"I'm fine," the Doctor replied, a little too quickly if he were honest with himself. "Really. I am. It's your room. No need for me to come in." He summoned another smile to show that he was all right with the status quo and then straightened up, tucking his hands in his pockets and staring at the floor as he tried to come up with something else to say.
"How did you meet?" he finally asked. "You and ... him." There had to be something to look forward to, didn't there? Despite his reluctance to change, there had to be something good to come of it.