He breathes a sigh of relief when Jack switches back.
"Makes two of us," he says, with a sigh. "Sorry - I just - I need you. Not - whoever he is." He shifts the weight so he can support Rose with one hand, and reaches out to take Jack's.
"I can't lose you both," he says, voice barely above a whisper. "I need you Jack."
He pulls back, and forces a smile onto his face, though it hurts. He looks at Romana.
"I know," he says, "and she doesn't deserve it. I've wanted to be ginger far longer than her."