Martha rested her butt on the jump seat in the TARDIS, but things were different now. She turned her head from looking at the slightly less excited Doctor setting controls on the console to the blonde woman sitting next to her.

For longer than she cared to remember, she lived in the shadow of Rose's memory while traveling with the Doctor. Yet, here she was sitting next to her normal as can be. It was almost ironic how much incorrect the picture Martha had made in her head of what Rose could be. Instead, the reality was that Rose was just sitting there staring off into space not even having realized that Martha was staring at her.

Rose seemingly had noticed as Martha heard her ask, "What?"

Martha just shook her head muttering, "Nothing." Rose went back to wherever she was, the Doctor, of course was in his own little world, so Martha continued to figure out her own.

They had just left the parallel world where Martha mused that it was a complete mistake on the Doctor's part. In doing so, they faced and defeated the Autons which for her was a first experience, but for both of them, it was a second. The Doctor and Rose had hugged at first but she did not see their relationship really progress from that. She found herself asking during the low moments of the ordeal if this was the same Doctor that had been broken into melancholy whenever even Rose's name had been uttered on previous travels. Surely they both wouldn't have been so reserved!

Through it she learned a lot about Rose, especially when it was Rose and her together whom actually defeated the Autons by swinging into them. That was when she gained true respect for Rose in realizing that some of the Doctor's memories that had plagued him had at least some reason to.

What followed though was an awkward moment between all three so Martha had excused herself. She told them they needed alone time and went inside the TARDIS. During that considerable amount of time she wondered if Rose would come back through considering she had a stable job, a family, and a decent life. Martha also wondered how things would change as far as her place in things if Rose came in. She was resigned to being a possible third wheel as long as she could enjoy why she was still here in the first place. The adventure. She didn't love the Doctor anymore but she'd be lying if she admitted that there was no attachment at all between them. Even he'd admit that even if he'd never do so verbally.

When the Doctor had walked in with Rose following, her answer had been given. Unfortunately, it was not what she had expected to be the case. There was no real joy in either of their expressions. Rose had made a choice to come with him but they both looked as if they were in a world of regret. The Doctor was not bouncing around the console as much and Rose, as mentioned earlier, was sitting next to her staring into space, regretfully. Yeah, that would explain how everything was right then and there. Regretful.

They were heading back to their proper universe right now to London in Martha's time. She was just left with the hope that nobody did anything that they'd regret while there…