A/N: Hope you enjoy!!!

Chapter 6

The Doctor sat, eyes wide, waiting. Jack, Rose and Jackie were still in the kitchen, and the Doctor had only been alone for twenty minutes. He had considered getting up and going back into the TARDIS, but from Rose's threat and the pounding from his knee, he'd thought better of it. The only problem was, sleep was catching up on him, and by staying still for so long, it was causing him to become very sleepy. More than once he could sense himself drifting off, and having to shake himself awake again. He didn't want to risk having another nightmare, especially with Jackie and Jack present this time. No, he wouldn't allow himself to fall asleep. His trouser leg was still rolled up, his injury easily visible. The Doctor didn't look at it though. Every time he thought about it her began to feel sick, so he didn't want to think what he'd end up like if he looked at it again. He could feel the blood still trickling down his leg though. As he leaned further back against the sofa into the comforts of the soft cushions. Again he felt himself drifting off, then he stopped trying to persuade himself to stop, but the warm realms of sleep were beginning to take over, and it felt so inviting...

Unbeknown to the Doctor, Jack had been watching his strong battle with the dream world from the kitchen door, which was slightly ajar. When the Doctor finally drifted off, Jack turned round to face Rose, who had been quietly chatting away to her mother.

"Rose," He murmured, "That's him asleep."

Rose nodded and quietly began to follow Jack out of the kitchen, Jackie just behind them.

"Oh, he doesn't look too good, does he." Jackie whispered staring down at the Doctor's sleeping form.

Rose put her finger to her lip to silence her mother, before crouching down and taking a firm grip on the Doctor's leg. As she did so, the Doctor groaned and turned his face into the cushions, clearly too tired to even wake.

"What do we need?" Rose mouthed to Jack.

"I'll go and get some stuff out of the TARDIS." He whispered back and disappeared into the TARDIS.

There was silence as Jack disappeared, but returned five minutes later, his hands laden with medical equipment. Carefully he deposited them next to the sofa and began to look through them.

"Just hold his leg still." Jack stated, picking up some antiseptic spray, "This'll probably sting."

He began to spray the antiseptic over the Doctor's knee, and although his leg shook a bit from the sting, he still didn't wake.

Jack picked up a packet of wipes and began to wipe the blood off of the wound.

"Watch you don't get any blood on the carpet!" Jackie warned, watching over the two adults at work.

Next, Jack moved closer to the knee, before saying, "I need to set the knee cap. Just hold him really still, this is going to hurt."

Rose gulped and held the leg steady, and Jack carefully took hold of the knee cap and turned until he heard a faint 'click'.

As soon as they heard it, the Doctor let out a loud scream, but after the scream subsided, he still didn't wake.

"Right, now all we have to do is bandage it up." Jack stated, picking up a roll of bandages and beginning to wrap it tightly around the Doctor's leg. After doing so, he stood up and viewed his work, "Good, all done."

Rose placed the Doctor's leg back down on top of the cushion and stood up. She was glad that the Doctor had finally began to recover some rest. He was obviously tired, seeing as he didn't wake up when Jack set his knee.

"Leave him to sleep, Rose." Jack said, "He obviously needs it."

Rose nodded, "He barely slept at all last night, or the last few nights actually. He's been having nightmares. I know he doesn't need as much sleep as us, but he still needs to rest, which he clearly hasn't been doing."

"What kind of nightmares?" Jack asked curiously.

Rose shrugged, "I don't know. He wouldn't tell me."

There was silence. All three of the adults were staring down at the Doctor, watching his form sleep peacefully. He looked a lot younger when he was asleep. He also looked very vulnerable as well. Rose pushed that thought out of her mind and turned to her mother and Jack.

"Well, maybe he'll sleep OK today." She stated.

Jack and Jackie nodded.

"It's only one o'clock. He can rest there for the rest of the day." Jackie said kindly, "But for now, I think it's time for lunch. You'd be very welcome to stay id you want Jack."

Jack grinned, causing Jackie to blush terribly again.

"It would be my pleasure, Ms Tyler."