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Hypervodka Confessions

Rose tucked the brown bag a little bit tighter against her body and shut the door of the TARDIS quickly behind her moments before the familiar whooshing sound started.

The Doctor looked up at her amusement from his usual place behind the third knob and fourth lever of the center console. "You cut that a little bit close, love."

Rose grinned, her tongue just touching the bottom of her top teeth in the way that the Doctor and Jack loved as she walked toward him. "I knew my girl wouldn't leave without me." She sent a feeling of love towards the center console while drawing her fingers slowly across it. She felt the warm brush of a purring kitten against her mind as the TARDIS responded. "Besides it was worth it to be able to see the look on Jack's face when I pull it out after dinner."

The Doctor came around, took the bag from her, and set it on a flat spot before pulling her into his arms. He whispered "Hello" against her lips before pulling her into his arms and kissing her in the way he had learned over the last few months was guaranteed to leave her breathless and wanting more.

Rose melted into the kiss, one hand automatically going to his hair (glorious glorious hair) and the other slipping around his hips to push up the edge of his suit jacket, pull out the tail of his shirt, and run her fingers along the exposed flesh of his lower back.

Unable to resist the fingers along his back, scratching just so, the Doctor growled low in in his throat and deepened the kiss; his tongue claiming her mouth while his hands mirrored hers and locked into her hair and waist. He opened his mind to the desire flowing off her and responded with equal ferocity, relishing in the feel of their linked emotions.

A loud crash and a muffled "DAMN IT!" followed by footsteps rushing toward the engine room finally broke the kiss as a fondly annoyed Jack walked into the area; the shirtsleeves of his light blue oxford rolled back and a frilly white eyelet apron covering the front of his shirt and trousers. "Really you two! How many times have I told you, no emotion bursts while I am cooking! The soufflé is totally ruined now. You are just lucky that I already pulled the tart out and the roast still has a few more minutes to go."

Rose and the Doctor grinned at each other before Rose stepped out of his embrace and sauntered over to Jack, putting just a bit more sway into her hips since she knew that he couldn't resist her when she walked this way.

Jack knew that she knew his weakness for her slightly aggressive try-to-resist-me walk and put on his best you-think-I-can't-resist-you-just-watch-me smile. It was a game that they both played with each other, much to the alternating amusement and despair of the Doctor, who never could quite master that level of subtle flirtation. Still holding onto the smile, though the look in his eyes let Rose know that she had won, Jack said, "None of that Rosie. You know that I wanted to make something special for our six month anniversary."

"I am sorry, Jack," Rose replied contritely before grabbing a fistful of the apron and pulling him into her. "At least I am sorry that I keep forgetting that with my hypersensitivity to all things lusty, I project it through our bonds. I will try to remember to shield better." She slid on hand into his hair (nearly as glorious as the Doctor's) and tugged his head down for a kiss equally as intense as the one she had given to the Doctor a moment before. She knew she had won when he wrapped his arms around her and lifted her slightly so she was on tip toes forcing her to rely on him to keep her balanced. His lips and tongue teased hers in a way that was different from the Doctor's but equally as exciting. She let the kiss continue for several moments before the image of a timer warning that it was going to go off in one minute 30 seconds appeared in her head. Shooting the image of herself blowing a kiss towards the center console in thanks for the TARDIS's warning, she broke off the kiss. Moving her mouth to whisper into his ear, she said, "I am not sorry, however, that my emotions brought you out here so I could see you in this apron. You look so sexy adorable, I can hardly stand it. I didn't think you would actually wear it when the Doctor got it for you."

Jack threw his head back and laughed. "Of course I would wear it. I look fantastic in it." He grinned and shot a wink at the Doctor who covered his mouth with a hand to stop his laughter from burbling out. "Besides, of the three of us, I am the only one who can make more than mashed potatoes or grilled cheese sandwiches. Let's face it. Without me, you would have both slowly perished of hunger or had a heart attack from all the processed junk you were eating when I first came on board."

"True enough Jack," the Doctor said before walking over to where Rose and Jack were standing and pulling Jack's head to the side so he could kiss him with as much fervor as he had Rose a few moments before. When he had finished and Jack's breathing was just the tiniest bit off he said, "Though I did hope that when I brought you the apron that it would be the ONLY thing you were wearing when you cooked."

