Okay, so this is just a little oneshot based around the end of the episode "Nobody's Fault But Mine". Nothing much to say about it. Please review!
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Rose Tyler
I heard the door open. I glanced up to see Steven come into the room. I quickly looked back down, feeling tears try to fall down my face. I didn't want to talk to him.
He sat down on the edge of Donna's bed. He took off his glasses. So what he was about to say must be really important. I wanted so badly to stare deep into his eyes while he spoke, but I continued to look down at my magazine. Him with that nurse…
I heard him sigh. "The thing is, I'm really sorry," he said earnestly. I wanted to tell him that it was all right, and that I forgave him. But Michael had always said sorry too, yet he did it time and time again. And as much as I wanted to believe that Steven was different… I had no way to be sure.
"Yeah, you said that already," I responded, still looking down at my magazine. If I looked up, I was definitely going to cry.
"Come on, Jackie, I made a mistake. I… it was a stupid, one-time thing--"
I couldn't stand it anymore. I looked up, trying to keep the bitchy, uncaring expression on my face. "You know what Steven, I have heard it all. From you, from Michael… Just do me a favor and leave me alone." I looked back down, flipping a page in my magazine angrily. Ooh, bikini's on sale. Who the hell cared?
I heard the bed shift as he stood up. "Jackie…" it sounded as if he were struggling to say something. "I love you."
I looked up, shocked. I love you too, Steven! I wanted to throw my arms around him.… no. I couldn't let this happen again. I deserved better. "Yeah, well I don't love you," I tried to say tonelessly, so that my voice wouldn't show how I was really feeling.
I stood up and ran out of the room. As soon as I was around the corner, the tears began to fall. Luckily he didn't see them.
I loved him, and I couldn't be with him. I deserve better, I told myself as I locked myself in the bathroom.
But what if I didn't want better? What if I just wanted Steven?
