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Clothes shops, technology shops any type of shop Phil had tried to find a job in it. Bumping into The Doctor on the second level she whined and complained and then complained some more when he announced he managed to get a job.

"That's not fair!" Phil exclaimed while crossing her arms angrily over her wholly torn tail coat. "You even have a name badge again!"

"Isn't it cool? Look it at! It's all shiny," The Doctor tugged at the name badge attached to his red brace. Phil just narrowed her eyes at him, "Don't be jealous of my name badge."

"I'm jealous of your skill to be able to get a job just like that," Phil clicked her fingers and crossed her arms again.

"Need my help?"

"You'd like that wouldn't you?"

"Yes," Doctor gave a proud smile. "Yes I would."

"Aww," Phil reached up to pinch his cheeks much like he does to her. "You're so sweet, but no." She turned and leant against the railing near them. Rubbing his cheeks he leant next to her, "I have searched all this mall with no success for a job, but I've not tried down there." Phil pointed a finger to the small cafés which were in the food section.

"Good luck partner," Doctor patted her on the shoulder and pushed away from the railing.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Phil tottered after him and jumped to walk beside him, he put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked at her.

"You said you didn't need my help."

"So you just walk away?"

"I have a job to attend to."

"In a toy store again?"

"Yes," he smiled widely, Phil couldn't help but smile too. Smiles were rather contagious, she laughed lightly and shook her head. "You're such a big kid do you know that?"

"I believe you've told me that before, yes." He gave a certain nod and stopped in front of the toy store. Honestly it was the first store he went to, working in clothes shops had absolutely no interest to him what so ever.

Phil eyed up the store and looked around, "I'll come find you."

"I'm sure you will Phil, I'm sure you will. Go on get going! Put on a brave face because right now you look utterly petrified! You'll be fine I have absolutely all confidence in you that you'll be able to get a job. If I can then there's hope for you too."

"But," Phil pouted and looked at the floor. "You're good with people I'm not."

"You worked with people in your other job."

"Actually I knew the owners they just sort of hired me without a trial." Phil said a little embarrassed, he ran a hand through his hair and looked at her a little bemused. "But that's not the point! You have a confidence level which is unrealistic! I don't."

The Doctor looked at her a little sad and shook his head slowly. "You're more confident than you know of Phil."

"I need a lucky charm." She pouted, he frowned and crossed his arms. She seemingly just ignored he even spoke. Having a key on a small piece of string suddenly dangling in her line of vision she jumped. Reaching up she took it from his grasp.

"Lucky TARDIS key. Look after it well, sure I say that like; if you lose it we're stuck and can't get in. But really to reassure you I do have another key. But honestly, look after it." He rambled out happily with a smile, Phil stood looking down at the key and then up at him. "Is that an alright lucky charm?"

"It's an awesome one, thank you Doctor." Phil smiled and gave him a quick hug before running down towards the eating area of the mall. With a light sigh he watched her run down the escalators and disappear from his view.

It was at least half an hour later, somewhere between building a Lego construction which looked like the sonic screwdriver, and building the ultimate train track ever to exist, that a familiar figure appeared in The Doctors line of vision.

He was lining up flipping dog toys and a pair of black shoes popped into his line of vision. "You get a name badge and I get a bloody uniform!"

"Language Phil there are children present." He said while eyeing up a child who was crouching near him, "No! No no don't break that apart!" He exclaimed while snatching the Lego construction of the sonic screwdriver away from the young boy. The little child's eyes suddenly looked huge and teary, "Oh dear," Doctor looked around nervously before picking up a rainbow coloured spinning top. Putting it on the floor he pushed at the handle and watched as it span around. The child and him grinned happily at it. Phil stood despairing slightly, The Doctor really – well and truly – was a big kid.

Eventually he stood up and looked at Phil, he had to double take. Putting a hand to his chin in thought he gave a nod. "It suits you."

"It suits me? What? Honestly? I look like I've just clambered out of some 1930's soap program." Phil said while looking down at the long black skirt she was wearing. She did speak the truth, she was wearing a traditional maid outfit, this consisted of a long black skirt, long sleeved shirt, white apron and a white headband sort of thing.

"You got the job then?" The Doctor grinned, he had to ask the obvious, Phil narrowed her eyes up at him. He just stood grinning at her still, he reached out and touched her sleeve, he then proceeded to poking at her apron. Giggling a little he waved a hand at her, "Oh look at you!"

"You're having a field day aren't you?"

"Yes, yes I am." He nodded, "Oh come on Phil cheer up! We both have jobs, that means we'll have money to buy food. And also it's not everyday that you see your best friend dressed up looking adorable as a little maid."

"Oh god that sounds like every mans fantasy."

"What?" He asked confused and walked towards the door, Phil looked at him and then shook her head. She opted not to tell him most men had odd fantasies of women dressed in different costumes. Shaking her head more she frowned, her mind was going down a disturbing road. "When do you start?"

"In half an hour." Phil rummaged in the apron pocket and flashed him the TARDIS key. "It's a very good lucky charm did you want it back?"

He reached out and held onto the key swinging on the small piece of swing which she was holding onto. Looking at her he shook his head, "I think you have earned the right to have a key to the TARDIS."

"Really?"

"Yup!" He smiled and got squeezed in another hug, she thanked him and stepped back.

"You better get back to work before that kid breaks your Lego screwdriver." Phil nodded behind him, sure enough the child from earlier had got bored of the colourful spinning top and took to trying to desconstruct the Lego structure.