| Characters: Jack Harkness, The Doctor
Link to IJ: thread #75440.4630704 |
 Jack nudged the Doctor lightly with his shoulder. "Buy me a drink." |
 He turned, then pointed out, smiling, "Drinks are free." |
| He shook his head. "That's not how it goes." |
| "How does it go, Captain?" |
| "You get me a drink." |
| The Doctor ordered Jack a vodka tonic from one of the andriods, handing it to him with a little nod, waiting. |
| Jack opened his mouth to protest but by the time he could the drink was there. "...I hate you," he said, quite sincerely. |
| "Why?" |
| "Because I don't drink." He eyed the glass, speculatively. |
| "Why not?" |
| "It's a long story." He took a drink, anyway, and shuddered faintly at the burn. He lifted his glass toward the Doctor and tagged on, "thanks. So, you been out of here yet?" |
| "Yep," he nodded, "you?" |
| "Yep," he agreed, swirled and took the second half of his drink in another gulp. "How long? I mean what was happening with you when you came back here?" |
| "Took Rose to see her da." |
| "How's that going? Rose, I mean?" |
| He shrugged, "Okay. Tell me what you've done?" |
| "You're being dismissive about Rose. That can't be right." |
| "What?" |
| "Are you two having a fight or something?" |
| The Doctor eyed him. |
| "...What?" |
| "I'm trying to figure out what you're asking." |
| "...If you're pissed off at Rose, mostly." |
| "Yeah, a bit." Pause. "You didn't explain that I love her." |
| "Oops." He didn't sound a bit sorry. |
| He raised an eyebrow. |
| "What difference would it actually have made?" |
| "None, really. Would have appreciated it." |
| "Sorry. You caught me at a really lousy time for telling people I love they're in love with other people." |
| "How many people that you love don't love you back?" he asked with an eyeroll. |
| He snorted and laughed. "Don't read between the lines. I didn't say you didn't love me." |
| "Good," he said, slightly mollified. |
| He lifted his eyebrow. "Anyway, yeah. I should have said something. " |
| "Are you the one dating the Master?" he asked suddenly. |
| "...what?" He asked, blankly. |
| "Good," he said like that was an answer, relaxing. |
| "One of them's not half bad," he said, slowly. "The other one's a lunatic." |
| "You usually it's combined." |
| "Okay, let me break it down. One of them I'm sleeping with - or will be, take your pick. The other one repeatedly killed and raped me." |
| "How's that doing for your head?" |
| "Not bad, actually. " |
| "Good," he reached out for Jack's hand. |
| Jack gave it to him and folded his fingers around. "I still miss you, you know." |
| The Doctor pulled Jack in lightly, "Why?" |
| Jack stepped in and wrapped his free hand around the Doctor's shoulders. "Because you're mine." |
| He wrapped both arms around Jack, a trifle confused for a moment before just holding on comfortably, "Yeah, there's that." |
| "Were you always that easy?" |
| "Pretty much for you." |
| "Let's see if that holds after you actually meet me." |
| "Why?" |
| "Well. I flirt with Rose, nearly completely destroy the world and everyone on it-" |
| "But you didn't." |
| "Not, but it was a near miss." |
| "Forgave Rose for it." |
| "Wait, what?" |
| "Rose nearly destroyed time," he said slowly, "Tore a hole right in it." |
| "...Wow. That's. Something." |
| "Kinda puts it into perspective, doesn't it?" |
| "Yeah," he agreed. "Definitely does. Reminds me of Owen, actually." |
| "Who?" |
| "Torchwod." |
| "Ah. One of your boys then." |
| He laughed. "Yeah, one of my boys. Bunch of idiots, but what can you do?" |
| "Teach 'em not to be idiots?" |
| "How's that worked for you so far?" |
| "I see your point." |
| He smiled and kissed the Doctor, firmly and almost chastely. "Good. You're. Better." |
| "Better than?" |
| "You were." |
| "Time does that," he shrugged. |
| "Yeah," he agreed. "Eventually." |
| "How long's it been for you?" |
| "Since what?" |
| "Last time we spoke. Here, I mean." |
| "Ah. Complicated question thanks to some quirky time, but about a year." |
| "Quirky time?" |
| "It went backwards," Jack explained. |
| Incomplete - last update 22Mar 1453, by captainharkness
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