The Doctor woke up breathing in the familiar scent of his lover and the warmth of Jack's body against his. He snuggled further into him, feeling Jack's hand adjust on his back to hold him closer. He kept his eyes closed, just wanting to go back to sleep as he felt hot and sick. His stomach was sour to the point that he was afraid he was going to get sick if he moved. He laid still listening to Jack's heartbeat and the sound of the babies breathing softly in the incubator nearby. He could hear that one of them wasn't breathing as cleaning as the other and opened his eyes to study them. It quickly became obvious to him that Kui'la's chest wasn't rising as steadily as her sisters. As soon as Martha returned he was going to get her to place an oxygen line for Kui'la. In the meantime, he was going to keep a close eye on her. If her breathing didn't improve they were going to have to separate her from her sister for awhile.
Turning his eyes away from the babies, He looked for the button to call Martha back to the medi-bay. As he did, his eyes passed over Jack. He frowned as he saw that Jack was focused on the monitor. He didn't look at it as he hit the call button. As he waited for Martha he turned his attention to what Jack was working on. He wasn't surprised to see that Jack was once more looking for Rose.
"You're not going to find her that way," The Doctor informed Jack as he studied the monitor. He could see that Jack was just looking at anomalies but he wasn't taking the rift into factor nor was he eliminating the other aliens that presided in the Cardiff or London region that could have been causing the spikes. It would be easy for the TARDIS to remove them based on the information that she had and her link to the Torchwood computers. The Doctor though didn't give her the order to.
"I have to try," Jack replied, even though he knew the Doctor was right. The list the TARDIS was showing was long with too many dots on the map corresponding to the anomalies. It would take months to narrow it down, even with his team working full time with him. By that time, Rose would find them.
"No you don't," The Doctor told Jack. He pulled carefully out of Jack's arms sitting up. The door to the medi-bay opened and Martha came in carrying a cup of tea for him. He smiled that she had assumed she had only been called because he needed a cuppa. He would gladly accept it, but he was more concerned about Kui'la.
"How are you feeling?" Martha wondered as she handed him the cup. He took it, holding it in his hands but not drinking it yet.
"Still sore. I need you to run an oxygen line for Kui'la, her breathing isn't as strong as Cerys and I am worried she isn't getting enough oxygen," The Doctor informed her. Martha turned to check on the infants, seeing that the Doctor was right. In the short time since she had last checked on them, Kui'la's breathing had deteriorated.
"Do you think I should separate her from her sister?" Martha wondered as she got the oxygen line.
"Not yet. Cerys is stronger and her body temperature should be slightly higher due to being half human. They may not have the bond from sharing the womb but as Time Lord's they will be able to sense each other telepathically. Separating them now won't allow them to bond as sisters and could be detrimental to Kui'la's health," The Doctor explained. Still looking at the babies, he reached out pushing the monitor away from Jack.
"Hey, I was reading that," Jack cried out in irritation. He turned his eyes briefly to look at Jack before focusing on their daughters again.
"Have you gave either of them any medication yet?" The Doctor wondered as he watched Martha tape the oxygen line in place. She turned it on.
"No, we gave them the standard vitamin k, but I didn't want to give them anything else before talking to you," Martha explained. The Doctor nodded. He sent a mental message to the TARDIS and a moment later the drawer beside the bed opened. Martha reached in pulling out two bottles. She recognized the first one as Surfactant which would need to be given via a breathing tube as it had to go directly into the lungs. The second though had a strange name she couldn't pronounce.
"What is it?" Martha questioned.
"It is a Time Lord medication that will help with the development of their energy. It needs to be added to their bottle for the next few feedings. Both of them are showing that their energy is low due to being premature. The medication along with potassium will get them back on the right track," The Doctor explained. Martha set the bottle aside and then picked back up the first. She got a breathing tube out and then gently took Kui'la into her arms. She carried her out of the medi-bay and to the lab to administer the medication without the watchful eye of the worried parents. As soon as she was out of the room Jack glared at the Doctor.
"Don't you want to find her?" Jack questioned as he moved to reach for the monitor again. The Doctor put a hand on his arm to stop him.
"No," The Doctor replied. Jack's eyes narrowed further.
"Don't lie to me," Jack snipped. "I know you have wanted to get her back since the moment she disappeared.
"I did, at first, but will you listen to yourself, Jack. You are searching for Rose while Kui'la is in there getting a tube down her throat so that Martha can add a substance to her lungs that would have developed nauturally had she been in the womb longer," The Doctor hissed at him.
"And you blame me for that?" Jack asked him. The Doctor didn't deny it.
"If you would just trust me that I am not leaving you for Rose, you would not have sent yourself into preterm labor due to worry. The bond we share amplified that worry and since I was already high risk it was enough to push me into preterm labor as well," The Doctor explained, his voice too calm for how angry he was. He was already sick, sore and worried about his daughters. Arguing with is lover because he was being stupid, wasn't high on his list of things he wanted to do. No, right now he wanted to be in their helping Martha with Kui'la, not fighting with Jack. Moving the blanket back, he pushed it off of himself standing up carefully.
"Where are you going?" Jack questioned as the Doctor moved.
"To lay in my own bed, until you decide to stop being just an ape," The Doctor informed him. He walked the short distance to the bed next to Jack's, laying down on it.
"So I'm an ape now," Jack hissed.
"Yes," The Doctor replied fixing his blankets.
"When you're the alien who bonded with the ape so you're no smarter," Jack seethed. The Doctor closed the bond on Jack, but not before letting him feel his anger through the bond. He crossed his arms and Jack crossed his own. They glared at each other not wanting to be the next to speak. Their anger was dismissed for a moment, though, when the door to the lab opened again. Martha came out carrying Kui'la in her arms. The infants breathing sounded a little better, but she was crying her unhappiness over the procedure. Martha looked at them confused to see that they were in different beds as the Doctor held out his arms for his daughter.
"Come to daddy my Kui'la," he cooed in Gallifreyan. Martha carried her over to him, handing her carefully to him. The Doctor snuggled her close. "I know that what Martha did wasn't nice, but it will make you feel better." He continued still not speaking English.
"What is this about?" Martha questioned as she tried to figure out what happened.
"Nothing," Jack lied. He leaned over to the incubator, carefully picking up Cerys in his arms as she began to fuss.
"Your Papa thinks I am going to leave him, but I love you and Cerys too much to even consider leaving. I also love your papa even if he is being an ape," The Doctor cooed in Gallifreyan, glaring at Jack as he did.
"If it is nothing then I suggest you figure it out while I go and get their bottles ready," Martha responded. "After they eat, Doctor you have an appointment for a full examination and I am not going to deal with you being cranky and mad at Jack."
"Then make him apologize," The Doctor hissed in English finally.
"You first," Jack snipped back. Martha threw her arms up in the air and went to go make the bottles.