"God damn it!"
He slammed his fist against the TARDIS wall as he realized his time was up. The transmission was abruptly cut off as the gap in the universe sealed itself, never to re-open. The hologram of himself had disappeared from Bad Wolf Bay, and he would never be able to speak to or even see her again.
He had just been about to say it, but all he could say was "Rose Tyler," and he was gone.
Did she know how that sentence would end? He thought. Dear God, I hope she knows.
He didn't think he would be able to continue if he wasn't sure she knew how that sentence ended.
Because he truly did love her. With all of his to hearts. He had since he first met her. She was beautiful, funny, and clever. She had to be clever to save him from the Nestine Consciousness. The greatest thing about Rose Tyler, though, was that she loved him back.
They used to fantasize about having a real future together. A future where it was just the two of them traveling through time and space together forever. They both knew that this was an impossibility. Rose was bound to wither and die, while the Doctor would look as if he hadn't aged a day.
The Doctor tried to push these thoughts out of his mind and pushed a few buttons on the TARDIS console; he needed to do something, go somewhere. The universe didn't stop getting in trouble because the Doctor didn't feel like saving them. But who would save him? The Doctor: Last of the Time-Lords, child of Gallifrey. Who would save him?