Of course... Of course it came down to Rose. How could he be that stupid? "Since when am I going to start listening to him? I haven't yet, and I certainly don't expect to be starting now."

And then the Doctor was kissing him again. Jack felt a little apprehensive about it, not sure about letting himself get excited again. But it had been the Doctor to initiate it this time. Maybe it would be okay. He finally let his eyes slide closed and he craned his neck to kiss him back, moving slowly, much more so than he would have liked, what with all of the sexual frustration practically boiling over inside him. If he didn't invest much, he couldn't be that disappointed when it didn't work out.