Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who. If I did, Colin Baker would have lasted much longer. I'm really sorry if Three comes off as a little dense...
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Ice Cream
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Jo Grant tried her hardest to please the Doctor, that much he knew. Yet for some reason the Time Lord couldn't help but feel he was too hard on her at times. He tried to figure something out until one day, he finally got an idea.
"Jo, I question."
"What is it, Doctor?" Jo asked, paying more attention to her tea. This caused her to miss the pencil and paper in the Doctor's hand.
"That frozen dairy treat humans enjoy so much. Do you like it?"
"Frozen dairy..." Jo looked at him, an eyebrow raised. "You mean ice cream? Yes I like it on occasion."
"Ice cream!" the Doctor scoffed, bopping himself in the head. That made him feel stupid. "That's what it was! What is your favorite kind?"
"Strawberry. Why?" The human woman ignored the grin twitching at the corners of the Gallifreyan man's mouth.
"I was just... curious."
The next day before she went home, Jo became surprised at the bulging grocery bag the Doctor presented her with.
"Doctor, what-" she started.
"You try so hard, Ms. Grant," the Doctor interrupted. "I'm hard on you at times though I know you're doing the best you can." He winked as she took the bag. "Keep up the good work and consider this a reward for all your effort."
Jo had never seen so many pints of ice cream in her life. That was even her exact reaction.
"Th-thank you, Doctor!" she finally managed to say, flabbergasted.
"You're welcome, Ms. Grant. It is my reparation for anything bad I have said or done to you, also curtesy of Brigadier as I usually have no need for money." Jo set the bag down and hugged him, he returning the favor a few seconds later.
"Tell Brig I also thank him for it but what I don't want you to tell him is that I thank you mostly."