They ended up spending several days in Cardiff helping Torchwood get back on its feet. Mickey brought the Doctor's medications down with him when he returned to Cardiff, allowing them to stay as long as they needed. By his own suggestion, he also spoke to Ian over the phone for an hour each morning. Jack was more privy to those conversations as the Doctor would put Ian on speakerphone as he worked in Jack's office. He happily told Ian about his new dog, Osiris and Jack groaned knowing that they were keeping the dog after all. He really didn't want to keep the dog in the hub and didn't know if Martha could have dogs at her flat but that didn't matter to the Doctor. He came to care quickly for the large black dog and Jack didn't have the heart to tell him no.

The next few days became routine and while Jack worked, Torchwood became the Doctor's playground. He was often seen fixing things for them or helping with the artifacts. After Ianto's attitude the first day, he returned to Torchwood trying to keep his temper with the Doctor and Jack under control. He still avoided the Doctor by staying in the archives but that was fine by Jack. He really didn't want to fire Ianto but he would if Ianto disrespected either him or the Doctor again. The Doctor, though, surprised Jack by not breaking into his vault but waiting for Jack to escort him downstairs to examine the artifacts.

Once there the Doctor once again surprised Jack by organizing the vault for them so that the artifacts were not only correctly labeled but easier to find. Jack didn't know that the Doctor knew how to clean and organize as he had always assumed that the TARDIS took care of it for the Doctor. Then again if you asked the Doctor where a specific book was in his library, he always knew what section it would be in without having to refer to her. He wired a new alarm for Jack that was harder to hack and had a double passcode to it to keep people out of the vault. He then spent most of his night helping Ianto catch up on paperwork when he couldn't sleep.

Jack could almost believe that life was back to normal with the Doctor. That was until Osiris came to him barking and wagging his tails frantically. It was unusual to see him away from the Doctor which was the first thing that concerned Jack. The second was how he kept turning in the doorway obviously trying to get Jack to follow him. Jack jumped out of his chair, rushing down the stairs after Osiris to find the Doctor in the midst of a seizure by the rift computer.

"Good boy," Jack told Osiris as he moved the Doctor as carefully as he could away from the computer so that he would stop hitting the desk. The Doctor went still only a moment later and took in a short breath without any prompting. Jack knelt down next to him, thumbing the side of cheek trying to rouse him. The Doctor opened his eyes looking at his lover with tear filled eyes.

"I'm not going to be able to see the TARDIS tomorrow, am I?" He sobbed softly.

"Why do you say that?" Jack wondered. He gently eased the Doctor off of the ground letting him lean against his chest. He wrapped his arms around the Doctor holding him as he felt the Time Lord shiver against him.

"Because I am still having seizures," The Doctor told him. Jack kissed him on top of the head as Osiris laid his head down on the Doctor's thigh. The Doctor reached out to scratch him behind his ears but he wasn't thinking normally and just ended up resting his hand on his head instead.

"The TARDIS can scan your head tomorrow and hopefully, she will be able to tell us why you continue to have them," Jack informed him. The Doctor nodded miserably against him. "Come on let's get you to bed and I am sure that you will feel better once you wake up."

"K," The Doctor agreed making no move to sit up further. Jack lifted him in his arms carrying him to the ladder. He helped the Doctor down to his bed tucking him into the blankets. At the top of the ladder, he could hear Osiris growling and yelping as he scratched. "Jack."

"Alright, just calm down," Jack told the dog. He climbed to the top of the ladder lifting the squirming dog down. It immediately climbed up on the bed curling up next to the Doctor with its head on his chest. "Hey, that's my spot."

"Jack," The Doctor groaned. He just wanted to sleep and he didn't care if it was Jack or Osiris laying with him at the moment.

"Sorry," he apologized laying down on the bed next to the Doctor. He took the Doctor the best he could in his arms curling around him. He would let him sleep for awhile, then wake him up for dinner. They needed to set off early to get back to London early in time for his appointment at UNIT with Martha. The Doctor sighed reaching down and scratching Jack behind his ear causing him to chuckle.

-DW-

It was early in the morning when Jack took the Doctor out to the SUV. The Doctor climbed into the passenger seat immediately drifting back to sleep. He put Osiris into the back seat of the SUV, knowing the Doctor wouldn't forgive him for leaving his pet behind. The trip to London was uneventful as he drove to UNIT. He turned the radio on low, so as not to wake the Doctor. Osiris stuck his head between the seats and Jack had to stop him from climbing into the front seat with them. He wondered briefly if he should have warned Martha about the dog. It was too late now, though.

Arriving at UNIT the Doctor jumped out of the SUV rushing ahead of Jack into the hospital. He practically ran to the TARDIS in his excitement to see her again and the possibility of reconnecting with her. He laid his hand against the door whispering to her softly in Gallifreyan. As Jack approached the doors to the TARDIS opened and the Doctor rushed on. He wrapped his arms around the first coral he came to resting his head against it. The TARDIS hummed through him in a way that was as familiar to him as breathing and he relished in the feeling of her in his head again.

"I know and I'm sorry," The Doctor told her as she scolded him. She was pleased at the progress that her thief but he still had a lot of progress to make before she would let him travel again. He had fallen so far and the humans were helping him to heal both his mind and body. Jack followed the Doctor on board and he felt the TARDIS thank him for taking care of her driver.

"You let him get a dog Jack," Martha commented as she came up behind him.

"His name is Osiris and it's a long story," Jack replied with a wince. The Doctor looked opened his eyes looking at them with a small smile on his face. He was finally home. Jack let him reconnect with her before taking his hand and leading him to the medi-bay. With their connection reestablished it was time to find out what was causing the Doctor's seizures to continue.