The Doctor sat down on the floor beside his bed with a huff. He was going to have to go pilot the TARDIS soon as at the moment, she was free flying through the vortex. It was fine for a little while but if he wasn't directly at the controls he preferred to have her orbiting a planet or landed. By leaving her floating in the vortex, there was always the risk that she could come out on her own. If that happened he never knew where he was going to end up. Not that he usually knew where he was going, except he really didn't want to end up in a parallel world again. He didn't look up as the door to his bedroom opened and a big black dog licked the side of his face.

"Down Osiris," he told him, pushing him away. Osiris wasn't having it and laid his head down on the Doctor's leg. The Doctor gave in scratching him behind his ear as he continued to pout. The sound of something sliding on the floor made him curious enough to raise his head. He couldn't help the smile that crossed his face as he saw Jack's arm pushing in a tray that had a cup of tea and a banana. The smile quickly faded, however, as he wasn't in a good mood. "You can come in Jack."

"Are you sure?" Jack questioned from just outside the door.

"I'm not mad at you," the Doctor responded. Jack's arm disappeared before Jack came into the room. He took a seat next to the Doctor but didn't try to put his arm around him. He had learned his lesson that the Doctor didn't like to be touched when he was angry.

"Ben?" Jack wondered. The Doctor shook his head no.

"Myself," the Doctor answered. "Everyone who visits knows that stardust addiction is becoming an epidemic. Yet, when I was drugged I never even considered it might be with that drug. I tried to convince myself that because the drugs didn't kill me and they made me feel better it was alright for me to keep taking them. Stardust has been proven to ruin the telepathic centers of the mind. I could have stopped myself from having seizures for the rest of my life. Instead, I chose to ignore all the warning signs and continued taking them."

"I've never heard of Stardust," Jack commented.

"You may not know stardust but you know drugs like it. They make you forget and feel something while destroying your life. When the TARDIS stopped talking to me I should have known that something was wrong. Instead, I told myself that she was pouting and angry at me for enjoying myself. She tried so many times to save me until she finally forced me to come to London for help," The Doctor admitted to Jack. He turned his head to look Jack in the eyes seeing the concern in Jack's blue eyes. "I deserve to be dead for my stupidity and I don't know if I have ever thanked you for saving me."

"You don't have to thank me," Jack told him softly.

"Yes, I do. I am sorry that I was horrible to you when I first arrived. I never could have made it this far without you and I want to spend the rest of my life traveling with you," The Doctor told him. He leaned towards Jack and Jack put his arm around the Doctor. The Doctor pressed their lips together kissing him slowly for a moment. Jack broke the kiss first leaning their heads together.

"I will stay by your side as long as you will have me," Jack told him. The Doctor smiled kissing him again. This time, the kiss was long and slow as they just reaffirmed their love for each other. When they finally broke the kiss, the Doctor felt breathless but Jack felt energized. He jumped up to his feet and then reached down taking the Doctor's hand. He pulled him up to his feet practically lifting him off of the floor. Osiris barked as he nipped at the Doctor's legs.

"Oi," The Doctor laughed. Jack spun him around once then kissed him one more time.

"Let's go to lunch and then find somewhere that we can run," Jack told him. The Doctor's eyebrows furrowed.

"What about Martha?" He questioned knowing that she would be angry if they didn't show up again in a short period of time. While he wasn't happy that he was still under the medical injunction, he understood why she refused to let him go. In a way, he was thankful for it. It was his safety net and he knew someone would be there to catch him when things got too hard. He needed that net more than he ever wanted to admit and it made him feel safe.

"Screw Martha. Set a timer to make sure that you are taking your medications on time that way you don't crash again. We can travel for a few days, then return when we're done feeling refreshed and ready to take on the challenge of the last part of your recovery," Jack told him.

"Like a vacation?" The Doctor wondered. Jack nodded.

"Exactly like a vacation," Jack responded. "What do you say?"

"Allons-y," The Doctor called out with a smile as he raced out of his bedroom towards the control room. With a whoop of laughter, Jack took off after him.