A/N: I realized the other day...I've read a lot of TenXRose fanfics. A LOT. And so far I haven't found one like this…so I decided to give it a shot. Let me know what you think!

THE DOCTOR

"Thank you, Doctor. I know how much you hate these visits," Rose smiles.

"You're welcome, Rose," I reply. She honestly doesn't know the lengths I'm willing to go to for her. I watch as she grabs her jacket and races out the door to see her mother. Then I put on my own jacket and follow her out. Sometimes I can't believe it myself – Rose Tyler has made me go domestic.

I'm smothered by Jackie when I get to the door. I've gotten used to it by now, a hug and a kiss from Jackie Tyler is always better than a slap. Rose pulls me down to sit on the couch next to her and Jackie brings us tea from the kitchen.

I sit there for what feels like hours listening to them talk. The new guy Jackie's dating, the latest celebrity news, fashion trends, blah, blah, blah. As much as Rose is wonderful most of the time, sometimes she can be so…girly. Not that it's a bad thing, it's just, I prefer adventurous Rose rather than gossipy Rose.

When it's all too much, I stand up.

"I'm going to go out for a walk, get some air," I announce. Rose nods and Jackie waves her hand dismissively. I walk to the park down the street where Rose took me once, remembering the stories she told me about the time she fell off the monkey bars and broke her arm. I smile to myself and keep walking. The park is in a wooded area, and I decide to take the trail through the woods.

About an hour later, I have no idea where I am. And I'm hungry. My stomach growls loudly. I lighten up when I see a woman jogging along the path, headed in my direction. I wave her down and she takes her earphones out. Her hair is dark and wavy, pulled back into a ponytail. Her eyes are green, and she has a tall, thin frame. Overall she's quite pretty.

"Can I help you?" she asks, taking sips of water.

"Um, yeah…how do you get out of this place?" I ask. She laughs a bit, and I can't help the way my heart jumps at the sound. What's wrong with me?

"Follow me, if you like. My name's Lilith, by the way, but everyone calls me Lily," she says happily. I smile, and start after her.

"I'm…" I pause. For some reason, I don't want to tell her my name is the Doctor. "John. John Smith."

"So, I take it you're not from around here," she says.

"I'm a bit of a traveler, actually, we just stopped to take a pit stop," I explain.

"We?"

"Yeah, I travel with a good friend of mine, Rose. We're here visiting her mother."

Lily's face falls. "Oh…are you two together?"

I'm confused for a moment. "No…she's with her mum, I'm right here with you…"

"No! I mean like…together," Lily clarifies. Then I realize what she means.

"Oh! No, no. Me and Rose are just friends, really good friends is all," I explain quickly. Then I realize we've made it back to the city streets.

"Well, here we are…" Lily says, sounding slightly disappointed. I'm a bit disappointed too. I was getting along with her really well.

She smiles shyly for a moment. "Well, if you and your friend Rose aren't together…" She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a pen, the grabs my hand. She scribbles something quickly, looks up in my eyes and smiles, then races off, waving as she goes. I look down at my hand. There's a phone number written down, next to the words:

You'd better call me, John!

~Lily

I smile to myself. It's nice to be liked…especially since I might like her too.

ROSE

"I was wondering when you would be back," I call to the Doctor when I hear him step inside my mum's flat. "Where've you been?"

"Oh, I took a little walk through the woods, is all. Might've gotten a bit lost…" he trails off, rubbing the back of his neck. I laugh.

"No wonder it took you so long to get back," I tease. Then I call through the flat. "MUM, ME AND THE DOCTOR ARE LEAVING!"

She hurries to say goodbye.

"Take care, sweetheart," she says.

"Always do, Mum," I smile.

"Says Miss Jeopardy Friendly over here," the Doctor teases. He grabs my left hand in his right and I swing them back and forth as we walk to the TARDIS. When we reach the little blue doors, I glance down at our interlocked hands and something catches my attention. I freeze abruptly. The Doctor must notice.

"Are you alright, Rose?" he asks in a concerned tone. I yank his hand closer to my face to see a phone number and a message from 'Lily' written on his hand.

The tears come to my eyes quite suddenly. I swallow back sobs, holding them in, just until I get to my room.

"You got a girl's phone number? Good for you!" I say quietly, because I know my voice will crack if I say it any louder. The happiness in my voice is false, and I pray he can't tell.

"I suppose, yeah," he mutters, turning red. That's just great. The Doctor wouldn't blush if he didn't care about it. I quickly take my TARDIS key from around my neck and shove it into the lock. It takes me several tries to turn the key properly because of the way my hands are shaking. I finally throw the door open and toss my jacket over the rail, muttering an excuse to the Doctor about being tired. Then I race off to my room.

I let the tears fall as soon as the door is closed, asking the TARDIS not to let him in. She hums comforting things in my ear as I cry.

I feel ridiculous. How could I ever think he would love me? The girl he's met is probably smart, mature, beautiful, and everything else I'm not.

I curl up on my bed and lean into my pillow. The TARDIS dims the lights and slowly I find my way to sleep.

A/N: Forgot the disclaimer earlier. So here I am, disclaiming this.

How was it? Not terrible, right? Or if it was, tell me…I need to know.