Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who or BBC. If I did, I would not be writing this fanfic.
Prologue
It had been about a year since Sally met the Doctor, two since the whole Wester Drumlins incident. Life had gone on more or less the same way it had before she met the Doctor… Only now, she had a boyfriend named Larry and a shop named Sparrow & Nightingale, and she often wondered what life would be like if she took the Doctor's hand instead. Of course, she couldn't just pack up and leave Larry alone to man the shop. The very shop that was inspired by the adventure they had experienced together. What if she did, though? Would she like it? Love it? Hate it? Questions like these always seemed to pop into Sally's head.
"A life of adventure in unknown places…", she muttered to herself, "seems exciting. Too bad my opportunity seems to be long gone now. Ah well, nothing wrong with an ordinary life".
"What was that, Sally? What are you thinking about now?" Larry asked, she had been so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't even notice him walk into the store.
"Nothing. Just thinking about some stuff."
"Are you thinking about the Doctor again?"
"How'd you know?"
Larry sighed at his shocked girlfriend, she had been thinking about the matter more and more often lately, it was really no surprise. Sometimes he wondered if she was truly happy with him and their little shop.
"Honestly Sally, it's been about a year since he came here", he said, looking at Sally with concerned eyes.
"I know. It's just that… That… There was this replica of the Titanic flying over the Buckingham Palace! You can't tell me that you didn't think back to Wester Drumlins when you saw that happen." Her eyes widened excitedly at every word that came out of her mouth, "And I just can't help but think that maybe the Doctor might pop up again. Blimey, maybe he was even on that ship! It seems far fetched, but you never know…"
Before Larry could open his mouth to reply the bell rang and some customers came in; so he quickly placed a kiss on Sally's forehead and told her softly.
"We'll talk about this later."
Sally nodded and walked to the back of the store to sort some things, returning to her thoughts.
Little did she know what the universe, time and space had in store for her. Because the universe knew that what she needed was… A Doctor.
A/N: There we go! My first fanfic! I'm trying not to stray too much from canon, so this takes place between Voyage of the Damned and Partners in Crime. I always loved Sally's character, I thought she had a lot of potential to be a companion. What do I do with that love? I put it in a fanfic! Muahahaha. Hope you enjoyed the prologue, and don't forget to let me know what you think. ~DesireWithinMe