"Oooh," the Doctor nodded, impressed. "Well, at least you started out with someone experienced. Not so much for me. Course, with Time Lord society, no one's experienced. No matter the age."

He liked that smile, though. It was good. It was promising, and they needed some promising in the wasteland of misery they'd been wading through these last few weeks.

He wondered if he should pull Jack towards the bedroom. Would now be the right time to try to mvoe on with sexual relations? Was that too soon? Why weren't things black and white, like maths? The Doctor liked maths. They never stopped making sense.