"Would you like to come upstairs for a while?" Jack questioned the Doctor later that night. The Doctor had been strangely quiet again since his appointment with Martha and Jack just wanted to cheer him up. Jack knew that he was uncomfortable with what Martha had done to his body and the thought that he was going to have to be spread open again in the future for examinations as well as giving birth. Then afterward to make sure that he was healing properly. It was an embarrassment that he hadn't thought about. It was enough that he was rethinking his decision to carry the baby to term.
"Is Martha still here?" the Doctor asked softly.
"No, the rest of my team is gone for the night," Jack answered. The Doctor nodded slowly getting to his feet. Jack didn't move out of the doorway as he began to speak again. "I am not going to handcuff you but there are a few rules. You are not to go anywhere near the rift equipment or touch the computers. You also have to return to the cells when I tell you to or I won't let you out again except for appointments. Is that understood?"
"Yes," the Doctor sighed.
"I know you are unhappy with the rules, Doc, but it has to be this way until I can be sure that I can trust you," Jack told him.
"I have no reason to sabotage your work or do anything to destroy your computers. Even if I did, where would I go afterward, Jack? My TARDIS is gone, the Master is gone, and I am stuck on this planet again. This time with no hope of getting off of it. I know I made mistakes with the Master but you don't have to talk to me like I am a child or the enemy when I am trying Jack. I haven't tried to escape from this cell even though your locks wouldn't stop me if I really wanted to leave. Instead, I have played by your rules and yet you still treat me like an enemy," the Doctor seethed saying more than he had in weeks at one time.
"I'm not treating you like you are the enemy," Jack stated. The Doctor made a rude noise with his mouth showing just how much he believed him. "I am sorry you think that way but I wasn't keeping you locked in these cells to be mean. I was doing it for everyone's protection while you withdrew from the drugs you were on."
"Please, you didn't even want anything to do with me until you found out I was keeping the baby," the Doctor spat.
"I was angry at you for taking its life but I would have forgiven you regardless. Just like I have done every time in the past. You never even apologized for leaving me behind without an explanation. It would have made those first one hundred years a lot easier but no you just ran to explore the stars again with Rose without ever looking back but I was forced to move on. I built a life and had it ripped from my fingers time and time again while I waited for you to return. That is why I want to raise your child for you. I just want someone who is going to be around for more than a few years because God knows that you aren't going to stay. As soon as you have your TARDIS you will be gone again without a second thought to the fact that once more you left me behind," Jack yelled at him.
"My TARDIS is gone Jack and unless the Master decides to come back to this primitive planet, I won't be getting her back. I thought maybe once you trusted me enough to let me out of the cells I could try to help you at Torchwood but it is apparent to me that you will never trust me enough. So you might as well just lock the cell door and leave," the Doctor seethed. He turned to head back to his bed but was stopped as Jack grabbed his arm. He spun the Doctor around slamming his back against the wall. The Doctor had no fear in his eyes as he stared at Jack with all the anger of the oncoming storm. They stared at each other. Neither one saying a word. Jack really wanted to hit something then go find Ianto and bend him over a desk. Ianto wasn't there though, so he did the one thing he thought he would never get the chance to do again and pressed his mouth to the Doctor's. There was slight surprise in the Doctor's eyes as Jack's lips met his but he didn't try to pull away. The kiss was anything but gentle as Jack's lips pressed roughly to his. The Doctor tried to reach up to take Jack's arm and Jack stopped him. He grabbed both of the Doctor's arms holding them tightly.
Breaking the kiss, Jack pulled back breathing heavily. He could feel his erection straining against his pants and a quick look down revealed the Doctor wasn't completely soft. It would be so easy for Jack to take him against the wall but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He refused to take advantage of the Time Lord when he couldn't be sure that the Doctor really wanted it or if it was the last of the drugs leaving his system that caused that reaction. Stepping back, Jack released the Doctor's arm. He then turned hurrying out of the cell. He didn't bother to lock the Doctor in as he ran up the stairs just needing to get away for a moment. He didn't stop running until he was standing in the middle of the Plas with the cold night air chilling his bare arms. Taking a deep breath, he stood there trying to calm down. He breathed heavily as he stared at the water just trying to let the sound of it breaking against the wall calm him.
He had made a mistake tonight by kissing the Doctor but it wasn't one that he would let happen again. He would calm down then go back inside and face the consequences of the kiss if he had to but he was positive that the Doctor wouldn't bring it up. He would act like nothing happened as they spent the night together. He took one last deep breath as he realized he left the Doctor alone in the hub without anyone to stop him. He mentally prepared himself to find the Doctor causing trouble as he turned going back into the hub. Entering the rift room, he tried not to let his surprise show as he found the Doctor sitting on the sofa waiting for him.
"Why don't you set up the chessboard while I get supper so we can play a few games while we eat," Jack suggested. The Doctor nodded going quiet again as he got once more to his feet. Jack didn't question the silence as they both had a lot to think about. He opened his mouth to apologize for kissing him but he closed it just as quickly because he wasn't sorry. At least not about the kiss and he wasn't going to be the first one to apologize this time. His mind made up, Jack turned heading up the stairs to start their meal.