Chapter 1
Nora shifted on her bed as she rubbed her eyes, fluttering them to open. Her bare arms growing cold, she tucked them underneath her pale blue sheet, pulling the blanket up to her chin to keep her naked body warm. Beside her, she could feel him stirring in his sleep, moving about, she wasn't sure whether he was waking up or if he wanted a few more minutes of sleep.
Suddenly Nora felt an arm drape over her waist. Smiling, she turned her body to face him. Nora smirked seeing the dopey smile on his face. She made herself comfortable underneath his arm, tucking herself closer to his body. She could feel the heat from his body radiating, his familiar scent swirling around her head. Nora planted a soft kiss at his collar bone, and in return he planted many on her face, causing her to burst into giggles. They stayed in that position as he whispered sweet nothings to her.
Nora hasn't felt this happy, this secure, this satisfied for the past few months. She was always elated with him around. She just wished it could stay like this forever. "Please stay" she muttered. She could feel him deflate upon her request, his breathing becoming shaky. "Nora you know-"
"I know" she interrupted, feeling disappointed "It was worth a shot"
She shot him a reassuring smile, although it was more for her-self. He sighed before planting a line of kisses down her face, beginning at her forehead and ending at her lips. Upon reaching her lips, Nora deepened the kiss, savouring him, right here, right now.
He responded eagerly as she rolled on top of him. They pulled away to catch their breath, only for him to lock his lips back onto hers. And then suddenly, the dreaded noise rang through the room, an alarm signalling their time. Nora kissed him passionately, although she can feel him starting to become less-responsive, she didn't want to let go just yet. Before she could kiss him even more, he held her back by her shoulders, "Nora, please…" he said, slightly out-of-breath. Nora planted one more kiss on his lips before reluctantly rolling off of him.
She watched as he slowly got dressed. Even though he didn't want to leave, he knew he couldn't stay. He fixed his shirt in front of the mirror, his eyes catching Nora's reflection as she stared at him sadly. Sighing, he stopped fiddling with his shirt and turned to face Nora "Nora, you know if I could stay I would-"
"I know" Nora interrupted once again, her eyes moving elsewhere. She hated this part, the part where she'd watch him leave, longingly, hoping for the day he'd stay. Nora shifted out of bed. He walked towards her dressing gown as she put on some clothes. He stood behind her and held up the pink silky garment as Nora slipped her arms through the sleeves. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she tied the dressing gown to a close.
He stayed in that position for a-while, planting a kiss on her shoulder before letting go. She took his hand and together they walked out of her bedroom and onto the front door of her flat. They hastily let go of each other hand. He turned to face her, cupping her face, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips, a kiss that gave her hope and sadness at the same time. His lips pulled away reluctantly, his hands remained on her cheeks, their foreheads resting against one another. "Til' next time Nora" he whispered, their lips barely touching. "Looking forward to it Doctor" Nora smiled.
Slowly they separate. Nora watched as her Doctor slowly stepped towards his blue box, tears welling in her eyes. Her heart slowly breaking apart as she watched him open the Tardis door and take a step inside. Before he vanished into the box, he turned to capture one last look.
Nora didn't want his last image of her to be sad, so she smiled, blew him a kiss and said "Allonsy!"
Her doctor grinned, catching her flying kiss and stuffing it into his jacket pocket before fully vanishing into the Tardis. Nora bit her lip as she watched the Tardis de-materialize in-front of her, the whooshing sound of the Tardis slowly vanishing, breaking her bit by bit. And just like that, her Doctor was gone.