Jazz "That would explain the no show. We have been trying to look for him for sometime. We are just glad that he is in good hands. I will let you go then." Ianto didnt want to distract the Time Lord from caring forJack while the immortal was sick."take care Doctor. Say hello to Jack for us." And with that, Ianto hung up and left Jack in the Doctor's capable hands. _____________________ Jack hadn't fallen asleep for it was something his body didnt want to so yet. Jack was very much tired. However the Immortal was feeling too miserable to go to sleep. He didnt know why he felt miserable still. He thought that now he was with the Time Lord that he wouldn't feel miserable like he did but just feel sick. However unknown to the immortal there was something else that plagued his mind.Curled in the blanket that he was given, Jack Harkness had his eyes closed and hoping that soon he would sleep so he would have the higher chance of ridding himself of this sickness. Magic The Doctor carried on making the soup, he hoped been cared for would make Jack feel a little better. Once the soup is done he gets Jack some tea and medicine. He was worried about him, he wondered what had happened to Jack for him to be in this state. Either was the time lord was going to take good care of his sick friend. Walking into the room he headed over to the bed, he put the soup and tea on the nightstand. He gently puts a hand on Jacks back. “Hey are you awake?” he asked softly. He didn’t want to wake his friend if he had fallen asleep, though he knew it would be good for Jack to get food in his stomach. The time lord knew he might have to do something out of the normal and lay there with Jack, he knew the man was sick and in need of comfort. The Doctor stroked Jack’s hair a little “I know you are miserable, But I will make sure you get well again,” he didn’t like it when his friends were miserable. He found it hard to see, thought he was always willing to make things better for them. “I brought you some tea and soup.” He hoped Jack would relax enough after he’s had some food and tea. The Doctor knew tea always helped to relax somebody. Jazz Jack hadn't fallen asleep like the Doctor had thought. He was still feeling quite miserable and the it wasn't helping things any. Feeling the gentle touch of a hand on his back, he moved his head a little to see that the Doctor was right there. Jack was also secretly enjoying the touch. He nodded as he slowly sat up, making sure that the blanket was around him and wouldn't slide off. "I'll try the soup first..." Magic The Doctor looked at him “I talked to Ianto for you, he and the others have been worried, I told him you are safe,” he smiled softly and passes him the bowl “Don’t force it if you can’t manage , its light but I don’t want you throwing up if can be helped, though sometimes it can’t I just don’t want you feeling more miserable.” He knew that Jack was feeling quite miserable. The Doctor smiled and passed him the bowel careful. “You’ll feel better soon.” Jack was his good friend. He was looking at Jack, The Doctor was running his hands threw his hair, he had never been like this with Jack, but he knew he was sick and needed to give him comfort, he knew Jack liked the touch, he was sure that was helping him a lot right now as well. He smiled and sits by him. “Couldn’t sleep I guess?” he asked him. Jazz Nodding slowly, Jack took the bowl and was taking his time eating what he could of the soup. "Alright...As long as they know Im fine, I am fine. But no. I couldn't sleep. I feel too sick to sleep." Jack told the Time Lord. Not admitting it, but the Immortal was clearly enjoying the hand that was running through his hair. It was a bit odd for the Doctor to do something like this, but his guess was that it was because Jack was feeling extremely ill. About finishing half the bowl, Jack gave it to the Time Lord before him. "Tea please...not done with the soup but Ill see what my body say with eating half a bowl of soup..." Magic The Doctor looked at him, he felt sorry for Jack and wished that he could do more to make Jack feel better. “Yeah think they have been looking for you, I figured they would have been and would want to know where you were.” He knew that he couldn’t have left them wondering. He wasn’t sure if any of them even knew that Jack couldn’t die. He smiled softly, Jack didn’t have to say, The Doctor could see that Jack liked him stroking his hair. The time lord smiled rather softly, he takes the bowl and passes him the tea. “Its alright no rush Jack,” he says calmly “Last time it was you looking after me, never thought be the other way around, But I was so sick that last time.” He smiled “Suppose this is repaying that kindness though I’d look after you even if that hadn’t happened.” Jazz Jack took the cup of the tea and with a smile small, not feeling so miserable since the Time Lord was taking care of him. It was odd to have changed roles. "I remember. It is a bit odd." He takes a sip of the