A/N: So sorry for the wait! I got caught up in Christmas stuff. Plus this chapter was giving me some major issues. I ended up cutting a bunch from it and then re-writing some. Still not toally happy with it but I wanted to get this up before Christmas! This chapter is more of a filler in the story but I hope you still enjoy! As always, big thanks to those who have reviewed, favorited, and are now following this story. Love you all!

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"You did not!"

"I did so!"

"I don't believe a word that's coming out of your mouth, Jack Harkness!"

"Rosie, will you tell her I'm not lying!"

"Sadly it's true, Martha. The Doctor and Jack accidentally got married when we visited Jexa Prime Seven." Rose giggled, recalling the look on her first Doctor's face when the planet's king announced the nuptials of the new couple.

"How in the world do you accidentally get married?" Martha asked, shocked.

Jack shrugged. "Well, we didn't know that when you drink out of the same goblet on that planet, that counts as a wedding ceremony. So when I finished the wonderful punch they gave us, the Doctor offered me the rest of his-"

"He claimed it tasted like pears!" Rose injected.

"Right. And the rest is history," Jack finished.

"So you and the Doctor are technically married?!"

"Unfortunately, no," Jack sighed dramatically.

Martha looked utterly confused and since Jack was offering no explanation, Rose did, "As soon as the Doctor found out what had happened, he made the king 'annul' the marriage."

"I didn't even get a honeymoon!" Jack announced loudly and then added, "Or a wedding night."

"Oh, Jack, you know it wouldn't have been a legal marriage on any other planet anyway," Rose said while laughing at the memory but then she felt a sharp pain in her stomach and winced. "Ow!"

"What is it? What's wrong?" Jack asked. The humor was gone from his eyes.

"It's nothing," Rose replied as she took a deep breath. "One of the babies just kicked a little too hard."

"Are you sure, Rose?" Martha asked the pregnant woman as she pulled out her notebook at began writing down what happened.

Rose began rubbing her stomach. At seven and a half months pregnant she was still small, but definitely showing. "Martha, I'm fine, you don't need to write down every time one of them kicks."

It had been a month and half since Jack and Martha first arrived at The Farringham School for Boys, followed shortly by Rose, and they still weren't able to get into the Med Bay of the TARDIS. Martha did her best to monitor Rose and the babies with what little equipment they had available, but it was difficult. She began keeping a log of everything that happened to Rose while pregnant so she could monitor any patterns if something major were to happen. It had been difficult for her at first, but Martha was slowly letting go of her jealousy and was even beginning to enjoy the time she spent with both Rose and Jack. Every morning they would meet in Rose's room for some tea and anytime Jack had an afternoon off, he and Rose would take a walk to visit with the TARDIS. Martha would join them as often as she could, but getting away from the school was a little more difficult for her.

And that's where they found themselves that afternoon when the trio were lounging in the control room as Jack told Martha tales of his first Doctor..

"It makes me feel better, alright?" Martha replied to Rose. "And beside knowing the Doctor, he will want to know all of this when he's finally back to normal," she paused briefly, "well, normal for him."

"Maybe," Rose said quietly.

Rose's emotions had been a little crazy the past few days so Jack decided to change the subject before the pregnant woman began crying. Again. "So Rosie, how have the boys been? Lots of homesickness?"

While the waiting around was rather boring, Rose couldn't help but enjoy the time she got to spend with some of the boys who came to see her, especially Timothy. Even if he didn't need to talk or didn't have the time for a long chat he would always stop by at some point during the day to say hello. It seemed that Rose had quite the affect on all of the boys at the school. Whether they went to her for meetings or not, they were all charmed by her and showed her the utmost respect and kindness when they saw her outside the office. And it wasn't just the students who were affected. The entire staff seemed to dote on Rose and would drop in to check on her anytime they were heading past her office. John Smith seemed to find excuses to pass by her office several times a day, much to Jack's amusement.

"They're all doing well. A few of them still miss home, but many stop by my office just to say hello," Rose said cheerfully.

"That's cause they've all fallen under your spell."

"What do you mean?"

"What he means is, the boys are all vying for your attention. When you walk down the hall they stop whatever they're doing so they seem to be on their best behavior in front of you. None of them want to make a bad impression," Martha told her with a laugh.

"Oh, come off it!"

