Once alone in Martha's office, Jack broke down and told her everything as he paced her office. He kept the details to a minimum, trying to respect the Doctor's privacy while still telling Martha enough that she would understand his dilemma. He explained to her about how the Doctor had frightened him by waking him with a seizure. He told her how the Doctor didn't want him to touch him due to the memories returning and how the Doctor worried that he was tainted. He told her about the multiple times the Doctor tried to kiss him. He then admitted to having frottage with the Doctor that morning. Finally, he went over the argument they were having when Martha interrupted it with Ian. Martha didn't say anything as she let him rant. She didn't seem surprised by anything that Jack told her, nor did she seem angry about the fact that he admitted to having sex with the Doctor. Once he went quiet, she gestured to the chair in front of her desk. Jack flopped in it.
"So have I have made a mistake?" Jack questioned her desperate to hear her opinion.
"First off in regards to the seizure he had last night. The medication that he is taking will only stop seizures that are caused by his inability to communicate with the TARDIS at the moment. The seizures that are caused by any other underlying cause brought on by the damage he did to his body can still occur. As I have stated before the one you witnessed last night may be the last one that he has or he may continue to have them the rest of the time he is in this body. While they are hard to witness he can still live a somewhat normal life even with them," Martha explained to Jack.
"He can't run for his life while he is continuing to have seizures. He could end up dead or worse if he is fighting a cyberman and then seizes before he is able to get to safety. If we don't figure out how to stop them he may choose to regenerate in order to get his life back," Jack argued her.
"If the seizures continue once he is clean and his body is healed we can look into helping him control his seizures through medication as well as diet. He can still run for his life even with the seizures, he will just need to make sure that he has a companion who can protect him while he does," Martha answered not sounding as worried as Jack.
"I will protect him," Jack promised her.
"I know you will, which brings me to the next part of your worries. While I know you want me to tell you that you having sex with the Doctor was a bad decision and chastise you for it, I'm not going to. While I am unhappy to hear that you had sex with him in my hospital, as long as the sex is consensual there is no reason why it can't continue," Martha told Jack. Jack looked at her in surprise.
"Of course, it was consensual," Jack informed.
"It takes two people to give their consent Jack. While it sounds like the Doctor was willing, from what you have told me I'm not as sure that you were," Martha answered. Jack sighed as he leaned back in the chair folding his hands in his lap.
"It's not that I am unwilling to have sex with him. I am just worried that by giving into him I am going to end up hurting him even more. Except if I reject him then in his mind I am proving that he is tainted and that may hurt him even more," Jack replied.
"Then you need to discuss that with the Doctor. As conflicted as you are about what he is feeling, I can guarantee you he is even more worried. I took away his right to make decisions about his body in order to save his life, but I did so when he felt as though his body was already out of his control. He is trying desperately to reestablish the control that he lost and while I am granting that freedom in certain aspects, I still can't let him make decisions regarding his medical care. Mentally, though, he knows what he needs in order to get better, so I'm not going to say that he can't have sex with him due to the fact I am worried that you will hurt him because we both know that isn't true. As long as you are patient and careful, there is no reason why the two of you can't have a sexual relationship," Martha explained to Jack. Jack nodded.
"So I have your blessing?" Jack wondered.
"Of course, you have my blessing," Martha laughed. "On the bright side, the two of you having a relationship will save me from having to buy a second bed while you stay at my place."
"Oh I don't know, his feet tend to be really cold especially at night," Jack teased her back feeling more relaxed than when he went into her office. Martha stood going to the coffee pot she kept in her office. She made them each a cup, then handed Jack his before taking a seat again. They still had a little while before the Doctor would be done with his session with Ian so there was no reason for Jack to hurry back to the room. He took a drink of the hot liquid feeling it burn all the way to his stomach. While the cup of coffee was delicious, he missed Ianto's coffee. In fact, he missed his entire Torchwood team.
"Once the Doctor is released from the hospital, do you think it would be alright if I took him down to Cardiff for a day?" Jack wondered.
"I don't see why not if he wants to go. If not, I can keep an eye on him for the day any time that you want to go down there. While we both appreciate your company and I can't thank you enough for your help the last few weeks with him, you don't have to stay by his side all the time. Not taking time for yourself is what caused you to reach the point where you had to take off for the afternoon," Martha reminded him.
"I remember. I won't let that happen again," Jack promised her. Martha didn't comment as she took a sip of her coffee. While she had never seen Jack show the type of patients he had with the Doctor with anyone else, even he had his limits. The Doctor also had a way of on purposely irritating people to drive them away. Still, if anyone could put up with the Doctor for a long period of time it was Jack. Rather than discuss her thoughts, she instead changed the subject telling Jack about her plan to bring the Doctor to her flat. Jack had been there before so he knew the layout and that the queen sized bed in the guest room would be more comfortable for the two of them to share than the hospital bed. He had already established that the front door would be the easiest way for the Doctor to escape as she lived several stories up. As long as they kept the TARDIS at UNIT the Doctor would have nowhere to go if he did manage to make it out of the flat on his own. That wouldn't keep him out of trouble, but it would make it easier for them to find him once he left.
The hour up and their coffee finished, Martha accompanied Jack as he returned to the Doctor's room. He was surprised to see that the door was still closed and that he could hear arguing coming from behind the door.
"We are going to get nowhere with your sessions if the two of us can't have a civil conversation," Jack heard Ian tell the Doctor. "Now your hour is almost up, do you have anything else that you want to discuss before I leave for the day?"
"I'm not telling you anything Danny," The Doctor seethed.
"And I told you my name is Ian," Ian argued him.
"I don't care what your name is, as long as you are in this room I am going to call you Dannyboy," The Doctor stated stubbornly, the anger clear in his voice. Jack raised his hand to open the door but the door opened first. Ian came storming out of the room his clipboard still in hand. Jack got a brief glance of the Doctor sitting on the bed with his arms crossed, the oncoming storm clear in his eyes before the door closed.
"Martha, that man is the most stubborn patient I have ever had to speak with," Ian told her. Rather than sounded exasperated like Jack expected, he was surprised to hear that Ian sounded pleased with the revelation.
"The session went well I take it?" Martha asked and Ian smiled at her.
"I look forward to speaking with him tomorrow. Now I'm sorry but I really must be on my way or I am going to be late for next appointment," Ian excused himself hurrying off down the hall. Jack looked at Martha confused by the strange exchange between the two colleagues.
"Ian was suspended from UNIT last year due to his unconventional way of dealing with patients. After the way, he treated Daniel, no psychiatrist here at UNIT will talk to him. I made a few phone calls and that was when I found out about Ian. He agreed to speak with the Doctor and personally I think he is a perfect fit," Martha told Jack.
"I hope the Doctor feels the same way," Jack replied not as sure. Going into the room. He saw that the Doctor had moved so that he was sitting in the empty chair. He had somehow acquired a cup of tea and he was drinking it happily. "So what did you think of Ian?"
"I like him," The Doctor replied with a smile.
"Of course, you did," Jack replied shaking his head. Sitting on the Doctor's bed he allowed himself to fall back and stared at the ceiling. Life was never normal when the Doctor was around but this was just ridiculas.