tea. "So what were you doing before you found me?" Harkness asked, hoping he didnt pull the Doctor away from something that would have been fun most likely. He took another sip of the tea. Magic The Doctor looked at him “Yeah, guess getting wet and been out in middle of nowhere made it easier to get sick.” He also did wonder if Jack had been overdoing it, he wasn’t sure how much sleep Jack normally ever got. He did get rather worried about that when he thought about it. “Travelling alone, Don’t worry I didn’t mind coming to find you, I wouldn’t have just left you there when you needed me, I was quite lonely as well, Didn’t think you would want to travel with me again or anything, But have been completely alone.” He was almost in tears, He tried to pull himself together again. “So sorry, didn’t mean to um,” few tears dropped down his cheeks anyways. He missed Rose and missed having his friends by his side. Jazz Jack tilted his head a little as he saw his friend tearing up. It was very unusual to see the Doctor this emotional. Lifting his hand, the immortal used the palm of his hand to wiped the wipe the saddened Time Lord. "It's alright, Doctor. I'll talk to them about it. It would be nice to see the universe again." Jack said before he began coughing, making sure to turn away to cough so the Doctor wasn't in the line of fire. Magic The Doctor was crying, he wiped away his tears “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” He kept apologizing over and over. He wasn’t used to even crying that much in front of his friends. He was glad for Jacks company, even if the man was quite sick. He knew that he needed to help make his friend feel better. He noticed Jack had began coughing and he rubbed his back. “You will be alright.” The Doctor told him. He wished he could make Jack better right now, but he knew he couldn’t. But either way he would do his best to make Jack better “Oh you don’t need to, I couldn’t pull you away from your work and friends like that…,” Jazz Shaking his head before drinking a little bit more of his tea, Jack looked back to the Doctor. "Its okay. Thats why I would want to talk to them about it. I haven't seen you in so long. I am sure we have quite a bit of catching up to do. But no need to apologize for crying. It happens." The immortal took a drink of the tea before handing it to the Doctor before leaning over to the Doctor, his head on the Time Lord's shoulder. His stomach seemed to be accepting the soup that the Doctor made. Jack wasn't feeling as miserable as he did before. However he still felt the usual affects of illness. Magic The Doctor looked at him “Yes it has been awhile.. don’t know how long its been for me, I have been travelling and time is different in the TARDIS.” He really did want time to catch up with Jack once he was feeling better. He looked at him “I’m not used to crying in front of you I guess. I just miss Rose, and miss having you or any of my friends to travel with,” He looked at him and takes the cup. “How are you holding up, want the rest or your soup or should I put it in fridge for you.” He knew he could always heat it up later. He was stroking Jack’s dark brown hair and he was thinking a bit. Jazz Smiling a little, Jack felt his hair being messed with and again, enjoying it. closing his eyes, the immortal tried to get a nap in. However this wouldn't take long for how exhausted Jack was in the first place, not even getting a chance to answer the Doctor's question. Jack Harkness did cough a bit here and there but the tea seemed to do it's things. Magic Seeing Jack looked like he would fall asleep, The Doctor took the bowl and cup to the kitchen. He stored the rest of the soup in the fridge and then went back to Jack and hugged him. He continued to stroke his hair, he could see it was helping to relax Jack. He knew that Jack was quite exhausted and he closed his eyes as well. The time lord soon found himself relaxed and asleep. When he woke up, he looked around and sighed a bit, he looked over at Jack hoping that he was getting a good rest, he was blushing that he had even fallen asleep laying next to Jack but he had gotten sleepy and comfortable. He also had been trying to keep Jack comforted as well. Jazz Waking up a few minutes or so after the time Lord had woken up, Jack felt like he had slept decently. The sleep wasnt exactly helping but glad none the less that he had gotten some sleep. Noticing that the Doctor was laying next to him. His guess that he had fallen asleep here to make sure the immortal was cared for. Jack smiled when he noticed the Doctor's blush. "I'm guessing you fell asleep while keeping me company Doctor?" Magic The Doctor smiled and looked at him “Yeah I got comfortable and relaxed I guess.” He looked at Jack still blushing, he was glad that Jack had got some sleep. He had been worried about the fact that Jack was struggling to sleep earlier. “How are you feeling.?” He hopes the sleep had helped, but he knows Jack would still be quite sick, he