You will outlive her! It will kill you!" Jack exclaimed.

The Doctor shook his head and smiled. "No, she also has an extended lifespan. We'll live on a very long time together. I know what I'm doing, Jack."

"You told me you had to live on. The stars would go out if you died." Jack told him.

"You forget. There's two of me. The stars are safe. And when did I tell you that?" the Doctor asked.

"You were drinking." Jack told him.

The Doctor ran his hand through his hair. "Ugh. I need to stop that. My mouth runs off without me. Don't believe everything I say when I'm drunk."

Shakes laughed at him.

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