Rose started laughing as Jack flushed a bright red before gaining control and returning the wicked grin. "Duly noted." The sound of a timer going off in the kitchen finally got his attention and Jack immediately stepped away from both of them and rushed back to the kitchen. Over his shoulder he yelled, "Dinner in five minutes. Doctor – grab a bottle of wine from the cellar would you? Something that pairs will with roast, potatoes, and greens. Rose – could I get you to set the table?"

"We have been commanded," the Doctor laughed and kissed Rose one more time quickly. "I will put that (he pointed to the brown bag still conspicuously sitting on the console) in the Library for later."

"Rose!" Jack's voice echoed back through the hallway impatience clearly heard.

"On my way!" Rose replied loudly so Jack could hear before winking at the Doctor. "Thanks, love. It is going to be so much fun to surprise him tonight." She turned and jogged down the corridor to the kitchen.


"That was delicious," Rose said as she sat down on the couch in the library. She cuddled back into Jack's chest as he sat on one end and threw her legs over the Doctor's lap as he sat on the other end. It was a position that was rapidly coming to be their favorite way to relax after a long day. Faint music wafted through the air changing on the whim of the TARDIS. She occasionally listened when her people requested songs or genres of music, but the Doctor, Jack, and Rose were quite aware of her stubborn personality and they had long since resigned themselves to the fact that she was in control of this particular aspect of their daily lives. Not that I mind too much, except she has a tendency to go overboard when she is trying to play matchmaker or she is annoyed with all three of us. Thankfully, she doesn't need to play matchmaker anymore since the three of us bonded and it's not often that all three of us manage to piss her off. One or two of us maybe, but not all three. Though it's kind of funny to find out whose side of an argument she is on based on the background music. If she is on the Doctor's side – it's classical – generally Bach or Tchaikovsky, Jack's – big band, or mine – 1990-2000's Brit Pop or Rock and Roll. Rose smiled again as she stretched a bit more and curved an arm around Jack's neck and laid the other on the Doctor's thigh.

"I feel like I should be petting you," Jack said. "You're like a cat full of cream – completely relaxed and more than a little self-satisfied."

"Hmmm… I wouldn't mind, though after the way we plowed through your cooking, you should be the one who is satisfied. We are officially spoiled and you are never allowed to leave us again. We would die of starvation without you."

Jack laughed. "So you only love me because I feed you. I see how it is."

"Oh come on now, Jack, you know that's not true," the Doctor answered with a smirk, "You also climb through the access tunnels to fix the wiring that I don't want… err… can't get to. Invaluable, that."

"Now that you mention it… why AM I always the one crawling and getting dirty in the tunnels? You are skinnier than I am and would probably fit a whole lot better. Come to think of it, both of you would fit better than I do."

Rose grinned, "But Jack… you are so much sexier than us when you come out of the tunnels all disheveled and greasy." She angled her neck up so she could give him a wink. "Besides, I am rubbish at the wiring stuff. Or have you forgotten the last time I tried to wire two connections together?"

Jack gave a visible shudder and said, "No… and I really don't recommend electrocution as a way to die. It hurts."

"Hey! I didn't kill you. You just got a little singed." She slapped ineffectually at his chest with her hand.

"Close enough." He said with a grin. "A couple more seconds and my heart could have stopped."

"The TARDIS would have cut power before then and you know it," the Doctor replied.

"Oh I know. I just like teasing Rose about it. It's not often anymore that I find something that I am better at then her."

"Be nice or I won't give you the surprise that I went through a whole lot of trouble to find for you." Rose said with a cheeky smile.

"A surprise?" Jack answered. "For me? Hmmm… is it lingerie from Dionysius III? Mmmm… you would look so good in those flimsy things the priestesses call ceremonial robes."

Rose laughed. "Not a chance. I like things that cover my bits a bit more than some strategically placed gold thread. Though the leather pants the pleasure slaves wore on Remus XVI were lovely. I could totally see you in a pair of those."

"If we are talking about fantasies and clothing, then I want to see both of you in high formal wear from the Calinaphalous Monarchy on Cetii X – they have that iridescent living material they call the Coleura that conforms to your body and moves with you. It creates a psychic link and changes color based on your emotions. I think it safe to say I could get it to the darkest shade of desire. Too bad it's restricted to members of the royal family alone. I hear that the feeling of wearing it is indescribable."

Rose shivered as a visceral memory sprang up of wearing that living material in another dimension. The caress of its softer than silk texture whispering against her body as it molded itself to her curves in a way that heightened her awareness, made her feel alive, and beautiful in a way she hadn't experienced for a long time… and the look of two sets of eyes – one deep violet and one impossibly blue as they beckoned for her to join them. "It is…"

"What is?" the Doctor started to say then looked more closely at her flushed skin. "Wait… Rose. When did you wear the Coleura?"

