The pair in the corner caught the attention of more than just the Doctor, and by the time Jack's companion raised her slender arm to signal she was ready for another drink, nearly half the eyes in the bar followed the movement. Jack's eyes stayed right where they were.

Later he would wish that he'd been more aware of the surroundings - that he'd seen the Doctor first. It would have made for a better story. Probably. Possibly. It didn't really matter. Anything involving the Doctor made for a good story at some point down the road. Not always happy, and not always safe, but always riveting.