Disclaimer: Sadly, none of this belongs to me.
A/N: Just a random idea that popped into my head and I've been thinking about it for a couple of days. It's the end of series two but it doesn't follow any of the specials or series after.
"I…I love you." Rose told him, tears spilling down her face.
"Quite right to." He smiled weakly, fighting back his own tears. "And I suppose…if it's my last chance to say it…Rose Tyler…"
The Doctor faded, leaving Rose standing staring at the spot he'd vanished from.
She didn't hear Jackie running up behind her and jumped when her mother's arms wrapped around her.
Jackie held her daughter tight as she let her sob into her shoulder. It broke her heart as she felt Rose crumble into pieces in her arms.
After a while, Rose began to shake and her legs felt weak under her weight.
"Come on, let's go home." Jackie whispered, pulling her back towards Pete and the others.
"No, he might come back." Rose protested, struggling out of Jackie's hold.
She managed to break away and sat on a rock, watching the same spot closely for any return of the Doctor. Jackie watched her sadly and sat down next to her.
"Rose, he's not coming back." Jackie told her gently.
"How do you know?" Rose shouted and held her face in her hands.
She broke into fresh sobs.
Jackie stood up and walked back to the others.
"Is there a chance that he could come back?" She asked them.
Mickey shook his head slowly, staring at the floor. Pete looked over at the girl who he'd slowly been accepting as his daughter. It was strange how he'd felt a sense of trust in her the first day he'd met her, like he'd known her all her life.
He walked over to her and sat next to her. She looked up at him, her cheeks puffy and her eyes bloodshot.
"Rose, if he could come back, he would. He loves you. I could see that as soon as I met you both. But there is no way he can come back. He's gone." He told her.
"But, what if he can? What if he figures out a way to come back?" She asked.
Pete could see how she was clinging to this last bit of hope. Her eyes were filled with desperation and he couldn't answer her.
She let him pull her up and back to the car.
As he drove back to their new home, Rose gazed out the window watching the spot they'd left.
When it disappeared out of her sight, she pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them tight. Everyone in the car was silent, not knowing what to say or what to do to make her pain go away. Mickey sat beside her in the back and glanced at her every couple of minutes. He reached out and took her hand. She squeezed his hand back and smiled weakly at him.