Rose heard the awe and confusion in the Doctor's voice and abruptly sat up. "Doesn't matter. Long time ago. I am thirsty. Would anyone else like a drink?"

The Doctor continued to stare at her intently, so it was left to Jack to break the tension. "Sure Rosie. What are you making?"

Rose pulled a bottle out from behind her back and held it up where Jack could get a good glimpse of it. "I was thinking Cosmos."

"Is that… Is that hypervodka?" Jack said, awe in his voice. "Where in the Galaxy did you find it? It's highly restricted."

"I have my sources," Rose answered with a grin. "You told us that two shots of this had you in bed with your executioners. I am curious to see what you will do with us."

"Ha! The hypervodkas were to change their minds about killing me rather than my lack of desire to spend the night with them. They were gorgeous – think bodybuilders wearing nothing but leather loincloths. Ahh… what a night." Jack grinned. "Of course, I don't need anything even as close to as strong as a hypervodka to jump into bed with you. You had me at Hello." He winked as she laughed at the movie reference.

"Still… I am curious and it is something that I never got a chance to try and now that the Doctor has less of an alcohol immunity due to his being part human, I thought it would be a fun way to celebrate our six month anniversary."

"Oh it will be." Jack said with a wicked grin that sent butterflies twisting through her stomach. Getting up he took the bottle from her. "Trust me?"

"Always." Rose answered with a grin. She went and sat back down on the couch next to the Doctor.

"Rose, when did you wear the Coleura?" the Doctor said again.

Rose sighed, realizing there was no way she was going to get out of telling the story. "In another dimension… when I was looking for you." She turned and looked at him. "I will tell you the whole thing but I need a bit of alcohol in me first. Not that I am ashamed of anything I did but some bits of it are a little embarrassing."

"So much makes sense now… It wasn't just the xenon particles affecting your psychic development. It was the lingering effects of the Coleura as well. It can heighten specific traits. Not that your empathic abilities are anything to sneeze at but…"

"Your attraction aura is as strong as mine," Jack said quietly as he handed both her and the Doctor a hypervodka Cosmo before going back to get his own. He held it up and said "Cheers" before clinking their glasses and taking a sip. "Mmm… perfect. The Doctor is right. The lingering effects of wearing the Coleura could be the reason that your attractiveness comes across so potently. Not that you weren't sexy the first time I travelled with you, but when you came back it was off the charts. It was really hard to resist you but I knew the Doctor had the prior claim and I had Ianto." He nibbled down her neck in a way that made her laugh, pushing away the image of the other man dying in his arms. "I'm just glad we got that particular situation resolved so nicely." He switched back to the original topic. "I know mine is from the pheromone manipulation I undertook when I was a Time Agent. I didn't exactly have difficulties picking up people before, but… well… you know."

"Randy git," the Doctor said fondly. "Knowing what I do of the Time Agency's tactics for coercion, I bet it helped though."

"Got me out of some sticky situations, for sure. This did for others," Jack held up the Cosmo.

Rose took several sips of her drink and then said quietly. "I knew how I felt when wearing it, but I honestly didn't realize that it had forms a low level psychic link until I put it on for the first time… and then when I left the dimension, I could feel the pain of separation. It was one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make." Rose's voice grew sad and a tear slipped down her cheek. She felt both Jack and the Doctor send loving emotions to her as they each put an arm around her. She let the love calm her before continuing. "I was welcome in that dimension and even loved in my own way but I knew that I would never be content until I found my Earth." She grabbed the Doctor's hand and squeezed it. "Honestly, if your counterpart had stranded me here again, I would have jumped to that other world and stayed there. I stayed because you were here with me."

"My counterpart was a fool." The Doctor said and let his love for her show in his eyes.

"No he was scared," Rose answered. "Time, distance, and the love of both of you made me realize that. He was so scared of losing the people he cared about that he pushed them away. He ran from them. The same way he ran from everything else. I do hope his new incarnation is happier than he was at the end."

"I am all for running, but I would rather run towards you than from you. I knew it the moment I took your hand that first time. It just took me too long to acknowledge it." He leaned over and kissed her.

Rose smiled as she broke the kiss with a smile. "Ok, enough of the sad and sappy. You want the story? Fair warning, it may make you think differently about me."

