The Doctor is sound asleep by the time that the movie is over and Jack doesn't have the heart to wake him. He carefully slips out of his arms, laying the Doctor's head on the couch. The Doctor sighs. He smacks his lips as he curls up. Jack motions for Martha and Tish to follow him and the three of them migrate to the kitchen. As Jack digs in the refrigerator, looking for something to fix for lunch, he grabs one of the leftover bangers from breakfast. He takes a bite as he opens the cupboard. Finding a jar of peanut butter, he doesn't think about it as he twisting the lid off.
"Are you really going to eat that?" Martha questions. Jack looks at her, the sausage is covered in peanut butter almost to his mouth. Turning away, he takes a bite of it. He immediately dunks the banger into the gooey substance again, taking another big bite.
"It's nice," Jack informs her as he swallows. Martha makes a face of disbelief at him as he closes the cupboard. "I need to go shopping again. We have the option of pasta, leftover curry or we can order pizza. I vote pizza."
"Me too," Tish stated.
"As long as it doesn't have peanut butter on it," Martha agrees. Jack made a face at her. Taking the last bite of his sausage, he dug it deep in the peanut butter getting a good amount on it before popping it in his mouth. He chewed happily, twisting the lid back on the peanut butter and setting it on the counter. Pulling out his cell, he dialed the familiar number for the pizza place. He ordered one pizza with everything on it, one with just pepperoni, and not sure what the Doctor would eat, also ordered one with just vegetables. While they waited for the pizzas to arrive they sat at the table in the TARDIS drinking coffee. Martha tried to tell Jack he shouldn't be drinking it while pregnant, but he ignored her as he poured himself a cup.
"If women are still able to get pregnant in the 52nd century, why would they make it so men could get pregnant too?" Martha questioned Jack. Jack shrugged.
"According to our history books it was an expermentation. At first they had trouble due to the differences in hormones and then figuring out how men could give birth to the child. Originally all births ended in C-sections and it is still the most common way to deliver. They stopped modifying the DNA after awhile, but the gene carried on. Not all men are able to get pregnant, and even in the 52nd century it is rare for a man to become pregnant," Jack explained to her. He paused to take a drink. "Of course by the 52nd century all notions of what is normal in the terms of love and sex from the 21st century have changed. We still have families, but it isn't unusual for people to have multiple partners of different genders. So even though pregnancy in a male was rare, it was still more common than previously due to the change in thinking."
"I bet it was a woman who came up with the idea for men to get pregnant," Tish stated. Jack laughed.
"Actually it was. She was laughed at until she proved that it would work. It took another hundred years before the first male successfully carried a child to term," Jack informed Tish.
"Backing up a little, you said that originally all births ended in c-sections. Does that mean you are going to need a c-section when it is time for your child to be born?" Martha questioned. She was already worried enough about having to take care of them, now she was possibly planning a c-section. If that was the case, she was going to need more doctors involved as she could not perform the c-section safely by herself. To her relief, Jack shook his head no.
"I can give birth," he reassured her.
"I would still like to have at least one more doctor involved just in case," Martha tried. Jack sighed.
"I wanted to have Owen care for us at first since he works here at Torchwood. The Doctor said no, though, because he doesn't know Owen. He may not show it, but he is having a hard time coping with everything that happened this last year. He doesn't trust anyone or anything like he used too at the moment," Jack explained. In the past, the Doctor would have never hidden aboard the TARDIS when there was a new place to explore. Now Jack wondered how long the TARDIS was going to be sitting on the rift while she recharged.
"He still seems to trust us," Martha commented. Jack nodded.
"That is because he knew us before. It is new people he doesn't trust," Jack answered. He goes quiet once more taking a sip of his coffee. Looking at his watch, he saw that the pizza would be delivered soon. Standing up he excused himself, heading back to the TV room. The Doctor was still sound asleep on the couch. Jack knelt down next to his head, kissing it softly. "Wake up sweetheart," he cooed. The Doctor opened his eyes as Jack brushed his hair back softly.
"The movie's over," The Doctor stated confused. He rubbed his eyes sitting up on the couch. The side of his face was wet with drool. Making a face, he wiped it away quickly hoping Jack didn't notice it. Time Lords did not drool in their sleep and he was ready to deny that he had if Jack pointed it out. Thankfully Jack didn't seem to notice and if he did, he didn't mention it.
"It's been over for a little while now. We've ordered pizza for lunch and it should be here any minute now. I am going to go up to the visitor center to get it. You can come with me or wait with Martha and Tish in the kitchen," Jack suggested. The Doctor stood, taking Jack's hand and together they headed up to the visitor center. It was only a few minutes later that the pizza arrived. The Doctor helped Jack carry it back to the kitchen, setting on the table. While they were gone Martha had refreshed all their coffees and made the Doctor a cup of tea. He took a sip gratefully as he looked at the pizza.
"So while you were sleeping Jack told us how human males ended up being able to get pregnant. Now I am curious of why they introduced the gene to Time Lords," Martha questioned. She was looking at the Doctor, so she didn't miss when he turned to glare at Jack. Grabbing a slice of the vegetarian pizza, he picked off one of the peppers and ate.
"Necessity," The Doctor answered vaguely still not wanting to talk about it. He picked off a mushroom. "The gene was thought to have been destroyed yet it was discovered some men still carried it."
"How did they destroy it?" Martha wondered. The Doctor sighed elaborately. Martha sat quietly waiting for him to answer. No one else at the table was talking either as they waited for an answer.
"All proper Time Lord children are loomed. It allowed us to control the traits of the child and weed out impure genetics. One of the first ones to go was the ability for men to have children," The Doctor stated finally. He took a big bite of his pizza.
"So how come you can still carry a child?"
"I wasn't loomed." The Doctor rolled his eyes at her as though it were obvious. Not wanting to talk about it anymore he tried to change the subject. Martha let him and soon they were laughing over stories from the time they spent in 1969 together. Jack then regaled them with a naked escape story that had Tish blushing in embarrassment. For just a moment, everything seemed normal in that small kitchen as they tried to forget about the past year of their lives. As the pizza ran out, though, they were reminded again as the Doctor went to the library to get the books for Martha. She took them promising to take care of them for him. Shortly after she left with Tish.
"That went well," Jack stated, cleaning up one of the pizza boxes. The Doctor made a rude noise with his mouth.
"I got poked," the Doctor pouted about his examine. Jack raised an eyebrow at him. The Doctor turned deep red. "Don't even think it."
"Too late," Jack smiled. He dropped a kiss on the top of the Doctor's head. "I will get into your pants one day."
"But not today," The Doctor informed Jack.