Chapter Ten
The Doctor's POV
"Jack," I said as he closed the door to his shared office, "I need some advice." Jack smirked.
"Well you see, my innocent little alien, when a man and a woman love each other very much…" I rolled my eyes.
"I'm over 900 years old Jack, I don't need the 'Birds and the Bees' talk."
"So you didn't get Lexi pregnant?"
"What? Where'd you get that?" Besides, I'm compatible with humans, but not chemically." His eyes lit up excitedly.
"Really? So you can-" I cut him off before he could finish his fantasy.
"That's not the point, Jack. I'm freaking out here." I told him, frustrated. I sat down in a near by chair and rested my elbows on my knees, then my head in my hands.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm having bad dreams almost every night now."
"Well, you've seen a lot of horrible things. You're bound to be a little haunted. Lord knows I have my share of nightmares."
"Yeah, but these are different. It's like someone is trying to tell me something, something important, something bad. I think they are a warning."
"A warning against what?"
"That's what I need your help to figure out."
"Tell me about them."
What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm,I get high with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.
"Well they are all pretty similar. The latest one went like this:
I'm in the dark, complete dark. I can't even see my hand in front of my face. Then this horrible voice comes from nowhere. I recognize it as the voice of Dalek Caan. He says:
"The Children of Time will gather... and one of them will die!"
Then I see flashes of people I know, or knew, like Sarah-Jane, Martha, Mickey, Jackie, you, Donna, and Rose. Rose is last and she doesn't just appear than vanish like a ghost, like the others. She reaches out to me and I try to reach for her but I can't move.
Then Dalek Caan croaks out: "One will still die." And then Rose melts. She melts away like hot wax and bubbling and disfigured.
'And then I wake up. All the dreams are similar to that."
"It sounds like your dreams are talking about the loss of Rose." Jack offered his opinion and not helping a bit, much like a shrink.
"I know!" I exclaimed, "But that's just it, I already lost her. That's not in the future!"
"True…well, maybe history is going to repeat itself. How did you lose Rose?"
"Umm, she left me for my clone."
"No, the first time." Jack sighed. I rolled my eyes. I'd already explained this to him twice.
"We were fighting the Daleks-" I started. Jack cut me off.
"Well that's it! It's gotta be the Daleks. I mean think about it. Who are the only baddie, bad enough to give the almighty Doctor nightmares?" I chuckled at his antics despite the ominous topic.
"Well, perhaps, this time we'll be ready be ready for them."
"'We'll' Am I included in that 'we'll'?" He asked hopefully.
"Jack, there's always room for you on the TARDIS." I told him honestly. He broke in to a grin. "If you boss won't mind, that is."
"Ah, she's a good sport, and it's been pretty boring around here. I'll give her a call right now." He ducked out the door and I looked out the office's indoor window and scanned the hub below. My gaze caught on Lexi and Martha laughing at some inside joke, most likely at my expense. I smiled at the sight of Martha grinning. Lexi had the ability to make you forget all the shity things that had happened to you.
But it wasn't Martha's smile that I fixated on. When Lexi laughed, her eyes lit up in a way that made my heart twist and my stomach flutter. She was absolutely beautiful. I wasn't afraid to admit it. I had picked up a very beautiful woman. Hell, I had slept with a very beautiful woman. As if reading my thought, Jack stepped back in and caught where the focus of my vision was pointed.
Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm I get high with a little help from my friends,
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
"You tap that yet?" He asked with a wry grin. I attempted to keep my expression passive, when in reality I was embarrassed at being caught with straying thoughts.
"Jack." I fake admonished.
"Because if you haven't, you should." I grinned but remained silent. Jack didn't notice my secret smile, or if he did, he didn't let on.
"Come on, let's get down there." I headed for the door.
"So, judging by the change of subject, I take it you aren't getting any." I ignored him and we continued to walk down to the lower level and Lexi. Just before we reached her and Martha, he leaned over to whisper in my ear. "Do you mind if I give it a try?" I snorted. One-track mind with Jack Harkness.
"Yes," I told him, "But I'm not going to stop you, am I?"
"From flirting? No."
"Of course not, you say 'hi' and the girls swoon."
"The men too."
"Not me."
"One of these days." He warned and smacked my bum. I grabbed his wrist and pushed him away with a pretend glare. In truth, I didn't really mind, it was just Jack.
"Ready to go?" I asked both Jack and Lexi (who we had reached) simultaneously.
"I'm ready." Lexi piped. "Is Jack coming?"
"That okay?"
"I think its great!" Jack smiled smugly. "I've heard all the stories." His smiled dropped.
"All?" I asked. Lexi and I laughed.
"Don't worry, Jack." I told him. "I'm sure you have plenty of stories even I haven't heard."
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Ooh, I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
with a little help from my friends
"How about we make new memories?" Lexi offered. Jack grabbed his coat, packet a small bag with clothes and, after saying good-bye to Martha and Mickey with a promise to visit soon and be reachable by cell phone, we were back inside the TARDIS.
"So, where are we going?" Jack asked.
"The future?" Lexi questioned, looking at me with pleading eyes. "Some where spacey."
"'Spacey'?" I repeated with a raised eyebrow.
"A little Spock?" Jack offered referencing the first time I met him. I smiled.
"Maybe," I said, "But you're going to have to wait until tomorrow."
"Awwww!" They both whined.
"It's been a full day and I'll not have you collapsing the second we have to run."
"Yes, because us humans are so frail we've never pulled an all nighter." Lexi said sarcastically.
"Don't you have something to draw?" I dismissed her. She stuck out her tongue at me.
"Night." She blew us both kisses before skipping of down the hallway. Jack whistled.
"She is cute!" He exclaimed watching her backside disappear.
"Your room is just as it was." I informed him, ignoring his comment and putting us into the Time Vortex. He just stood there. "Jack, bed, now." He smirked.
"If you want me in bed you might want to try buying me a drink first." I frowned.
"Get outta' here!"
Author Note: Song: With a Little Help From My Friends By: The Beatles
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