"Tell us." Jack said as he pressed a kiss against her forehead. "Nothing you could say will keep us from you."

"Please." The Doctor added and kissed the other side of her temple.

"Here goes - I had been world jumping for three years. Most worlds I knew within a few days if there were any Time Lords in the dimension. If there were, I would seek them out to see if they knew anything about why the stars were going out. Some worlds had a different incarnation of the Doctor and others had different Time Lords completely."

"Makes sense," Jack said. "Does this world have a Time Lord?"

"Yes. He's the Scholar and boy is he a piece of work," the Doctor grumbled. "I will tell you about him some other time."

"Jack, you will be pleased to know that several worlds also had incarnations of you, though you weren't immortal in any of the other ones… just… legendary." Rose grinned. "I met your counterpart several times but honestly tried to stay away from him as much as possible. I didn't want him realizing I was the one giving off Time energy and messing with his vortex manipulator. Besides, every time I had to pretend that I didn't know you, it would sting. I also had to avoid mum, dad, and myself on a few occasions. I started going by Lily Smith when I went to new dimensions so I wouldn't accidently get the Rose Tyler, if there was one, there in trouble."

"I can see that. How legendary?" Jack's grin made her laugh.

"Like wanted on fifty planets for unlawful seduction kind of legendary." Rose answered. "You know… just you being you."

Jack ruffled her hair, "Hey! I am a changed man."

"Before this gets derailed any further, Rose please continue the story," Jack said with a fond smile at both of his lovers.

"Right!" Rose took a breath and continued. "I had just jumped into this world and was heading toward the world's Torchwood hub when I literally ran into a Time Agent. Like knocked us both on the ground kind of literally. We both started laughing but when he helped me up I looked into his eyes and they went on forever." Rose's face flushed. "They were so incredibly blue. He was a bit taller than me with sandy blond hair and a body to rival Jack's. I just stammered there for a moment as I tried to make my mouth form coherent words." She looked at her lovers reading the expressions of amusement, mild jealousy, and continued curiosity. "Not that I had been a saint in the six years that I had been trapped at that point, but sex was mostly to release tension rather than anything out of the ordinary. This guy gave me the same visceral reaction and connection that I had when I first met you, Jack. It was surprising. I had never reacted that way to any other Time Agents when I had come across them, and I knew immediately that he was a Time Agent. Apparently he was felt something similar, so we decided to go into a Pub and discuss what was happening to both of us."

"What was his name?" Jack asked curiously.

"Gr- …um… Grant." Rose covered quickly knowing that it wasn't the right time to tell Jack that in that particular world, it Gray who had become the Time Agent to honor his brother Jack who had died defending him on the Boeshane Peninsula twenty-five years earlier.

"Grant… hmmm… I didn't know any Grant's at the Agency. Must have been one of the differences." Jack said with a grin. "But if he caught you attention, Rosie, there must have been something about him."

"There was."

"Are we still on the Coleura story?" the Doctor asked slightly peevishly. "Not that I don't like hearing about the other men that Rose has lusted after (the sarcasm was dripping from his voice on the last words) but I still want to know about how Rose got to wear a Coleura."

"Doctor, you seem to have an obsession with my clothing," Rose laughed then punched him lightly in the thigh. "Yes it's the same story and I am getting there but this part was important… Don't tell me you are jealous of people in my past."

"No… well… maybe," the Doctor said sheepishly. "Not that I was actually much more than still a hand at that point but still. Technically, though I have the other Doctor's memories and umm… desires… I have only slept with you and Jack in this body."

"Does that bother you?" Rose asked curiously. "I never really thought about it quite like that before."

The Doctor sighed. "No actually it doesn't. I am being silly and jealous. I know that I have no right to be jealous of your past lovers but I am in a way… because they weren't me and I wanted you so desperately. But you're right. There is no way that I should have expected that in the seven years that you were trying to find me again that you were chaste. Now that I have a half human body, I can't ignore its needs the way a full Time Lord body can. I am sorry. Please go on with the story."

Rose leaned in to gently kiss him, "I left him and that world's Time Lord to come for you. I have never regretted it. I am where I belong… Right here with you and Jack."

The Doctor smiled and shook off the last of his melancholy, "Quite right."

"So you and Grant talked in the pub…" Jack eased back into the conversation.

"Yes. It turns out that he was looking for that world's Time Lord too since he had also noticed the stars going out. We decided to join forces. It's kind of funny that you mention denying the sexual needs of your Time Lord body because when we finally found him, the Time Lord was in the most unusual place."

