He had that painful look when she said she didn’t see his Time Machine. “Well, I dunno, it’s a phrase. It must be a pride thing amongst us men.”
Oh, he did like her touching him. He thought to himself, I still got it.
“I will take all the help I can get,” he smiled to her with a wink. “I reckon I ought to see if she’s on the beach. She seemed to had likings for beaches.” Finding a way, to separate so they can role play for the other thread and not spoil the fun. Plus, the Doctor could be mystery on the first visit as Erika.