is worried about him. “Hope you were able to sleep well, You fell asleep not long after you finished your tea, was hoping it would help you sleep. Though I know me comforting you would have helped a bit too.” He smiled and sits up where he is. He was stretching a little and then he hugged Jack again. He didn’t seem to mind comforting him when he knew he needed it. Jazz Jack hugged the Doctor from an odd position, really trying to refrain from letting his flirtatious side speak to the Time Lord. However that was slowly becoming more reality as this went on. "I'm feeling more rested...but over all I feel like crap still. Thank you for what you did, Doctor." Though staying as he was and not moving away from the Doctor for a bit before having to let go, Jack thought about this and was seeing it about unnatural that he was able to be this close to the Time Lord like he was being now, being sick or not. Mentally shrugging, the immortal was going to try and enjoy the time while it was there. This is Captain Jack Harkness we are talking about here. "I do have a feeling though that you are being so close to be to make up for lost time not being around me." Jack said with a weak sly smile. He couldnt contain it anymore. flirting was in his nature. Nothing he could do about it. Magic The Doctor closed his eyes, he knew Jack was likely trying to suppress his flirting. But he knew Jack and that wasn’t likely to last all. He knew that Jack was loving being this close to him. He knew Jack had feelings for him in the past, he wasn’t sure if those feelings were still there or not. But The Doctor did care about the immortal. He had just been in love with Rose at the time, now he seemed unsure, He was liking being close to him it seemed. He wanted to tell him to stop it, but instead a deep blush formed on his face , he cleared his throat. “Well I know you are miserable and being close is helping, But I haven’t seen you in awhile and I haven’t had anybody to hug me in awhile either.” The Doctor went on. He was still looking at him, at least this time Jack wasn’t annoying him. He wasn’t sure why. Jazz Yeah....at this point you would have to give Jack some credit for trying to suppress his flirtatious mind for as long as he did. But this was Jack Harkness we are talking about. Though if you think about it, Harkness loved flirting with the Time Lord and indeed have feelings for him, though later respecting his space when he realized that the Doctor had his eyes on Rose then. Jack still liked the Doctor very much so but since Rose was gone and a new regeneration, the Captain didnt know if the Doctor felt that way for him or not. That was now the one thing Jack was curious but scared of knowing. "Oh yeah. I kinda forgot. Probably being alone you hug deprived. Here. I'll fix that." And without much of a warning, Harkness sat up long enough to wrap his arms around the Time Lord before him and pull him down to the bed, giving him a long hug. The Doctor was free to release himself from the immortal a grasp if he wished but Jack was kinda being onory now (guess is from the illness) and was trying to make up for the time they were apart. Magic The Doctor closed his eyes, he didn’t seem to be bothered like he would have in past. He seemed to be liking the closeness. He was looking into Jack’s eyes, It felt nice to be able to have somebody hugging him again, he was smiling a bit. He wondered if he was starting to have feelings for Jack, or had he just been alone too long. He wanted to just stay in Jack’s arms forever, he was liking it, He couldn’t seem to want to pull away. “For somebody who is sick, surprise you still have that in you, Yet you are always the same I suppose,” The Doctor chuckled a bit and hugged him more. “Though I have not had anybody to hug me in awhile that’s true.” He was hoping he wouldn’t cry again. He looked at Jack. He knew Jack would often got lonely. He hoped Jack wasn’t already with anybody as he didn’t want to create problems. Jazz Still hugging him, Jack listened and chuckled. Having to let the Doctor go because he began coughing from the laughter. Soon when his coughing subsided, he looked over to the male before him. "You obviously doubt me, even when I am sick. Mind if I have some more soup?" Harkness asked the Time Lord. MAgic The Doctor smiled, he did feel a little guilty that he had made Jack laugh so hard that he was coughing. He laughed “Thought you would maybe not have the energy to flirt, guess wrong there aren’t I.” He was smiling and bit and he gets up “Of course you may have some more soup,” he was glad that Jack was so far able to keep the food down. He knew Jack would have probably not eaten in a few days either so would need the food. The Doctor gets up and goes to the kitchen to get him some food. He knew that Jack would be needing a lot of care. The time lord was ready to give it, Jack had been so good to him. He never really felt like he had ever made the up to Jack. “Here,” he brings him some soup.