"Where?" the Doctor asked, trying to think of unlikely locations.

"He was the ruling Prince of the Calinaphalous monarchy. Tall, raven hair, the most intense violet eyes, and undeniably gorgeous - Prince Galen Demarin Julius Alexander Matthew Calinaphalous to the people of his planet, and known as The Lover to the Time Lords."

"A Time Lord was the ruling monarch of a planet?" Jack asked incredulously.

"A Time Lord known as the Lover ruled over the peaceful, hedonistic, intellectual and sexually free peoples of Calinaphalous," Rose clarified again. "I know we think of the Time Lords as militaristic and doggedly in pursuit of their own intellectual perfection to the detriment of other races, but Galen was different. He embraced a different way. I won't tell you his story, because it would take all night, but suffice it to say he protected his planet and that universe just as much as the Doctor did in ours. When Grant and I approached him, he was already aware of us and he could see through the façade I had created while travelling. I was able to gather a lot of information at his court that ultimately helped me find the right dimension back."

Rose paused and made each of them another hypervodka Cosmo before returning to the story. "I spent nearly nine months in that dimension gathering information and just finally being in a place that felt right in a way I had missed for six years. Within two months of staying with him, Grant and I became royal consorts. That was when I was given a Coleura… and an education in ways to… umm… exchange energy or sexually satisfy and be satisfied that were… umm… nontraditional to say the least."

"Why Rose?! Whatever do you mean?" Jack grinned evilly at her as he bit down firmly on her neck, as he better understood her reaction to some things he had hinted at in the last six months.

Rose unwilling to hold back that part of herself any more from the men she loved, let herself respond the way she had wanted to for months… with a low moan and a whispered "harder" as she locked one hand into Jack's hair and the other in a tight grip on the Doctor's thigh. Her mind flooded with the deep purple of desire and her body floating as it changed the pain into pleasure.

Jack complied with the whispered request and only pulled back when his teeth threatened to break the skin. For the first time, he could feel the need that Rose had kept buried. Interestingly enough, he could also feel a strike of interest from the Doctor as well as he watched the way their bodies moved together. I think I know why Rose wanted the hypervodkas before she had this conversation. But I am so willing to be whatever her or the Doctor need. Slowly Jack slid his tongue over the purple imprint of his teeth on her neck, soothing and holding her until her breathing calmed. "I take it that BDSM was part of that education?"

Rose let herself sink back into her body and shakily reach for her drink before answering. "Yes. It was quite an education. I discovered that I really enjoy bondage, thuddy sensations, marks, and giving up control… in the bedroom at least. Grant and Galen learned quite quickly that outside of it I can be controlling, demanding, and short tempered. Too many years of having to depend on myself while world jumping, I suspect."

"I doubt that they said it like that," the Doctor replied with a grin. "I bet they said confident, secure, intelligent, and doesn't suffer fools lightly."

"How did-"

"Because you always did criticize yourself more harshly than you deserved," the Doctor answered. "All of that is part of the reason why I fell in love with you, so I can easily see them doing the same. The other part is that despite all of that you are fearless and still have so much compassion for others." He kissed the inside of her wrist.

"So my rather unusual kinks don't bother you?"

"Not at all, love," Jack said with a wink. "I will Top you, bottom for you, or be anything that you need. I am kind of switchy, like that. The kinky stuff is just another part of me and I am SO looking forward to exploring it with you." He whispered into her ear while looking at the Doctor. "I am also quite partial to impact play and bondage. Think we can talk the Doctor into tying us up together and fucking us both?"

The comment had the desired result in that Rose burst out laughing, but it was the heat in the Doctor's eyes at it that made the laughter turn to something else.

"I think I can manage to do that…" the Doctor's response sent shivers down their arms. When he shifted position to hold himself on his hands over both of them the goose bumps spread throughout their bodies. "The Lover isn't the only Time Lord to know the countless ways to produce pleasure. We are all taught the basics, but there is usually only one per generation to embrace it, the rest of us learn to suppress it. I think it's time to go down that path a bit more… in the name of exploration." He claimed Rose's lips in a bruising kiss that left her moaning and wet before doing the same to Jack. "Besides, I wouldn't want to leave my lovers wanting. Weeeelll… I may do that, actually… but I will always give you satisfaction in the end. You may just need to beg for it."

"Please…" Rose was having a hard time getting the words out of a suddenly breathless mouth.

"Oh gods YES!" was Jack's enthusiastic response.