"It's true, Rose!" Jack inisted. "And it's not just the students, oh no, it's the teachers as well. You have charmed them all, little sister."

"All except the matron, it would seem," Rose replied bitterly.

"I noticed her acting cold to you the other day. What happened?" Jack asked. He remembered watching the odd encounter with Rose and Matron Redfern and being befuddled by it.

"Who knows! She's been that way towards me since we first met." Rose truly could not understand what she had done to the woman to make her dislike her so.

"I think I may know why," Martha said quietly. Jack and Rose didn't say anything but instead looked to her, waiting for the reason. "Well it's just the maids... we hear things... see things... and..."

"And!?" Rose asked. "Why does she hate me?"

"ShefanciesJohnSmith," Martha said so quickly that neither Jack or Rose were sure if they heard correctly.

"Sorry, Martha, could you say that one more time, but slower?" Jack asked kindly as Martha blushed.

"She fancies John Smith."

Oh. Huh. Well Jack wasn't expecting that. And by the look on Rose's face, neither did she.

"What does that have to do with me, though?" Rose questioned, snapping out of her daze.

"I think that's kind of obvious, sweetheart," Jack told her.

"Then I must be completely thick because it's not to me."

"It's obvious that John fancies you, Rose," Martha told her as she took a deep breath. This whole conversation was beginning to make her extremely uncomfortable. "And while we all know what a complete gentleman he is, since you are 'recently widowed and with child,' he of course won't act on his feelings anytime soon. However it's no secret, by the look on his face whenever you're around, he's hoping that you will one day share his affections." Martha closed her eyes as she said the last bit.

Rose didn't know what to say. She thought back to her third day at the school and her first meeting with Joan. John had been visiting Rose in her office and was asking her about her favorite books...


"I can't believe you don't like Shakespeare! " John was shocked to learn that Rose wasn't very familiar with the Bard and didn't care to be.

"I never said I didn't like him, he's just not my favorite. I prefer Dickens," Rose told him proudly.

"Well. I'll give you that one, Old Charlie boy was rather brilliant."

His phrasing once again made Rose smile. While this human man was much more shy and quiet than the Time Lord, he still had the Doctor in him. A knock on the open door brought Rose out of her thoughts.

John stood and spoke to the woman kindly, saying, "Oh hello, Matron."

"Hello, Professor Smith," She replied sweetly.

"I don't believe we've officially met, Matron. I'm Rose McCrimmon." Rose stood and took the nurse's hand. "No need for any formalities though. You can just call me Rose."

"Well, if you insist. I'm the school nurse, Joan Redfern," she replied to Rose but didn't look at her. Instead her attention was solely on John.

"Pleasure to meet you, Joan." That snapped the woman's attention back to Rose, but upon the glare she was receiving from her she decided to fix what she had said, "Oh, uh sorry, I mean Matron."

"Indeed. Well, I better be off. I just wanted to introduce myself to you, properly. Now, Professor Smith, would you be so kind as to escort me back to my office."

"Of course, Matron." He sounded despondent but Joan didn't notice and seemed satisfied with his answer. "It was a pleasure, as always, Miss Rose. Good afternoon," he told her with a nod.

"And to you." Rose thought she sounded rather despondent herself.


"I have to admit, Rose. He does seem quite taken with you," Jack admitted.

"I... I mean... Well, what am I supposed to do about it? I can't ignore him. That would be rude and -"

But Martha cut her off before she could finish, "Listen, it's getting late and I need to head back. I'll see you both later." And with that she head out the door of the TARDIS before they got the chance to say anything back to her.

Rose gave a sigh. "And we were doing so well."

"She'll be fine. She probably just needs a few minutes to herself. We have to give her credit, she's been making a great effort these past few weeks to be kinder."

"I know. I just hope this hasn't ruined things and put us back to square one," Rose told him with guilt tingeing her voice.

"Nah! It'll be okay. But back to what we were talking about..."

"What's there to talk about, Jack? I like his company. He's like Doctor but different. The same yet completely different. And I feel better when he's around. Happier. The babies do too. I think they recognize him. I know it sounds daft, but they do!"

"I believe you Rosie, I just want you to be careful. Alright? Don't lead him on. And don't let him lead you on either."


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Coming Soon: Is there romance in the air for John and Rose? And is everything alright with the babies?