Jack woke with a gasp and tried to sit up.

"Easy," the Doctor said comfortingly as he placed a hand on Jack's chest and gently pushed him back towards the pillows. Jack fell back against them and turned to look at the Doctor. The Doctor was still in his tattered clothes and his face was a mess. He was holding Lissy though and she had been cleaned up and obviously fed as she was sleeping happily on his chest.

"How long?" Jack asked.

"Almost an hour." The Doctor stated. "Radiation is a nasty way to die."

"But if I hadn't been there, you would have entered that booth wouldn't you?" Jack questioned.

"Yes." The Doctor answered not looking at Jack.

"Oh sweetheart," Jack said softly moving so that he had his arm wrapped around the Doctor and his head rested on the Doctor's shoulder. That's when he noticed the Doctor's pill bottle open beside the bed. It wasn't often that the Doctor willing took the pills for his depression, besides the one in the morning and the one at night.

"Where are we? Are we still at the mansion?" Jack asked.

"No, we are home." The Doctor responded.

"Come on," Jack stood and then helped the Doctor out of bed. He took his hand and led him out of the TARDIS and up the stairs to Lissy bedroom. The Doctor stared at him a moment before he reluctantly placed Lissy in her crib. He walked slowly behind Jack as Jack led them to the bathroom.

"I have to ask did the Master hurt you?" Jack asked hesitantly.

"No," The Doctor responded seeing the pain in Jack's eyes. Jack nodded and then ran a warm bath before helping the Doctor strip and relax into the bath. Jack carefully cleaned the cuts on the Doctor's face kissing him softly every time he made the Doctor wince. He left the Doctor alone for a moment to retrieve clean pajamas. When he came back the Doctor looked at them.

"I thought we were going to Marthas." He questioned Jack.

"You still want to go. I thought you would want a nice relaxing evening at home." Jack stated kneeling next to the tub.

"I don't want to remember Lissy's first Christmas like this." He said softly. "I'm being silly. It's just an Earth holiday." He stood up and dried off and started to dress in the pajamas but Jack stopped him.

"I'll get your suit." Jack took them and disappeared when he came back he found the Doctor sitting on the floor of the bathroom with his knees drawn up to his chest sobbing. Jack said nothing as he leaned down to hold him. What could you say to a man who had just become the last of his species for a second time by his own hands?

When the Doctor had calmed down, he dressed and then dressed Lissy in the velvet green dress with her black shoes. He insisted to Jack he was okay as they drove over to Marthas and one day Jack might actually believe it.

-DW-

They were alone beside the lakeside. The beach couldn't be reached by traditional means due to the high cliffs that surrounded the island. The Doctor had landed the TARDIS nearby and the three of them had spent the day playing in the sand and the crystal clear water.

Lissy was almost six now and her red hair fell down to the middle of her back. Jack was relaxing peacefully on a blanket, with his eyes closed, as he listened to the Doctor explaining to Lissy about one of the creatures that lived in the water. Jack suddenly felt something wet on his chest and shrieked as his eyes flew open and he jumped up.

Lissy and the Doctor were both laughing as he saw the creature the Doctor had been describing on the blanket.

"Oh you think that's funny," Jack said firmly as he headed towards them.

"Run," The Doctor laughed grabbing Lissy's hand and they took off down the beach. She loved the running. She was the Doctor's daughter after all.