The Doctor laughed and sat back down on the couch, pleased at the reaction he was able to elicit in each of them. "Good. Now finish telling the story, because I have a feeling there is something that you aren't telling us still…"

Rose groaned then took another sip of her drink. "Where was I?"

"You spent nine months with them – seven months as a royal consort." The Doctor prompted.

"Ah… yes. Like I said, during that time, between the three of us we were able to compile all our data and figure out exactly what was going on. We also were able to pinpoint that the initial point was in my home dimension. It would be there the fate of the rest of the parallel universes would be determined. We were able to narrow down the infinite variables for my jump back to Earth to five possibilities. I think I mentioned before that it was meeting Donna that finally helped me determine the correct world, since all five were extremely close in similarity. But anyway, once we had settled the on the five, I knew that I had to go. I also knew that Galen couldn't go with me and that Grant would never leave Galen. They had to protect the universe they were in… I had to leave to save all of them. So when the time came, I took off my Coleura which severed the connection between it and me." She paused to take a breath since she had already explained how difficult that was. "But it is still a sentient being and refused to be separated from me completely." She held out her left wrist. On it was a delicate silver filigree band that wound seamlessly around her wrist.

"What?" Jack asked, "Your bracelet? I noticed that you started wearing them more often but just thought it was a style thing."

"I am not wearing a bracelet. Look again."

The Doctor gasped as the bracelet shifted into another style – iridescent and solid. He tentatively reached out to touch it. Though it appeared solid the feel of the material was unlike anything that he had ever experienced. It pulled away slightly at his touch. "It's a piece of the Coleura. How did I not know this?"

"Yes. It leaves my wrist at night when I undress and returns every morning when I get dressed again. How it appears changes, but since it is such a small piece, it will always only appear as a bracelet. Which is probably a good thing, since if I were caught wearing a full Coleura, I could be executed on the spot for impersonating a member of the Calinaphalous Royal household or stealing a Royal Treasure. This however, is a kind of gift that is rare but not unheard of, so it offers a sort of protection, since it means that I did something of such great import for a member of the household that I earned its respect. It only attaches to one person and cannot be replicated."

"It also enhances your psychic abilities like the Doctor said earlier," Jack said.

"Since I am empathic and it was given to me by the Lover, it tends to amplify the randier emotions rather than the calm or soothing ones," Rose grinned. "Like it isn't hard enough keeping my body in check around you two."

"Did you know about this?" the Doctor said out loud to the air above Rose and Jack's head.

I knew about the Coleura trace from the beginning. It helped me bond more strongly with my wolf than her time energy alone. The TARDIS responded in both the Doctor and Jack's head.

"Why didn't you say anything?"

It wasn't my story to tell and now that my Wolf has her Doctor and her Captain, she won't be tempted to use it to return to them. It is better that the other one left you on this planet with her.

"Wait, what do you mean, use it to return?" Jack said.

"The piece of the Coleura that I have is still part of that other piece in the other dimension. That Coleura will remain unconnected until I die or I return to claim it again. I could use it to jump to that universe without disrupting the dimensional balance. They are immortal and only bond to one person at a time. It's why they are so rare." Rose answered quietly. "But mine knows that my place is here and if it couldn't be with me fully, it chose to give me a small part. On my death it will jump back and connect with another Royal member."

"That's sad and beautiful at the same time," Jack said pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"It's a part of me and a remembrance, but it doesn't make me sad. In fact it's the opposite. It makes me happy… besides Gra-GRANT and Galen are the ones who bonded. In the end I was their lover, but I was mostly just their friend. My heart lies with you both – across all time and dimensions. Now… I don't know about you, but I am really curious to see if Our Girl has a couple of pairs of leather pants hidden in her endless closet. I am dying to see how you both will look." She took the empty glasses from their hands and set them on the table before standing up and reaching a hand out to both of them. "Did I forget to mention that something else I picked up was a distinct fondness for leather being rubbed all over my naked body?"

"I think we can help you with that." The Doctor smirked while Jack picked her up, threw her over his shoulder and ran down the hall toward their bedroom.


***** A/N *****

I borrowed the Coleura from a novella written by one of my favorite authors - Anne McCafferey (may she forever rest in peace with her beloved dragons). It wasn't one of her famous Pern novels, but the idea of a living psychic material that would form a symbiotic bond with its host intruiged me. I humbly hope I have done it justice and her spirit will understand my use is meant in the highest respect from a girl that she taught to let her imagination soar.