By the time Martha made it back to the Doctor's room, he was still sitting on the couch. His eyes were half opened and he yawned as he entered. He looked up at her as she approached, taking the glass of water gratefully. He surprised her by not complaining that it wasn't tea as he drained the glass, obviously thirsty after the last few hours. He then took the bottle, moving his son so that he could feed him. The bottle was specially designed to be larger, like a breast and the baby had no problems latching on. He took his first few gulps as everyone watched on. Martha waited until he was done eating before finally taking him from his adoring father. She wrapped him in a small blanket to keep him warm as she stood up straight.
"I am going to take him to the medi-bay now to give him another exam while I weigh and measure him. Then I will bathe him before I bring him back. While we are gone, I suggest you clean the bed, Jack, so that the Doctor can properly rest," Martha told the tired parents.
"When you take a sample of blood, test to see if he has energy at the same time," The Doctor told her with another yawn.
"I will," Martha agreed stepping out of the room. Once she was gone, Jack stood as well, hauling Kui'la up on his hip as he did.
"Alright, daddy needs to rest now, so you are going to play with Tosh again," Jack informed her. He had already informed the small group that the Doctor was in labor, and Tosh agreed to stay on for the night to watch Kui'la while Jack took care of his family. He wasn't sure how Kui'la had managed to slip from her sitter to join them but figured he would find out once he took her back to Tosh. "Tell your daddy goodnight."
"Night daddy," she announced. Jack leaned her over so that she could give the Doctor a hug and he kissed her on the side of the head.
"Night my baby. I love you," the Doctor informed her.
"I love you, too," she responded.
"I'll be right back. Then I will help you to the shower before changing the bed," Jack promised. The Doctor agreed, too tired to argue. He leaned his head back against the couch, letting his eyes close as Jack slipped out of the room. He carried Kui'la past the medi-bay where he could hear the unhappy complaints of his son. He was tempted to look in, but he could hear Martha cooing soothingly at the infant. So he forced himself to walk on, taking Kui'la out of the TARDIS.
"There you are," Tosh exclaimed exasperatedly as he stepped off the TARDIS. She reached out for Kui'la and Kui'la happily went into her arms.
"I was hiding," Kui'la announced happily.
"I'm so sorry, Jack. She asked to play hide and seek about a half an hour ago and must have slipped into the TARDIS while I was counting. I have been looking everywhere in the hub for her thinking that she was hiding here and it turns out she has been on the TARDIS the entire time," Tosh explained.
"That's alright. The Doctor called her so that she could meet her new brother," Jack answered with a grin.
"That's wonderful to hear. How are the Doctor and baby doing?" Tosh questioned as she gave Jack a one-armed hug. Jack hugged her back as he spoke.
"They are doing well. The Doctor is understandably exhausted but he made it through the entire labor without any pain medication. And Grey is perfect. He is passing his initial examinations and has all his fingers and toes. He even has a small spattering of hair on his head," Jack told her proudly. He released the hug taking a step back towards the TARDIS. "I have to get back to the Doctor but once Martha agrees to visitors I will bring you on so you can meet my son."
"I would like that," Tosh agreed. Jack smiled broadly before going back to the Doctor's room. By the time he made it back, the Doctor looked as if he was sound asleep with his head still resting on the back of the couch and Jack didn't have the heart to wake him. Instead, he took the time to change the bed sheets, flipping the mattress in the process. He pulled back the blankets so that he could carry him to the bed but as he approached the Doctor the Time Lord opened his eyes. He yawned again as he let his head fall forward holding up an arm for Jack to help him up.
"I thought you were sleeping," Jack admitted as he helped him to his feet. The Doctor let the blanket fall to the floor, standing naked beside his lover as he shook his head no. He leaned heavily on Jack as he stood. Jack started towards the bed but he stopped walking with him as he looked at him confused.
"What about my shower?" the Doctor questioned. As tired as he was, his body was sore and he felt sticky from sweating. There was also a slickness between his legs despite Martha cleaning him with a cloth. He just wanted a shower to clean his body before climbing into the coolness of his bed and sleeping the rest of this regeneration.
"Do you still want one?" Jack wondered. The look on the Doctor's face said it all. Turning, he led the Doctor the short way to the shower. He stripped out of his own clothes before helping the Time Lord into the hot water. There was nothing sexual about his movements as he supported the sleepy Time Lord helping him to clean his sore body. The Doctor groaned under his touch, letting Jack's hands and the hot water help soothe him. Finishing, he didn't fight as Jack dried him off. Jack then dressed in his trousers before lifting the Doctor in his arms and carrying him out into his room. Martha was in there waiting for them with Grey and the Doctor looked at her expectantly as he was set on his bed.
"Grey is a little on the small side at 3.12 kg and 45 cms but he is perfectly healthy for his small size. Also, you were right Doctor. Even if he is more human with his one heart than Kui'la, he has energy levels in the high eighties," Martha explained.
"I told you he was more Gallifreyan," The Doctor told Jack happily. Jack just rolled his eyes. Despite having higher energy levels, there was no way of knowing just yet of if he would even use the energy. More test would also need to run to find out if he had more human or Gallifreyan organs but that could wait until the Doctor was rested. He finished tucking the Time Lord in, then took Grey from Martha cuddling him. Martha had taken the time to dress the baby in a soft blue onesie and wrapped him in a blanket that was covered in stars. Jack smiled down at his sleeping son, as he wrapped his other arm around the Doctor holding him.
Martha was content to let the small family rest, but she had one more task before leaving. Reaching into her pocket, Martha pulled out several pills offering them to the Doctor. He took a quick glance at them, then put them into his mouth. He swallowed them down with a glass of water that had appeared on his bedside table. Settling down, he leaned heavily against Jack, resting his head over Jack's heart as he closed his eyes. He didn't care when Martha left them, as he let the pills and exhaustion carry him into a peaceful sleep.
