Ianto's head came up and he was frowning. "You don't know?" He smiled shyly. "Being Torchwood, I thought you'd have heard."
Jack shook his head. "I broke off all ties with Torchwood One."
Ianto leaned forward. "I was their Junior Archivist, privie to most of the items they had locked away." He took a deep breath. "A few items and documents came in that I wasn't happy about, but I was told to do my job and not ask questions. So I didn't...ask questions. I...er, took the items and a few of the documents home to study them further." He shifted in his seat. "Someone must have seen me. They reported me and the rest is history." He shrugged. "I was fired."
"Did you learn anything before you were fired?"
Ianto nodded. "The file...was about you. The items belonged to The Doctor."
"What?"
"You...can't die." He looked away, clearing his throat. "You're from the 51st Century." He waited for a response. A denial. "The Doctor, is an alien.
"He's my friend." Interrupted Jack. "He's a Time Lord. The last one."
"I'm sorry. I don't mean to be disrespectful."
Jack tried to smile. "It's fine." He put his cup down. "You wanna check out The Hub?" Jack asked, changing the subject.
"Really?"
Both men stood.
"I didn't mean to..." Began the younger man.
"I'll try to explain everything. I promise."
They made their way down to the Tourist Information Office. Jack unlocked the door and they went inside. Jack relocked the door after them. He pressed a button under the counter and a secret door in the far wall opened. They both went through and the door closed behind them.
Ianto followed on behind the immortal. "Very James Bond," he remarked. Jack chuckled. "So...you can't die. Is that true?"
"Yeah. Happened a while back. I'll explain once we get to my office."
"Can't wait."
They walked in silence along the passageway to the lift. Jack pressed the button and the door went up, allowing both men to enter. Once inside, the immortal pushed the down button and leaned back against the wall.
"You must be pretty smart, for Torchwood One to headhunted you."
"I have a photographic memory." He smiled. "I can file, type, read shorthand."
"Impressive."
Ianto rolled his eyes. "Really?"
Jack frowned. "Yeah. From humble beginnings."
Ianto sighed. 'You've read my file."
The left stopped and Jack lifted the door open. 'Of course. I don't just pick up er...bring just anyone down here you know."
They walked towards the cog door and into the Hub. Owen stood up as they entered. Tosh just smiled.
"Ianto Jones, this is Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato."
"What have you done, Harkness?" asked Owen.
Jack just acted innocent.
"You can't just bring anyone down here!" Added Owen.
Just then, Gwen appeared from the stairwell. "What have I missed?"
"Jack's brought back a friend," said Owen, pointing to Ianto.
"Oh, right."
"Gwen Cooper," Jack said to Ianto.
"The guy from the park?" asked Gwen. Jack nodded. "And what, you just happened to bump into him again, did you?" Another nod. "That's handy."
Ianto moved from one foot to another uncomfortably, eyes down.
"You're right. He is cute." Put in Tosh, smiling.
"You are all making him feel uncomfortable, so back off eh?"