John burst through the front doors of the hospital, running to the front desk, Donna hot on his heels. "I'm looking for my friends, Captain Jack Harkness and Rose Tyler." The nurse looked up the information before looking back at him.

"Are you family?" she asked politely.

"Jack is my brother and Rose is his wife," Donna answered, nodding at John.

"Third floor, room 315." John thanked her with a hurried smile. He rushed to the elevator and stabbed the button repeatedly before Donna yanked his hand away.

"Calm down," she said, amused. "They're ok, John. They would've said otherwise." She reminded him.

"I'm taking the stairs." He said, turning and heading for the stairwell. Donna shook her head and boarded the elevator.

She got off and hoped she was going in the right direction. She breathed a sigh of relief to herself when she heard Jack's voice. She recognized his tone. "Nothing ever stops you, eh?" She asked, entering the room.

"Donna!" Jack cheered, his leg propped up in a brace. "They must have you on something lovely," she commented, noticing his glassy eyes and goofy grin.

"We've got him on a mild painkiller. Later we'll put a cast on his leg and you can take him home." The doctor in the room informed Donna with a smile.

"Thanks. And this one?" she nodded at Rose, who was watching the doorway. Her arm was in a sling and she wore a bandage on her shoulder.

"She's alright. Her arm will be sore for a few days, so I'm giving her some light painkillers. She'll need to wear the bandage for a couple of days, so I'll show you how to change it." Donna smiled when Rose's face lit up.

"Gotten over your panic attack, yeah?"

John ignored her, going over to Rose. "You alright?" he asked, taking her hand.

"I'm always alright." she said cheekily. He smiled, pressing a kiss to her knuckles.

"Doctor!" Jack piped up, near shouting. John winced and looked at his friend.

"Out of his mind." Donna said.

"As opposed to…?" Rose giggled. "

The cheek!" Jack exclaimed, offended.

John turned to the doctor in the room. "Doctor John Smith."

"Doctor Taylor. Miss Tyler will be fine. She has some bruises along her back and shoulder. Her right arm must stay in the sling and her shoulder bandaged for at least five days. Otherwise, you can take her home." Dr. Taylor explained.

"Thank you so much." John said, extremely grateful that his Rose was ok.

"You take Rose. I'll stay with Captain Druggy here." Donna suggested. John nodded.

"I'll get a nurse to bring the paperwork." Dr. Taylor said with smile and left.

"Rose, what happened?" John questioned, taking a seat on the bed near her feet. Jack was laying down, finally quiet.

"I picked up Jack and we were leaving the base for lunch. When we were at the light, this car came out of nowhere and slammed into Jack's side, knocking me against my door and Jack's leg got jammed." She explained.

"Thank God you're both alright." Donna said. "Yeah, s'really lucky, us." Rose agreed.

John gathered her in his arms gently, tucking her head into his neck. Rose sighed, breathing in his scent and wrapping her good arm around him waist.

"Knock knock." Donna looked towards the doorway. "Martha." She greeted.

John opened his eyes to see his girlfriend. "Hey."

"Heard Jack and Rose were in an accident. How are you, Rose?" Martha asked, concerned.

"Sore, but alright. Probably wake up tomorrow and hate the world." she joked and Martha laughed.

"I'll get you some painkillers before you leave. And Jack?" "Broken leg. And some really good drugs." Donna said. The Captain gave a loud snore, breaking the tension.

A nurse came in with the release forms. "Here you are, Doctor Smith." "Ah, yes, thank you." John scribbled his name on all forms before handing them back. Since he was going to be taking care of Rose, he just signed off on everything. "Alright, Rose Tyler. Let's get you home." John helped her ease off the bed.

"Let me go get you the medication." Martha said.

"Thank you, Martha. I appreciate it." Rose said with a smile.

"It's no problem."


John was leaving the parking lot, thinking about how to work things out with both Rose and Martha when he heard her mobile ring. It was a little difficult, but she got it out of her pocket.

"Rose Tyler. Oh, mum."

John winced. If there was ever anyone he wanted to keep contact to a minimum with, it was Rose's mum.

"I'm fine mum. Just a bum shoulder. Yes, I'm out of the hospital. No, The Doctor's staying with me. No, mum, please, it's not that big a deal. Please, just-" Rose sighed and rolled her eyes at John who nodded sympathetically. "Alright, fine. I'll have The Doctor drop me off." She hung up and groaned.

"Guess your mum wants to baby you, eh?" He guessed, clicking on his turning signal and making his way to the Tylers'.

"I wanted you to baby me." She admitted softly.

He reached over and grasped her good hand. When they stopped at a light, he leaned over and kissed her. "I'll sneak in after hours and we'll play doctor." He suggested with a sensual smile.

"You're not playing fair, mister," she informed him with her own seductive smile. "I'm not well."

"Well, I guess it would be terrible of me to take advantage of you in your weakened state." He said, his voice low. They had pulled up at her parents' and had moved closer.

"I never said that," she answered in a husky tone. With her good arm, she wrapped a hand over his tie and yanked him closer, giving him a very thorough snog.

"Go inside, Rose Tyler." he said, breaking the kiss breathlessly. "I'll be over later," he promised. With one last kiss, she was out of the car and up the driveway, a small white bag containing her happy pills clutched her in good hand. John looked down at his lap. "Down boy."