He really did just want a friend. Someone to travel with and show the whole of time and space to without all the awkwardness of avoiding those glances, the ones that spoke of love and longing and 'why doesn't he notice me?'

That was, of course, until he re-met Donna Noble.

His hearts almost broke over how much she belittled herself; how the world made her think she was nothing.

Because how could anyone meet Donna Noble and not want to show her how important she was.

In his opinion, she was the most important woman in all of creation.