Jack's expression softened immediately, as soon as Sulu started to sound as lost as he did, and by the time he was leaning against the wall, looking as lost as he sounded, some of Jack's anger was starting to melt away as well. He stepped forward, moving closer to Sulu so he could keep his voice low and still be heard by the other man, and not be overheard by Ianto.

"If this is all we have left," he said softly, "then I would have liked to have known this a lot sooner. So I could've been around a lot more, rather than chasing down ghost stories in Caerphilly Castle. If... If this is all we have left, then..." He bit his lip. "Then it isn't fair. We deserve more. He deserves more than this last month that he's had. Then that's all the more reason he should have told us. So that we could've been there, we could've done something. Even...even if it was only spending more time with him, even if that's all we could have done, then at least we would've been able to do that. Because...if things really are as bad as he says they are. If...if this really is all that there is... He's got days, Sulu. If even."