That night Jack was back aboard the valiant. He was chained in the same boiler room where he had spent the majority of his imprisonment. The guard stood off to the side, his gun at his side as a warning. Jack didn't care and still tried to escape occasionally, usually receiving a bullet through his head for his troubles. Sometimes, though, the guard would play with him causing the maximum amount of pain before letting him die. Still he didn't want to spend the rest of eternity staring at the inside of this ship. He lifted his head lazily as the door opened. The Doctor strolled in, dressed in his blue pinstripe suit. With him were two little boys who were the spitting image of the Master. One of them though had his blue eyes.
"Let me go," Jack told the Doctor. The Doctor didn't say anything as he took each of one of their hands in his and moved to the side. The Master strolled in behind him. Jack watched on in horror as he leaned in kissing the Doctor on the lips. The Doctor kissed him back, the kiss slower than friendly but quick because of the children.
"Should we let him go?" The Master questioned.
"No," one of the boys replied. The other shook his head back and forth. The Master smiled looking at the Doctor.
"He's just wrong," The Doctor told the Master. The Master smiled he stepped forward motioning for the boys to follow him. The Doctor stayed standing back watching over them protectively.
"Well boys, let's teach mummy here a lesson," The Master taunted Jack. He pulled a glistening knife out of his pocket.
Jack tried not to scream as he woke up. He threw the covers back elbowing the Doctor in the process. He didn't care as he climbed out of the bed stumbling towards the loo. Tears filled his eyes as he could still see the glee in his son's faces as they watched the Master torture him. He fell onto his knees in front of the toilet. His stomach wanted to reject everything he had eaten, but the anti-emetics kept him from actually getting sick. He gagged several times holding onto the edge.
"Jack," The Doctor asked softly from the doorway.
"Please go," Jack begged him as he gagged again. The Doctor took a step forward. "Please Doc. Just go." Jack didn't look at him, not wanting to see the hurt in the Doctor's eyes as he turned and left. Jack continued to kneel next to the toilet, waiting for his stomach to settle and the dream to fade. It wasn't fair of him to push the Doctor away because of the dream. In real life, the Doctor never stood there and just watched the Master torture him. He would always beg the Master to stop or even worse ask the Master to hurt him instead. Jack sighed. Standing up he used the toilet before heading back out to their room. The Doctor was sitting on the bed waiting for him to return. With him, he had two cups of steaming liquid. He was sipping one and the other sat on the table beside him.
"Sorry," Jack apologized as he climbed back into his side of the bed. The Doctor handed him one of the cups and he took a sip. It was milk warmed with honey. The taste was soothing and he swallowed a mouthful as the Doctor answered him.
"For what?" The Doctor questioned. Jack looked at him seeing the Doctor was staring at him. He honestly seemed confused that Jack would apologize for sending him away after having a nightmare. If there was one thing the Doctor understood it was bad dreams. For the last two reincarnations, they had plagued him nightly. Most nights he just wanted someone to hold him but on rarer occasions he would run as fast as he could, hiding in his library, lab or even staying in his room away from his companion. Jack leaned back against his pillow, lifting his arm. The Doctor snuggled into him.
"I don't deserve you," Jack whispered dropping a kiss on the top of his head. "I hope you know how much, I love you."
"I know," The Doctor responded softly. "I need you to, Jack." He couldn't actually say the word. Jack was just as happy to hear the Doctor needed him. He would have rejoiced if the Doctor said love, but he wasn't going to push the Doctor to say the word. Instead, he would remind the Doctor how much he was loved and hopefully one day he would be able to say it back.