The Doctor walked in, sipping at a cup of tea. He paused next to Tory, sat next to Jack's bed, hugging him gently, her face pressed against his.
"Tory?" he asked, eyebrow raised. He stepped towards her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Tory?" She yawned slowly and opened her eyes, pausing to realise what was going on, then sitting up quickly and blushing.
"I fell asleep." she coughed. He nodded and smiled.
"Tell him he can get up when he's awake." he said as he walked away.
"Okay." Tory nodded. She paused until he'd gone, then gave Jack a gentle hug and kissed him lightly on the cheek. "Get well soon." she murmered, standing up and walking away.
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She was sat back in the chair, eating Smarties, watching Jack's chest slowly rising and falling, then glancing pitifully at the selection of multi-coloured sweets and realising she'd eaten all the orange ones.
"Oh, wake UP." she complained in a whisper. A sharp intake of breath made her look up. "...Jack?" she asked. "What's wrong?" He stared at her, clutching his side.
"It's... painful." he winced.
"Yeah, it will be..." Tory sighed. He closed his eyes in pain. "Sorry. Not much we can do, the Doctor said. I'd get you a drink or something...?"
"No, I'm alright. I'll live." he smiled. She nodded. "The Doctor said you can get up if you want." she told him. "Honestly, I don't belive it. Eaten by a giant lizard." They both laughed.
"I think... I'll go back to sleep." Jack decided. Tory nodded, standing up to leave as he closed his eyes.
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It didn't take long for him to recover - Jack Harkness had been worse off. Everything slipped back into normal life, nothing much changed.
But they kept the rat.
They named him Jay.