AN: Look, this is purely romance. No angst about it.
"Were you ever going to tell me?" she asks, later. "If I hadn't nearly fallen into the Void, would you have told me?"
He thinks for a moment. "Probably not," he answers finally. "I didn't really mean to; was terrified of what you'd say if you knew. Terrified of my own feelings; of how much it'll hurt when you die and I'm alone again."
She kisses him firmly, melting into him like she had when he'd ran to her after the breach closed. "I love you," she whispers against his lips.
"Quite right, too. Rose Tyler…
I love you too."
