Doctor POV

She walked in to the kitchen - the same way she did every morning - looking cheerful as ever after a good night's sleep. The kettle boiled and I poured up the tea just as she sat down, she greeted me with a peck on the cheek and grabbed a slice of toast.

"Where are we off today then?" She asked me, looking hopefully at my eyes.

"I promised you a trip home, so that's where we're going. I've never spent much time in Chiswick, it should be interesting!" I genuinely felt enthusiastic but Donna gave me her 'Don't mock me!' face and I went back to focusing on my breakfast.

After she was dressed and ready to go, she came in to the control room and walked over to where I was stood near the controls.

"We've landed." Breathing deeply, she made her way to the door slowly.

"I suppose I'll see you in a bit then. When are you coming to get me?" She enquired, not looking back as she spoke.

"Oh, I was going to come with you but it's alright then, when do you want me to come and get you?" I was disappointed that she wanted to go back alone but I didn't let it show.

"You can come if you like but it's gonna be really boring for you, you don't have to come just for me." She was pulling on her jacket as she talked, the same one she had worn to New New York.

"I'd like to come...if you don't mind. I could see Wilf again too." I said, hoping she wouldn't mind too much if came, and she smiled at me happily.

"Come on then Spaceman, I hope your ready for a day of domesticity, and preferably no alien invasions!" I grabbed her hand and pulled her out in to the street, we'd landed a little further up the road than last time, but it was still the same street and the same house halfway down. "How long has it been, since we left?"

"It's February 14th 2009, we've been gone almost two months." I stated, hoping I was right and this wasn't another Rose disaster.

"Did you have to land on Valentines Day?" She questioned, raising an eyebrow at me cheekily. We continued walking up the suburban street, looking around at the normality of planet Earth.

"Well of course, I always land on the most important holidays." I grinned, squeezing her hand a little tighter and then letting it loose so she could knock on the door. As soon as she banged on the door, she reached straight back down to find my hand again, I took it gladly but couldn't help wondering why she would feel nervous returning to her own home.

Donna POV

I wasn't particularly looking forward to seeing everyone back home, mainly because of the stick Mum would give me for not getting in touch while I was gone, but I had the Doctor to support me through the ordeal.

The door swung open and my Mum stood there, gaping mouth and angry expression.

"Where on Earth have you been madame? Two months and we haven't heard anything from you, we assumed you were dead or married off to some foreigner! Get inside now." She exclaimed and then caught sight of the Doctor, who was hanging back slightly behind me. "Did you really have to bring him? Oh just get in here!" I rolled my eyes and looked back at the Doctor, he looked a little scared although after living with me for almost a month, my Mum wasn't that much worse.

"I told you I was going travelling, maybe you should have been listening when I told you."

"Oi, don't get lippy with me Miss! You could've called!" Yeah course Mum, they have phone signal on different planets! I thought.

"Sorry, I was busy and it costs a fortune to call from abroad." I spoke in a mellow tone, not wanting to awaken the beast that was my mother. "I only came back for a visit though, I've sort of made a life for myself out in Italy and I'm thinking of moving out there." The Doctor was still stood beside me, holding my hand, and he hadn't said a word since we came in - I felt guilty for making go through this, even if he had asked to come.

"WHAT?" Mum shouted. "You can tell your father about this because I'm not going to, you want to move to Italy? Are you crazy or just stupid?" I ground my teeth in anger but managed to hold my tongue, not that the Doctor did.

"Excuse me, I may not know you very well Mrs. Noble but I would appreciate if you didn't call Donna stupid, you should be proud of her for everything she has achieved over the past couple of months." I stared at him wide-eyed, terrified of what Mum would say to him - she could ruin everything for me if this went badly.

"I will say what I like to my daughter under my roof, I take no pride in having a daughter who goes off gallivanting with complete strangers to god-knows-where!" I watched as she shouted at him and he stood there like a deer in headlights.

"Stop it Mum, he's only trying to defend me, if you're gonna have a go at anyone, have a go at me. I'm the only reason he's here anyway." My hand was still holding on to his, Mum hadn't noticed at first but it must have caught her eye as she turned.

"Oh my god, are you two...?" She wasn't speaking in the same angered tone, she just sounded shocked and looked like her eyes were about to pop out of her head. I looked at the Doctor to wager his reaction and his eyes just said 'it's your choice' so I thought Mum would be easier to stand if she thought I'd found myself a bloke.

"Yeah, but we're not serious or anything." I stated so she didn't jump to conclusions and start talking about weddings and babies.

"Well that explains things, I'm going to get Dad and Geoff off that ruddy hill then you can tell us all about Italy!" She ran off out of the patio door looking mildly excited.